Half-tone print, "Remembrance of the First Holy Communion" of "John Tragesser / Holy Trinity Church, Columbia, Pa , 11 June 1916." Signed in ink by the pastor (faded and unable to read).
Picture of Jesus Christ holding a glowing circular medallion with a cross and IHS. Distributed by "The Diederich-Schaefer Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (No. 2022); and "Printed in Germany."
Hamilton watch box with outer card stock case. Hinged plastic cube with orange lined interior, metal border around lip of lid. Gold foil-wrapped outer case with white lid.
In 1754 Thomas Cope gave this simple coin to his son, Caleb, when he reached the age of 9. The year on the coin was also the year of Caleb's birth. Twenty-one years later the coin would end up in the hand of a British Officer who would conspire with Benedict Arnold in an attempt to capture one of the colonies' most important military installations.
