17 silvers - not counting the war nickels - plus other goodies

[time4me]

I got out yesterday for 4 hours at the new spot I posted about a few days ago - my "field of dreams" post.

Last Tuesday I had a record day with 6 silvers. Then I went back later in the week and broke that record with an 8 silver day. Yesterday I got 17 silver coins, 4 war nickels, 2 buffalo nickels, 43 wheat cents, and other odds and ends you'll see in the pictures.

One of the best finds of the day was the 1866 Six Pence. I know that the property has been in use consistently since around 1850, so this find was very welcome. It was my second oldest coin ever, the first being a 1837 Canadian half-cent. Funny how my two oldest coins are not US coins.

Anyways, here are the pictures (I apologize for some of them being turned up on end - I either need to kill my camera or use something other than photobucket to host my photos)...

Everything but the silver:

The dirty silver:

Six Pence:

The silver and buffalo nickels:

Five Mercuery Heads:

Ten Rosie's:

One Quarter:

These are the first Buffalo nickels I've found in about 10 years:

Non-coin keepers:

I don't think this is a ring, as it is man sized, but looks like it would be for a woman. It is gold tone, and has a little loop on it that may have held a bangle of some sort:

Sterling child's bracelet:

Two really old pocket knives - I wish they were in better shape:

And finally the wheaties are on the left - the oldest are 2 1919, and one 1925. The rest are mostly from the 40's and 50's:

Thanks for looking, and I will be hitting this site again next Tuesday for about 4 hours again, even though it is suppose to be around 87 degrees next Tuesday. I'll let you know how I do, but I doubt I can top the record I set yesterday.

Happy Hunting!

Jim

 

[texjim]

you had a good day... good job

 

[LI Tom]

That's a bunch of silver for one hunt.You got yourself one great spot.

 

[wetrock]

I found one of those M&M marked pieces as well a couple of months ago. That's pretty cool to see someone else come across one. On mine, the red paint that you see in your lettering actually covers the entire diamond pattern around the lettering. Do you have any idea what these were part of?

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[oddcoins]

WOW ~ very nice finds! A very successful treasure hunt indeed! WOOHOO!!!

 

[Kudzu]

Hold on...I'm on my way to help out! Great finds.
Bob

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Great job ... that's a very nice pile of booty for sure ... especially the sweet silvers!

 

[ringfinder]

Wow, what a day and site you found. Fantastic finds, Congrats on all of them, I bet that ring might have belonged on a charm bracelet. Just a guess of course.

Again, Really nice finds!! Good Luck on your future hunts!!

HH< Ringfinder

 

[allen]

looks like you have really found the honey
hole with all of those awesome finds !!!!

 

[mcmurphi]

That my friend is a nice pile of goods. I'm still staring at that handful.

 

[time4me]

I found one of those M&M marked pieces as well a couple of months ago. That's pretty cool to see someone else come across one. On mine, the red paint that you see in your lettering actually covers the entire diamond pattern around the lettering. Do you have any idea what these were part of?

I wish I knew what the M&M thingy was. I suppose it could have come off of a candy machine of some kind that was loaded with M&M candies. Maybe someone here will know. I guess I should post a picture of it on the What is it? forum.

 

[Moonshadow]

Awesome hunt! You diggin in a park? I can't believe the assortment.......WTG on the silver and jewelry!

HH,
Moon

 

[Chicago Ron]

Great hunt! Thats a load of silver!

 

[lostcauses]

The ring looks to have coral stones, and is an earring part. May be gold, or gold on silver.

 

[Captn SE]

Wow, Jim!!

You really outdid yourself at your "honey hole"! It's really awesome to find a virgin site like you did!

Major congrats! Your counts are just skyrocketing now!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Dr. Ace]

Wow! Major Congrats on your finds. Oustanding.

Keep it up!

HH,

Dr. Ace

 

[Roger Mn.]

Your really cleaning up. Nice finds.

 

[time4me]

Awesome hunt! You diggin in a park? I can't believe the assortment.......WTG on the silver and jewelry!

HH,
Moon

It's not a park. It is private property that saw heavy public use as a picnic area for most of the past century, but closed to the public in the 1970's. The current owner is a friend of mine, and he has always strictly enforced a no trespassing policy, as did the previous owner. I don't think anyone has ever detected the property before.

Jim

 

[willy1970]

Awesome!