dime size object - WILLIAMSPORT-PRN ?????

[vpone]

Hello All,

I found this in an old farm field today and have no idea what it is.

It reads WILLIAMSPORT on the outside and PRN in the middle ("williamsport" is where I live)

any idea what PRN stands for - and what the object is ?

it seems to be made of lead and is about the size of a dime (although twice as thick) - the back is completely smooth (no shank or evidence of a shank ever being on it if you are thinking button) it also looks like it was "punched out" of the material in which it was made, the edges aren't smooth and there is a rim on one side

any help is appreciated !

thanks -

vp
Bone Dry Detecting

 

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[Montana Jim]

Looks exactly like a lead bag seal... or lead seal for??

PRN is a common acronym used by the USPS for "postal routed network" so maybe it was from a mailbag?

 

[vpone]

Looks exactly like a lead bag seal... or lead seal for??

PRN is a common acronym used by the USPS for "postal routed network" so maybe it was from a mailbag?

hey jim,

i read your post and then looked up "lead bag seal" online, i think that's it !

thanks for your help, i appreciate it !

vp

 

[Montana Jim]

Looks exactly like a lead bag seal... or lead seal for??

PRN is a common acronym used by the USPS for "postal routed network" so maybe it was from a mailbag?

hey jim,

i read your post and then looked up "lead bag seal" online, i think that's it !

thanks for your help, i appreciate it !

vp

You betcha

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Kevin,

That is definitely a lead seal! Awesome job, buddy! That is probably from the early 1800s.

BDD...Krik

 

[PACO]

YO VPONE,
IF YOU GOT THAT IN THE PARK WHERE I`M THINKING. REMEMBER ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY IS WHERE THE OLD POST OFFICE SAT.....RIGHT ?
PACO, BONE DRY DETECTING

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

YO VPONE,
IF YOU GOT THAT IN THE PARK WHERE I`M THINKING. REMEMBER ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY IS WHERE THE OLD POST OFFICE SAT.....RIGHT ?
PACO, BONE DRY DETECTING

Yo, PACO, whazzzz up? Kevin found it at the Sy. farm.

Is BDD going to be detecting on Sunday? Damn snow!

BDD...Kirk