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    Day trip Sunday, pounded park, but a few goodies.

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    Got out Sunday to a town about an hour away that has a nice town center park surrounded by mid to late 1800s buildings. I had hoped there would be lots of old coins to be found there, but instead it must have been really pounded.
    To begin, I noticed lots and lots of very shallow zincolns. There were also a couple isolated areas of heavy iron mixed with really bad EMI. Of course those were the only spots that had any deeper signals, though they were difficult at best. At one end of the park I found a lone 12-33 at 7 inches. Lo and behold, it was my first keeper. Mixed in with a lot of iron popped an 1892 IH! I worked that end of the park maybe another 90 minutes without anything else.
    After that, I moved around more and found the second very difficult area at the opposite end of the park. Over here I found my second keeper, a 1900 IH. Over the rest of the day I found 3 old wheats, 1913, 1917, and 1920. I also managed a vary early no cash value token, a sterling earring, and a metal handle pocket knife with Waterville mfg Waterbury on the side that likely dates to the mid to late 1800s. Clad count was $10.66

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    Last edited by Digger_O'Dell; 08-14-2017 at 10:22 PM.
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    Just a side note, did more research on the knife and found that Waterville mtg. went to celluloid handles after 1872, and some aluminum after 1886. So this dates the knife pre 1872. Have not been able to find another example of this one.
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    Pretty good results for a pounded park. Saturday I hit an old standby and found an old wheat and Mercury only an inch down. Totally missed these as they were both strong signals. There is always something we miss. Nice finds Chris. WD
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    Glad you found a few things, the knife is cool!
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    Quote Originally Posted by wisconsin digger View Post
    Pretty good results for a pounded park. Saturday I hit an old standby and found an old wheat and Mercury only an inch down. Totally missed these as they were both strong signals. There is always something we miss. Nice finds Chris. WD
    Thanks! You just never know ehere those coins may be. Dug a lot of deep nickel signals bit every one turned out to be a beaver tail. Have to say though, I sure have to drive a long ways to find a park you haven't hit. Its the only chance I'll find anything!
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    Oldest/best coins: 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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    That's a old knife!
    Congrats!

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    Cool finds! Congrats
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    Great job getting that pocket knife. No matter how pounded a site seems to be something is always left behind.
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