Hi all. Spent the late morning and afternoon down on the shores of Lake Champlain at a permission site that's very, very old by VT standards. Early French occupation began in the early to mid 1700s, with some of the first VT homesteads in the Champlain Valley following by the later 1700s. Didn't find anything French, but did pull perhaps my finest Draped Bust LC in the past few years (1805 standard strike) and a very intriguing religious medallion possibly made of pewter. It has a figure (woman?) kneeling on the front, and some sort of beehive or native american hut like structure on the back. The only words I can identify are also on the reverse around the edge and say "Union and Industry". The other words are just too obscured. Now my challenge is to attempt to find an ID. I also dug other standard New England fare including a few tombac buttons, part of a barrel tap key and pewter spoon bowl. Thanks for looking and good luck out there!
John
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