A good time was had by all

kimsdad

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I was late to the party on Sat. with 'Batts, Watercolor, and Skates. After three trips back to the car to get things I forgot, :help: in the first ten minutes I found Cracker Jack hill and got my find of the day, a long sought after CJ trolley.

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It came in with a slightly lower conductive number than the other CJ toys I've dug. I changed my settings to open up the discrimination and within five minutes, found a CJ rocking horse. Ten minutes later, I got the piece of toy jewelry - maybe CJ, too?

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After that, it was a a variety of things including two wheats and many bullets and empty shell casings not pictured, a '27 buff that was about an inch deep, a junk cufflink, a flat piece of lead with rusty numbers on it that looks like it was once part of a wire seal, and a round lead ball that looks like it might be a homemade fishing sinker.

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Not an outstanding hunt as far as old coins go what with no silver and all, but that trolley car really made my day. I guess the Cracker Jack toy thing has rubbed off on me from hanging around Mark for so long. :) Now if I could only find a CJ mantle clock....

It was fun hunt with everyone getting something they liked and some firsts occurring, too. :thumbsup:
 

d-dub

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Great hunt, Neil. Cracker Jack toys are the one thing that seem to be missing from my hunts. When I had the F75, they always seemed to find their way into the pouch.
 

Lowbatts

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Looks like the same glacial flow that hit Marks IH hit your buff!
Huh? They're not that old?
 

watercolor

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That trolly STILL has the original paint :o That's amazing :)

(and I bet it's lead-based paint too :P)
 

outlaw007

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congrats on the cracker jacks, there always fun to find!
 

extractor

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The Cracker Jack toys are kool. :headbang: good digs !
 

Dirt fishing Wolf

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Good digs Neil. Sounds like you have a great collection of CJ toys.
Did you leave any in your car?
 

soupie

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Neil lead paint will caus.....oh heck lick it all you want :laughing7:
Seriously man,I like the trolley...
Glad you had fun.

Soup
 

Lookn4Seated

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Uh oh..... Looks like someone's going to be digging some gold in the near future by the looks of those finds. Great job Sir! :notworthy:
 

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