I've had my fill of mini wheats today....

[BigWaveDave]

Let me start by telling you Tnet friends, that this was the craziest hunt I've ever had.
An empty lot next to a 1925 house loaded with trash, and trees....roots everywhere.

I didn't expect to find...MY OLDEST COIN EVER!!!
As best as I can tell, it's an 1869 Egyptian, Ottoman Empire, 10 Para coin.


So, onto the relics...not much, but the best were the Junior Police badge, and a service medal from Detroit...Bureau of Public Safety... awarded for a "Meritorious Safety Act" presented by the police department....FANTASTIC!!!


Oh yea, the gen pin thingy....it's a souvenir from the Omaha, Nebraska stockyard....O.K. .....?

So, onto my coins.... never have I had a hunt, where I didn't find a nickel, dime, or quarter.
Only 4 clad cents....the rest, all wheats!....
But wait, there's more.....
Half of them were clipped, edged off, or grinded down....to these cute little mini wheats.
All but a few have a date, nothing key...but one of the clipped ones has a date of 191?....bummer. Also, a 1920 flattened by a train.


While I'm at it, here's a pic of trash, cuz some of you guys are into that.


I didn't do their backyard, or front...as the permission was for the side lot they owned, but since they weren't home, I held off until I get the ok for that another time.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[Peyton Manning]

and someone would grind wheats down for?

 

[Peyton Manning]

btw I like the lip stick thingys best

 

[BigWaveDave]

Oh yea, the lipsticks...the larger of the two, is Avon, "ruby red".... not too old, 70's probably....the smaller one I think is older, but has no sign of marks or brand.

 

[Peyton Manning]

sooooo are you gonna answer my question? or do I have to report you?

 

[Chug And Red]

Good to see your posting After the Hurricane, It raining so hard here we Haven't been Hunting At All tomorrow doesn't look good Either HH Chug And Red

 

[texjim]

Great job on the recoveries. There has to be some silver in there with that many wheats in one area.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Yes Jeff....before you derail my thread, I don't know why someone would do that.
At the time, they weren't known as wheat cents. They were just "cents".

 

[BigWaveDave]

Great job on the recoveries. There has to be some silver in there with that many wheats in one area.

Yea, I was convinced there would be....I was getting deep too.

 

[mikeraydj]

Wow. And I thought I did well finding 4 today! Congrats!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Is that spoon just bent or is it a ladle spoon? I think they ground the wheats to make ground wheat bread in their EZ bake oven

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Put some frosting on them and voila frosted mini-wheatsO.K. I'm done.Cool digs.

 

[BigWaveDave]

The spoon was wrapped around a root...looked good in the hole...just a rogers co. plated mess.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice Relic and coin hunt, congratulations!

The old coin and safety medal are very cool!

 

[Squirrel322]

The badge and medal are super COOL!!

Awesome hunt!

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

That train flattened 1920 wheaty penny is a real prize. I really enjoy the old coins when they are flattened on the rails.

 

[against the wind]

Excellent hunt,
Thanks for digging out that trash!!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice assortment of finds

 

[nsdq]

Great finds

 

[ARC]

Well done dave.

Was not long ago I thought you were gonna bend your detector over your knee.

Glad to see your counts and finds turning.