Silver dollar!

[beerguy]

So I had a 15 minute hunt this morning.
This is my standard site for weekend mornings. I found an old ring, another silver something (ring I think) and then a large disc.
It was so large, that I did not register it as a coin, but I have a 1901 Silver Dollar in my hand.

Never found one before.

Pics coming, but I was so stoked, that I came home to clean my new coin.

Shortest. Hunt. Ever.

 

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[beerguy]

It is a school, used to be the place where the town went to play. Historic Aerials shows it as a ballfield for a long time.

I find lots of shotgun brass there, and you always see remnants of clay pigeons in the dirt.

Today I found a pocketknife, I think that makes 5 from this site.

 

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[Agent Green]

Huge Congrats!!

 

[washingtonian]

Very cool. What kind of site is it? The oldest stuff I've been able to find has been at an old ball field. I've got a few hot leads, just waiting for some rain so I don't patch everyone's grass. Hopefully more to show soon!

Cool. What do you use to search for historic aerials?

 

[beerguy]

https://www.historicaerials.com/

This is the way I start looking for old sites.

Use it like google maps to find a site, then click on the selections on the left for historic plat maps or aerials.

Great tool.

 

[washingtonian]

Thanks! I used that to confirm that I believe I've found a field that used to be used for baseball games in the early 1910s. Talked to the owner yesterday and it looks like I'll be to detect it next month after they harvest the hay. Fingers crossed they didn't put a bunch of fill in for crops!

 

[beerguy]

That sounds like a great site. Good luck.

 

[A2coins]

Sounds like you deserve some beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DownNDirty]

I'm just the opposite a good find equals at least 2 more hours

Me too. Just adds fuel to the fire.

 

[LoganFlame]

That's on my bucket list! Congrats!!