Feeling Patriotic Today!

[tanacat]

Went hunting with Magic, Amy, and Handyman yesterday and found these! I didn't score on all the silver like my MD buds, but am happy with my goodies :twirlingeyes:


Need help identifying please :) The coin and the U.S. thinga-a-ma-doodle. I looked online for a little while (for the bicentennial commenorative coin) and all I found was posts on a coin collecting forum- about 3 yrs ago, they were frustrated because they couldn't find it anywhere, books or online.... The two they were trying to identify had Rhode Island and Pennsylvania on the back instead of USA. But they sounded like the same description as mine, with Liberty Bell on one side & Eagle on the back. The thread ended without an answer. I'm hoping a rare collector's item :grin:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/frogtopia/101_6555.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/frogtopia/101_6543.jpg

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[tanacat]

Here's a few pics of us on our hunt... beautiful creek and woods where we were- what a wonderful sunny escape from the city!

lol Don't worry Doug- I'm not sharing any of the pics that disclose our secret place!

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[del]

hey Tana looks like a perfect spring day there. very nice bunch of finds and great pictures too. your U.S. relic item
is a USArmy horse bit boss but i'm not real sure on the age just yet i want to say around WW1 era. great looking
commemorative coin or medal was it gold plated maybe , very nice again .

Dan

[xzlr8n]

Looks like you had a great day!! Nice finds, interesting military item..

[tanacat]

your U.S. relic item is a USArmy horse bit boss but i'm not real sure on the age just yet i want to say around WW1 era


Amy guessed from an civil war payroll bag that was buried in a hurry when under fire... lol after she said that I went and swung over the area again lol

And either Handyman or Magic- can't remember who said it- off of a horse's bridle. I'm wondering what the horse bit boss is... off to Google wonderland :) Thanks Dan!

Oh, do you think the commenorative coin is special? It was in a rusty old bezel that (crumbled off easily) to see if it was a coin or medal. The edge is smooth... In regards to comment about being gold plated... I scraped some rust off the edge with my fingernail and it was silver! I dipped it in ammonia for a minute- as suggested by a friend. I thought for sure it was solid silver... The areas that look gold is actually copper. Those spots were horribly rusty (from the rusty bezel) and I got carried away scraping on it. I figured since it wasn't solid silver it didn't matter what I did to it. I think I need to read up on cleaning and caring for my coins :confused:

[coinnut]

Hey Tana. Nice pictures, I know just where that place is lol The Bicentennial medal is a medallion pendant. I Googled it and some similar ones came up. http://www.tias.com/9066/PictPage/1923070194.html
I agree that the other war item is probably around WWI. Great site you folks have. I still can't believe that cut silver :ticked: :mad: :bangahead01: You'll get some silver next time out!!

[Epi-hunter]

Great finds Tana! Love the commemorative coin. Beautiful photos and it looks like a fun day was had by all! thumbsup01

[angellionel]

Those are some very nice finds, Tana. thumbsup01 I really like that bicentennial commemorative medallion. :yes:

[Cheap Thrills]

Nice going on your finds Tana and great pictures !! What a cool spot !! Looks like some great folks had a great time . thumbsup01 thumbsup01

Baba

[handyman]

Hey Tana, Those are some good pics, I guess Ill have to get some pics of my finds now

[magic]

Nice pics Tana, If I had known you were posting them I would have combed my hair first. lol lol I think in the last picture, Kevin is pointing the way to where I found the large cent...Hope no one figures it out! :grin:
Cant wait to do it again! I love that U.S. bit!

[tanacat]

I think in the last picture, Kevin is pointing the way to where I found the large cent...Hope no one figures it out! :grin:

He really was- that direction anyway! I remember exactly where we were when I took that pic. Congrats again on finding your oldest coin!

