Nice Hunt With Some Silver

Carolina Tom

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I was off of work today, so I took the detector out for a ride in the truck. We stopped at several empty lots, where the houses have been torn down, as well as a couple of public places.

I dug a lot of modern coins, and assorted other targets.

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This target was deep and made a nice tone. It’s half dollar size, and has a reeded edge, however... it turned out to be an aluminum bicentennial token. Bazinga. Heartbreaker.

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This looked good too, bigger than a quarter, and heavy... turned out to be a Mexican coin from 1970, bazinga again.

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Please chime in if you can ID this little metal hand. Some red paint remains on it.

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I never find anything old, but I believe that this is a colonial shoe buckle frame. There is a place on the back of the smaller piece, where the pin would have gone. Please chime in, if you know better.

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When this clod of dirt popped out, I was glad to see a silver disc. I flicked the mud off of it, and sure enough, silver dime.

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A half dozen wheaties, and a ‘39 dime were the best coins I could find.

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This target made a sweet sound, and as soon as I saw it, I knew why.

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Here is a pic of all of the goodies.

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Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.
 

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BLK HOLE

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Congrats, that ring is a honker but those bazingas must have been heartbreakers!
 

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Carolina Tom

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That looks like a great hunt despite the bazinga count. I would have been so excited and let down to find that aluminum token. The reeded edge would make me 100% certain that I had found silver! I'd agree that it's a shoe buckle frame congrats on the finds!

My hands were cold, and I had on muddy gloves, so I couldn’t tell it was aluminum, I kept trying to rub the mud off of it, but it wouldn’t wipe clean like silver, I pulled the gloves off, gave it a good wipe and realized it was NOT a half dollar. I was bummed.

Thanks for the shoe buckle confirmation.
 

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