Found an 1843 Large Cent and a French Watch FOB?

FreeBirdTim · Apr 17, 2019

Decided to stay out of the woods today and instead hunted a field near a 1960's school. Never found any coins before 1932 at this spot, but that all changed today. Got an 88 signal and pulled out an 1843 large cent! Had to be a good 8 inches down. Pretty toasted, but still a great find.

My other good find was an old watch FOB. It has "Republique Francaise" on the front, as well as a bust of some unknown person. No idea how old, so any help would be appreciated.

Here's some pics:

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Apr 17, 2019

Congrats on finding some real old stuff!

METALMANIAC-NY · Apr 17, 2019

Nice finds! That relic is cool....and a sweet LC to boot...congrats...HH!

Tom_in_CA · Apr 17, 2019

Sick, sick, sick.

tnsharpshooter · Apr 18, 2019

Two nice finds.
Congrats.

FreeBirdTim · Apr 18, 2019

Thanks, guys! Nothing better than a big copper surprise find!

E-TRAC-OHIO · Apr 18, 2019

Congrats on the great finds !

From here it looks like it could possibly be a Military Medal ?

Yooper Rich · Apr 18, 2019

Congrats on your finds! Not a watch fob. That is the French Legion of Merit, was create by Napolean Bonaparte in 1802 and would have had a red ribbon attached. I believe there were several different levels too. These would have been different types of bars attached to the ribbon It was awarded to Military and Civilian for good conduct. It was not uncommon for American soldiers to be awarded by France.

diggin4clad · Apr 18, 2019

Congrats on the Large cent and the really nice watch fob.

Tpmetal · Apr 18, 2019

great job!!

Estima8tor · Apr 18, 2019

Nice finds. I love hunting the wooded areas, got some of my best relic finds there.

joee5 · Apr 18, 2019

Grats on the large

FreeBirdTim · Apr 18, 2019

Yooper Rich said:
Congrats on your finds! Not a watch fob. That is the French Legion of Merit, was create by Napolean Bonaparte in 1802 and would have had a red ribbon attached. I believe there were several different levels too. These would have been different types of bars attached to the ribbon It was awarded to Military and Civilian for good conduct. It was not uncommon for American soldiers to be awarded by France.

Thanks for the information! Probably a WWI or WWII relic.

jack&jill · Apr 18, 2019

Some neat finds Tim, looks like you found some old ground to play in. Congrats on the Large Cent and the Fob. Trapper

Wolf-Dog · Apr 19, 2019

Really neat finds! Cool largie! :cool3:

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