This year’s hunt will have at least 10,000 relics buried in the ground for the hunt.Items will consist of:Coins, Buttons, CampItems, 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 take place on 2 10-acre fields.

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:

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’!

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