Fake or Fantasy Slave Tags, Slave Hire Badges,

Slavery Tokens, Etc.

If YOU are interested in collecting original SLAVERY tokens, Slave Tags, Slave Badges or Slave Hire Badges, Anti-Slavery Tokens or medals, etc., please let me know YOUR interests via e-mail at hartzog@exonumia.com. We stock a wide variety of genuine Slavery medallic items.

Our Mail Bid Sale #10 featured FIVE Charleston Slave Tags, plus other Slavery and Anti-Slavery tokens and medals.

FAKE and FANTASY SLAVE TAGS & TOKENS.

Unfortunately, with the increase in popularity and price of genuine slave tags, the crooks and con-artists have moved in. In the past several years a number of counterfeit Slave Tags and fantasy tags have appeared, as well as a very few cast counterfeit "Am I Not a Woman and Sister" tokens. Some of these are obvious, others exceedingly deceptive. The general types are:

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High Quality Counterfeit Charleston Slave Tags:

These are exact reproductions of genuine tags, made with bar-punches so the letters are raised. Most GENUINE Slave Tags have the city "Charleston", the occupation, such as "Servant" and the year, such as "1860" all struck on a tag from bar-punches, with raised letters. Additionally a serial number is incused punched. Some early genuine tags also have a silversmith bar-punch mark. Several years ago a crook had some bar-punch dies made up, to closely duplicate genuine tags. While there are many identifying characteristics of these fakes, the novice collector can easily be duped. Some of these modern fakes have been struck in lead, or on sheets of lead with multiple strikes. If you have purchased a slave tag from ANYONE without a guarantee of authenticity and a 100% money back guarantee, IN WRITING, you can probably kiss your money goodbye. Sorry to be so negative, and yes, it is possible to get genuine tags for nominal sums, but there are a lot of fakes out there. If you want a genuine Slave Tag, buy the book first! Only $25 (see below).

FAKE: 1841 Charleston Servant Slave Tag. A SRUCK tag, very deceptive, from modern dies. Very dangerous, looks great. Often offered on eBay by sellers with high feedback, with a warranty. TOTALLY FAKE, and the sellers are crooks! Just try to get your money back!

FAKE: 1856 Charleston Servant Slave Tag with Bill of Sale: A STRUCK tag, very deceptive, from modern dies. Looks great, on the correct size and shape metal planchet, green patina overall. Often sold with high quality total fantasy Bill of Sale, with serial number of Tag on the Bill of Sale! Paper is 7 1/8 x 9 1/8", "Slave - Charleston - Bill 18 (56)/ No (533) Value $ (800), with handwritten information as to supposed sale of negro, with large eagle lower left, printed info, etc., signed at bottom right twice. On artifically aged course paper, with 1856 wax seal, signed in aged brown ink, with embossed "Charleston" seal bottom left (see eagle image for partial "Charleston"). Some of these have fake damage to edges of the paper. A total fabrication, nicely aged and highly deceptive.

FAKE: 1862 Charleston Servant Slave Tag - A STRUCK tag, very deceptive, from modern dies. This specimen is on lead, which was never used for original Tags. Very dangerous! Another example, on copper, from a photograph.



Fake Porter badge.

We recently had a family gathering at our place and at one point we were talking about Geocaching and our upcoming trip (surprise, surprise). The brother-in-law posed a question that sort of threw us for a loop. He asked, “Why do you do it?” Of course, our quick reply was, “Because it’s fun!”.

However, this didn’t explain why we believe it is so fun so we thought a bit more and here, in no particular order, is our Top 10 Reasons To Go Geocaching:

Great Exercise
Walking is one of the greatest exercises and one of our great pleasures. Geocaching offers us a walk with a purpose. It entices us to walk further, and most time unknowingly. Time and distance just seems to fade away. We look forward to ‘going Geocaching’ a whole lot more than ‘another walk around the block’! And, of course, there’s that mad dash when we spot the cache that really gets the blood flowing!

Quality Family Time
Geocaching offers a chance for us to participate in something together. Today’s schedules can get quite hectic and we find Geocaching is a great grounding point. We have also had the chance to share this with other family members and have had a great time. We have several friends with young families that Geocache and it’s a real treat to see the children’s eyes light up when you mention ‘treasure hunting’!

Metal Detecting & Treasure Hunting

Gold Prospecting

Travel & Lodging

Charleston & Isle of Palms

 

MARCH 29-30, 2008

Largest Open Hunt In The Carolinas

The targets for the weekend will include Silver Quarters, Halves, Dollars, Rounds, Dimes and  Gold Coins

        2nd Annual S.C. Low Country Relic & Coin Hunt

We will have thousands of relics buried in the ground for the hunt.Coins, Buttons, Camp Brass, Bullets, and Shell Fragments will be buried, including medium grade US Plates.Prize tokens will also be buried to be awarded at the end of the hunt.Those tokens not found will be drawn for.We will limit the amount of hunters to no more than 200 participants.This is to eliminate overcrowding and to ensure a quality hunt is had by all.The hunt will cover a 20 acre area.

