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LADY LIBERTY PENNY, DATED 1828, RECOVERED FROM TROSTLE FARM, GETTYSBURG

LADY LIBERTY PENNY, DATED 1828, RECOVERED FROM TROSTLE FARM, GETTYSBURG

Lady Liberty one-cent piece, dated 1828. Measures 1-1/16”. Darkened patina, with major details visible. Recovered from Trostle Farm woods by local Gettysburg resident John Cullison, who excavated… (1304-94). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE BLOCK-A ARTILLERY BUTTON FROM CLARK’S MOUNTAIN

CONFEDERATE BLOCK-A ARTILLERY BUTTON FROM CLARK’S MOUNTAIN

This Confederate artillery enlisted man’s coat button was excavated in central Virginia as Clark’s Mountain. The face has a deep, chocolate brown patina with a little green at the 12 o’clock and… (1304-93). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY ‘A’ BUTTON RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG

CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY ‘A’ BUTTON RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG

Jacket button with block letter “A”. Recovered 1st Day’s battlefield west of Gettysburg Country Club near Willoughby Run. Missing one half of the tin back and shank. Light olive green patina. … (1304-92). Learn More »

$145.00
ON HOLD

LARGE IRON STRAP HINGE FROM JACOB SCHWARTZ BARN, 2ND CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION

LARGE IRON STRAP HINGE FROM JACOB SCHWARTZ BARN, 2ND CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION

This iron hinge measures 23” long x 1.5” wide at the barrel. Tapered edges, three bolt holes, heart-shaped end. Rusty and lightly pitted, but remains solid. A large luggage tag is tied to the… (1300-12). Learn More »

TWO LARGE IRON LATCHES MICHAEL FISCEL BARN, 5TH CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION

TWO LARGE IRON LATCHES MICHAEL FISCEL BARN, 5TH CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION

This pair of hand forged iron latches each measure approximately 10.5” long x 1.75” at widest point. Each has a hinge pin barrel at one end with a slot cut in the base plate. A swinging hook is… (1300-10). Learn More »

PORTION OF WOOD PLANK AND BRICK FROM BAILEY’S DAM, LOUISIANA – GREG COCO COLLECTION

PORTION OF WOOD PLANK AND BRICK FROM BAILEY’S DAM, LOUISIANA – GREG COCO COLLECTION

The large piece of wood plank measures 17” x 6” x 1.25”. It, along with a much smaller piece of wood, and a piece of red brick were recovered from Bailey’s Dam near Alexandria, Louisiana. The… (1300-38). Learn More »

REVOLUTIONARY WAR / CIVIL WAR HAND GRENADE

REVOLUTIONARY WAR / CIVIL WAR HAND GRENADE

Offered here is a rare iron hand grenade. This is an early hand grenade and could easily date to the Revolutionary War-era with a visible mold seam and rough sprue mark on bottom. But we cannot say… (1202-952). Learn More »

$1,295.00
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LEAD SABOT FROM 3” HOTCHKISS ARTILLERY SHELL, FROM LOUISIANA – GREG COCO COLLECTION

LEAD SABOT FROM 3” HOTCHKISS ARTILLERY SHELL, FROM LOUISIANA – GREG COCO COLLECTION

This is the complete lead sabot from a fired 3” Hotchkiss artillery shell. The Hotchkiss pattern projectile was composed of three separate pieces. The lead sabot was fitted in the middle between the… (1300-56). Learn More »

LOT OF BULLETS / RELICS FROM FT. DERUSSY -- GREG COCO COLLECTION BEND (1814)

LOT OF BULLETS / RELICS FROM FT. DERUSSY -- GREG COCO COLLECTION

This small box contains relics recovered from Fort DeRussy. There are four Enfield bullets, one three-groove minie, ten round shot, numerous buckshot, some melted lead scraps, and a 20th century US… (1300-50). Learn More »

$45.00
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CS MODIFIED CARTRIDGE BOX FROM GETTYSBURG’S SHIELDS MUSEUM COLLECTION

