a lot of silver for 2 hours, andwhat is this silver pin

[crabstang44]

10 silver coins, 41 wheats, 1 Buffalo, 2 minnie balls, and what is this silver pin?

 

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[BLK HOLE]

Wow that is a bunch os silver! I’m curious also on what type of site you were hunting.

 

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[against the wind]

My best single wheat day was 38 Wheat Pennies, but that was an all day hunt.
You had to have hit quite a few coin spills to get that many coins in 2 hours. Congratulations on an incredible hunt.

 

[CoinFetcher]

Nice!

I too recently dug a similar paratrooper pin. They are so neat!

1 silvers, holy smokes! Nice spot!

 

[JeffInMass]

What an incredible hunt!! Since I plan to move to NC when I retire in about 5 years, and since I typically hunt 4 hours at the minimum, does that mean I can expect 20 silvers and 82 wheats a hunt, plus a few nickels and so on?? Seriously, Congrats on all that silver!

-- Jeff --

 

[niffler]

Paratrooper badge, my grandfather wore his in WW2.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

That must have been a super fun hunt. Congrats on the silvers!

 

[Ron P]

I checked my wings which I earned in 1982 they look exactly like yours. Then I but found this article on the web: Jump wings - Paratrooper.be

The basic design has not changes since the conception and you can still purchase the sterling set commercially.

From the corrosion on the back where the pin/clasp pins mounts went, I suspect they had the single pin version. Which may place them 1940's to 1950 for the official issued wings. But commercial versions were still available with the pin until the Vietnam error. After '50, the official wings were manufactured with the pin clasps.
Still a nice find

 

[Brendan75]

Hi wow, nice hunt and finds. Congrats on the nice silver coins and paratrooper pin

 

[crabstang44]

Wow that is a bunch os silver! I’m curious also on what type of site you were hunting.

its a1940s house near a civil war fort, i always find 3 ringers around here, i think i found the old driveway on the side of the house cause it was all there in that one spot, in one hole there were 12 wheats stacked

 

[rainorshine]

Love the pin but I can't help but notice the burried Franklin half. Great hunt! Congrats!

 

[Thaddeus]

Nice silver day......the paratrooper pin is sweet