mcdoogal
Elite Member
I got off from work at 5 AM today and decided to hit the grassy between the street and the sidewalk of our office. The neigborhood is an older one settled with homes in the early 1900's. I found some trash and 2 Linc cents in an hour and a half. Several looky Lou's and a couple of quick conversations with dog walkers. I then get a strong signal from my MD that puts me in mid of near surface silver. When I dig my target I find a civil war veterans medal dated April 1906. My 1st medal! I did my little happy dance. {the dog walkers left me alone after that} I fished for another half hour (found another penny) and took my prize home. I researched the meadal on the internet and found it to be a "United Confederate Vetrans" organization medal. My find is only the bottom portion. It once had a bar with "Vetran" imprinted and chains to the bottom part I found. I guess the vetran bar was pinned to a coat or sirt and the chains broke, resulting in my find. The whole medal if valued at $200 - $250 on a couple of sites I found. No sale for me - this one goes in my treasure chest. :spin:
