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    2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    Had 2 hours to kill this afternoon.the 85 year old gentleman that lives 2 houses up said i could hunt his yard. there is barely any yard.he did alot of earth moving back in the 1950's and has a tiered back yard now.not too many targets in the diggable areas.
    my first target was this stamped copper disc that i thought was a large copper coin.(still not convinced that it wasn't at some point)
    a pretty cool hoover token (thought it was the vacum cleaner at first) rofl.
    then it hit me herbert hoover! it's a campaign token from 1928
    [url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/271392/72261/Herbert-Hoover-campaign-token-1928]http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/271392/72261/Herbert-Hoover-campaign-token-192/url]
    a busted piece of colonial shoe buckle,2 neat little buttons.one the shank is rotted away and may be civil war marine button. a old personalized unengraved dog tag(i have 2 of these the same now) some brass odds n ends. a small chinese cash coin and a small lead minnie ball.
    he said come back anytime but,like i said not much yard area.
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

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    2012- 92 coppers/large cents 1-GW button
    2013- 57 1/4 coppers 6- GW Buttons
    2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    You got a couple of keepers there. Some good buttons, a nice token and a wanna be copper lol It's probably not one though. If it's the size of a large cent, you should see some area that would let you say it's a coin. Judging from the ok condition that the other targets came out in, corrosion would not be an issue on the coin. But it's your disc....if you wanna call it a coppa, then call it a coppa lol I'd go back and do it again, what do you have to lose?
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    your copper looks like it may be a transformer ID tag. I have found a few of them but most say transformer XX

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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    Quote Originally Posted by Rusthunter View Post
    your copper looks like it may be a transformer ID tag. I have found a few of them but most say transformer XX
    this may be a blank hard times token.scovill brass made hard times tokens and the factory or mill was across the street so,,,idk
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    2009-32 coppers
    2010-34 coppers 2-GW buttons
    2011- 80 & 3/4 coppers 1-GW button
    2012- 92 coppers/large cents 1-GW button
    2013- 57 1/4 coppers 6- GW Buttons
    2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
    2015- 20 1/4 coppers
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    2017-19 & 1/2 coppers
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    2019-5 coppers
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    PLEASE SIR, LET ME DIG HOLES IN YOUR YARD!

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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    Wow Dave, nice bunch of goodies!! Sometimes wish I lived back your way!
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    Quote Originally Posted by SeabeeRon View Post
    Wow Dave, nice bunch of goodies!! Sometimes wish I lived back your way!
    thanks ron! if ya ever get back out this way look us up! thumbsup01
    2008-14 coppers
    2009-32 coppers
    2010-34 coppers 2-GW buttons
    2011- 80 & 3/4 coppers 1-GW button
    2012- 92 coppers/large cents 1-GW button
    2013- 57 1/4 coppers 6- GW Buttons
    2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
    2015- 20 1/4 coppers
    2016-44 coppers 1-GW button
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    decent few hours Dave , nice navy button and political token
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    Very cool finds. Love the campain token. The grond there seems really fogiving. Ours would have those things eaten up by now. Well done.
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    Re: 2 HOUR HUNT*1840'S HOME A FEW HOUSES UP

    Quote Originally Posted by hoser View Post
    Very cool finds. Love the campain token. The grond there seems really fogiving. Ours would have those things eaten up by now. Well done.
    well the soil in this yard is kinda sandy.otherwise they would be corroded for sure.
    2008-14 coppers
    2009-32 coppers
    2010-34 coppers 2-GW buttons
    2011- 80 & 3/4 coppers 1-GW button
    2012- 92 coppers/large cents 1-GW button
    2013- 57 1/4 coppers 6- GW Buttons
    2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
    2015- 20 1/4 coppers
    2016-44 coppers 1-GW button
    2017-19 & 1/2 coppers
    2018-19 coppers 1-GW
    2019-5 coppers
    click to see my photo album

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