First day out mystery!

[Revrob]

First day out at a new permission, turns out some high tone hog had been there before and stole all the silver. Still managed 30 cents, this indian, and some unknown coin? Anyone out there know what it is?

 

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[Gulf Coast Pirate]

First day out at a new permission, turns out some high tone hog had been there before and stole all the silver. Still managed 30 cents, this indian, and some unknown coin? Anyone out there know what it is? View attachment 2077226 View attachment 2077227 View attachment 2077228 View attachment 2077229 View attachment 2077230

It's a campaign token from William Henry Harrison.

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Here's one with a different reverse:

Campaign Token - William Henry Harrison, United States

Detailed information about the coin Campaign Token, William Henry Harrison, United States, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data

en.numista.com

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Found one just like yours:

Maj. Gen W.H Harrison Token/ Medal. Born on Feb. 9, 1773 | #454795462

Maj. Gen W.H Harrison Token/ Medal. Born on Feb. 9, 1773 Great Collector Token. Please look at photo's for details and condition. Shipping usps $1.99 First Class We will combine up 3 auctions at no ex

www.worthpoint.com

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent finds - congrats !

 

[Revrob]

Thanks for the ID. I knew someone on here would know it. Not bad after a long winter, would have rather been the guy that cherrypicked the silver though!

 

[pepperj]

Thanks for the ID. I knew someone on here would know it. Not bad after a long winter, would have rather been the guy that cherrypicked the silver though!

Congrats on the token and the IH.

Though I was just wondering....

How do you know that a guy cherry picked the silver?
Heard it through the grapevine.
He left post-it notes.
You watched him.
Holes everywhere but no silver.
I know the busy-body came up and told you.

I've detected more sites that haven't had than have had. Though it never gets old hearing a high tone, and the #'s are up there also.

 

[Revrob]

Cause there are some well known detectorists around here, I know that detectorists were there some years before, and there were zero high tone. Could just be lack of silver, but looking at the house and property, I would expect it to have at least one high tone, if not many.

 

[pepperj]

Cause there are some well known detectorists around here, I know that detectorists were there some years before, and there were zero high tone. Could just be lack of silver, but looking at the house and property, I would expect it to have at least one high tone, if not many.

Plausible reasons why you stated what you did.
It's really hard to figure out why things are the way they are when digging in the dirt.
Folks miss targets, but the token would of been a dig-able target all day long. Well at least in my book.

I've had multiple cellar holes that never produced a single coin.
Lots of buttons, tack, other relics.
Then I dug into the history a tad more, and the Quaker homesteaders settled the whole area.
I moved on soon enough.
Best of luck on your next hunt, may a silver be in the plug.

 

[ticndig]

Cause there are some well known detectorists around here, I know that detectorists were there some years before, and there were zero high tone. Could just be lack of silver, but looking at the house and property, I would expect it to have at least one high tone, if not many.

that guy seems to beat me to every place I hunt . I haven't dug a silver in YEARS .

 

[Revrob]

that guy seems to beat me to every place I hunt . I haven't dug a silver in YEARS .

These guys routinely dig 100+ silvers over the summer.lots of land and old houses around here. Just have to work at permissions.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Well it figures your area gets Cherry picked, after all your in Cherry Valley. LOL

 

[Gare]

Nice finds THANKS for sharing with us

 

[ticndig]

These guys routinely dig 100+ silvers over the summer.lots of land and old houses around here. Just have to work at permissions.

I haven't dug 100 silvers in 43 years of detecting , but my civil war recoveries are AWESOME. You can't find it where it wasn't dropped.

 

[pepperj]

I haven't dug 100 silvers in 43 years of detecting , but my civil war recoveries are AWESOME. You can't find it where it wasn't dropped.

Exactly if it wasn't there-we're not going to dig it.
It doesn't matter how hard someplace has been hit-there's still things lurking in and around a site.
To limit the mind is to limit the amount the finds.

In the mid eighties I bought the latest Whites detector and stated I was going to High Park in Toronto
The dealer told me don't bother detecting there as all the silver has been dug.
"Group of guys just have their machines tuned into silver-they leave all the pennies and other targets behind."
I went to this 400 acre park-called him every time I went with my totals of silver and gold.
Still in 2009 I dug over a 100 silvers from the old friend.

 

[ticndig]

It's against the law to hunt parks here or any government owned land. I hunt the woods only and the pickins are slim.
the few silvers I have are all from civil war camps.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice piece of Presidential memorabilia. Great find.

 

[Digger RJ]

First day out at a new permission, turns out some high tone hog had been there before and stole all the silver. Still managed 30 cents, this indian, and some unknown coin? Anyone out there know what it is? View attachment 2077226 View attachment 2077227 View attachment 2077228 View attachment 2077229 View attachment 2077230

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!!