Another Saturday Hunt with Pretty Good Results

[Digger Don]

I was heading out for a hunt Saturday morning. When I got out to my car I was surprised to see it covered in snow.
Ok, I guess I'm heading south. About a half hour into the drive, I got a call from DaddyDigger asking if I was going out to detect. He said he was heading north from his home so we decided to meet half way.

My first find of the day was in a curb strip. It was an "Illinois Institution Deaf and Dumb" Button. I have since found out that that button was produced between 1850 & 1865. Very Cool! The institution appearently changed with the times and dropped the "Dumb" in 1903.

At the first house we hit, I dug a 1904 Indian and a 1943 merc. I also dug a Sterling hair pin ( I think ).The second house produced 3 more indians, an 1883, 1892 and an 1899. I also dug a 1912 Barber dime there. We hit a few more house with very little to show for it. At the last house of the day, I dug a 1917 Buff and some kind of buckle with a patent date of 1875.

Sunday, I went out for a few hours and dug an old token or medal and a 1964 rosie.

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Very cool finds, I like that hair clip! Great looking coins and tokens, congrats!

 

[del]

Very nice finds Don (sigh... I never get tired of seeing those Midwest Indians :daydream , I like the sterling pin , if I had to guess id say either a tie pin or a bar brooch pin maybe 1910 to 1930 era from its looks .congrats

Dan

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Very nice finds Don (sigh... I never get tired of seeing those Midwest Indians :daydream

Indiana coming out nice as those is pretty hit or miss in my neck of the woods. I'm sure the sentiment is returned concerning the big coppers you get. :notworthy:

 

[MangoAve]

Grats on the finds, Don. Seems like other than the thread for the buckle, you got enough research on the other items. I like the hair clip. I am a little surprised at the information about the institution... I thought society still referred to said people as 'dumb' up until the 40's or even later. They got politically correct earlier than society.

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Hey Don, Great bunch of finds and glad we got to meet up. That was crazy about the snow on your car! I can see your back mark and it is SCOVILL MF'G CO WATURBURY which puts it's date of manufacture 1850-1865. No telling how many thousands of them they bought though or when they actually went on a uniform. Awesome digs! HH, Dave. 18 more days! :cheering:

 

[Noah]

Sorry we didn't find more Sunday buddy, but the stove token is very cool. Think your luck will flip in Connecticut! And your Saturday hunt was awesome!

 

[Noah]

Took your advice to Don, and used CLR on a civil war button I dug last year and all the gold shows up now! So thanks to you.

 

[Donnie B]

Nice Hunt! That Illinois button is cool and the 1964 Rosie looks like it has a doubled "4." Does it?

 

[Digger Don]

Nice Hunt! That Illinois button is cool and the 1964 Rosie looks like it has a doubled "4." Does it?

No, its just the photo!

 

[Ken C]

WOWZA, those Indian heads are in amazing shape! Congrats on a great hunt.

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Great bunch of finds, Don! Those Indian Heads look really sharp! Ever since I moved to southeast Illinois my Indian Heads don't look as nice.

I really like that buckle too, I've never seen one like it. Pretty cool that it has the patent date on it.

Very nice sterling silver hair barrette too! :yes:

:congrats:

 

[wisconsin digger]

Saw the video first, great video as always. You know Wisconsin, don't like the weather just wait a day. Wow what a weird early season. Great bunch of finds Don. Wd