Monday, July 20, 2015

AN UNIDENTIFIED CIVIL WAR LEECH AND RIGDON SPUR?

Granted, there is no spur in any of the collector books that looks like this half spur that I dug in a lot on Cherry Street here in Vicksburg way back in 1986, but there is one, and only one (that I've found), that features a star in the position shown on the half in the first four photos below - and that is the famous Leech and Rigdon "CS" spur shown in the latter four photos.





As far as I know, this half spur is the only example of this type that has been found. Below is the famous Leech and Rigdon "CS" spur. This example sold for nearly $1900 on eBay.







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