Got some old coins today and a 1912 political token
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Digger Don
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Holy Crap, What a great day you had!! That 1907 Penny looks New. Great Detail.
Nice score on all those Silvers
Nice score on all those Silvers
aloldstuff
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What a great day you had. Double 16's, never saw that before. Couple of Barbers, some nice IH's, a tax token, which eludes still eludes me and a fantastic political token.
Was this the result of some door knocking?
Was this the result of some door knocking?
Timewarpdigger
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Congrats for the finds and what a day for you. Awesome!! Safe & HH
wisconsin digger
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Those 1916 Merc's always get the heart pumping. Great hunt Wisconsin Digger
Tony Two-Cent
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Very impressive variety of finds, Dave! Nice early Barber Dime, and TWO 1916 Mercs in one hunt! The star of this show is the political token though. I found a newspaper article where Chester W. Church filed for candidacy on February 10, 1912.
http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=TUC19120210.2.5#
Once again, you killed it on silvers this weekend! Congrats on all the great finds! :clapping:
http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=TUC19120210.2.5#
Once again, you killed it on silvers this weekend! Congrats on all the great finds! :clapping:
Full Metal Digger
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Thanks Tony, That's my oldest barber dime (I thought it might be seated when I first popped it out). The 1916 mercs were less than a foot apart and at the same depth. The token was an obvious signal but large tree roots surrounded it on all sides. I had to dig with my digger turned sideways. I had to extract it through a 1-inch wide slit between roots and thats how it got scratched.
MangoAve
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For some reason the barber almost looks like a slight mint error. Maybe I just haven't seen enough barbers :bummer:. Shocked at the political token. Besides presidential buttons, never heard of such. Especially for a measly secretary of state position. Maybe back in the early 1900's, they put more effort into meeting the public yet they spent less on campaigns. Hmm. wonder why that is :eyebrow:. Anyway, it seems like it was from 1912 and the guy never made it into office (or what I searched didn't show him in office)
Full Metal Digger
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Wow, I didn't even notice that! You're right, the planchet was struck off-center a bit. I don't know if that makes it more valuable or less valuable though! HH, Dave.
