1916 Dime and the unknown

[717fly]

I was able to get out for a few hours today and found lots of brass, small cast iron oven door, etc. I was elated to find the 1916 Merc, but as luck would have it, no mint mark and it looks like someone drilled a partial hole through the "E" on Liberty.

Ok... The one piece I have no idea about. It's a couple of inches long and it had a piece that over the top when I pulled it out, but I broke it trying to wipe the dirt away. It has this shield with a star in the top left corner and a flame (??) above it. Maybe it was a hang tag or something of the sort. Any ideas ??

 

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[voodoo]

a holder/case for a zippo lighter?

 

[thrillathahunt]

Congrats on the dime, but I have no idea what the other thing is.

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[gman7665]

I would have to say Old Lighter ... ...

 

[park pirate]

Even if it had a mint mark, its so worn ya can never tell, nice find..

 

[detroitdigger]

Nice merc. The D's are out there! Happy Hunting.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice save on that old merc, that UFO looks almost like a pistol grip. If you could take just the image of the shield and flame and Google image search it, maybe you might find what it is.

 

[DiggerB]

Congrsts in the dime. The leather thing. Maybe a badge holder of some sort for law enforcement? Just a guess

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[Pointman]

Nice, well worn Mercury dime. All the older mercury dimes I find seem to have a lot of wear also. I found a 1918 this week and a Barber dime that is worn very thin.

 

[cambria09]

Hello 717fly. Nice digs. I agree on the whazit as an old lighter...or maybe a match safe? Thanks for the post and good luck...C9

 

[l2hunt]

nice, still looking for my first merc!