Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

kimsdad

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Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Hi everyone. I've been out a lot, but the pickings seem slim with a little each day. I decided to combine three into one post. I hope this is OK. First, out in the woods, I got the three wheats and two more buffalo nickels. :) The one on the right appears to be a 1918. The one on the left looks like a type one to me, and the date is hard to read, but that makes it a 1913, doesn't it? :icon_scratch:

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Then, Watercolor & I went out to a new spot in the woods. After picking up a 1940 and a 1935 wheat in the woods, I joined him on a path, just as he was digging up a wheatie. I gave the SE a few swings and got a high signal. :) I dug out a nice piece of brass. :( I filled the hole, but before stepping on it I hit it again with the coil & still got the high tone. :) I swiped the coil again and right there on top of the dirt pile was a silver edged disc. A shot of water and a (gorgeous) '43 Merc appeared! My favorite coin! ;D

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Then, thanks to DesPlaines_IL_SilverBob, I got to hunt a 100 year old house that is slated for demo. The back yard was overgrown and a hard hunt, and the side yard had some serious tilling & filling by the previous owner. It didn't help that half the back yard was brick patio. I picked up some cool things at this house, but unfortunately no silver. I did get a clad Kennedy half, a Perfect Circle promotional coin, a lead WWII soldier, a cool match case (never heard of them before T-Net), a big promotional paper clip from a stationery company (more like a clamp) a truck and a few other misc items.

The coolest thing was the little copper dog tag shaped piece. Everything was real muddy in light rain & I thought it was just a small copper strap. I took it home and washed it and found the Lord's Prayer on one side. Glad I kept it. :wink:

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Prayer.jpg

Thanks for checking out my stuff!!
Neil
 

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N.J.THer

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Neil,
Congrats on your finds. I always enjoy finding Buffalos.
NJ
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Nice variety KD.....Lot's of wheatie's,silver and some pretty nice relic's.Can't believe they were making lead toy's back then :icon_scratch: Great dig's :thumbsup:
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Holy smokes KD. :o
Some very cool digs there. Congrats on the Merc. Love that soldier. :thumbsup:
-MM-
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Great finds!! One of the first items I found 12 yrs ago was a soldier like yours!
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Congrats on the coins and the other stuff is cool !!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

burglarifyoulike

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

what neat finds!! quite a variety-certainly the opposite of boring. thanks for reminding us to recheck the hole!
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Very very nice job on all of the old items! Love all of the coins especially the wheaties, silver, and token! :thumbsup:
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

A lot of good finds, Neil!! :thumbsup:

Keep hitting those same areas. There's bound to be more hiding!

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Awesome job bud, lots of great finds!!! Yes, it looks like a type 1 to me, congrats!!! :thumbsup: Hey, if you wouldn't mind, I would love to tag along with you guys on one of your woods hunts. :icon_pirat:
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Those are some cool finds. Love that old check oil token thingy and that toy soldier. Nice sweet merc too. :icon_sunny:
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Neil, those Buffalos sure look a lot better than when you pulled those out of the ground the other day :D

Your house hunt really yielded some nice things. . . I really like that soldier and match-safe :thumbsup:

Are you all set for this morning? Suppose to get up in the mid 40's :icon_pirat:

watercolor
 

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What a fantastic hunt you had!
You got it all on that hunt....... :thumbsup:

Denver
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

N.J.THer said:
Neil,
Congrats on your finds. I always enjoy finding Buffalos.
Thanks, NJ!

civilman1 said:
Nice variety KD.....Lot's of wheatie's,silver and some pretty nice relic's.Can't believe they were making lead toy's back then :icon_scratch: Great dig's :thumbsup:
Yeah, me either - and lead toys in the Cracker Jack. Maybe that's why I'm losing my memory. :tongue3: Thanks for the nice comments, Civilman!

ModernMiner said:
Holy smokes KD. :o
Some very cool digs there. Congrats on the Merc. Love that soldier. :thumbsup:
Thanks, Doug!!

