✅ SOLVED Boy Scout medal - age and purpose??

[testing123]

Found this in a corn field last week. It's about the size of a silver dollar, and punched through from the back. In the area were wheat cents from the teens to the 40s. Any idea the purpose of this medal, and what its age would be? I tried looking online, but there's so much Boy Scouts memorabilia out there that it's overwhelming. Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

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[baspinall]

I think its a watch fob. I found a similar one years ago and it had a loop at the top.

 

[baspinall]

Here is the one I found.

 

[H-D 1]

Very cool looking military pin in the back ground also

 

[Mackaydon]

Antique Boy Scout BSA Sterling Silver Pocket Watch Key Fob | eBay
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[jewelerguy]

cool. that's an old one. I'd say probably around 1910

 

[AlabamaRelic]

I like the Imjim Scout Badge. Awarded to 2nd Inf soldiers who patrolled the DMZ in Korea between 1965 and 1990.

 

[testing123]

Thanks guys, that was fast! Didn't think it'd be a watch fob, but that's certainly what it is.

The IMJIN Scouts piece was a bit of a surprise too. The hobby isn't just relaxing, but educational too.

 

[CTwoods]

Nobody mentioned that colonial era knee buckle; that is not an easy thing to find and it's complete.