The Oldest Dog License Tag I've Ever Seen Dug??

[GavinoGambino]

Went to a "hunted out" spot of mine yesterday to test out my new coil and I got a faint choppy signal, deep. Dug down and pulled out this disk at 9 inches. I was shocked when I realized what I was looking at because I know IVE never seen anyone dig a dog license tag this old before. Plus, this license was issued only 18 years after Minnesota had become a state so this is am oldie for my area. I'm sure people have dug older, but I just love this relic so i thought id share.

The disk is about the size of a half dollar with a dogs head embossed in the middle. Around the outside it has lettering reading: "DOG LICENSE NO. 436 (436 is hand stamped) ST PAUL, MINN" And then below the dogs head, 1876 is hand stamped.

HH,

Gavin

 

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[DownNDirty]

That's the oldest one I've seen by far. Big congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the great find!

 

[Hawks88]

That is one beautiful save. After all the years in the ground and it still has enough detail to read. Great find. Congrats!

 

[DiggerKid2003]

1876?!?! That's nuts for a dog license tag that would be a prized item in my collection.

 

[Steve in PA]

Yep, that is the oldest I can recall. Maybe you can research when they started issuing them.

 

[park pirate]

Wow awesome old dog tag...

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

Went to a "hunted out" spot of mine yesterday to test out my new coil and I got a faint choppy signal, deep. Dug down and pulled out this disk at 9 inches. I was shocked when I realized what I was looking at because I know IVE never seen anyone dig a dog license tag this old before. Plus, this license was issued only 18 years after Minnesota had become a state so this is am oldie for my area. I'm sure people have dug older, but I just love this relic so i thought id share.

The disk is about the size of a half dollar with a dogs head embossed in the middle. Around the outside it has lettering reading: "DOG LICENSE NO. 436 (436 is hand stamped) ST PAUL, MINN" And then below the dogs head, 1876 is hand stamped.

HH,

Gavin

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Is that in dog years? Very cool find.

 

[GavinoGambino]

1876?!?! That's nuts for a dog license tag that would be a prized item in my collection.

Yep. Instantly jumped into the top 3 for my favorite finds of all time, list.

 

[Squirrel322]

Very nice!

I have seen older ones but not by much.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/tokens-tags/115586-my-oldest-dog-tag-now.html

I think you have a pretty good shot at having the oldest known for St. Paul MINN. You should share your tag in the following thread and ask "Oddcoins" what the oldest for St. Paul is.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/tokens-tags/229402-got-old-dog-tags-22.html

 

[1320]

Very nice score. I've seem some of those 1800's tags fetch a premium, in dug condition.

 

[SilverDreams]

Oldest I've ever seen. Congrats!

 

[GB1]

that is old nice find

 

[A2coins]

there are many collectors out there my oldest 1918 I believe I found a cat tag once with the skeleton attached lol nice relic

 

[Relicific]

Very nice old tag find

 

[Yak1366]

Excellent Find Congrats!!!

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/567680-1860-tag-some-sort.html

 

[Whyme]

I like digging stuff like that. I dug a 1919 and a 1925 dog license. Yours is way cool! Great find!

 

[MadTom]

That’s cool!

 

[treblehunter]

Congrats on a cool find

 

[Silvermonkey]

I have never seen a dog tag that old! What a great find! Congrats!