1837 Hard Times Token, Key Date Indian Head (1872), Gold class ring from 1957

[Evolution]

Got out for my first hunt of the year today with my buddy FatTony315. We started with a hike through the woods to get to a foundation site. Not much success there, only found one button. Our second site of the day was a foundation on the edge of a cornfield so the hunting was pretty easy compared to the earlier hike/woods foundation site. Made a few good finds here, starting with a very good condition key date 1872 indian head cent.



Kept hunting and was turning up most of the usual suspects for sites of this age, suspender clips, a button, pieces of buckles, a musketball, and then I got a solid signal that read very low on my detector. It was reading at 15/16 consistently on my detector so i decided to dig it. I'm glad I did because it turned out to be a gold class ring from 1957.





Moved down the hill toward the creek behind the foundation site and had a nice solid +73 hit on the VX3. Dug a nice large copper coin at about 4 inches deep. After a little cleaning it turns out to be an 1837 Hard Times Token (Millions For Defence Not One Cent For Tribute)





Here's a compilation pic of today"s finds.



And the junk.

 

[el remolino]

Nice finds. I like the Indian.

 

[pl8man]

Sweet finds ! Love the class ring !

 

[WHADIFIND]

and then I got a solid signal that read very low on my detector. It was reading at 15/16 consistently on my detector so i decided to dig it. I'm glad I did because it turned out to be a gold class ring from 1957.

So, that's what they look like in the wild eh? Been so long I'd forgotten.

Can someone translate what a 15/16 would be on an ATP? So many numbers so confusing! LOL

Looks like a really fun hunt!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice hunt. I have always liked that particular Hard Times token, now I need to dig one. Nice bonus getting the "out of place" class ring. Maybe lost by a hunter?

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

What a great first hunt.
I got a hard times token once, even had day/month on it, but bad shape.
Never got a big gold ring though, that must have been a big surprise, and a pleasant one.

 

[AQUA]

Now that is what you call variety !!!!

Very nice ring..never know whats gonna pop outta the dirt...or where !!!

 

[flatbutton]

Awesome hunt! The IH and the ring are super nice, but I really love the token!

 

[ModernMiner]

Most excellent hunt Evo!
That is a sweet IH. Way to go on the gold class ring and token. Glad you dug that signal.
-Doug-

 

[mariposagold]

Awesome hunt.
Congrats

HH
MariposaGold

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[rayrayvegas]

Love the look of old clas rings, congrats.

 

[Jyverb64]

Thats a nice Indian and the token is cool but top it off with gold thats a great hunt!

 

[Evolution]

So, that's what they look like in the wild eh? Been so long I'd forgotten.

Can someone translate what a 15/16 would be on an ATP? So many numbers so confusing! LOL

Looks like a really fun hunt!

Thanks for sharing!

A 15/16 on the White's machines is a pretty low signal. A Nickel will typically ring in at around 18-20. A large copper coin usually comes in around 75-85. Silver coins come in high as well (80-90) depending on the size of the coin. Don't know why I dug such a low signal. Maybe because it was so consistent. I'm glad I did though. Might have to dig those signals a little more often.

 

[Evolution]

Nice hunt. I have always liked that particular Hard Times token, now I need to dig one. Nice bonus getting the "out of place" class ring. Maybe lost by a hunter?

I was thinking the same thing. Either a hunter or one of the farmers probably dropped it.

 

[RobRieman]

So, that's what they look like in the wild eh? Been so long I'd forgotten. Can someone translate what a 15/16 would be on an ATP? So many numbers so confusing! LOL Looks like a really fun hunt! Thanks for sharing!

That would be mid/upper 40's on the ATP WHADIFIND.

 

[Bubba65]

Congrats on a great hunt and a good start to the year

 

[WHADIFIND]

A 15/16 on the White's machines is a pretty low signal. A Nickel will typically ring in at around 18-20. A large copper coin usually comes in around 75-85. Silver coins come in high as well (80-90) depending on the size of the coin. Don't know why I dug such a low signal. Maybe because it was so consistent. I'm glad I did though. Might have to dig those signals a little more often.

Sounds like you dug what I've been digging pretty consistently. I recently found a ring that came in at 42 consistently. That usually means foil where I'm hunting. Just have to be careful.
Thanks for the response.
Nice find! Again!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Evolution]

Awesome hunt! The IH and the ring are super nice, but I really love the token!

Thanks for the reply mr. b. This is actually the second hard times token I've dug. The first one was so beat up from a farmers plow that it was barely able to be identified. At least this one had some detail.