Solid silver thimble, Hard Times Large Cent token, shield & V nicks, etc

[Scrappy]

Solid silver thimble, Hard Times Large Cent token, shield & V nicks, etc

I haven't been out in a long time, but I got back from 5 weeks of work and went for a hunt with my Bastaard buddies Bart and Charlie. The Basstards of Bramble reunion was excellent and there were many finds for all.

I found one large copper on the hunt which ended up in a week-long peroxide spa. The find that got me real excited was a beauty silver thimble. It ran up as a 12-44/45 on the CTX. Here's a pic of the top

1837 Hard Times Token that I salvaged from absolutely terrible soil.

Here's an undug example

The thimble, A Simmons "Pricilla", Pat. date 1898


And the rest



The nickels suffers the most. But it's always nice digging the older ones

Stay tuned for more. The season is only starting now up here in NJ and I hope to get out a whole hell of a lot. cheers and good digs

Steve

 

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[Calabash Digger]

great finds and cant wait to see what else you post this season... you guys make it look easy..

 

[Blak bart]

Hey steve what does the text say on that thimble ?? Congrats and good luck !! Looks like you guys are starting to get some goodies !!

 

[scruggs]

Nice variety of stuff, love the silver thimble, congratulations!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Nice digs Steve, glad to see you back in the dirt. Man that CTX loves silver

 

[K1DDO1979]

Super finds. Love the thimble! [emoji2][emoji106]

 

[devldog]

Scrappy, Congrat's on the find of the silver thimble and the Tokens. Well Done.

 

[ironhorse]

that soil is a harsh environment for the finds
nice to see it doesn't hurt the silver too badly...I like the thimble, it's a good find!

 

[RVRoamer73]

Congrats on some very nice finds...excellent hunt..

 

[against the wind]

Wow Scrappy,, haven't seen a post by you in awhile.
Nice to see you posting some cool finds
The Silver Thimble is my favorite.
Congratulations

 

[treblehunter]

Nice stuff buddy, hope to see ya soon!

 

[hbru123]

Awesome finds! Congrats! That hard times token is amazing!!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some very nice finds

 

[Vldetecting]

Really nice finds! That thimble most of been very precious to someone...

 

[Mzjavert]

I agree with everyone, amazing token and thimble.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Excellent hunt Scrappy. That thimble is a really nice find. I’m still looking for my silver one.

I wish you the best of luck sir!

See ya soon buddy.

 

[pepperj]

Cool getting a Hard Times Token even though it has seen better days. But getting a silver thimble is the hunt saver and aren't dug as much as one would think. Hope your able to get a ID of the maker's mark and here's a link that shows the silver thimbles.
https://sites.google.com/site/thimbleidentificatio/home/metal-thimble/metal-thimbles

 

[joeyfresh]

Picked up right where you left off. I see that horseshoe wasn't dislodged during you hiatus.

 

[DownNDirty]

Good stuff Steve

 

[TheGreatNorth]

Nice haul! A silver thimble is still one that eludes me... And that hard times token is pretty unique to see! Thanks for sharing, GL&HH