War of 1812 hat insignia pin!!
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tater
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I also sent pictures to an expert that confirmed it. This will be in books. It has been cut out with shears and very rare.
copper head
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too bad you can't get that one restored
Trickworm
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Very cool find! Congrats!
There was troop movements in my area too, at least that is what my buddy the plumber told me
Nice recovery
RelicRescue
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Awesome find! Congrats! Just an hour from me was a cannon battery from the War of 1812. Marker reads, " In 1812, former Georgia governor George Matthews led the unsanctioned “Patriot” invasion of Spanish Florida from Point Peter. On January 13, 1815, during the War of 1812, a British force overwhelmed 116 U.S. regulars here, destroying the fort and barracks. After the U.S. acquired Florida in 1819, the post was abandoned.
RIdetector
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Neat find!
Glennz
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Why was it in your scrap bucket? Also if it is really that historic you should consider giving it to the museum that covers that war.
hoser
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Very cool indeed. Well done.
tater
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It was in my scrap bucket because I didn't know what it was and I recycle. I recycle brass and donate the iron to my local club. As far as donating it, my local historical society has so much stuff they can't put it all out on display. They have stuff that hasn't seen the light of day in years. Good idea though.
triplehooked
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Nice find, tater! And even cooler that you were able to realize what it was before being recycled. Saved from the scrap bucket!! 
I have an old copper lightning rod I keep debating about pulling from my copper junk bucket....
I have an old copper lightning rod I keep debating about pulling from my copper junk bucket....
WildDigger
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Very good save. My scrap bucket only produces scrap. Lol.
fingerlakes119
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that is so true you always need to review items first though of as trash, sometimes they turn out to be good finds after all
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