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del
08-02-2019, 04:18 PM
Donnie B coaxed me out of my usual summer hibernation last Saturday to hit some sites he's been searching , huge nice colonials that have tons of swinging room which is unusual this time of year . We only stayed for about 5 to 6 hours due to a thunderstorm , lightning and rain . We got soaked :lol: but had a good time til then and while I didn't get my coil over any coppers I did get a 1869 shield nickel an early shoe buckle frame that I believe to be in the neighborhood of 1710 to 1720 66850 from its size , frame style and lack of any real curvature . :smitten:I also got my very first "saloon" token 6685166852 :bananadance:It also cleaned up pretty well considering
6685366854It turns out to be a "Charnley token" …...…….
Joseph G. Charnley set up at No. 11 Orange Street (the address shown on the later Civil War token) in 1856. His trade was initially listed as a billiard saloon and later as an oyster and refreshment saloon. [Directory listings were inconsistent over a period of time, and the same businesses were often reclassified.] At No. 11 Orange Street the business he founded was to remain for about 20 years. 1859: Joseph Charnley's 29-year-old son William Henry Charnley joined the business (and was to remain until about 1876). 1862: Joseph G. Charnley died. The business was continued by William H. Charnley until circa 1876...

Donnie pointed out the 1863 date so it can also classify as a "Civil war" era token :cheering:

other than that the 1922 dog tag was cool to find 66855 and the deer skull 66856

Dan

OxShoeDrew
08-02-2019, 04:55 PM
Wow, that's pretty southeast for you guys! I'd like to find one CW token...yours is sweet!!
"We only stayed for about 5 to 6 hours due to a thunderstorm" :lol: Slacking off?
Huge congrats!!:clapping:

Cooper
08-02-2019, 08:28 PM
Looks like you had a good time and that dog tags pretty cool

calabash digger
08-02-2019, 08:46 PM
congrats !

Digger_O'Dell
08-02-2019, 09:35 PM
Those are still some nice finds! Glad to see you're getting out at least. Great looking token for sure!

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Full Metal Digger
08-03-2019, 02:52 AM
Definitely a "working man's" buckle, nothing fancy and purely functional. Cool token. It cleaned up well. Andre's pencils? What about the shield nickel? Great to see you hunting again. Happy digging, Dave.

Donnie B
08-03-2019, 07:00 AM
Congrats on the early shoe buckle. HUGE congrats on your first saloon token and not only is it a saloon token but also a Civil War Store token! :perfect10::omg: I enjoyed every minute of our hunt and getting out with my old buddy again. Wait a minute, maybe I'm the "old" buddy :lolsign:. I am really hoping that I can coax you out of summer hibernation again.

Lodge Scent
08-03-2019, 07:03 PM
Hats off to all you guys that are getting out in this heat. I am still in deep summer hibernation. It might take sub freezing temps to rouse me out of this heat induced torpor. Nice buckle (of course there was a buckle) Dan. That thing has some heft to it! Very cool token!

badgers325
08-05-2019, 04:46 PM
Great finds. Love all of it!

Noah
08-05-2019, 06:21 PM
Shield nickel??

Jeff (or)
08-07-2019, 11:49 PM
cool token, great hunt!
jeff

The Rebel
08-18-2019, 02:32 PM
Very nice finds Dan. So now you come out of hibernation to hunt da hood, what up yo! Bet you dug a lot of bullets, lol!