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    Found a clever and interesting relic today

    Hey Diggers,
    I was back at the 1600's siege site today and found part of a coin purse. What's unique about this coin purse is that it has a latching feature I've never seen before. Most coin purses I have seen have a simple friction latch that you squeeze together between your thumb and forefinger when closing. This one has a threaded latch that when turned, tightens an internal bar which keeps the purse from being opened accidentally. I just thought I'd share that with you because I thought it was very interesting.
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    I have never seen one like that before. Thanks for posting it.
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    To bad it didn't prevent them from losing the entire change purse. No coins with it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger Don View Post
    To bad it didn't prevent them from losing the entire change purse. No coins with it?
    I guess they hadn't invented lanyards yet!!!
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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    Smart design. Pretty cool.
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    Very interesting design. How many change purses have you found? I have yet to find one....
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    Thanks for sharing Dave. Very interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aloldstuff View Post
    Very interesting design. How many change purses have you found? I have yet to find one....
    Al, all I ever find is one side or even 1/2 of one side of the latching part. Never the whole thing. I've seen pictures of solid silver ones (kind of like chain mail) but I am never that lucky! This is definitely the oldest part of one I have ever found (1600's).
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
    YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger

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