Hey Tana, Those are some good pics, I guess Ill have to get some pics of my finds now


Glad to hear you got home safe I went ahead and drove home that night so tired... I've never been so sore- gotta work those swingin' and diggin' muscles more often lol

[tanacat]

Thanks to everyone else who congrat'd me :)

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

nice hunt! love that US thing-a-ma-jig! thumbsup01

[ProPointer]

What a haul! The commemorative was the icing of the hunt.... thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[del]

nice hunt! love that US thing-a-ma-jig! thumbsup01


US thing-a-ma-jig !!! its a bridle bit boss , don't you doubt my powers of researching again Dave :bop: lol lol

heres a link to a picture of one on the horse bridle Tana , these things aren't easy to find i'll tell ya ;)
http://i30.tinypic.com/288wdhu.jpg

[magic]

Great research Del!

[coinnut]

That is a nice relic, no matter what time period it comes from thumbsup01 Nice find!!

[tanacat]

US thing-a-ma-jig !!! its a bridle bit boss , don't you doubt my powers of researching again Dave :bop: lol lol

heres a link to a picture of one on the horse bridle Tana , these things aren't easy to find i'll tell ya ;)
http://i30.tinypic.com/288wdhu.jpg


Thanks for researching :) I searched forever and only found one, that it's US Cavalry bit boss, made in 1857 & for sale at around $70- that's nice to know! Btw I never hear anyone talking about how much our finds are worth- is it MD forum etiquette not to discuss or what?

Oh, then I found a sight selling them 10 for $2.50 :confused: Then saw that they were replicas! :yes:

[Ill Digger]

Wowzers!!
You guys had a killer hunt!!
Good people, good times, and good finds. What else can you ask for ?
Great pics!!
Congrats :grin:

[del]

Thanks for researching :) I searched forever and only found one, that it's US Cavalry bit boss, made in 1857 & for sale at around $70- that's nice to know! Btw I never hear anyone talking about how much our finds are worth- is it MD forum etiquette not to discuss or what?

Oh, then I found a sight selling them 10 for $2.50 :confused: Then saw that they were replicas! :yes:

that style has been used for around the civil war until maybe the 1940's and they haven't changed much at all only
very slight variations thats why its hard to pin it down exactly.i think its healthy to dicuss most things here on the forum
the more we share here the better we all are for it , values of finds are no different. i don't know about others but i'm
very curious as to know the relative value of items i find , although i don't sell any of my finds but have been known to give or donate
displays to good causes ( mostly schools for educational purposes)but i think its a good idea to know the value of
something so if your in a position to have to sell you don't get taken either.

Dan

[John M]

It is nice to have an outing with others,makes the time more enjoyable.
Congrats on the Bit Boss.That is a fantastic find and it is in great shape.

[coinnut]

Yep, I agree, it someone knows the value of it....post it. It's always good to know how much something is worth. :yes: Besides, some people have been in the position to need to sell their finds to support themselves short term :( I hate to see anyone get taken by not knowing what they got. So here goes, I'll start. I went detecting a torn up sidewalk strip Thursday and got 39 cents in clad...how much is it worth?? Uhmm... 39 cents lol No retirement for me :)

[del]

oh! oh! i'll go next . some detectorist left their ski hat in my jeep i won't mention names ( ##cough , Coinnut , cough##)
whats the value to me nada , zilch , zippo . but to that certain individual in the cold while the jeep has no top on or doors
and he's freezing his head off boy its worth more than its weight in coppers. lol lol lol :tongue: :kiss:

[coinnut]

oh! oh! i'll go next . some detectorist left their ski hat in my jeep i won't mention names ( ##cough , Coinnut , cough##)
whats the value to me nada , zilch , zippo . but to that certain individual in the cold while the jeep has no top on or doors
and he's freezing his head off boy its worth more than its weight in coppers. lol lol lol :tongue: :kiss:


You stole my hat you crook lol lol Give it back or you'll get this :bop: :bop: :bop:

[tanacat]

You guys are so fun- hope we get to meet up for a group hunt sometime! There's a DFX only hunt April 30- May 2nd at a 600 acre boyscout camp near Columbus Ohio. Handyman, Magic, Amy and I are planning to go... camp out. My hubby, mom and kids are coming too :)