1863 Civil War Token

[Mirage]

Nate and I hooked up with Don(Don11971) yesterday. He got permission on a couple places.

The first place was in the middle of a corn field. Map showed a home existing in mid 1800s. Found bits of broken glass/china so we were in the general vicinity but did not find anything noteworthy. Most likely didn't really find the actual spot the house was.

Next we stopped at a park in Fredricksburg(Amish country Ohio). It was in the center of town - a lot behind some very old buildings. Had been metal detected before. Worked the lot for about an hour just finding clad and junk. Don and Nate headed over to the elementary school but I stayed back. Got a 34 reading at about 2 inches. Thought zinc penny but dug it. Turn out to be the token. Didn't see the date and thought it was just some newer thing since it was only a couple inches deep. Later as we were about to leave I cleaned it up and saw the 1863.

Read about the token in the Red Book. It estimates the different varieties of 1863 tokens at 10,000 ! On the back this one reads

 

[B.RATNY]

Very nice find. I love those civil war tokens.

 

[buster12]

Thats pretty cool Mirage i havent come across any like that yet. I Did find 4 Fishkill Elec RY Tokens 4 years ago with my Minelab Sovereign XS-2A Pro.

 

[yogaguy]

Very very cool. I love anything that's turn-of-the-century. HH. Randy

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Very nice Bob, you obviously had a great day! I really like the coins. The bottom photo looks very interesting. Are the horse drawn carts typical of the transport there?
HH Angela

 

[Mirage]

Angela,
In the Northern States here there are pockets of Amish - they do not use electricity, do not have cars and live very simple lives. This is to "shun the world" or to not embrace it. Very "religious" people. Also very friendly, nice people. It almost feels like you are going back to the pioneer days when you see them plowing their fields with a couple horses, hanging up the laundry on the clothes lines, walking in their plain simple clothes. So, yes in this area you have to be cautious on the roads because of all the horses and buggies.

Bob

 

[Chuck@TreasureHut]

[attachment 25008 civilwartoken2.jpg][attachment 25009 civilwartoken4.jpg]Hey Mirage....looks like we have one in common. I found mine at about 3", at the site of a stage station in Western Kansas, on the Butterfield Stage Line. The station was called then, the Pond Creek Station, and was in operation from 1860 through 1868 when it was burned down by some marauding Cheyenne Dog Soldiers on the 4th of July, 1868. Yours is the only other one I have seen.

Chuck
Treasure Hut

 

[Mirage]

Funny, I thought it was "DIY".

later

Mirage

 

[Chuck@TreasureHut]

Thanks Mirage......but like you, I didn't think I had anything, as light and small as it was. I only think mine is nicer because of the more arid/sandy soil in western Kansas. In any case they are "rare" finds....and beautiful pieces of history.

Chuck
Treasure Hut