Theodore Roosevelt Fob

[Barneymartin3]

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.

[EmuDetector]

Very cool find!

[John Madill]

Bully for you, great find!
Walk softly and swing a big stick......

[kweis]

Nice find and history!

[Wom 27]

My hero !

[Coinboy]

That is a great find. Anything related to a president is awesome in my book.

[Kellyco]

That is an AWESOME find. I wish I could find anything more about it on the internet, but I'm turning up blanks.

[TNTGross]

That is a cool find.

[duggap]

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...gQjJkEegQIAxAB

This site has tons of Theodore Roosevelt watch fobs. Some with him facing right, but they don't usually give you a look at the back, so I can't tell if it's like yours or not.

[ollievon]

Fantastic find...was it in the ford? like under the water deep in the sand?

[Gimmie The Loot]

Nice relic. Fobs are amazing pieces of Americana. Did you find it on inauguration day?

[jimther]

This is the closest to the one you found. The front appears to be a match, but the back view is not shown. Great historical find !

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/471611392215312755/

[Barneymartin3]

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-...-duck-company/

[Gimmie The Loot]

Originally Posted by Barneymartin3 View post
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-...-duck-company/

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.

[Ronald68]

Originally Posted by John Madill View post
Bully for you, great find!
Walk softly and swing a big stick......

Spoken like a great man!