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    1899 Dog Tax Tag & a few other relics

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    This is my first post here....hope the pics look good! I got permission to detect at an 1880's house in Evansville Wi, and these are my finds so far. The Evansville 1899 Dog Tax tag is my favorite! I also found the lid thing with the horse on it.....not sure what its from. The Crotal bell(has #1 size on it), the decorative buckle, the decorative(hook?) type thing, and the small flat button. I can make out "rich orange" on the back of the button. The long narrow silver piece I believe is from a ladies small pocket knife.....it has a sterling mark and rang up like silver on the CTX3030. I also found 1901 & 1914 barber dimes, and 1900 & 1907 Indian head pennies. I cant wait to get back and see what else is there! Thanks for looking......DanG

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    Hey Dan , welcome to the forum great coins and relics .

    the "slide buckle" could be from a vintage woman's shoe and the horse motif item could very well be a decorative front to a horse rosette . the late 1800's to early 1900 era ones were usually gilted stamped brass or copper and lead filled backs , yours looks like the lead fell out ( they often do) the decorative hook is a Victorian era picture hook or wall moulding hook . congrats on the good stuff and glad you joined us here Dan .

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    Wow that is one of the earliest dog tags I have ever seen. Research that one it could be quite valuable.
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    Dan...thanks for all the info! Bell-Two......i sent a scan of the dog tax tag to Bill Bone who has written books on dog tags, and he informed me that it was indeed rare and a new... oldest known for Evansville! Very exciting!!

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    Love that old dog tag, probably the earliest one I have ever seen. on all your relics and coins.
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    Welcome to the forum Dan... those are some awesome finds you have!!! Tony is right, some dog tags that early can be worth a lot of money.
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    Wow, some nice finds there! Love the old dog tag as well. I had no idea some jurisdictions taxed dogs back in the 19th century.
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    Excellent finds Dan. That dog tag is sweet. My oldest is 1925. Welcome to the forum. Hope to see some more pics of your finds.

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    Love the dog tax tag
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    Nice finds Dan. Anytime you can dip into the 1800's on a dog tag means you have a real nice tag I'm happy to see any pre '40's tags and love the ones from the teens. I'm just guessing, but I think that rosette is probably from around the turn of the 20th century. I have some here that I assume are fairly modern and have the same empty back as yours. I think they get lighter as they get newer. Yours has a great engraving on it!



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    Small World, my son and I were door knocking in Evansville Today. Didn't do as well as you though. You found some great finds there. Congrats.
    Are you from that area? I have a summer place in Newville.
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    welcome to the forum,some nice finds and glad to have another poster in the relic section
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    Welcome to the forum Dan and excellent finds. You'll find quite a knowledge base here on a variety of old relics and looking forward to seeing soe of your future finds. Dog tag is your best snag IMO. Got me beat by 50 yrs or so! 1945 is my oldest. Also love the crotal bell.

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    Welcome! Some nice finds! Love the dog tax tag.

    A while back I found the same sash buckle as you did. Pretty cool.

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    Don....it is a small world! Im From the Madison area, but my parents and grandparents lived in Evansville. Great little city with so much history and so many historic houses. Im going back to that same house tomorrow to finish up detecting the yard.....hope it yields more relics!!

    DanG

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    Welcome to the forum from Milwaukee! That dog tax tag is a very nice one and definitely worth a few bucks! Very cool finds!
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