CS MODIFIED CARTRIDGE BOX FROM GETTYSBURG’S SHIELDS MUSEUM COLLECTION

This US Model 1857/61 cartridge box once resided in the famed Shields Museum in Gettysburg PA.  The Shields Museum was on the Gettysburg battlefield, along Chambersburg Pike, near the Buford and… (2025-2021). Learn More »

WAR OF 1812 RELICS FROM BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND (1814)

WAR OF 1812 RELICS FROM BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND (1814)

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, fought on March 27, 1814, was a key engagement in the Creek War, a conflict within the broader War of 1812. Led by General Andrew Jackson, U.S. forces decisively… (236-1201). Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD

PORTION OF WOOD BEAM FROM JACOB SCHWARTZ BARN, 2ND CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION

PORTION OF WOOD BEAM FROM JACOB SCHWARTZ BARN, 2ND CORPS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG – GREG COCO COLLECTION

This chunk of wood measures 3.75” square x 6.5” long. Recovered from the threshing floor of the Jacob Schwartz barn. There is a portion on the bottom that had rotted away and it is likely that… (1300-11). Learn More »

HALF 12-PDR CANNON BALL, FROM CHANCELLORSVILLE, VA – GREG COCO COLLECTION

HALF 12-PDR CANNON BALL, FROM CHANCELLORSVILLE, VA – GREG COCO COLLECTION

Large fragment of a Civil War cannon ball recovered near Chancellorsville, Va. This relic is at least half of a Bormann 12-pounder iron cannon ball. Threaded fuse and underplug hole is clearly… (1300-36). Learn More »

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – IRON “D” BUCKLE FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – IRON “D” BUCKLE FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

Offered here is a small iron “D”-shaped buckle. Measures approximately 1.5” x 1.5”. Rusty as to be expected of any excavated iron relic, but in completely solid condition. Cleaned and… (2025-1998). Learn More »

$35.00
SOLD

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – IRON CHISEL FROM SOUTH REDOUBT, NY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – IRON CHISEL FROM SOUTH REDOUBT, NY

Offered here is an iron chisel. Measures approximately 3.5” long. Rusty as to be expected of any excavated iron relic, but in completely solid condition. Cleaned and coated. Recovered in the 1970s… (2025-2006). Learn More »

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – BROKEN IRON HAMMER HEAD FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – BROKEN IRON HAMMER HEAD FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

Offered here is an iron hammer head that was split in half, lengthwise, which had to take some doing! Measures approximately 3.5” long x 1.25” thick. Rusty as to be expected of any excavated iron… (2025-2002). Learn More »

$35.00
SOLD

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – IRON LEATHER PUNCH FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – IRON LEATHER PUNCH FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

Offered here is an iron leather punch. Measures approximately 4” long. Rusty as to be expected of any excavated iron relic, but in completely solid condition. Cleaned and coated. Recovered in the… (2025-2001). Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – LARGE POT HOOK FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RELIC – LARGE POT HOOK FROM NORTH REDOUBT, NY

Offered here is a large field made iron pot hook. Iron hook is shaped in such a way as to be suspended over a cross bar and have two hooks at the lower end. Measures approximately 6.5” long x… (2025-2010). Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD

FIRED U.S. 3” HOTCHKISS CASE-SHOT - DANNER MUSEUM COLLECTION

FIRED U.S. 3” HOTCHKISS CASE-SHOT - DANNER MUSEUM COLLECTION

Offered here is a very nice excavated Union artillery shell that was fired and, partially, detonated.  This is an iron, 3” Hotchkiss artillery shell that was intended to be fired from a 10-pounder… (2025-2424). Learn More »

PERPETUAL CALENDAR MEDAL “FOR A.D. 1717”

PERPETUAL CALENDAR MEDAL “FOR A.D. 1717”

This is a copper token 1.55” in diameter. There is an amazing amount of information on both sides; with much that is tough to decipher due use of abbreviations and such things as the use of “v”… (236-1190). Learn More »


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MODEL 1841 NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD IDENTIFIED TO SIMON BACKUS BISSELL

Simon Backus Bissell was born in Fairlee, Vt., on October 28, 1808. He was appointed Midshipman on November 6, 1824, Passed Midshipman on June 4 1831, and Lieutenant December 9, 1837. At the beginning of the Mexican-American War, he was assigned to… (870-63). Learn More »

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