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Theodore Roosevelt Fob

Barneymartin3

Barneymartin3

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Well this may be my first best find of 2021. I found this Theodore Roosevelt fob today while metal detecting at an old river ford on southwest Virginia. It is dated June 18th 1910 and has a makers mark of The Greenduck Co. Chicago on both sides. It is heavy and about the size of a Morgan Silver Dollar. I've looked everywhere on the internet and have not been able to find another one like it so it's value and rareness is a mystery. I found it about 8 inches deep and it rang up as an 80 on my Garrett Max.
 

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That is a great find. Anything related to a president is awesome in my book.
 
That is an AWESOME find. I wish I could find anything more about it on the internet, but I'm turning up blanks.
 
Gimme the Loot I never thought about that. Yes I did find it on inauguration day. I guess that makes it even more special.

OLLIEVON asked where I found it at the ford. I found it at the water edge where they entered/exited the ford. The ford dates all the way back to the early 1800's.

JIMTHER the link you gave to a picture does look like it on the front but seems to look smaller.

I'm still researching the internet and have found no reference to it but I did find a historical account link of Theodore's return to the United States on June 18th 1910 in New York. Fascinating reading.

https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000002/

Also found some information on the GREENDUCK COMPANY in Chicago that made the fob.

https://www.brewaf.com/history/sign-manufacturers/green-duck-company/
 
Barneymartin3 said:
Gimme the Loot I never thought about that. Yes I did find it on inauguration day. I guess that makes it even more special.

OLLIEVON asked where I found it at the ford. I found it at the water edge where they entered/exited the ford. The ford dates all the way back to the early 1800's.

JIMTHER the link you gave to a picture does look like it on the front but seems to look smaller.

I'm still researching the internet and have found no reference to it but I did find a historical account link of Theodore's return to the United States on June 18th 1910 in New York. Fascinating reading.

https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000002/

Also found some information on the GREENDUCK COMPANY in Chicago that made the fob.

https://www.brewaf.com/history/sign-manufacturers/green-duck-company/
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So cool. Good information. The research after the finds makes it fun on the relics. Sometimes they turn out to be better than a nice coin.
 
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