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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Greg Sebring, post: 333322, member: 12186&quot;]Here is another of my &quot;unusual&quot; metal detector finds. It is a large (1.5&quot; diameter) medallion that was issued to comemerate the &quot;Silver Encampment&quot; in Detroit Aug 3rd to the 8th, 1891. I believe these were G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) veterans meeting for the 25th reunion since the Civil War. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a little hard to decipher with the lighting I used. On the face it has two women standing in the center. The one on the left looks forlorn with a house afire next to her. The woman on the right looks to comfort the other by pointing to a new structure with a bell tower. Along the bottom is the location and dates listed above. The reverse of the medallion has Fort Sumpter getting bombarded with the date April 14th, 1861. The bottom half has Appomattox Court House with Lee surrendering his sword to General Grant (something which didn&#039;t happen I believe) and the date April 9th, 1865. </p><p><br /></p><p>At some point someone punched a hole in it probably to be worn around the neck is my guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, You never know what that signal is buried under your feet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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