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Tony Two-Cent
06-22-2014, 06:35 PM
DaddyDigger (Dave) spent the weekend here in my hometown and we detected many sites in this area.

Yesterday we hit several old parks and I found a 1907 Indian Head, a really nice 1923 Mercury Dime and a 1957 Rosie.

Today we hunted a couple more parks, but we had our best success in the yard of an old house that was across the street from one of the parks. Nobody was living in the house, but the owner lived next door and gave us permission to hunt it. In this yard I found a few wheat cents, a 1934 Buffalo Nickel, and 2 Barber Dimes. About 8 inches from one of the Barber Dimes I found an 1844 Canada Half Penny Bank Token. That was a first for me. I also found a ring that had my hopes up at first, but it is just plated. Dave found some goodies as well.

Here are the finds from this weekend:
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Here are the keepers:
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I know I have seen these on the forum before, I think you guys up in the northeast find them occasionally.
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This ring rang up high on the E-Trac so at first I thought it might be gold plating over silver, but I think it's just plated over copper.
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Some of the relics. I think the dog tag is from 1954. The old pocket watch was almost a foot deep.
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Lots of junk, as always:
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Thanks to Dave for being a great detecting partner and for buying pizza last night!

Thank for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:

Digger Don
06-22-2014, 06:46 PM
Great job Tony. It sounds like you had another great weekend of hunting. That 1844 Canadian Half Penny is really cool.
Congrats on all your finds.
Did you guys get slammed with any storms yesterday? It got messy up here.

Full Metal Digger
06-22-2014, 07:02 PM
Nicely done Tony! I must say that the soil up there is very kind to them older cents. My Indians cleaned up really well (much better than when I find them down here). Once again it was a real pleasure to MD with you and I look forward to our next outing. Best wishes and HH, Dave.

Full Metal Digger
06-22-2014, 07:04 PM
Great job Tony. It sounds like you had another great weekend of hunting. That 1844 Canadian Half Penny is really cool.
Congrats on all your finds.
Did you guys get slammed with any storms yesterday? It got messy up here.

We were not afraid of them storms! We very bravely got into the car and drove back home when the squall line hit us!

coinnut
06-22-2014, 07:51 PM
Boy that Mercury is gorgeous. :loveit: Some really good finds there Tony. We do get them Canadian tokens every once in a while. They are a nice change from toasted coppers :lol:

Isaac
06-22-2014, 07:55 PM
Excellent finds guys! That Bank Token is the most interesting of the bunch IMO! Sounds like you had a fun weekend! :thumbsup02:

Tony Two-Cent
06-22-2014, 08:11 PM
Here are some better shots of the Merc:
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POKIE73
06-22-2014, 08:19 PM
nice finds its always better when you hunt with freinds glad you guys had a great day

milco
06-22-2014, 08:30 PM
Wow! Great finds Tony! That Canada half penny is a super find!

Lodge Scent
06-22-2014, 08:38 PM
Great haul there Tony ! I would love to find a half penny token !

del
06-22-2014, 09:29 PM
great haul of goodies Tony , nice Bank of Montreal Canada half penny token ( believe I have an 1844 myself) , sweet merc and barbers.:notworthy:

Ill Digger
06-22-2014, 10:45 PM
As usual Tony you hit it out of the park! :clapping:
You always got a nice big pile of keepers,and this one is no exception.:shame:
The Canadian Half Penny Bank token is a awesome find!
Congrats!! :grin:

Cheap Thrills
06-22-2014, 11:37 PM
Great hunt guys . You sure have some great spots and a lot of them it seems .

giant056
06-23-2014, 04:32 AM
Awesome bunch of finds you got there Tony :thumbsup02:

aloldstuff
06-24-2014, 05:32 AM
WTG on that merc, absolutely beautiful. Your bank token is great and I would love to see one in a hole that I dig.

Nice collections of keepers and looking forward to your next hunt.

wisconsin digger
06-24-2014, 04:15 PM
All great finds but that Canadian Bank Token is the nicest. I never saw one before your posting. Great coin(s). Wisconsin Digger

Skamaniac
06-24-2014, 04:42 PM
I somehow missed this post originally. Some great finds, especially the half penny token.

Bell-Two
06-24-2014, 07:47 PM
Nice stuff guys, I hope to hunt with you guys again sometime again ..road trip!

Timewarpdigger
06-25-2014, 12:29 PM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe the finds you get. Unbelievable. Congrats :notworthy: