First 1/2 dollar, a little silver, and a lot of digging today

[2moshers]

Hit the banks of the Rancocas Creek here in town this morning as the water level is down because of dry weather. Found a second grave memorial marker (Spanish-American War) deep in the exposed bank as well as an old East Side Bottling Co. bottle from Camden, N.J. Later I hit 2 local sports fields where I found a silver heart pendant, my first 1/2 dollar (1776-1976 Kennedy Half), a Pemberton-Fort Dix Soccer Tournament medallion, a U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team pin, a couple of keys, 24 pennies, 6 nickels, 41 dimes, and 29 quarters, (earliest a 1962 nickel), a toy car, a Remington-UMC Nitro Club No. 12 shotgun head (circa 1911-1915), a National Silver Co. spoon (circa 1930s), etc.

 

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[qaela4]

Nice pendant, I've only found 2 halves, one of them a Bicentennial, the other a '74. I've found an American Legion grave marker and returned it to the local chapter. The rest of your finds are pretty cool too.

 

[Subterranean]

Your grave marker probably came downriver during a flood? Great artifact! Congrats on the cool finds. Sub

 

[cjon455]

cool finds!, I like the coast guard pin, the silver is awesome too!

 

[2moshers]

We have 3 cemeteries right here in town (Methodist-Baptist-Odd Fellows). I suspect that the markers were probably stolen from the graves some years ago when scrap metal prices were high and then tossed into the creek for what ever reason? I will try and find the original grave but it will be difficult without the veterans flag holder at the grave stone.

 

[qaela4]

Would the local VFW be able to help? Or the records of the cemetaries? The AL one I found had some numbers and I believe a name, but I wasn't doing anything to it and maybe ruin it.

 

[2moshers]

The Spanish American War marker has no IDs of any kind. It is pretty much generic in that sense. My step son is a local funeral director however and he may be able to help. Will see how things go.

 

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[Trezurehunter]

I like those military pins, and the bottle. Nice finds.

 

[46Wheat]

Nice finds . The bottle and marker are my favorite

 

[sutphin]

MOSHERS NICE FINDS YOU HAVE THERE .