Mornings hunt, Found a coin purse

[samuel_schumaker]

Went back to the old one room school house site where i have been finding IH and wheaties at. The one with the electric fence, lol. Anyways, started out the day with a 1892 IH bout a half hour later i found the tax token. It says Kansas sales tax token, has a hole in the middle with ones on both sides.Does this mean its a 1911 or is it mean its good for 1 cent or what, i dont know anything about tokens. Worked my way around where i was told the boys outhouse area was and found this coin purse type item. I dont know if its actually made to be a coin purse or what. It kind of looks like an old lighter that someone may have taken the guts out of but i dont know. It has an emblem on the front. Anyways, i could tell there was atleast one coin in it but i wanted to wait til i got home to take them out so i could take pics of it. Ended up being 7 pennies and 4 .22 short unshot cartridges in it. 6 Were wheaties with dates of1928, 1917,1919,1918,1923, one unreadable and one 1907 IH. I thought it was pretty cool even tho there wasnt any silver in it. Did a little more hunting on the way back towards the truck and managed a 1903 IH and another 1919 wheatie. I think i am gonna name this the penny school. Lol. With the coin purse find that puts me at 6 Indian heads and 12 wheat cents and not a single silver coin or nickel from this old school site. Starting to think someone cherry picked it years ago. The guy i know locally who hunts said he never found a single coin here? Maybe the kids just didnt have any silver coins to loose. Im gonna keep on trying and start working my way further out around the school yard. Thinking about doing some digging sometime in the two old outhouse holes but idk. I have never done that before. Thanks for looking and HH. Sam

 

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[hdmech71]

Nice indians.

 

[Tigger]

" found this coin purse type item. I dont know if its actually made to be a coin purse or what. It kind of looks like an old lighter that someone may have taken the guts out of but i dont know. It has an emblem on the front."

Omigosh, I think that's a Boy Scout match safe - is there a spot to scrape the matches on, on the bottom? Can you wash carefully and post clearer pix? I'd love to find one of those!

 

[Doc Arey]

Cool Find

 

[DMN]

" found this coin purse type item. I dont know if its actually made to be a coin purse or what. It kind of looks like an old lighter that someone may have taken the guts out of but i dont know. It has an emblem on the front."

Omigosh, I think that's a Boy Scout match safe - is there a spot to scrape the matches on, on the bottom? Can you wash carefully and post clearer pix? I'd love to find one of those!

I would second this. A nice, gentle warm water wash should help. Once you do a proper low impact cleaning you should see the emblem better and possibly some maker's marks. Nice find, in all respects.

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome find!

 

[White Shaddow]

Looks like a matchsafe,look on the bottom if it has a wavy bottom it's a safe.

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[Wldbil]

Great Finds...

 

[mikusek]

Nice morning, you walked in the sun. Is there a meat locker in Horton run by a man named Terry? Or is that in Holton?

 

[allen]

that is a nice looking find !!!

 

[Tonytone1437]

I found that Same Match Safe last year in Pennsylvania but mine was missing the Lid. i think i still have it if you want pics let me know.

 

[Tonytone1437]

This is the one i Found Last Year.

 

[samuel_schumaker]

Yes thats exactly what it is, cool, it has the spot on the bottom to strike. I thought it was a symbol like the new orleans saints but idk what thats called but its the same thing as posted above. I will clean her up anyway and get some better pics. Thanks

 

[Tonytone1437]

Yes thats exactly what it is, cool, it has the spot on the bottom to strike. I thought it was a symbol like the new orleans saints but idk what thats called but its the same thing as posted above. I will clean her up anyway and get some better pics. Thanks

No Problem. Nice Find. happy hunting.

 

[funkapotamus]

Thats cool.

 

[junkhunter]

nice finds,got a change purse last year that was plastic from the 40's.had to carefully cut coins out.

 

[Tigger]

Yes thats exactly what it is, cool, it has the spot on the bottom to strike. I thought it was a symbol like the new orleans saints but idk what thats called but its the same thing as posted above. I will clean her up anyway and get some better pics. Thanks

It's a Fleur De Lis. Here's a link to a couple that I googled on images:
http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-730127/rare-vintage-boy-scout-match-safe.html
http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-472223/boy-scout-match-safe-vintage-old-fleur-de-lis-brass.html

I think that it's a great save!!!! And just the thing for a school yard!

 

[Bbchevelle]

Cool digs. Keep hitting that site. Somewhere mixed in with all those pennies is some silver. Good luck!

 

[bookfisher]

Nice coin container. Back then 7 cents was a bit of spending power!

 

[windage]

I agree with match safe..your minelab should find you the silver you seek. I just pulled silver and deep wheaties out of a schoolyard yesterday that had fresh MD dig holes all over. You have the advantage.