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Thank, guys...Message me when you're available, Dan. Thanks so much for that info, Roger. I was reading there that it could be Naugatuck RR. I hope...

Hey Drew, here's a cool site on RR Tags, lots of info here: Railroad Baggage Tags - Railroadiana Online

Thanks Dan!

Great stuff Drew , sorry we couldn't get together last weekend . Dan

quite easy 1770's are more common with counterfeits than the regal British coppers plus they usually hold up better than the real ones and after a...

Same hole produced these today...and another of those grommetty things. Lots of other stuff too, like harmonica reed, shells, horse rivets etc....

Great Coppers!

Thanks guys! Dan how are you able to tell it's a Machin Mills?

WOW, good eye, Dan! Now, it's worth more :lol: Excellent, Roger!

You're probs right, Chris. A friend of mine just showed the only one he found but it is from the 1850s!! So early for RRs. Roger, that's the back, I...

Roger the 1778 is actually a Machin Mills contemporary counterfeit (Vlack 12-78B) , nice find and congrats Dan

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That's awesome Drew! Love that RR Baggage Tag! Did you find the 2nd one as well or did you just show it to compare to the 1st one?

I think any seated is special but those rays definitely are cool. Nice recovery WD

Nice finds. I'm thinking the tag may be a baggage tag. I would assume they were re-used for round trips, added and removed by the baggage handlers....

Those look great! You can also shave and deburr the edges to get a cleaner look, or to even add a chamfer. The deburring tool has options for a...

Very very nice! Excellent idea, thank you for sharing. Jeff

N R R. Closter. 46. Must be Norfolk Railroad, or New York RR and Closter NJ? No idea. I wonder why railroad tags are found at cellar holes in...

No, just the one to my bedroom! Lol!

Those look great, Dave! You really ARE creating your own museum, aren't you. Is there a turnstyle at your front door?

Thanks, Drew! I appreciate the kind words. I think these displays look nice and it keeps the relics up and off the shelf.

Thanks, Guys..could be either...I do find tarp rings from time to time but they're flatter, thicker, and not usually at old sites. These are found...

Wow, Dave! How creative and well realized! Nice job!

The main road about a mile South I think was one of the earlier military roads used during the Indian wars, and later for transport of goods between...