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    A little bit of everything.

    I have been spending the last few weeks or so hitting beaches in the hopes of finding gold. It has not happened but I have dug alot of junk jewelry and some silver...
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    I did hit an old park on Labor Day and found the pipe bowl. I hit it with the shovel and busted it in half but it glued up really nice. I also found a pipe stem. The cannon I think might be a cracker jack toy? The watch winder is a first for me.
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    And my old coins...

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    Any idea what this is? I see a date of 1879 and 1929 as if it is a 50 year memorial for something.

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    Thanks for looking!
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
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    Great finds!

    The token is a "Light's Golden Jubilee" and features Thomas Edison. I found several examples with a Google search.
    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Great hunts with some nice coins and quite a variety of stuff . Great pictures also. I believe the cannon is an monopoly piece . I could be wrong .



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    The pipe bowl looks like it might have a thistle flower on it? I think that was a symbol among the Scottish.

    p.s. I did a search for Cracker Jack cannon and found several examples exactly like yours.
    Last edited by Tony Two-Cent; 09-23-2021 at 11:21 AM.
    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Thanks for the ID's guys! I just hadn't bothered yet to research anything.
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
    Favorite finds I have made:
    1,000+ silver coins
    92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
    Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
    125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
    My wife
    (probably should have started with that one)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent View Post
    The pipe bowl looks like it might have a thistle flower on it? I think that was a symbol among the Scottish.

    p.s. I did a search for Cracker Jack cannon and found several examples exactly like yours.

    Good job on the id Tony , it didn't dawn on me to check " Cracker Jack" even after Bucknut mentioned it . It was about the only place I didn't check .

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    You have done a lot better then my attempts at beach/water hunting. All clad for me so far but I have a lot to learn, especially on recoveries. Great variety of finds. Congrats WD
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    Nice job Bucknut. All I find in Milwaukee is clad and old aluminum fencing or lead or something that is annoying as heck and falls through the scoop.
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    Great finds! What a coincidence to find the pipe. I only get these through the metal lid that is still on the pipe. Or were you digging in a trash pit? Check to see if the pipe has a mark at the base. You can date it pretty well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Menzl View Post
    Great finds! What a coincidence to find the pipe. I only get these through the metal lid that is still on the pipe. Or were you digging in a trash pit? Check to see if the pipe has a mark at the base. You can date it pretty well.
    There is no mark on the bottom of the pipe bowl but there is a small chip off of it so maybe there once was a mark. I found it at a park that dates back to the 1840's and I just happened to find it while digging a target with the detector. The area has lumber and fur trade history that dates back to the late 1700's so perhaps it goes back all the way to the 1700's?
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
    Favorite finds I have made:
    1,000+ silver coins
    92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
    Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
    125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
    My wife
    (probably should have started with that one)

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    Some nice finds there Bucknut. Quite the variety. Love that Edison token. I've never found a full bowl just lots of fragments.
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    What a coincidence! In any case, very exciting. Could it be that the object you dug up with the pipe belongs to the pipe lid?

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    Some great finds there! That cannon is a 1930 Crackerjack Tootsie Toy Field Cannon. Here's an example for sale on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/293039855543
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