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ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Coast Guard ring with a blue stone. It is in sterling silver and has a diamond-shaped maker's mark on the inside. It has some excellent details, with an eagle on either side. VINTAGE: Circa World War II...

ARTIFACT: This is a set of eight US Life Saving Service uniform buttons, four large and four small. VINTAGE: Circa 1900's - 1910's. SIZE: Large button: About 15/16" in diameter; small button: about 9/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1880s or 1890s belt buckle for the United States Revenue Cutter Service, an early federal agency tasked with enforcing maritime regulations. At one time answerable to the Department of Treasury, the Cutter Service...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1914 bronze sports medal for the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps (USVLSC). The USVLSC existed in fifteen states where there were no federally-run life-saving stations and acted to supplement the U. S. Life Saving...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare and early United States Coast Guard first aid tin painted in a glossy black. The top of the tin reads U.S. COAST GUARD in stencil and on the inside cover there is an American Red Cross Emergency Medical Kit Contents list and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s United States Coast Guard blazer patch. It is embroidered upon white cotton. VINTAGE: Circa 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 4-9/16" in height and 4-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton embroidered in...

ARTIFACT: This is a patch for the United States Coast Guard Temporary Reserve 1st District. The patch is blue and white and reads T1. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/8" in height x 2-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Felt...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II era United States Coast Guard Good Conduct medal, 1st Type. The medal is unnamed and unnumbered, and hangs from a red ribbon with one narrow white stripe down the middle. The front reads SEMPER PARATUS (Always...

ARTIFACT: Mexican Border War Service Medal for Nebraskan National Guard. The medal pinback reads: "FROM THE STATE OF NEBRASKA" and the center of the suspended planchet shows an eagle, wings spread clutching a shield that reads: "MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE"...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1920's ??? 1930's United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps (USVLSC) Medal. The bronze Life Saving medallion depicts two individuals swimming in the water and surrounding them an enameled lifesaving buoy reads: "U. S. VOL-LIFE...

ARTIFACT: This is a named circa 1920s life-saving medal for the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps (USVLSC) auxiliary in sterling silver. The USVLSC existed in fifteen states where there were no federally-run life-saving stations and acted to...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, sterling Athletics Medal, 101st Signal Battalion, New York National Guard 1932 Swimming Plunge medal. The enameled planchet displays a blue enameled circle in the center that reads: "101" with the battalion's insignia...