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What a wonderful piece of history! Were you able to determine the manufacturer or approximate age? I imagine it originally looked similar to this one:

Some of the Illinois Boys got together for a hunt this past Saturday. It was great detecting with Full Metal Digger again after a four-year absence. He hasn't lot his touch. I'm sure it was a lot different for him finding stuff from the 20th century though. Digger Don and Noah drove down and...

Terrific finds and wonderful photos! I would be more worried about running into the knights who say ni! :lol: The Druidic fortune telling spindle is spectacular! Wow, what an incredible piece of history! I am curious about how it was used. I assume the coins are Roman? :congrats:

... Silver Thimble! A sterling silver thimble has eluded me for 40+ years of metal detecting. I finally found one this past Saturday while hunting with Digger Don and Noah. It was in the yard of a house the owner told us was built in 1851. It is in really nice shape too. I am happy...

Entrants, numbered in the order that they responded: 1. OxShoeDrew 2. Bucknut 3. Digger Don 4. Full Metal Digger 5. Fire Fighter 43 6. Cheap Thrills 7. SeabeeRon And the winners as chosen by a random number generator: First Place: Digger Don Second Place: SeabeeRon Third...

We're still here! :groovy: This forum turns twelve years old today! It was founded on October 21, 2009 by angellionel and Epi-hunter. The staff of American Detectorist wishes to thank all of you who contribute to the forum. We couldn't survive without you! To celebrate we are giving away a...

The road has not changed, however the strip used to be lined with trees. Here's an aerial photo from 1938:

It is a love/hate relationship! :lol: I just wish the silver coins came out of the ground in better shape at such sites. Still, it's fun finding Barber Quarters. I was able to determine that the brass object is the end from a 1930s Ray-O-Vac flashlight.

I went back to the site where I found the 1902 Barber Quarter a couple of weeks ago. This is a strange site, I've found three silver quarters there now but only one silver dime. I'm not complaining!

Beautiful Barber Quarter! :loveit: And it's from the 1800s too. That's awesome! I wonder if the little car is an old Cracker Jack prize? :thinkingabout:

I drove to a small town with my dad on Saturday, and after we had a nice lunch together we drove around looking for a place to detect. We tried the city park but decided that it must not be a very old park. A conversation with a local resident confirmed this later. I finally decided to try a...

I'm resurrecting this old thread in remembrance of my mom who passed away last week at the age of 81. I inherited my love of history from her. The fond memories have helped me through this tough time.

From the 2013 American Detectorist calendar. I took this photo of an old home site in western Illinois.

I found this token on July 5 in the back yard of a house here in Robinson. I posted a picture of it on a Facebook Group about the local history of Robinson, Illinois. A few days ago my wife received a phone call from Susan Hays. Apparently a friend had told her about my Facebook post. She...

I got out yesterday for a short hunt at a permission here in Robinson. It is a circa 1900 house on a corner lot. It didn't take long for me to realize it had been detected before. There were no coins at all in the front or side yards. The back yard was fairly large and extended to an alley...

A couple of weekends ago I took all of my common date silver coins to a place in Vincennes, Indiana and sold them. This was a big decision for me as I had never sold any of my finds in my 45+ years of detecting. However, I decided it was silly to hang on to this stuff, especially since the...

It reminds me of the Greek alphabet. Is it supposed to say Beta Gamma Beta? Except they have used Greek letters to spell it out?

Just a heads up that effective June 1 YouTube is now going to start putting ads in your videos whether you want them to or not. I received an email from them today outlining their updated terms of service and this was one of the items: YouTube’s right to monetize: YouTube has the right to...

I got out with Digger Don and Digger Al yesterday for some door knocking in a town we'd never been to before. It was tough going, this town had been hit pretty hard by door knockers previously. Almost every person told us their yard had been detected before. Nevertheless I ended up with a few...

The Roosevelt and Fairbanks piece is awesome, Tim! I found several similar examples online, they all call it a watch fob. Too bad you couldn't detect that yard thoroughly. It happens.