Yangtze Service Medal + Old Nickels

[angellionel]

This afternoon I made my way to a local park for a few hours of detecting. I didn't pick up any silver coins, but I did dig up a couple of old nickels, several old wheat cents, a silver ring, and a neat bronze Yangtze Service Medal. It is slightly larger than a half dollar, and thicker and heavier too.

The Yangtze Service Medals were apparently issued between 1926 and 1932. They are serially numbered, and the one I found is numbered 1095. There is some information on the medals here and here.

These few old coins made for a fun afternoon detecting at the park.

I love finding the silver rings. Gold is better of course, but silver is sweet enough.

And here is the clad I dug up today. The large metal cover gave me a bit of a rush for a second when I first saw it pop out of the ground as it had the appearance of a large copper coin while in the soil. :bangahead02:

HH!

 

[del]

:shocked02: wow that is cool as heck , Angel . thick too , bet that screamed at ya . how deep was it:huh: hey atleast ya didn't get
completely skunked out on the silver . i'd be a happy guy with those finds. congrats.

 

[z118]

That ring is sweet, as is the service medal... and that 03 nickel is killer! But no silver coins? I hardly know what to say! And to think I scored a Merc today! Wow, another 300 days like this and I'll catch up with your silver count! :lol:

 

[coinnut]

You just made it by with that silver ring :lol: You didn't get silver skunked That medal must have read real high and loud!! Do you remember what it came in on? 06-46 or did it pop up to 01-40? Nice hunt, some good old coins, a silver ring and a huge pocket weight :lol:

 

[angellionel]

:shocked02: wow that is cool as heck , Angel . thick too , bet that screamed at ya . how deep was it:huh: hey atleast ya didn't get
completely skunked out on the silver . i'd be a happy guy with those finds. congrats.

The medal was about five inches down, right at the edge of some large trees located near the CT river.

That ring is sweet, as is the service medal... and that 03 nickel is killer! But no silver coins? I hardly know what to say! And to think I scored a Merc today! Wow, another 300 days like this and I'll catch up with your silver count! :lol:

:lol: :lol:

There will be plenty such days, though I would love to find at least one silver coin on each trip.

You just made it by with that silver ring :lol: You didn't get silver skunked That medal must have read real high and loud!! Do you remember what it came in on? 06-46 or did it pop up to 01-40? Nice hunt, some good old coins, a silver ring and a huge pocket weight :lol:

Yes, I did.:lol: The medal was coming in mostly at 8-48. I kept thinking Two halves?...Jackpot!:lol: I'll tell you though, when I first felt the heftiness and then glimpsed that eagle and the words 'United Sates' my pulse quickened. :cheesysmile: :lol:

 

[John M]

That would have made my day.That is one interesting find Angel.

 

[ProPointer]

Now those are some neat finds. Not surprised to see some silver along with it. Nice haul. :thumbsup01: