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  1. #1
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    Jan 2010
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    Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    Hi again everyone!! Well, after a cold and s*itty Sunday, I headed out and about today to check out a tot lot and surrounding small park near where I live this afternoon. I have had my eye on this place ever since discovering it a few months ago. I wasn't really expecting to find much, just some clad for food or gas....boy was I in for a surprise!! Hit the lot, found plenty of clad. Then I decided to start working a small fairly isolated grassy area in the back corner of the park. About 5 minutes in, I get a wheatie at about 4 inches deep. "Cool" I think to myself as I recheck the hole....hmmm....ProPointer is still going off....something still there....a little more checking and presto! another wheatie.....recheck again, and still more!! Hmmm....something silvery....WHOA!!! A worn (but still nice) '44 Washington quarter!!! One more recheck yields a third wheatie. I had just stumbled on my first old time pocket spill, yielding 3 wheaties and a silver Washington!!! About 5 mins. after finding the pocket spill, and only about 3 feet away from it, I dug a beautiful '44 merc at about 4 inches. This isn't my nicest merc, but definitely 2nd best!! I finished the day with 2 more wheaties and some really cool, old relics which include a rectangular metal tag that reads "property of Marshall Field & Co. Chicago ILL return to above firm(?) as soon as possible; a round metal tag that says "Marmon" and has 2 attachment points where it was held on to something; and a round coin-like object w/ heart shaped designs on it (homemade charm? homemade coin?), as well as a small heart charm. Coins for the day: '44 Washington quarter; '44 merc; 5 wheaties ('26, '40S, '47, '51, '56D). Clad totaled $4.37 (7 quarters, 17 dimes, 14 nickels, and 22 cents (all copper)). Thoughts and observations on todays hunt: the two silvers are nos. 14 and 15 for me this year....I'm hoping to break 20 or maybe even 30....the 14 nickels are a new one day record for me....also, dug NO zincolns today (YAY)....first time that's ever happened....does anyone have an idea as to how old the Marshall Field & Co. tag is? Or what the Marmon tag is from/how old it is? And what's the final thing?? I really have no clue on that one....pics below, enjoy!!
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  2. #2
    us
    Let's go diggin!!!

    Dec 2009
    G P, Illinois
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    Re: Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    Glad to see you have a good hunting spot close by Paul. Congrats on a two silver hunt.

  3. #3

    Feb 2007
    Arlington Heights, IL
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    Re: Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    Nice pocket spill Paul! And with silver too

  4. #4
    pl
    Mar 2008
    Deep Silver Seeker 3000
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    Re: Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    See, whoever said you have to drive far to find the goodies. Congrats on finding an older sot near home.
    2012Counts:
    Barber 1/2= ;WLH 1/2= ;FRH= ; SeQ=; SLQ=1 SWQ=5; Barber Q= ; Seated D.= ; Barber Dime=4 ; Merc's=9; Roosies=6; War Nickels=1; Foreign Silver=1
    Silver=27 Gold=4

  5. #5
    us
    Jul 2003
    Elgin
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    Re: Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    Suh-weet!
    http://www.marmonclub.com/index.html
    Check it out, send them a pic, a little brighter though.

    Good digs Paul!

  6. #6
    us
    May 2009
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    Re: Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    congrats on the silver i thought you were giving up detecting!

  7. #7

    Mar 2008
    Chicago IL
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    Re: Silver, wheats, and cool relics, OH MY!!!

    Awesome job bud, congrats on your 1st old pocket spill!!!!!
    Come check out my MD'ing videos:
    http://youtube.com/user/TreasureFiend

 

 

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