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Relics of "Continental Village."

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:112.00 USD Estimated At:225.00 - 350.00 USD
Relics of  Continental Village.
Fascinating group of 17 Revolutionary War period artifacts, dug at site of "Continental Village," an encampment of huts in New York's Hudson Highlands used by 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Connecticut Regiments and many others, near Philipstown, just north of today's Putnam County line (modern map accompanies). Comprising: Pen knife (blade seized), simple shell-like cast ornamentation, 3"; lacking wood cladding. * Sheath of pocket knife. * One flank of pocket knife casing. * Portion of small chisel. * End of a key, 2". * Two pair of metal cufflinks, octagonal, joined with original wire chain. One 7/16" diam., other 1/2". * Cufflink, one piece. * Five different metal buttons: 1" round; 3/4" round concave; interesting crudely-made round, coarse deckplate design; small oval; small oval with suggestion of design, perhaps a horse. * Four coins, sufficient features remaining to identify as similar to English-made halfpence (having some resemblance, in this condition state, to postwar Connecticut coppers): Bust facing right. * Bust facing right, reverse basal state and identifiable only by a colonial specialist. * Bust facing left. * Bust facing left; soft bend. All coins relic grade, with much corrosion, probably cleaned, three lime-green, one deep chocolate. Most items (including two coins) with location markings neatly lettered in opaque white ("left ravine," "Road 92," etc.), corrosion varying from minor (cufflinks) to very heavy (majority), but entirely collectible, and splendid for display. With provenance providing context for further research; numerous original orderly books from Continental Village survive. (17 pcs.)