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  1. Digger Don

    My first hunt of 2019

    Noah and I revisited a town that we hunted a couple of years ago. Wow, talk about a rough day! Nobody seemed to be home Saturday. We hunted all day and did manage to get onto a few properties, but the pickens were slow. I managed to dig 2 silver dimes at one house and then a silver ring later in...
  2. Digger Don

    A Couple of Holiday Hunts

    Noah and i went out for a few hours on the 26th. We did one house and I dug a 1925 merc and two Indians. 1889 & 1902. Saturday, we went out with Hiluxyota ( Tom ). We went out looking for farm house but only managed to get into two. Noah & tom managed a couple of keepers. All I dug were a few...
  3. Digger Don

    My Last Couple of Hunts!

    I went out with Tony and Noah last Saturday. My day wasn't nearly as productive as theirs, but I did manage a 1945 merc and a silver ring stamped 925. This past Saturday Noah and I hit another town and I did much better! The first house I dug a German 5 marc coin ring. During the course of the...
  4. Digger Don

    I Dug a Very Cool Coin Ring Today

    I was out digging with Noah and my first hole in the first yard i dug a cool silver coin ring. I looked it up and was able to tell it was a German Von Hindenburg commemorative coin. When I got home and got it cleaned up better, I was able to positively ID it as 1935 5 mark German coin. If you...
  5. Digger Don

    A Few Coins, A few Relics = A great Day!!

    We almost didn't go out this morning, it was 20 degrees when Noah got to my house this morning. But we figured what the heck. Why not? I'm glad we did!! here are my goodies for the day!
  6. Digger Don

    I Dug My Oldest Silver Yesterday. From a Bean Field!!

    I went out yesterday with Noah & Hiluxyota to hit a bean field. I did some research last year and found a site that was the county fair grounds from 1850 - 1880. We only had a chance to hit once this spring before the field was planted. ( it took a while to find the owner) On that hunt I pulled...
  7. Digger Don

    Another Trip to Wisconsin! Farm House Door Knocking

    We went up to Wisconsin to hit a few farm houses. I think my coolest find was a 1904 Worlds Fair token that was 10 inches down at an 1861 school house!
  8. Digger Don

    A windy Saturday hunt with Tim and Tony!!

    Tim & I met up with Tony Two-Cent this morning for a little door knocking. Besides dodging falling tree branches, we all had pretty good days . No 1 house stood out, but the finds were steady all day. I dug 5 silvers today. The war nickel is a 45-D.
  9. Digger Don

    Sterling Silver Markmans Medal

    Very cool finds. I thought at first that the two eyelets may have been for a ribbon, but they are for the weapon used
  10. Digger Don

    Another Trip to Wisconsin! Got Me Some Indians!!

    Noah and I took another drive up to Wisconsin Saturday. We went back to the town that we hit with Chris a couple of weeks ago. This time we hit a few of the smaller yards in town. The finds were fairly steady all day. At the end of the day, we revisited an 1864 house that we hunted a couple of...
  11. Digger Don

    We Took a One Day Road Trip to Ohio / Great Day!!!!

    So early Saturday morning, Noah, Alec and I headed of for a little Ohio door knocking. Our first house was an 1834 house with a pretty large lawn. We were told that it had been hunted a few times before, but go ahead if we want. It's an 1835 house, Of course we Want!!. Lol. My very first good...
  12. Digger Don

    Wisconsin Hunt with Digger_O'Dell & Noah

    This is what it once looked like!
  13. Digger Don

    Wisconsin Hunt with Digger_O'Dell & Noah

    Noah and I met up with Digger_O'dell Saturday to do a little door knocking up over the boarder in Wi. We hit several houses, all ranging from 1850 to 1890. The finds were pretty steady all day. My favorite find of the day was a very worn 1838 Bank of Montreal "UN SOUS" bank token! I also dug 9...
  14. Digger Don

    Very Cool Token - Time for Some Research!!

    I dug this token this past weekend in Iowa. I've done a little research and so far I found out that Bernhard M. Jacobsen was born in 1862 and died in 1936 ( one year after his golden anniversary). He was a congressman from Iowa during the depression. I also found an article referring to his...
  15. Digger Don

    Finally Some COOL Weather and Look What Happened!!!!

    Saturday morning, Tom (Hiluxyota) & Tim (Noah) and I took a rod trip to do some door knocking in a town we've never been to before. As soon as we got there we were excited at all the OLD houses we saw. We hit homes from the 1860s to the 1890s. (old for this area). We all did well, but I...
  16. Digger Don

    A Saturday Hunt with Tony Two-Cent

    I met up with Tony this past Saturday to do a little door knocking. I was a bit off my game, besides a few wheaties, All I dug was one Indian and a kids reporter badge. I still had a great time!! On the way home I came across a town that looked promising so I stopped at one house and got a yes...
  17. Digger Don

    A few Hunts From earlier this month

    Here Are a Few photos from a few hunts earlier this month
  18. Digger Don

    Found a Cool Dog Tax Tag

    I went out this past weekend. I didn't find a lot, but I did dig a cool 1926 Dog tax tag. I love that the tag itself is in the shape of 26.
  19. Digger Don

    My last couple of hunts

    Here are my finds from the past two Saturdays
  20. Digger Don

    I Must be Nuts, It was HOT out There!!

    A couple of days ago I met up with Jeff Ford " PlugMaster Ford & Missouri Mike from you tube for a little door Knocking. Man, was it HOT. We only hunted shady yards, but man was it Hot. I spent a good portion of the day by the truck drinking Gatorade! I did manage a few silvers, an Indian, a...

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