Found my second civil war token of the year...

kevinstang

Went back to the park where I found the 1806 George III half penny last December, a little bit warmer today. Guess I missed a few signals back then and probably not ten feet from where I found the 1806 dug an 1863 civil war token, my second of the year, as it came from the ground:



And after a quick dip in hot grease/ice water bath:



Not sure what "Shoot him on the Spoot" means on reverse center, unless they were just trying to be politically correct

davbec

That is really cool. What state are you in Kevin? And whats the history of the area in which your detecting?

demodigger

thats a cool find. i've only dug 1 in 20 some years. i consider it one of my favorite finds.
found my token here's the scan.

woodwalker

That's a dix patriotic civil war token. Spot was misspelled spoot on the die. There are also varieties with the correct spelling.

kevinstang

<< <i>That is really cool. What state are you in Kevin? And whats the history of the area in which your detecting? >>



I am in upstate NY along the Canadian border, the park is in Ogdensburg which was a launching point for one of the Fenian raids after the civil war, I believe the other was in Vermont border area. Short story- a bunch of drunk Irish civil war veterans sought to capture Canada and trade it for Ireland- or so the story goes. Could this be related? who knows?

ricko

Very cool find... I love the history of pieces we find.... Thanks for sharing... Cheers, RickO

DUBBA

very cool....hh

loditom

Sweet find Kevin,I like the token find's most.

HH,Tom