ncsilverspider
Sr. Member
- Jul 24, 2011
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- Whites Prizim III
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Not bad for 15 minutes! 
Hey everyone! Greetings from NC! I am super excited to share a great find with everyone! This my first post on this part of the forum, so I apologize for any mistakes: I am only an amature bottle digger, with a little bit of knowledge, and a whole lot of success! A little bit of history of me and my find:
I have been bottle hunting for two years now. I really got into bottle digging when I discovered an early 1900's bottle dump 5 minutes from my house. I have pulled over 60 bottles out of there and still am! (I can post some pics later if ya'll want) Anyway, I have also found many insulators and other misc.
I live in Rowan County, which is where the famous "southern" soft-drink "Cheerwine" was invented in 1917. Cheerwine is still mainly found North and South Carolina, but is quickly spreading to Georgia, Florida, and other places north. For a bottle digger, an original 1917 Cheerwine straight-side soda bottle with an embossed cherry would be the crown jewel. I beleive the cherry embossed design was only made for 6 months. (I myself have only seen 2: One at a local bottle show, behind a glass case with a $1,000 price tag, and my friend has one that his neighbor gave him, not knowing what it was. It has some scratches and chips, but still appraised for over $300!)
Then they replaced the cherry with an embossed "CW" crossed over each other. They used this design from 1918 - 1923 I believe and still run high prices. I have found 3 of these, all broken. But yesterday, while waiting for my church to start, I walked back into the woods to a small 1940's era bottle dump that I had found a couple months ago. I had found a few milk glass jars, some old sodas, etc. But yesterday, while kicking up a small embankment, I saw the top and an embossed "CW". I obviously got excited, but not hopeful because alot of the bottles around me were broken. But when I pulled it out... you could hear me a mile away!
This dates this dump to the early 20's at least! (The church is over 100 years old.) I also found some milk glass, and some sodas, but this was definetly the prize! Sorry to talk so much... forgive me. Just excited and wanted to share! Hope you enjoy my rambling and find! Take care, HH, and God Bless!
-ncsilverspider
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
-Matthew 6:21
Hey everyone! Greetings from NC! I am super excited to share a great find with everyone! This my first post on this part of the forum, so I apologize for any mistakes: I am only an amature bottle digger, with a little bit of knowledge, and a whole lot of success! A little bit of history of me and my find:
I have been bottle hunting for two years now. I really got into bottle digging when I discovered an early 1900's bottle dump 5 minutes from my house. I have pulled over 60 bottles out of there and still am! (I can post some pics later if ya'll want) Anyway, I have also found many insulators and other misc.
I live in Rowan County, which is where the famous "southern" soft-drink "Cheerwine" was invented in 1917. Cheerwine is still mainly found North and South Carolina, but is quickly spreading to Georgia, Florida, and other places north. For a bottle digger, an original 1917 Cheerwine straight-side soda bottle with an embossed cherry would be the crown jewel. I beleive the cherry embossed design was only made for 6 months. (I myself have only seen 2: One at a local bottle show, behind a glass case with a $1,000 price tag, and my friend has one that his neighbor gave him, not knowing what it was. It has some scratches and chips, but still appraised for over $300!)
Then they replaced the cherry with an embossed "CW" crossed over each other. They used this design from 1918 - 1923 I believe and still run high prices. I have found 3 of these, all broken. But yesterday, while waiting for my church to start, I walked back into the woods to a small 1940's era bottle dump that I had found a couple months ago. I had found a few milk glass jars, some old sodas, etc. But yesterday, while kicking up a small embankment, I saw the top and an embossed "CW". I obviously got excited, but not hopeful because alot of the bottles around me were broken. But when I pulled it out... you could hear me a mile away!
This dates this dump to the early 20's at least! (The church is over 100 years old.) I also found some milk glass, and some sodas, but this was definetly the prize! Sorry to talk so much... forgive me. Just excited and wanted to share! Hope you enjoy my rambling and find! Take care, HH, and God Bless!-ncsilverspider
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
-Matthew 6:21
