1939 Worlds Fair brooch, sterling ring, vintage ladies compact

[Johncoho]

Today I had a cardiologist appointment and took my detecting gear along. Everything was O.K. with my appointment so afterward I went to a friends place to visit hoping to detect his yard. The house was built in the late 1800's so it should have been good for coin shooting. Wrong! Very few old coins or clad, but some nice finds regardless. I found a New York World Fair 1939 brooch. The pics are before cleaning and after. It cleaned up really nice. Also found a sterling ring that needs some straightening, but it shouldn't be a problem. I also found an old ladies compact that still had the old powder pad and mirror inside. When I opened it, it still had that powder smell I remembered when my grandmother used one years ago. Also found a dozen clad coins and one 1927 wheat which I didn't post pictures of. It was a beautiful day to be out. Happy hunting and keep on swinging. I have a correction to this post. I left the Worlds Fair brooch with my friend because he wanted to keep it and he emailed the photos to me with the before and after shots as a joke. The after pic was one he found on EBay for sale. The one I found still has the green patina. Sorry for the unintentional deception.

 

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[kcm]

Great finds, especially the World's Fair brooch!

 

[against the wind]

Some really cool finds,,
What did you use to clean the World's Fair Brooch? ?
Congrats on a good day out.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice stuff

 

[diggingthe1]

Cool worlds fair piece. I like the look of the patina. That's probably a picture of a new one unless you are a meticulous cleaner Glad the cardio went OK!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I like that 1939 Worlds Fair Brooch. Nice finds.

 

[Loco-Digger]

The quality of your digs sure do improve when you come back east. Love the brooch.

 

[ajaj]

Love that brooch!

aj

 

[Bruce R]

Love the brooch as well, I used to have an ashtray depicting the same thing.

 

[Johncoho]

That was a trick my friend pulled on me. He kept the brooch and sent pictures of the before and after, but the after was actually a picture of one on EBay.

Some really cool finds,,
What did you use to clean the World's Fair Brooch? ?
Congrats on a good day out.

 

[Johncoho]

They have improved, but silver coins have eluded me.

The quality of your digs sure do improve when you come back east. Love the brooch.

 

[kcm]

That was a trick my friend pulled on me. He kept the brooch and sent pictures of the before and after, but the after was actually a picture of one on EBay.

That's not nice. Ok, you'll have to post a pic of the real one once cleaned. Ok??

 

[sadie1113]

Wow! Cool finds!

 

[Tommy G]

The brooch is definitely cool. Next time, send your friend an Ebay pic and you keep the real one!

 

[joeyo]

Cool brooch!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Love that brooch!