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| Posted: Tue May 10th, 2011 05:59 pm |
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Well I came across a very interesting relic and wanted to share it with you guys. I purchased this at an estate sale just outside of Baltimore and wonder what you guys might think about it. The coin is a 1860 silver dollar in poor condition and when one first sees it they might not think much of it but on closer inspection it gets very interesting. The coin has a hole in the top just right of the head of Liberty so it must have been worn as a piece of jewlery. That in itself is not that exciting BUT when you turn the coin over its a whole different story. The coin has a C.S.A. stamped in the middle of the eagle and then around the outside of the coin just inside the rim you find this inscribed in script " Lt. Col Dorsey Pender 1rst North Carolina Regiment" ...My thinking is that this was a home made dog tag and was worn by a conferedate solider and I can only assume it must have belonged to Lt. Col William Dorsey Pender who was wounded at Gettysburg and later died. How about some thoughts from you guys ... Bamanut " alt=""" alt="">" alt="">" alt="">Last edited on Tue May 10th, 2011 06:05 pm by Bamanut |
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