Skeleton key!

[kimonswanson643]

This is my first skeleton key and I was wandering around a creek bed. It was odd it was just sitting there it looked like it had just been eroded out of the ground. Does any one know how old? I also found my first slq. Does anyone know why the date is gone? I thought buffalo nickels lost there date.

 

[rodarian]

really nice finds, love that key and slq is always a treasure. It's very common for slq's to have there date worn off. I've only found one myself and it has no date aswell.

 

[GatorBoy]

Nice finds.. Those SLQs had I think three different style changes..the third change recessed the raised date that caused that problem..there were also small changes between type one and two.
That should help you figure a date range.
I just found my first with a clear date (1924) a couple weeks ago.

 

[park pirate]

It's very commen Not to get a date from an SLQ seeing the date is the hightest point on the coin, in 1925
A depression was made in the pedestal to save the date... I have many SLQ'S and some have dates and some don't....a nice find for sure the key looks mid 1800...nice finds brother...

 

[CaptainCoil]

Cool Skeleton key! Too bad, you can't find what it opens...lol

 

[dirtlooter]

love the key, skeleton keys are just cool! the slq is sweet too

 

[ATpro5]

Oh wow... that key is huge! Imagine the door it used to open !

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

The old keys are cool. I wanted one right from the start, and it took 3 or 4 years to get one.
I do think it would be hard to put any accurate date on them as were used for quite a long time.