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ok , how about your best non -coin find?
- Thread starter daveo
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This is not as nice as your badge, that is very cool. But this has to be my best piece I have found to date. The jewelers I have showed it to knew not what it was or how much it is worth. But they all said don't sell it.
I still like the badge better. But I am happy with anything other than pull tabs, tin foil, and old rubber wrappers!
Jimb SE WI
[size=large]While were at it...Lets included the "Bizzzzzarre" [/size]
First pics are of a 10K gold tooth crown and a 14k ( 1.2 g ) gold fingernail
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James Hill was born Dec. 6,1822, in Cheddar, England. He spent is youth on the family farm there and later worked as a clerk in a general store in Bristol, England. At the age of 26, he married Sylia Brown and soon sailed to America. They established themselves in Dubuque where he worked as a store clerk and later as assistant Postmaster. James soon undertook farming near Cascade and began conducting Baptist services in Worthington, Epworth, and Cascade. This calling was evident even in his Civil War service as he requested an appointment as Regimental Chaplin after the Vicksburg campaign.
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Appointed First Lieutenant
Aug. 9, 1862
Mustered
Aug. 23, 1862
Resigned
June 25, 1863
Appointed Chaplain
Aug. 4, 1863
Mustered
Sept. 29, 1863
Mustered out
July 15, 1865,
Baton Rouge, La.
After the Civil War he returned to Cascade and continued with his ministry. In 1874, he married his second wife, Angeline Potter, and together they spread the gospel. He ran unsuccessfully several times for state and local office. In business, he extended his interest into the development and management of a narrow gauge railroad, the Chicago, Bellevue, and Cascade, and while president, sold the railroad to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. He died September 22, 1899, and is buried in Cascade Cemetery, Cascade, Iowa.
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Republic reunion is part of a small collection recently donated to the State Historical Society of Iowa.
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Appointed First Lieutenant
Aug. 9, 1862
Mustered
Aug. 23, 1862
Resigned
June 25, 1863
Appointed Chaplain
Aug. 4, 1863
Mustered
Sept. 29, 1863
Mustered out
July 15, 1865,
Baton Rouge, La.
After the Civil War he returned to Cascade and continued with his ministry. In 1874, he married his second wife, Angeline Potter, and together they spread the gospel. He ran unsuccessfully several times for state and local office. In business, he extended his interest into the development and management of a narrow gauge railroad, the Chicago, Bellevue, and Cascade, and while president, sold the railroad to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. He died September 22, 1899, and is buried in Cascade Cemetery, Cascade, Iowa.
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Republic reunion is part of a small collection recently donated to the State Historical Society of Iowa.
These were found in an old mining town.
The medal was put out by the United Mine Workers Union for the establishment of the 8 hour work day in 1898.
The inscription reads "contentment is the result of 8 hours"
According to an old newspaper article, a big celebration was held at this old town in 1918 commemorating the
20th anniversary of the 8 hour work day and I presume thats when it was lost.
The ring was found in a part of the old town that was known as Jap Town. So I presume the inscription is
Japanese.
The medal was put out by the United Mine Workers Union for the establishment of the 8 hour work day in 1898.
The inscription reads "contentment is the result of 8 hours"
According to an old newspaper article, a big celebration was held at this old town in 1918 commemorating the
20th anniversary of the 8 hour work day and I presume thats when it was lost.
The ring was found in a part of the old town that was known as Jap Town. So I presume the inscription is
Japanese.
Just curious after reading Diggers great account of Mr. Hill..where did you find the Hill items... Is the name badge original or a copy ??
And where was the Bellevue Railroad. I ask because we have a Bellevue near my home town and it is a big railroad historical area including a museum.
And where was the Bellevue Railroad. I ask because we have a Bellevue near my home town and it is a big railroad historical area including a museum.
That is sure a tough one daveo, since there is so much odds and ends during the years of detecting. Lots of my finds get dumped into containers in the garage, dirt and all. Probably less than 2% of my finds get cleaned and checked by me. But one I have done, years ago I dug up a few marbles here and there while digging for targets detected. The marbles just happen to be in the vicinity of the dig and one pops up now and then. Well since I played marbles with groups of others when I was a kid, I detected the edge of a school ground play field, and two other play fields that I used to go to on weekends. I worked the edges mostly off the play field where marbles got lost in the field weeds. Well I found marbles at a rate like never before while actually detecting metal targets. I ended up digging every signal the detector screamed - nails and all, and would get a shallow marble or two here and there. One other spot I played marbles is now gone and I wished I would have hit it before the shopping center went up.
Anyway, not all the marbles in the pic were dug up but many were - they were mixed in with what I had collected in non-detecting ways, and since they are mixed I'm just saying not all were dug while detecting. But when I do find a marble while detecting, it gets a bath and joins my other marbles. It makes me wonder if any of these marbles were mine years ago when I was a kid marble maniac - was????
Yes I lost my marbles but not all
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Anyway, not all the marbles in the pic were dug up but many were - they were mixed in with what I had collected in non-detecting ways, and since they are mixed I'm just saying not all were dug while detecting. But when I do find a marble while detecting, it gets a bath and joins my other marbles. It makes me wonder if any of these marbles were mine years ago when I was a kid marble maniac - was????
Yes I lost my marbles but not all
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jeff & Maria
Active member
A Civil war Union soldiers belt plate. What makes it special is that up here in NJ I would never expect ANYTHING Civil war related. Since it was found at an old homesite I guess it was brought back, and one day a little boy was playing soldier with his dad's equipment.
One of my goals was to get one of those kind of keys, just didn't happen. But two guys I took hunting both did. And both of those keys they got was in one of my relic areas I took them to. I take them there, they keyed in and I didn't. Well that's one thing I'll look forward to in 08 I guess. But I did find a few real nice old glass door knobs, and one of the knobs has a light rose color in the glass with brass collar hardware still attach. Actually I kind of forgot about them so might dig around the home on a rainy day which is today and see if I can find them.
But that key - WTG - Nice key
But that key - WTG - Nice key