Fun day today ..Met a nice older couple.

[ToddWisconsin]

Today I was looking for a spot , and came across an elderly couple..Explained my hobby and as always , I give the landowner any rings or unique items..So first Target was this medal...Does anybody know what this is? Looks like a military badge of some sort...Then five minutes later I found a NICE silver ring...So he was up two to zero on me...Then I gave them the first wheatie I found..They were thrilled that her dad probably dropped it sixty years ago.. I wound up condone a half dozen wheats..No silver coins.. But one more junk ring that I gave them too...Asked if I could come back next spring when the ground was wet , and was told Absolutely ! He was hoping as much as I was that I would find a silver coin ! This place is from the 1870s ...It's gotta have one keeper in it....The badge has a patent date of 1889.. Anybody know what this is?

 

[C&RHunter]

Very nice find...........It appears to be like this item shown in the October 2012 edition of Western and Eastern Treasures magazine's "Ask Mark Parker" section:

YANKEE YOUNG'UNS
Mark, I found this medal while detecting around an old farmhouse. I have shown it to several people, but no one has been able to tell me what it is. Can you?



What you've got is the suspension medallion, or "drop," from a badge issued by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Originally, it was suspended from a red, white & blue striped ribbon with a pin-back hanger bar at the top. Founded in 1881 (note the Roman numeral date on the badge) as an affiliated order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the SUVCW remains active today. In case you're wondering about the motto on the obverse, Gratia Dei Servatus, it's Latin for "Preserved [or Kept] by the Grace of God"; and on the reverse, Filii Veteranorum, "Sons of Veterans." Thumb through a few catalogs or click around the internet and you'll see the same badge, with ribbon, priced at $20+; but one trip to a Civil War collectors' show, and you'll know that's more than a tad too high. The medallion alone? Half the real-world value of the badge- or less.

 

[ToddWisconsin]

Wow...Thank you for the info..I will convey it to the owner , he seemed to like stuff like that...Sure was a nice badge either way....

 

[MikeO]

Nice find Todd.
I like old Badges they are always a sweet find.
Even nicer when it has to do with the Civil War or the recognition of it.

 

[Orlensin-FL]

Nice score. That is very collectable!

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

Nice finds Todd. HH.

Eddie

 

[Big Digger]

Nice hunt Todd. Always nice to meet some new folks