Miners Tag?

[72cheyenne]

No clue on this piece. Appears to be corroded copper. Found at a site with IH's and V nickels. Only writing is the big 80.

 

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[seger98]

It's really hard to say with this one, could be a tag for almost anything! Nice find though.


Chris

 

[CRUSADER]

tool check?

 

[deepskyal]

Yea...miners tag...

Found 2 so far at an 1860's mine...not quite as heavy as the one in the link.

Nice find,

Al

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,119794.0.html

 

[72cheyenne]

Yea...miners tag...

Found 2 so far at an 1860's mine...not quite as heavy as the one in the link.

Nice find,

Al

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,119794.0.html

Thanks deepskyal. Kinda had a hunch that is probably what it was. Western Arkansas was once a coal mining hotspot. Just wanted to see if anyone could confirm my hunch. Didn't find it at a mine site though, which is odd. Figure miners tags needed to stay at the mine.

 

[detector de metales]

I'm thinking it could be anything from Mine to Railroad related..
Never know

J2

 

[72cheyenne]

On the backside, closer to the penny on the left side, it almost looks to have three initials ingraved into it.

I noticed that to in the picture, but they are just pits. I've had this thing under the glass trying to see any other marks. Its pretty pitted so if there was any they are gone now.

 

[72cheyenne]

On the backside, closer to the penny on the left side, it almost looks to have three initials ingraved into it.

I noticed that to in the picture, but they are just pits. I've had this thing under the glass trying to see any other marks. Its pretty pitted so if there was any they are gone now.

I couldn't really make out if they were pitts or initials, just seen three marks that were similar in size in the same location, and first thought was initials. Would have been kinda neat if they were initials.

I agree, if there had been anything else (like initial, mine name, etc) on it, I would have really pounded some local research to try and figure out who, what, when, and why. But as it goes all I had was a tag with 80 on it and no idea what for sure it was, still don't for 100%

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