GoingDown
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- Jul 8, 2005
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Flintlock Dueling Pistol, SILVER, IH's & surprise from Iceland!
I’m finally following up on Bergie's post from Sunday about our daylong dig at the Old Race Track. An extraordinary weather day here in the northeast (40's - sunny) with the ground cooperating very well. The moisture from the melted snow truly enhanced the signals at depth. Setting the Minelab ExII to "deep" and slowly going ... I was intent on covering the SAME areas as my last visit a month ago .... just slower.
The first find ... was a 1955 Hubley Flintlock Dueling Pistol....yes it is a toy...but you can only imagine the feeling uncovering it when the double flintlock hammers appeared in the soil! A neat set of pictures of one for sale in great shape is at http://www.nicholscapguns.com/graphics/scrapbook/hubley/flintlock-1.htm
The silver, pictured below is self explanatory – 1904 Barber Quarter, 1920 Standing Liberty Quarter, and a 1950 Dime. Both the Barber and the SLQ …. From the same hole! I’ve made a guess at the SLQ date based on the “0” which is clear and the fact that it could only be 1920 or 1930 and the 1930 date should have been more evident since that was when they recessed the numbers….right?
Indians – the better one is dated 1885 and low and behold after a real close examination the second (poor) one is dated 1882! The date were the only legible characters!
Then the surprise from another continent! The “Island Aurar 1946” is a five cent piece from ICELAND …. Minted in London at the time when Britain occupied Iceland during the war! How’d it end up in the Mid Hudson Valley, New York!?
Also .... a neat "Monroe Drivng Club Medallion" dated 1911. Last month Hollowpointred dug three of these at the same site. Originally I assumed that they were some sort of "car club" of those who frequented the horse race track and that they displayed these large medallions on the automobiles. Further research shows that around the country in the late 1800's and early 1900's "Driving Clubs" surfaced and were groups of people who encouraged and promulgated light harness racing at their own race tracks. They would host weekend "Matinees" of racing and family events at their tracks. It is conceivable then that this medallion was actually displayed on the carriages which were drawn by the horses (and occupied by the rider) on the track (not confirmed yet). A great example of the "Driving Club" issue and some photos are located at the following website http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_35/outXXXV05/outXXXV05n.pdf
To round out the dig …. Eight-8 wheaties! Two 1910’s, one 1913, two 1917’s, two 1954’s and a 1957.
What an amazing and fun dig…. Thanks again to Bergie for originally getting permission to dig at the site …. And the great company!
Enjoy!
GoingDown
I’m finally following up on Bergie's post from Sunday about our daylong dig at the Old Race Track. An extraordinary weather day here in the northeast (40's - sunny) with the ground cooperating very well. The moisture from the melted snow truly enhanced the signals at depth. Setting the Minelab ExII to "deep" and slowly going ... I was intent on covering the SAME areas as my last visit a month ago .... just slower.
The first find ... was a 1955 Hubley Flintlock Dueling Pistol....yes it is a toy...but you can only imagine the feeling uncovering it when the double flintlock hammers appeared in the soil! A neat set of pictures of one for sale in great shape is at http://www.nicholscapguns.com/graphics/scrapbook/hubley/flintlock-1.htm
The silver, pictured below is self explanatory – 1904 Barber Quarter, 1920 Standing Liberty Quarter, and a 1950 Dime. Both the Barber and the SLQ …. From the same hole! I’ve made a guess at the SLQ date based on the “0” which is clear and the fact that it could only be 1920 or 1930 and the 1930 date should have been more evident since that was when they recessed the numbers….right?
Indians – the better one is dated 1885 and low and behold after a real close examination the second (poor) one is dated 1882! The date were the only legible characters!
Then the surprise from another continent! The “Island Aurar 1946” is a five cent piece from ICELAND …. Minted in London at the time when Britain occupied Iceland during the war! How’d it end up in the Mid Hudson Valley, New York!?
Also .... a neat "Monroe Drivng Club Medallion" dated 1911. Last month Hollowpointred dug three of these at the same site. Originally I assumed that they were some sort of "car club" of those who frequented the horse race track and that they displayed these large medallions on the automobiles. Further research shows that around the country in the late 1800's and early 1900's "Driving Clubs" surfaced and were groups of people who encouraged and promulgated light harness racing at their own race tracks. They would host weekend "Matinees" of racing and family events at their tracks. It is conceivable then that this medallion was actually displayed on the carriages which were drawn by the horses (and occupied by the rider) on the track (not confirmed yet). A great example of the "Driving Club" issue and some photos are located at the following website http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_35/outXXXV05/outXXXV05n.pdf
To round out the dig …. Eight-8 wheaties! Two 1910’s, one 1913, two 1917’s, two 1954’s and a 1957.
What an amazing and fun dig…. Thanks again to Bergie for originally getting permission to dig at the site …. And the great company!
Enjoy!
GoingDown
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