Beautiful Handmade 1860s-1870s Newburyport, Massachusetts Police Octagon Badge in Silver

This is a beautiful circa 1860s or 1870s custom handmade Newburyport, Massachusetts Police coin silver octagon badge. It is hand-engraved with a radiating star at center and is numbered 7 within the star. It has a great T-style pin and an early usage of the forked catch. A classic port village in Essex County in northern Massachusetts, Newburyport is one of the oldest settlements in the Commonwealth, established in 1635.

Circa 1860s-1870s.

Approximately 2" in height and 1-15/16" in width.

Coin silver.

Vertical T-style pin, forked locking catch.

None.

This is from an old Massachusetts police and law enforcement badge collection that we will be listing more of over the next few months. MFJJZ14 LIGEX7/14 TVFJJX - TRFJJX9/14

7+ (Very Fine+): The badge is handsomely worn/tarnished.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.