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Farmhouse Revisit - Coins, Different Stuff (updated)


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Aluminum slag could be just burned beer cans, usually you get other slag from old burned buildings like tin and copper. Not an easy task digging around that kind of trash. Nice IH.

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Nice hunt again, why don't you just hunt closer to the road where the good finds are.

Good luck on your next outing.

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Forgot to add this old brass spur I dug, it was pretty deep.

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Anyone know any dating on these?

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  • The title was changed to Farmhouse Revisit - Coins, Different Stuff (updated)

Found it:

Spur, Model 1859, Federal officer, scroll adornment.
Spur was authorized under the Regulation 1859, and was issued to the officer cavalryman, large numbers were used in the 1864 cavalry campaigns.  
Spur is sturdy construction, exterior bar is rounded, interior bar is flat without strengthening groove, scroll adornment is cast in around the neck, neck is curved, rowel was often removed or damaged from use.
Ref:  Historic American Spurs, US12.

M0901     Spur, Model 1859, Federal officer, scroll adornment.
M0901A_small.JPG M0901B_small.JPGRecovered: Virginia campaign.
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Come on man!!,

How could you forget that!! That's an awesome find!!???

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20 minutes ago, Joe D. said:

Come on man!!,

How could you forget that!! That's an awesome find!!???

And it's a Civil war relic! ?‍♂️ Threw it in my truck after I dug it, and totally forgot it. ?

No maker's mark, but nearly identical to the one I researched. ? Lotta photos. Mine had the spur, the one they show has a plain "rowel".

The identification guide is $80, don't think I'll buy it unless I find more.

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On 10/8/2021 at 7:45 PM, F350Platinum said:

The identification guide is $80, don't think I'll buy it unless I find more.

That's what buddies like Chase are for.  :biggrin:  CW relics are always both surprising and pleasing for me when I occasionally stumble onto one.  That's a very nice one in my un-expert eye.

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