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Thread: USM eagle button

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    Quote Originally Posted by aloldstuff View Post
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    Very interesting piece of history that is easily forgotten about .....until someone makes a find and uncovers it...very cool
    2014 Goals: 20 Silver, 5 Large Coppers, 1 Gold Coin (not anticipating being able to detect much this year; NEW BABY HERE!!)
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    Yeah, my best guess is it's a button from one of the old U.S. Mail Steamship lines. CTTodd has one (a different variety) on his website under his finds link. It also has USM on it, but also has the name of the line on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BTV Digger View Post
    Yeah, my best guess is it's a button from one of the old U.S. Mail Steamship lines. CTTodd has one (a different variety) on his website under his finds link. It also has USM on it, but also has the name of the line on it.

    BTV Digger
    thanks for the info,I'll check it out. I think it's pretty cool if that's what it is!!!!

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