Jerry1NJ said:
Great finds!! One of the first items I found 12 yrs ago was a soldier like yours!
Thanks, Jerry! Man, they sing out big and loud, don't they? That's some durable paint they use on those things!

t-bucket said:
Congrats on the coins and the other stuff is cool !!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks T-Bucket! I wish I was pulling old coins like you and Camb1, but I can't complain at all about these finds!

burglarifyoulike said:
what neat finds!! quite a variety-certainly the opposite of boring. thanks for reminding us to recheck the hole!
Thank you, Burglarifyoulike! I started doing this for old coins, but I'm really starting to appreciate the old everyday items I find.

Detectingfreak said:
Very very nice job on all of the old items! Love all of the coins especially the wheaties, silver, and token! :thumbsup:
Thanks DF! I agree with you - silver! I want more silver!!! ;D

Captn_SE said:
A lot of good finds, Neil!! :thumbsup:
Keep hitting those same areas. There's bound to be more hiding!
Thanks, Dan! I'm on it! - At least until the ground freezes... >:(

TreasureFiend said:
Awesome job bud, lots of great finds!!! Yes, it looks like a type 1 to me, congrats!!! :thumbsup: Hey, if you wouldn't mind, I would love to tag along with you guys on one of your woods hunts. :icon_pirat:
Thanks Fiend! You're welcome to join us anytime. I'll PM ya!

crazyjarhead said:
Those are some cool finds. Love that old check oil token thingy and that toy soldier. Nice sweet merc too. :icon_sunny:
Thanks, Ron! Keep hitting those warm areas all winter - I'll be counting on your posts to help get me through the winter! :wink:
 

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nice finds congrats
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Nicely done Neil!
Love mercs anytime!

Buffs are cool. A type 1 is very very cool!

Many cool finds in this post. Old toys are a blast to find.

Good Luck!

Mark
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

Thanks Neil for the props but no need.
Congrats buddy on those good keepers.
How many more coin holders to fill ? Should be nearing 500 left by now. :D
Up for thur.
 

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Now those are some cool finds buddy. That is a nice assortment of GREAT stuff. I found a smashed wheatie early in the year that had been run through a machine and had the Lord's prayer on it. I think it's my favorite find this year. :thumbsup:
 

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Re: Last three hunts - Wheats, Buffs, One Silver, & Old Items

watercolor said:
Neil, those Buffalos sure look a lot better than when you pulled those out of the ground the other day :D
Your house hunt really yielded some nice things. . . I really like that soldier and match-safe :thumbsup:
Thanks, Mark!

Denver Nuggets said:
What a fantastic hunt you had!
You got it all on that hunt....... :thumbsup:
Thanks, Denver!

RONC(OR) said:
nice finds congrats
I appreciate it, Ron!

mpostma said:
Nicely done Neil!
Love mercs anytime!
Buffs are cool. A type 1 is very very cool!
Many cool finds in this post. Old toys are a blast to find.
Good Luck!
Thanks, Mark! It sure would be nice if nickels came out of the ground without pitting like silver does. Mercs are my favorite coin to find.

allen said:
those are all some really cool finds...
Thanks, Allen!

Nick Pappagiorgio said:
kimsdad ...
That is ONE STELLAR Assortment ... :thumbsup:
The Coinage is WAY COOL ... The Relics are Righteous ...
Bravissimo ~ Nick
Thank you, Sir Nick!

DesPlaines_IL_SilverBob said:
Thanks Neil for the props but no need.
Congrats buddy on those good keepers.
How many more coin holders to fill ? Should be nearing 500 left by now. :D
Up for thur.
Thanks, Bob! Let's see... I started with 700 coin holders..... I think I still have about 680 left! Arghhhh....
Thursday is good if it's not raining - MEOW!

silverfreak said:
Now those are some cool finds buddy. That is a nice assortment of GREAT stuff. I found a smashed wheatie early in the year that had been run through a machine and had the Lord's prayer on it. I think it's my favorite find this year. :thumbsup:
Thanks, Bryce!
 

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