Tony Two-Cent
Administrator
Once again we were enjoying incredible weather here yesterday, so DaddyDigger and I decided to meet at the old park for some pre-Super Bowl metal detecting. It was sunny with very little wind, and the high temperature hit 50, just right for digging in the dirt!
I got there at about 8:00 a.m. and decided to hunt a sloped area near the entrance to the park. Dave showed up about 10 minutes later and opted to start hunting in a different area. Within 30 minutes of starting out I got a first for me, I found a 3 Indian Head spill! I had never even found two together before, so it was a lot of fun for me to find three together in a spill! I also found a Buffalo Nickel that I think might be dated 1913.
After several more sweeps along this sloped area and nothing but a couple of wheaties, I decided to head to a different area of the park, a sloped area behind one of the large pavilions. In this area I found another Indian Head and a 1919-D Mercury Dime. No SDHOS for me today! In this area I also found a very deep old button. I don't know anything about old buttons but Dave thought it might be from the Civil War? This park pre-dates the Civil War, so I guess it's possible.
After I covered this small area I then headed over to a spot near three mysterious enclosures. These are concrete curbs that form three side-by-side rectangles. The middle one is now filled with concrete and is used as a basketball court. The outer two are just filled with dirt and have grass growing in them. Maybe they used to be goldfish ponds or something? Anyway, near this area I found yet another Indian Head (number 5) and a couple more wheaties.
I then decided to head back to the sloped area at the park entrance to see if I missed anything. I ended up finding two more Indian Heads which gave me seven for the day! This was a new personal best for the most Indian Heads in one day, my previous best was four. I also found a sterling silver heart-shaped charm on my second sweep of this area. I have now pulled a total of 15 Indian Heads from this park, and I think Dave has found at least eleven.
By this time it was about 2:30 and time to head home and prepare for the Super Bowl festivities. I wish I had found more silver but I was thrilled with the Indian Heads!
My finds for the day:
The keepers:
The Indian Heads (one of them has a war injury):
I think the Buffalo might be a 1913 Variety II:
The silver pendant is marked Sterling but it is somewhat smooshed:
Here is the button. I can't see any writing on the back. Any opinions on age?
Thanks for looking and happy hunting!
I got there at about 8:00 a.m. and decided to hunt a sloped area near the entrance to the park. Dave showed up about 10 minutes later and opted to start hunting in a different area. Within 30 minutes of starting out I got a first for me, I found a 3 Indian Head spill! I had never even found two together before, so it was a lot of fun for me to find three together in a spill! I also found a Buffalo Nickel that I think might be dated 1913.
After several more sweeps along this sloped area and nothing but a couple of wheaties, I decided to head to a different area of the park, a sloped area behind one of the large pavilions. In this area I found another Indian Head and a 1919-D Mercury Dime. No SDHOS for me today! In this area I also found a very deep old button. I don't know anything about old buttons but Dave thought it might be from the Civil War? This park pre-dates the Civil War, so I guess it's possible.
After I covered this small area I then headed over to a spot near three mysterious enclosures. These are concrete curbs that form three side-by-side rectangles. The middle one is now filled with concrete and is used as a basketball court. The outer two are just filled with dirt and have grass growing in them. Maybe they used to be goldfish ponds or something? Anyway, near this area I found yet another Indian Head (number 5) and a couple more wheaties.
I then decided to head back to the sloped area at the park entrance to see if I missed anything. I ended up finding two more Indian Heads which gave me seven for the day! This was a new personal best for the most Indian Heads in one day, my previous best was four. I also found a sterling silver heart-shaped charm on my second sweep of this area. I have now pulled a total of 15 Indian Heads from this park, and I think Dave has found at least eleven.
By this time it was about 2:30 and time to head home and prepare for the Super Bowl festivities. I wish I had found more silver but I was thrilled with the Indian Heads!
My finds for the day:
The keepers:
The Indian Heads (one of them has a war injury):
I think the Buffalo might be a 1913 Variety II:
The silver pendant is marked Sterling but it is somewhat smooshed:
Here is the button. I can't see any writing on the back. Any opinions on age?
Thanks for looking and happy hunting!
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erfect10: |:cheering:
). Nice merc and sterling charm.
