Plumbata
Bronze Member
Well, today I managed to sniff out an area that appeared as though it might harbor some goodies, and it proved far more fruitful than I expected.
I was only armed with my cell phone, a dull knife and my eyeballs but managed to score 5 silver Washingtons, 3 Mercs ('27, '28, '42), a '45-S war nickel, a crusty Roosevelt, and a '36-D buffalo that was covered in black crud that washed off easily, revealing quite a nice coin!
The Mickey Mouse bracelet has me somewhat perplexed, I can't find a match online so I'm hoping it's a rare early '30s one, maybe worth some decent cash. Any info would be appreciated.
Not pictured are dozens of crusty wheats (1 was a 1910 methinks), dozens of copper memorials, a faceted aquamarine or somesuch stone, a bit of clad including a Susan B Anthony dollar, a "cannonball" (ore mill ball methinks), and lots of odds and ends. I plan on going back with some proper tools, sifters and lights soon so additional pics will be added as more silver (and gold hopefully!) is harvested!
Happy hunting everybody, whether or not you're using a detectamajigger!
(EDIT: )
Went back yesterday afternoon and scored another 4 silver coins (and a tiny silver charm I forgot to include), among the usual coins and knickknacks. A '60 Franklin half, '41 and '42 mercs, and another Roosevelt with crust hiding the date. New finds are on the bottom of the group shot (tried cleaning the first batch a bit):
I cleaned-out the richest area but there is lots of moderately productive stuff to sort through, so I'll be busy for a while.
I was only armed with my cell phone, a dull knife and my eyeballs but managed to score 5 silver Washingtons, 3 Mercs ('27, '28, '42), a '45-S war nickel, a crusty Roosevelt, and a '36-D buffalo that was covered in black crud that washed off easily, revealing quite a nice coin!
The Mickey Mouse bracelet has me somewhat perplexed, I can't find a match online so I'm hoping it's a rare early '30s one, maybe worth some decent cash. Any info would be appreciated.
Not pictured are dozens of crusty wheats (1 was a 1910 methinks), dozens of copper memorials, a faceted aquamarine or somesuch stone, a bit of clad including a Susan B Anthony dollar, a "cannonball" (ore mill ball methinks), and lots of odds and ends. I plan on going back with some proper tools, sifters and lights soon so additional pics will be added as more silver (and gold hopefully!) is harvested!
Happy hunting everybody, whether or not you're using a detectamajigger!
(EDIT: )
Went back yesterday afternoon and scored another 4 silver coins (and a tiny silver charm I forgot to include), among the usual coins and knickknacks. A '60 Franklin half, '41 and '42 mercs, and another Roosevelt with crust hiding the date. New finds are on the bottom of the group shot (tried cleaning the first batch a bit):
I cleaned-out the richest area but there is lots of moderately productive stuff to sort through, so I'll be busy for a while.
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All kidding aside nice batch of silvers
