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Company B Hat Letter (stamped brass). This piece measures
1" tall by 7/8" wide. For your consideration, a nice, sound, Company B Hat Letter found
locally here in Central Virginia. Never been cleaned!
Item INS4003 $39.99 |
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Large, solid brass letter "A". This piece measures
1 1/4" tall by 1 3/8" wide. This is not a stamped brass piece, it appears to be cast brass.
It is heavy construction with remnants of two attachment wires still attached.
A local Virginia find and never cleaned!
Item INS400 $75.00 SOLD |
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1853 Corps Badge or Love Token. I believe this
is a love token but have been told by a couple of viewers that this may
be a 1st Corps Badge. If you look at the engraved margins of the coin,
you can certainly make that argument. Let's talk about what we do know for
sure. This item, non-dug, is made from a pre-Civil War coin and the pin
on the back has the T-bar type attachment. The initials (CI?) are untraceable
but this relic remains as a pristine example of high quality soldier's art
designed to be worthy of a lady's affection/or steadfast commitment to duty.
Truly a beautiful piece.
Item INS1003 $450.00
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Masonic ID Tag once belonging to J. B. Eanis of Mouth
of Wilson, Virginia (not Civil War period). On
top, beside the hole (for the purpose of wearing), read the letters A. F. & A. M. The
Masonic Compass and a G are near the top. At the bottom are three links of a
chain. I don't know how old this tag is, but it was dug in a Civil War area in
Central Virginia. The back is plain. Overall, a very nice,
quarter-sized copper tag that was once silver-plated. (Traces of silver remain.) From
the library of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, I received the following information:
Mouth of Wilson Lodge was chartered in 1866. Eanis shows on the roster for Lodge No.
223 in 1884-1918. He served as Junior Warden in 1884 and 1889 and as Treasurer in
1886-1888, 1892-1893.
Item INS1005 $59.95
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John Wedderburn & Co. Patent Attorney Silver Medal,
circa 1890. Apparently, John Wedderburn was a scoundrel who preyed on unsuspecting
clients. This Sterling Silver presentation medallion is over layered with gold.
The front is embossed: Presented by John Wedderburn & Co, Patent Attorneys,
Washington, D.C., U. S. A. The back is marked Sterling, C. G. Braxmar, 10
Maiden Lane, New York. Initials that appear to be "SGR" have been superficially
scratched into the silver on the back. (I would speculate this was to whom the medal was awarded.)
I personally dug this piece about a mile from Beaverdam Station, Virginia in 2006.
Comes in a handsome 3 x 4 x 3/4" Sgt. Riker case.
Item INS1006 $149.95
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