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    Rare Indiana token and other interesting finds at an 1840s home.

    I found these items at an 1840s home I have the exclusive right to detect at. The suspender items were all in an area by a large tree. The buckles were found in different places on the property. The axe is a real cool find as I have not seen another one like it. Im thinking its from the late 1800s? Anyways thanks for looking. The horse token is my favorite find and from all I can gater off the net it is pretty scarce.
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    The token is about the size of a silver dollar.

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    Some nice finds and I agree that the horse token is very cool. It must be nice to have exclusive rights to a piece of property.

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    The homeowner is a good friend of mine and I usually give her most of the cool finds to display at her home as it is on the National register of historic homes. I get to keep all the coins and tokens!

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    Great token. Interesting how they put a space between the "La" and the "Fayette". An old spelling or an artifact of the minting process? Dunno. Just curious from an old Boilermaker alum!

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    great finds love the axe head it almost reminds me of a "boarding ax" or midwest style trade ax. is there any way to get a size reference picture of it ??
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    Wowzer that is a great site...buckles are astonding!
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    Beautiful token, but seeing the size of it would have made my heart skip a beat Silver dollar here I come. Nice assortment of finds. You have a great deal going there
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