Captain Midnight decoder

[birdman]

I have not been able to get any good long hunts lately but just an hour here and there. I was on vacation for three weeks seeing family and I only got to hunt about an hour in Kentucky and an hour in North Caralina but nothing amazing on those hunts.I did find a pistil ball and a 1953 rabies tag in NC but that was about it. I have hunted a bit in since getting back and today I found a couple of cool things. After digging a half bag of pull tabs I found what I thought was a police badge but after getting it out of the ground I saw that it had a dial on it and it says "Captain Midnight Secret Squadron" .The first thing I thought of was the little orphan secret decoder pin on the movie a Christmas Story. I was pretty stoked and about ten feet away I dug a 1964 half penny and then a 1937 one penny . I guess some kid was playing around with his dads souvenirs from England and lost em in the yard. Good for me.
A couple of days ago I dug a cracker jack mystery club token with Herbert Hoover on it . I am starting to really like collecting this type of stuff. The only silver I have found in the past month or so was a 63 Rosie and I found a buffalo nickle and some wheatys the other day also . Nothing amazing or banner worthy but as long as I can get out and dig I am happy . Thanks for looking and HH.

 

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[Thomas007]

Re: Captain Midnight

Hey Birdman

Nice story and a lot of goodies... Like the Captain Midnight badge especially.

Thanks for sharing with us

HH

sanat

 

[birdman]

Re: Captain Midnight

The decoder badge is pretty cool but I am gonna have to try to get some clearer pics.

 

[Nana40]

GREAT finds, Bird! That decoder is awesome!!

Congrats on all those finds! Nana

 

[Goldiver]

Sweet decoder! I LOVE that kind of stuff from days gone by!

Steve

 

[skalleewag]

those half pennies are way cool..

 

[WilliamBoyd]

Here's another Captain Midnight badge, probably from the 1940's:

This was in a drawer of my father's old stuff.

 

[Prober]

Nice decoder! I remember Captain Midnight, not well, but it seems like it was one of those Saturday morning shows. You stirred an old memory! Thanks.

 

[WilliamBoyd]

I remember the television show from the early 1950's, but supposedly these decoders
are from the early 1940's radio show.

 

[kimsdad]

Set your code pins to A2

8 19 6 2 21 7 10 15 5!!!

And remember to "Drink more Ovaltine"

 

[civilman1]

Nice Variety Bird....That decoder IS pretty cool.Too bad you didn't have enough time to put a good day's hunt in that spot,I'm sure you would have hammered the place.Congrat's to ya and HH!!

 

[birdman]

Thanks for all the great comments.
willieboyd2 ,Those pictures are fantastic. Thanks much .

 

[silverfreak]

Birdman...the decoder is COOL
I bet you could pull some more goodies out of there.