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Double Eagle Candy Container - 2/5/2005 1:04:40 AM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Found this brass candy container inside of a jar while digging for bottles. It is 1-3/8 in across by 3/8 in high. Patterned after 20 dollar goldpiece. Around the back edge embossed "UNITED STATES MINT DROPS TWENTY D" front has stars and 1851. Thought it was a coin at first but it was way too light. Haven't been able to find out what company made these or when. Very close replica of an 1851 gold coin. Maybe a real early version of tic-tacs. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Double Eagle Candy Container - 2/5/2005 1:08:05 AM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Here is the front view. Attachment (1) (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 2

RE: Double Eagle Candy Container - 2/5/2005 11:16:18 AM    grdigger35   Posts: 161 Joined: 2/23/2004 From: Northern Michigan Status: offline That is one unique item! I wonder what it's worth? (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 3

RE: Double Eagle Candy Container - 2/7/2005 11:39:10 PM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline I would think you have a valuable item there, the Government would have got all over the makers case on that one. Dave (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 4

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