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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26073106, member: 10461&quot;]I did dig several during my detecting days.&nbsp; One cute one (from the 1950s, I think) was shaped like a doghouse and had a picture of a little dog inside it.&nbsp; I do not recall digging any quite as early as the piece in the OP.&nbsp; The oldest I remember finding was 1946 or ‘48.</p><p><br /></p><p>My old metal detecting mentor was likely the first person to search in our city’s parks, starting in the late 1970s or at least by 1981 at the latest. He dug coins going as far back as the 1600s, which included some truly amazing stuff (yes, two gold pieces as well).</p><p><br /></p><p>He told me there was one part of King’s Square where he found a Nova Constellatio copper (that area was later a hotspot for me as well).&nbsp; Anyway, back to the topic of dog rabies tags:</p><p><br /></p><p>One signal Steve dug in that area turned out to be an old dog tag.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was still attached to a collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The collar was still attached to Fido himself- or rather what was left of him.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie40" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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