Hey diggers,
I drove up to see Tony Two-Cent this weekend. Luckily, Tim was able to join us on Sunday. We hunted a school yard at a school that dates to 1919. A local told us there was an older school there before that. He also said he has metal detected that school yard many times since 1975 and he has found hundreds of coins there. Given what Tony, Tim and I found there I wonder how he missed so much! I had a couple nice "firsts" this weekend. I thought I had the oldest silver but then Timmay! blew it out of the water! I did find a 1913 Canadian 5 cents (aka a fish scale). It was 10 inches deep and rang up like a weak indian head cent! It's a real testament to the e-trac that it could pick up that coin 10 inches deep and in a trashy area! I thought it was a half dime at first (I guess technically it is a half dime). I got a 1910's girl scout ring that is marked OB Sterling (Ostby Barton). Looks like they go for about $80 on eBay. I also got a TINY girl's ring with a green stone. It was also 10 inches deep and rang up 10-34.
All the coins and rings I found were in the 8 to 10 inch range. All the shallow targets were long gone.
I also found 37 wheat cents!
A special thanks to Tony for hosting me this weekend and finding all the places for us to MD!
Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.
A WWI Ohio National Guard Collar Brass!
1910's Girl Scout Ring
A Tiny Child's ring
Lots of detail--probably AU
My first Fish Scale! Such a tiny coin.
Size comparison
Award for highest average
And here's what it looks like whole.