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This copper chain-link coin purse and clasp along with four coins were recovered separately from excavations at the Martindale Cabin site in Greenwood County. The earliest coin was an 1859 Indian Head penny with a perforation on top allowing it to be worn on a necklace or bracelet. The other coins were an 1865 two-cent piece, an 1873 Indian Head penny, and a 1942 Mercury dime. The cabin, home to William and Sallie Martindale, was built in 1857.
Date: 1859-1942
Item Number: 309987
Call Number: 14RP322
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309987
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1854-1860
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Home and Family - Residences
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Limestone
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Holder, Coin
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Purse
People - European Americans
Places - Counties - Greenwood
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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