HUNT DATE IS APRIL 19^th 2008

Hunt Location:AllendaleCounty

Everyone will meet in the Fred’s parking lot on Hwy 278 in Fairfax, SC @ 8:30 a.m.

Check in and name badge distribution will be at hunt site upon arrival

ENTRY FEE:

BEFORE MARCH 31^ST $100.00

AFTER APRIL 1^ST$125.00

Low Country BBQ W/drink Will be Included

1.Only individuals with name badges will be allowed on the hunt field.

2.You must fill in your holes, failure to do so will expel you from the hunt without a refund.

3.EVERYONE going to the hunt site will sign a waiver and release from responsibility of

accidents.

4.Fill out the registration form and mail it back with payment.You will be forwarded a

confirmation via mail, email, or telephone.

5.Anyone who has not registered or does not have on a name badge will not be allowed on the

hunt field.NO EXCEPTIONS!

FOR ANY QUESTIONS:Breed or Angie Hickerson

803-942-1351 (cell)

803-942-1427 (cell)

803-943-5513 (home)

MAIL PAYMENTS TO: Anthony Hickerson

73 Thomas Hamilton Road

Brunson, SC29911

Undiscovered Secrets About Civil War Cartridges And Civil War History Are Amazing But True
By Steve McArthur

Going back to the time of the Civil War most people don't realize that over one thousand different kinds of cartridges were used. This is one explanation that Civil War cartridge collecting has become a favorite diversion. Another explanation is that during the time of the Civil War we saw changes occurring in the development of firearms and ammunition. The old circular musket balls of the Revolutionary War were being substituted with cartridges in the form we are used to.

While musket balls are found on Civil War battlefields, the most ordinary class of cartridge utilized was the .58-caliber projectile with three rings around the bottom. Numerous cartridges discovered are splattered out of form. If you've many times been fascinated by the Civil War and firearms, Civil War cartridge collecting is an avocation you probably will appreciate.

With the invention of the Internet and buying and selling on Ebay, Civil War cartridges have become more collectible, and the prices have gone up rapidly. Occasionally, sellers are not informed and ask more than the cartridge is valued. For these reasons, if you are just now starting out in Civil War cartridge collecting, you will most likely wish to buy a value manual. You may even discover a cost guide on line if that works better for you. Numerous Civil War cartridge collectors also amass cartridge molds and other relics from the Civil War era. A genuine fan may even study the possibility of becoming a Civil War reenactor, acting out battles with other collectors in towns and fields across the Southeast.

Civil War cartridges can be collected by purchasing them from other collectors, or you can start by going straight to the battlefields to dig and search. A metal detector will make Civil War cartridge collecting much easier. You may also discover buttons from uniforms, cartridge molds, sash buckles, and other metal items from the conflict. A few of the cartridges may be buried very deep. You will probably need to put on a headset and pay very close attention to the changes in sound in your metal detector. Chasing after Civil War relics is not allowed on guarded battlefields, but there are still a few old home sites where battles were fought. Be certain to get consent from the proprietor and fill up any holes you dig.

Some individuals have the concept that searching for cartridges with a metal detector indicates a lack of consideration for the soldiers who died at that location. They get this notion because occasionally cartridge hunters find bones along with the cartridges. The truth is, nonetheless, that many of the cartridge hunters who have discovered cartridges this way have chronicled and mapped out their finds, resulting in many of the facts that we now understand about the Civil War.

The Civil War fascinates Americans because of everything it stands for. While most everyone agrees that slavery is a terrible stain on the history of the U.S., there are a few persons who still deliberate the issue of states' rights versus a strong centralized government. Civil War cartridge collecting is an interesting hobby, although rather sobering at times when looking at the huge number of casualties. The recollection of kinsman fighting against kinsman out in the cornfields and pastures will not ever go away. Civil War cartridge collecting is one way to consecrate this staggering recorded episode.

Glen Stevens

Civil War Era Secrets

Amazing American Civil War Discoveries

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Scavenger hunts taken to new level

Navigation game sends players across world

Geocaching challenges participants to use their GPS unit to find lockboxes hidden all over the universe.

Say goodbye to the old map and compass and hello to a new, high-tech way of treasure hunting called Geocaching.

Geocaching is an adventure game for Global Positioning System users. The user gets on the Geocaching Web site, www.geocaching.com, and puts coordinates into the GPS unit. The basic idea is to have people set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on a the Web site.

Since 2000 when the “sport” was created, the Web site lists 1,217 local users who have found lockboxes in Lawrence.

Mollie Osborne, Tonganoxie, freshman, has been Geocaching twice with a group of friends, one who has a GPS. Although the concept may sound easy enough, the hunt can actually take hours.

I do electrical & plumbing service calls and felt like I needed a navigator for my truck. After a little research I decided on the Nuvi 350 by Garmin. One of the main features that sold me was that you can take it out of the truck and use it for geocaching as well.