Even after 45 + years of digging, I found a FIRST for me!

[creskol]

LoL .. Not much of one, though .. Walking through the woods, I kicked up what I thought was an old Altoids tin. It is pretty well rusted and the top is rusted shut, so I figured it must be an older tin. As it turns out, it is actually a more recent one, but I guess the oak leaves have been unusually hard on it or something. It doesn't weigh much of anything and it doesn't rattle, so there is probably nothing inside. At any rate, this is a first for me ... in all my years of hunting, this is my first Altoid tin! LoL!! Oh well .. you can't win 'em all!

 

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[tennessee digger]

I've never found one either Rob. They must be pretty rare!

 

[ATpro5]

Maybe Its Full Of Cash. Open It Up!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Dang Rob - I thought you had another CW era coin purse .... LOL!

 

[ModernMiner]

45 years!!! And I thought I was old. What were you digging with back in those days Robasaurus?
I've found a lot of cosmetic compacts, but still not a sealed tin. I'm sure that had to have been pretty exciting.
I still have one of those old "Merry Widow" condom tins on my wishlist of finds.
Well done,
Doug

 

[Qball]

I found an altoids tin last week at junkie park. It was full of weed. turned it over to the mayor who was holding court on the grass.

 

[renegade_7]

QBall, was that a pun, "Mayor holding court on grass" ? I never found an altoids tin either.

 

[Millerthebugkiller]

Awesome ! Lol Banner!! Lol

 

[VOL1266-X]

That's cool Rob. HH, Q.

 

[tennessee digger]

I think it's Confederate too.

 

[creskol]

I think it's Confederate too.

I think it may have had very rare Altoidinal Caltrops in it.

 

[carcusrex]

I dont think I would have been able to hold myself back and would have ripped that thing open right at the hole Great self control.

 

[Follows Camp Craig]

Definitely a revolutionary war artifact, "curiously rare"

Merry widow condom tins, the plot thickens.

( Oh, now that just sounds creepy)

 

[nova treasure]

I still have one of those old "Merry Widow" condom tins on my wishlist of finds.
Well done,
Doug

I have found several merry widow tins around here in my yard, but i dont think they held up much as this house has been built onto 4 different times

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I never found one either! That just moved up my bucket list to the top! Oh ya banner for sure!
Great restraint , I also would have pried it open thinking paper $ maybe in side.
Can you tell if it's peppermint, spearmint, or cinnamon ? Makes a real difference in how much you get for one!
You won that one, gave us all a chuckle, thanks!

 

[flatbutton]

Found one of those in "mint" shape under the front seat of my wife's car! As for the 3 merry widows tins, I found a bunch of those when I was kid in a trash pit along with some whisky bottles and old pepsi and coke bottles. I asked my dad what they were and he told me that they were emergency rain coats Dang!