United Spanish War Veterans pin

[Ill Digger]

I had a couple of hours to kill today so I went to a place we didn't have much luck at last year . This place is old and it should have some decent finds but they are being difficult The last visit only produced a couple of wheaties. Todays hunt produced a wheat along with a neat old pin.
I haven't had a chance to look into it's history yet




Thanks for lookin & HH

[sniffy]

That is one awesome relic!

[del]

stretcher: wow stretcher: very cool item Tim , finding out exactly what an item or relic is , is almost as fun finding it . i'll be keeping a close eye on this to see what you find out .

[angellionel]

That is a very nice pin, Tim. Definitely a keeper.

[coinnut]

Nice hit on the medal, and that Wheaty looks pretty new when dropped too. There may even be a couple of worn Seated lurking there. thumbsup01

[Ill Digger]

I did a quick Google search. It lead me to a Wikipedia link Here.

Soon after the Spanish-American War ended, in early 1899, discharged veterans rushed to form fraternal societies. Among these were the Spanish War Veterans, the Spanish-American War Veterans, the Servicemen of the Spanish War, American Veterans of Foreign Service, the Army of the Philippines, the Veteran Army of the Philippines, the Legion of Spanish War Veterans and many other smaller organizations.
It's basically a post war soldiers fraternity. Who knew? lol Another history lesson learned! Thanks to the wonderful world of metal detecting!! thumbsup01

[jkress]

Excellent find Tim.
It is possible that this is part of lapel pin that was issued with each medal to all veterans of that particular war. Maybe it's the medal, maybe it's the lapel pin. Sorry I wasn't much help.
Either way it's an awesome piece of history.
Congrats.

[Ill Digger]

It is possible that this is part of lapel pin that was issued with each medal to all veterans of that particular war.

Your think your right on the money! It has to be a lapel pin. It's just a tiny little thing. The same size as that penny
In my searches I came across some [s]selling[/s] asking between $5 and $50 lol In similar condition as mine, i.e. missing the pin it's self and the back that holds it.

[RobW]

Very cool pin

[THing4CSA]

Now that is one super piece of History you have there!

[zrickkid]

Love the pin Tim. Glad to hear you are back at work. <: <: <: <:

[Fire Fighter 43]

Cool pin Tim and thanks for the short history lesson. Hey, is this rain ever going to end in the Midwest. I'm sick of digging in the mud and dodging rain drops.

[v3ikid]

Things like that make you feel much better about not finding so many coins doesn't it? Very Very cool pin. Congrats.

[tanacat]

Ooh very nice Tim!!!

[del]

nice detective work Tim its a great post military item relics that you actually spend the time and research on are the pieces that i tend to love more than coins , they just seem to mean more to me after . congrats again Tim

[Civil War Nut]

Nice finds I D

[Ill Digger]

Things like that make you feel much better about not finding so many coins doesn't it? Very Very cool pin. Congrats.

You bet! That's better than 10 wheatie.....anyway Thanks!

nice detective work Tim its a great post military item relics that you actually spend the time and research on are the pieces that i tend to love more than coins , they just seem to mean more to me after . congrats again Tim

I couldn't agree more I knew it was a goodie when I found it. The entire time before I got home all I could think about was, getting home, and trying to figure it's history lol Thanks Dan thumbsup01

[coop]

Killer find thumbsup01

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

thats sweet! never seen one of those before!

[milco]

Congrats on that nice finds Tim!