Search results

I found a 1958 calendar and did a search to see when it could be re used. I'm a little late because it's the same as a 2014! If Y'all have any old ones here's a site to find out when it will be good again. http://whencanireusethiscalendar.com/?y=1958

A 1910 Wheat cent in pretty good condition. Oh yeah, I didn't have my calipers when I took the pictures so I put a nickel in for a size comparison. ;)

I was looking through my old finds to see if I had any more rabies tags to give my hunting partner and found these two larger tags. The oval "22" is a cow tag that I found at an old dairy in 2000. The second tag is the one in question. It is lighter than the first one and looks like a strap...

I had an hour to hunt before dark today so I ran down to the construction site that we have been hitting hard to see if anything was left. And, there wasn't much. I managed to pull one wheat penny (1945) and a 1949 rabies tag. My hunting buddie's daughter is graduating from college soon and...

A couple found some coins on their property in California. Here's the story: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/california-couple-finds-10m-buried-treasure-back-yard-212612549--abc-news-topstories.html

I found this Sunday afternoon at a local park that has been in existence since 1912. There is a barely discernible bust on one side that resembles Lincoln and the other side is blank. I wonder if it is just a clad cent that is deteriorating or something else. There is still a rim on it and...

Three of us hit a site last week that has given up several coins from the early 1800s but that wasn't the case this hunt. I was fortunate to find a barely discernible shield nickle at one field. But, the first field we hit gave me my first 18th century coin. I started off by digging a 69...

I know I am not the most handsome man in the world but it's pretty bad when I can scare a snake to death! I was walking around my yard and bent down to pull a weed out of the flower bed. Just as I reached for it I saw this little fellow. When he saw me, he rolled over dead! Or at least that is...

I went back to the construction site that I and a friend or two have been hitting pretty hard for the last couple weeks and found two more Wheat pennies (1918, 1940) and one more Mercury dime (also a 1940). I also found the front to a locket. I will have to go back and see if I can find the...

After 40 years of detecting I can finally cross this one off my list. I found my first Barber dime today. It's a 1908 O mint mark. I also found a 1935 D Buffalo nickel.

I found this tonight along with the 27, 36 and 45 wheats. I am almost sure it is a token but wanted to see what Y'all had to say about it.

I found these today at a construction site and I know they are not old but I am thinking the first half of the 20th century. The dime is a 39 and the wheats range from 1917 to 1946. The token reads For Amusement Only on one side and This Token Has No Cash Or Trade Value on the other side. I...

I have just about made up my mind to donate the badge I found a few years ago but don't know which site to give it to. A brief history of it: It is a fireman's badge from the fire truck Spiggot. The Spiggot was the first fire truck in Methuen, Ma and dates to the early 1840s. As near as I can...

Found a few pieces yesterday and could use some help on them. First is a frame buckle. It is 2.5s and 1.75s wide. There are no markings on it. It is made of brass and is heavy for it's size. What i would like to know is an approximate age. Second is the conical shaped iron piece that has a hole...

I heard about this on our local news earlier this week. When they catch whoever did it I hope they put them under the jail! http://www.wistv.com/story/21982208/grave-robbers-steal-confederate-and-revolutionary-clothing-from-deceased

I went back to the same old site this morning for a few hours and hunted very slow. I didn't find anything great but did manage to pull a button, overall snap and the smallest buckle I have ever found. Also eyeballed a white glass button. The overall snap reads Engineer Make. I will be glad when...

Found these today and am hoping someone here can ID them for me. The first is a lid to something and has script lettering on it that reads either E P Co or P E Co. Someone suggested that it may have come from a machine in the Men's room! lol . Someone else suggested that the second item may be...

Earlier this month I was detecting a pasture site and started down a cow path. My first and only good signal for the day was an 1868 Shield nickle. Today, I went back and hit a different section of the pasture. Again I started down a cow path and my first signal was an 1858 half dime in very...

My buddy and I hit the only site available to us for a few hours today and I managed two decent finds. I also used today to clear a lot of iron targets so that when the field is plowed maybe they won't mask a good target. The bullet were found in one field and the shield nickel came from a...

My wife and I joined another couple for dinner this evening and the conversation turned to our weekend activities. I told them that I went to Andersonville, Ga. with two friends Saturday for a day of metal detecting. Unfortunately, I, nor either of my buds had any luck. The best find was part of...