My heart just about stopped when I pulled the eagle with anchor button, but it’s a civilian button. Fortunately I found some gin to calm my nerves. The great seal button looks to be 1902 to 1920. Any help on dating the bottle would be appreciated. I’ve been offered $50 to drink from the bottle. We’ll see how it goes.
Full bottle of gin
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L0S3R
Elite Member
Looks like the seal has been opened on that bottle, it’s probably got water in it.
Sorry can’t help with the date but nice buttons.
Bounty hunter - treasure hunter - cabelas special edition.
Best find to date - 15g platinum ring
Total clad 2018 - 45$
Sorry can’t help with the date but nice buttons.
Bounty hunter - treasure hunter - cabelas special edition.
Best find to date - 15g platinum ring
Total clad 2018 - 45$
cellrdwellr
Elite Member
That bottle is from 1950-60 and most likely contains water, not gin. If the seal werent broken and it was actually gin, I would definitely take that 50$ offer 
Cool finds!
Cool finds!
metaladdict
Elite Member
The bottle is not worth much, sorry.
The button looks valuable I bet.
The button looks valuable I bet.
Scooterjim
Elite Member
mmmmmm gin. I don't think that's gin, but $50 is $50
Yeah, I wasn’t thinking is was worth anything. Just an interesting find for me.
coin whisperer
Elite Member
I bet that’s pee in it!
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I have sampled beers as early as 1963 from sealed cans and have a circa 1951 bottle waiting for a special occasion but that broken seal is kinda scary. If it doesn't smell like strong booze I'd pass, and even if it does $50 doesn't go far at the ER.
GroundSweeper
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Chug it chug it chug it!!!
JK!!!! Do not drink the “gin”...
Cool finds!
JK!!!! Do not drink the “gin”...
Cool finds!
Gauntlet
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Gauntlet
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So what exactly DID it taste like?
Didn’t taste it. Just smelled it.
BRJ123
Elite Member
mudpuppy will drink it
N2990
Elite Member
Don't drink it!
cellrdwellr
Elite Member
That bottle is from 1950-60 and most likely contains water, not gin. If the seal werent broken and it was actually gin, I would definitely take that 50$ offer
Im upping it too 100$
Water has already been dumped. Though I have cleaned it and added some brown food coloring to some good water along with a BOAT LOAD of salt. We’re trying to talk one of our rookies into taking a swig, thinking it’s old water.
StratTone
Elite Member
Very nice! That great seal button looks super clean.
