I've been out of town on business, then out of town for a convention, so I haven't had much time for detecting lately. (Or the forum.) But today I finally got the chance to swing the ol' E-Trac some. It is so hot and dry here that I dare not dig in the parks or school yards, so I went back to the bare dirt site where they recently tore down an old high school.
I didn't have much luck with old coins today. In fact, I wouldn't even bother posting the results of this hunt if it weren't for the old dog tag I found. Like most finds at this site it was only about 1 deep. It is definitely the oldest dog tag I've ever found.
Here are my total finds for the day:
And here is the 1882 dog tag. Pretty neat design on the front. I guess the guy is playing fetch with his dog. And yes, the site where I found it is in Indiana.
Thanks for looking and happy hunting!