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  1. #1
    us
    Jul 2003
    Elgin
    Fishers 1235X-8" CZ-20/21-8" F-70-11"DD GC1023
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    Musical locket

    Thought I had another pocket watch, but opened it up and found it was an old musical locket.

    Sadly the music had long since stopped but the thing looks pretty nice all the same. The cover on one side is missing as are the internal components. Looks like a mfr date stamp on both the interior wall and the cover as they are identical, 80675 perhaps June 8 1875 as that is one format for such date stamps. Check out the ghostly image on the cover!

    The sidewalk cut is one example of scrape too deep. Only found a couple wheaties (scrape drops) laying on top of the cut. Sure wish they had left an inch or two of off the cut and just removed the shallow trash layers.
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  2. #2
    p2c
    p2c is offline

    Apr 2009
    Matteson, IL
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    Re: Musical locket

    Awesome find Tim. Are you saying that music locket came from the scrape that was too deep for coins? Or did that come from elsewhere?

  3. #3
    us
    Dec 2009
    northern il.
    garrett at pro minelab e-trac
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    Re: Musical locket

    nice find tim, you still hitting the sidewalks?

  4. #4

    Apr 2006
    DES PLAINES IL
    "Your going Metal Detecting AGAIN !!!!!!!
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    Re: Musical locket

    That is an awesome find

    GOTTA LOVE THIS HOBBY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Happy Hunting from Des Plaines IL ( D P Bob )

  5. #5
    us
    Jul 2003
    Elgin
    Fishers 1235X-8" CZ-20/21-8" F-70-11"DD GC1023
    6,459
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    Re: Musical locket

    Quote Originally Posted by p2c
    Awesome find Tim. Are you saying that music locket came from the scrape that was too deep for coins? Or did that come from elsewhere?
    Yep, that scrape was too deep for anything other than what dropped on it's surface as it was being cleared. The locket came from elsewheres today, the edge of a flower bed and it was about 6" deep with bezels, backplanes, faces and frames from several pocket watches as well.

    Quote Originally Posted by marinedad
    nice find tim, you still hitting the sidewalks?
    Sure am Mark, though the sidewalks are done, the parkways are still wide open. But the pickins are very slim as the landscapers have only roto tilled them and that just made them fluff up enormously so the deepies are now real deep under a fluff of shallower dirt and trash! Gotta let them settle and hope they popped a few goodies here and there.

    Quote Originally Posted by D P Bob
    That is an awesome find
    Yeah but I might be tempted to trade for that rescue of unwanted funds from the casino, Bob!

  6. #6
    us
    Let's go diggin!!!

    Dec 2009
    G P, Illinois
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    Re: Musical locket

    Cool find Tim and its in great shape if its from 1875.

  7. #7
    MR Senior L4S

    Re: Musical locket

    Nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. #8
    us
    May 2011
    Chicago,IL
    Garrett AT Pro/ Minelab E-Trac/ Garrett Pro-Pointer/ Sun Ray Gold headphones
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    Re: Musical locket

    That is a super find!!

 

 

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