Tony Two-Cent
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Digger Don and I decided at the last minute to get together for a hunt today, so we met at a small town that is about halfway between us. We started at an old park where I got a war nickel and a 1937 Mercury Dime.
Finds were scarce at this park so we moved on to the high school. There I found a 1939-D Washington Quarter within the first 30 seconds, and then... nothing. Alec did get a Rosie there though.
So we decided to do some door knocking. We ended up getting permission at a house that was really old but finds weren't too plentiful. Don did find an Indian Head though which inspired us to keep trying. After about an hour I finally got a decent signal in the back yard, a 12-40 that was about 8" deep. I thought it was going to be a wheat cent. When I saw a larger-sized disc at the bottom of the hole I thought it was a token, but then I saw the shield and knew that it was a Two-Cent Piece! It is an 1864, same as the other one I found back in 2012. It is in really nice shape too! Then about ten feet away I got a nice high-pitched signal that ended up being a sterling silver ring.
From there we went to a different town to a large field behind their high school. At this site I found a 1942-S Washington Quarter and a 1944-D Mercury Dime.
Here are today's finds:
Here is the Two-Cent Piece before cleaning and after. I think it will clean up a little better still:
Here are today's keepers:
I think the original initial had worn off this silver signet ring, and someone crudely engraved a "D" on it in later years.
Nothing too exciting in the "relics" department, although I did find another hub center from a Model T Ford:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:
Finds were scarce at this park so we moved on to the high school. There I found a 1939-D Washington Quarter within the first 30 seconds, and then... nothing. Alec did get a Rosie there though.
So we decided to do some door knocking. We ended up getting permission at a house that was really old but finds weren't too plentiful. Don did find an Indian Head though which inspired us to keep trying. After about an hour I finally got a decent signal in the back yard, a 12-40 that was about 8" deep. I thought it was going to be a wheat cent. When I saw a larger-sized disc at the bottom of the hole I thought it was a token, but then I saw the shield and knew that it was a Two-Cent Piece! It is an 1864, same as the other one I found back in 2012. It is in really nice shape too! Then about ten feet away I got a nice high-pitched signal that ended up being a sterling silver ring.
From there we went to a different town to a large field behind their high school. At this site I found a 1942-S Washington Quarter and a 1944-D Mercury Dime.
Here are today's finds:
Here is the Two-Cent Piece before cleaning and after. I think it will clean up a little better still:
Here are today's keepers:
I think the original initial had worn off this silver signet ring, and someone crudely engraved a "D" on it in later years.
Nothing too exciting in the "relics" department, although I did find another hub center from a Model T Ford:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:
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erfect10:
Beautiful finds. :thumbsup02: