Help ID Civil War Camp Finds

[Keith123]

Not sure what a couple of these items are so feel free to chime in with info on the less obvious pieces. The tiny coin or token (13mm) has lady liberty on one side and “1” with “1864” on the other side. I’ve never seen one of these so not sure what it is. Any ideas on what soldiers where using the carved lead for?

 

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[creskol]

The coin looks like at attempt to counterfeit a 1 dollar gold coin. The oval piece with teeth is part of a suspender clip. The little spherical object is a cartridge box finial.

 

[d2]

Bottom picture could be a nipple protector. I've found them before made from bullets...d2

 

[Keith123]

Bottom picture could be a nipple protector. I've found them before made from bullets...d2

How were nipple protectors used?

 

[Carolina Tom]

How were nipple protectors used?

Show us the ends of the nipple protector. It’ll have the imprint of the nipple on one side, and hammer on the other. Above is a pic of what the nipple side should look like.

Nice finds sir.

 

[dts52]

Great finds! People don't think CW when they are talking about finds in Connecticut. There were a number of training sites and camps for mustering in the new troops located throughout the state. Unfortunately, most of those places are now paved. You did really well!
HH
dts

 

[Keith123]

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Show us the ends of the nipple protector. It’ll have the imprint of the nipple on one side, and hammer on the other. Above is a pic of what the nipple side should look like.

Nice finds sir.

The hole goes all the way through

 

[Keith123]

Here is a close up photo after cleaning. Looks like more than one type of mini?

 

[Hawks88]

Nice assortment of finds. Sorry can’t help with the ID.

 

[Ripcon]

The brass item is the casing to a Burnside Cartridge. Nice finds

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great hunt!

IMHO: The "coin" is what they call a Civil War token. Just type in Civil War copper token and hit images to see yours.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Here is the 100%-definite identification of your "tiny coin or token (13mm) has lady liberty on one side and 1 with 1864 on the other side"...

It isn't a coin or token, it is actually a broken-off part from a bracelet or necklace consisting of goldplated brass imitation US $1 coins. Although it does have a gold dollar coin's "Indian Princess head" and a number 1 and a date (1864) on it, please note that it does NOT say "dollar" or "United States Of America" on it.

Your disc is missing the two "holed" tabs at 12-oclock and 6-oclock by which it was linked to the other discs in the necklace/bracelet chain. See the photo below.

These little coin-like segments turn up from time to time here in the What-Is-It? forum, often dug at "late" (1864-65) civil war era sites, or perhaps a bit later, and also at civilian house-sites. T-Net member Broken Knee dug the segment in the photo, and posted it here a few years ago.

 

[Keith123]

Here is the 100%-definite identification of your "tiny coin or token (13mm) has lady liberty on one side and 1 with 1864 on the other side"...

It isn't a coin or token, it is actually a broken-off part from a bracelet or necklace consisting of goldplated brass imitation US $1 coins. Although it does have a gold dollar coin's "Indian Princess head" and a number 1 and a date (1864) on it, please note that it does NOT say "dollar" or "United States Of America" on it.

Your disc is missing the two "holed" tabs at 12-oclock and 6-oclock by which it was linked to the other discs in the necklace/bracelet chain. See the photo below.

These little coin-like segments turn up from time to time here in the What-Is-It? forum, often dug at "late" (1864-65) civil war era sites, or perhaps a bit later, and also at civilian house-sites. T-Net member Broken Knee dug the segment in the photo, and posted it here a few years ago.

Wow! Thank you for the info! After looking at the $1 gold coins of that time I realized quite a few attributes were missing or miss matched so I thought to myself, if this is counterfeit, the person who did it did a terrible job! The bracelet is a much better fit. And upon closer inspection I can see the base of the broken tabs you pointed out. Thanks!

 

[tnt-hunter]

Looks like you had a really good day of hunting. I’ve had a few like that but not many.

Keep swingin.

 

[Phishfarmer]

You had a killer hunt! Congrats.