A seal matrix today and other finds...

Bavaria Mike

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Yesterday I detected the field where I found 4 silver coins a few days ago for about two hours, just a few lead seals, another 1924 Brass Aluminum coin and a button. Still have more than half of that field to detect but I try to save grass fields for bad weather conditions. There was an old gravestone, 1857, at the top of this small hill, I use it as a reference point to help grid. I was half way down the hill and looked for it to reference and…it is gone. Next time I am in town I will ask about it. Went to a lightly plowed field today for about 2 hours and found a nice surprise. Here’s the finds from yesterday and today. The lead, 3 lead bag seals, an extra large clothing seal with a “D” on the obverse and a musket ball. Found two musket balls but I dropped one and it rolled under the washing machine after cleaning the finds, I know where it is, LOL.
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A few relics, not sure what the two top pieces are, I have found others like them. The dog looks like a buckle of sort, this is the second one I have found and I think the other one came from this same field. It is almost 3”/7.5 cm wide.
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A plain button, found several not pictured. A small hasp, another whatsit and a nice annular buckle in the center, buckle book dates it from 1350-1720, probably 1719, LOL.
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Obverse of 5 coins, 1848, 1924, 1924, 1938 Czechoslovakian and a 1925.
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Reverse of the coins.
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This was a nice surprise, a seal matrix in excellent condition. Unfortunately, probably not older than 200 years old but that’s OK. A strange coincidence that I found it today as a forum friend ask me to post some pictures of the seal matrixes I have found, posted two seals this morning I found in the past, went detecting and found this seal matrix. I hope he asks to see my gold coin, LOL. I mirrored the image, top legend “Johann Puruker”, bottom legend “Seybothenreuth”, center initials “J.P”. Seybothenreuth is a town close to where I live. I did some internet research and found the Archive in the town is open on Tuesdays from 0500-0700 PM on Tuesdays. It is very possible to date this seal exactly and find out who Johann Puruker was. Will be a good winter project after it freezes.
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Top of the seal matrix, American Dime for size reference.
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The nice stamp the seal makes in some silly kind of putty. HH, Mike
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That seal is in perfect shape! I like the dog buckle too!


Nice job!



Ridley
 

Not bad Mike.

Want me to send you a Memorial cent so you can dream about what you're missing by not being in the states?

HH,

Badger
 

Nice seal matrix.

The Dog looks like a Fire Striker. Could it of had a iron rocker attached.
 

8) Great finds Mike. Will you be able to finnish that field off before the end of the week? Love the Dog but the Seal takes the cake. HHbuddy

Desertfox
 

I wanna see that gold coin, Mike. ;D

Super finds, as always! Really like that dog!

Nana :)
 

Thanks all for the comments! Sand and Gypsy, how did you find that information? It is somewhat disturbing to know he may have been murdered by Nazi doctors and holding a piece of his life in my hand is an eerie feeling. The time frame of 1886 seems right as the seal matrix is not so old. The dog has been IDed as a steel or fire striker as Crusader said. I should have had a clue as I found a steel with the original flint still attached to it, the flint bonded to the steel as it rusted within a tin compact however, it is not very old. I found it at the first white/indian settlement in Ohio, Schoenbrunn, was actually a German settlement. I was in Bayreuth Germany today where Sand lives, took my daughter to a movie and lunch. They have torn down a building that was built into the original wall that surrounded the town. Told my wife for weeks it looked as if they were excavating it, she said I am full of it. Today we saw the Archies digging and how nicely all the foundations have been cleaned out. I had 5 minutes to talk to the lead Archie, they found a wall foundation within a wall foundation that pre dates the original wall of 700 years, it is very obvious. I have serious reservations and opinions about the Archaeologists and their authority as they did a major construction change just 200 meters from this site, I saw no Archies there and it was non stop construction on that part of the wall which is now sealed and finished. I would have detected it but wifey freaked every time I mentioned it and I have a big area to detect. Sorry for the ramble, HH, Mike
 

Awesome finds Mike, love the eerie matrix, congrats.
Yes, let's see that gold coin!! Good luck!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

I have a Johann Purucker also who came from a a very long line of Johann Purukers of Bavaria (spelled Purucker after coming to America).
Name: Johann Emil Purucker
Given Name: Johann Emil
Surname: Purucker
Sex: M
Birth: EST 1860
Reference Number: 3481
Note:
!He may have had a child Bertha, died July 19, 1998 at 10 months and 11 days age, buried July 22.

!In reference 130 on page 114/115, it says they had two children Anna Barbara Christina and Johan Emil, so I am using the Johan Emil even though reference 131 lists him as Johann Erhardt.


Married to
Name: Mary Elisabeth Illing
Given Name: Mary Elisabeth
Surname: Illing
Sex: F
Birth: EST 1864
Reference Number: 3481 1
Change Date: 11 JAN 2002 at 00:00:00

Marriage 1 Johann Emil Puruker b: EST 1860
Married: in Jefferson County,Wisconsin

Sources:
Title: 364. Printouts from Larry Jaeger (Wisconsin) of his Jefferson County Wisconsin computer files.
Abbrev: 364. Printouts from Larry Jaeger (Wisconsin) of his Jefferson County Wisconsin computer files.

Father: Johann Lorenz Erhardt Puruker b: 23 SEP 1826 in Oschwitz,Bavaria
Mother: Margaretha Barbara Riess b: 11 AUG 1835 in Grafenreuth,Wunsiedel,Bavaria

Marriage 1 Mary Elisabeth Illing b: EST 1864
Married: in Jefferson County,Wisconsin
 

These are my thoughts on the 2 items above the Dog:

Both Late Medieval:
Top one strap junction on horse tack.
Bottom one part of a set for a sword belt hanger.
 

Cool stuff. I like the dog buckle thing. The seal thing is cool too.

Those coins don't really look that great. Not that I wouldn't enjoy finding them it's just seems that for an 1800's coin ;they should be....??...cooler???

Bob
 

CRUSADER said:
These are my thoughts on the 2 items above the Dog:

Both Late Medieval:
Top one strap junction on horse tack.
Bottom one part of a set for a sword belt hanger.
I´d go with that too Mike.
HH Ray
 

88, you´re just up the road from us too LOL
HH Ray
 

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