Silver Saturday!

Carolina Tom

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I met Tnetter, Kurtstuben this morning. We went to a spot where we rarely find anything good. It was cold and windy... and we were getting discouraged. Luckily for us, Smittyman called and alerted us to a new spot. Said he found wheaties there, and that we ought to go by and give it a try.

We headed out.

I cheated and stopped on the way. It was a 40 square foot spot that had just been cleared. The hunch paid off with a ‘51 Rosie.

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Smittyman’s permission was at least an acre of grassy front yard, unfortunately not that old, but we were just happy to be invited. Here is a pic of Kurtstuben getting after it.

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I found this aluminum “pretzel” but wasn’t sure what it was. It says: Purity, Body and Flavor on it. I just couldn’t imagine what these three attributes could be referring to, except, girls...

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Turned out to be a 1950s golf ball marker made to advertise Ballantine Beer.

When I saw the back of this cuff button, I was sure it was going to be an eagle button. Turned out to be a Great Seal button. Still a decent find.

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I managed to find a half dozen wheaties.

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There wasn’t much trash so I was digging all of the targets. Three times during the 3 hour hunt, nice high tones rang in and the holes produced silver dimes.

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This target didn’t sound very good, but as soon as I saw it, I knew it was silver.

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Sterling St. Christopher medal. It’s a nice thick one with very little wear. Score.

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Here is a pic of all of today’s keepers. It was a very good day for me. Thanks Smittyman!

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Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.
 

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cambria09

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Hello Carolina Tom. Those are some terrific finds 'ya got there. Still looking for my first St. C medal...that is a real nice one. Congrat's on a very solid hunt.

Thanks for the post and Good Luck out there. C9
 

Ogre1190

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Nice work, Tom! 🙌 That pretzel has the attributes I look for in a beer. 😂
 

civilman1

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Runnin' the 20th century gamut!! Congrats on the silver's :occasion14:
 

A2coins

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Way to go my friend I love that medal thats a great day Its been too freakin cold here in Mi to get out but had to put 2 struts and cv axles on my honda in my garage with a heater that produced as much heat as a bic lighter lol Glad to see your doing so well This weathers gotta break soon. Tommy
 

LI Tom

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Take a ring,add another ring and another ring and then you've got three rings,Ballantine makes a mighty fine glass of beer.That played on local tv stations back in the day.Nice finds.
 

SD51

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Great day in the field Tom, Congrats!
 

Calabash Digger

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Subterranean

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Great haul, Tom, congratulations. Sub 8-)
 

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