Bucknut
07-20-2016, 03:46 PM
Last Saturday I took all 4 of my kids to an old town to give my wife a break. We spent the majority of time at an old park so that the boys could detect and fish and my girls could pick wild black raspberries. We did not catch any fish but we did well dirt fishing! I found the merc and the 1949 Canadian dime and my youngest boy found a 1946 Rosie for the tagteam international trifecta. We picked 6 quarts of black raspberries and my wife spent most of Monday making pies....now she needs another day off!
55089
Sunday evening my youngest boy (11 yrs old) mentioned to me he wished that there was an old house he could detect. I told him that the home 2 doors down from us was on the 1876 map and that if he wanted to I was ok with him walking down to ask permission. We live in the country so its not like the neighbors are literally a 1 minute walk away. Anyways he really wanted to give it a try the next day so I gave him the "sales pitch" to use since we do not know these neighbors. (and who would say no to an 11 yr old kid anyway right?) So Monday afternoon he left me a voice mail on my phone telling how I am going to "hate him" because he found a coin from 1860's and it was made out of nickel and smaller than a half dime. At first I was thinking he found a 3 cent nickel but I thought that there is no way he found one of those! He has to be joking! Well he was....unfortunately. He did well and found 5 wheats, a big New Zealand penny, an old brass ring, play money, and a valve stem cover to a Model T. I am proud of him for going up to that home and ask for permission...never easy for me to do it.
55087
Last evening I hit a spot in an old town I have gone over in the past. Managed a couple of silvers (the merc was crazy shiny right out of the ground), 1936 Buff and a really cool button. Its a Fire Department 2 pc button with an intact shank. The back reads Superior Quality. I would guess early 1900's.
55088
Thanks for looking!
55089
Sunday evening my youngest boy (11 yrs old) mentioned to me he wished that there was an old house he could detect. I told him that the home 2 doors down from us was on the 1876 map and that if he wanted to I was ok with him walking down to ask permission. We live in the country so its not like the neighbors are literally a 1 minute walk away. Anyways he really wanted to give it a try the next day so I gave him the "sales pitch" to use since we do not know these neighbors. (and who would say no to an 11 yr old kid anyway right?) So Monday afternoon he left me a voice mail on my phone telling how I am going to "hate him" because he found a coin from 1860's and it was made out of nickel and smaller than a half dime. At first I was thinking he found a 3 cent nickel but I thought that there is no way he found one of those! He has to be joking! Well he was....unfortunately. He did well and found 5 wheats, a big New Zealand penny, an old brass ring, play money, and a valve stem cover to a Model T. I am proud of him for going up to that home and ask for permission...never easy for me to do it.
55087
Last evening I hit a spot in an old town I have gone over in the past. Managed a couple of silvers (the merc was crazy shiny right out of the ground), 1936 Buff and a really cool button. Its a Fire Department 2 pc button with an intact shank. The back reads Superior Quality. I would guess early 1900's.
55088
Thanks for looking!