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1906 Abandoned House

Aussie Okie

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Got permission to hunt an abandoned 1906 house. Amazed how few signals there were. Must have been hunted numerous times over the years.

I did break my silver drought though.

First hit was what looked like a half dollar, though very crusty and looked like clad.

Wasn't till I got it home, and after 10 tin foil, baking soda treatments, discovered it was a 1953 D Franklin Half Dollar!

I hit a Mercury Dime 1919, a 1946 wheatie, and just a handful of 70's lincolns.

A Palmolive token.

Assorted other bits and pieces, including a nice square nail.
****update I did some more work on the purple car underneath. It's a Tootsietoy Purple 1955 Jaguar D-Type Race Car, USA. ****

First two photos, the Franklin before cleaning. 20190624_113408.webp20190624_112712.webp20190626_085752.webp20190626_085857.webp20190626_090315.webp20190626_093225.webp20190626_151543.webp20190626_151739.webp20190626_151745.webp
 
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Very nice finds, congrats on the big silver! :occasion14:
 
Awesome. I just got permission to hunt an early two room schoolhouse that is on private property. He bought it in the 70's and to his knowledge it has never been hunted. I am waiting till winter so the snakes disappear. Congrats on the permission and hunt.
 
Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 
Awesome. I just got permission to hunt an early two room schoolhouse that is on private property. He bought it in the 70's and to his knowledge it has never been hunted. I am waiting till winter so the snakes disappear. Congrats on the permission and hunt.
Sounds promising 🖒 This property, they had killed all the grass and slashed it with a tractor...alot of stubbley grass. Needed to use my small 6" coil.
 
Very nice finds! Congrats on the Franklin!
 
Every time you go back, you'll pick up more!
 
Excellent cleaning job on the Franklin half! Congrats on a great hunt!
 
Nice silver congrats whats the oldest dog tag you found there?
 
Nice job on Big Ben , don’t see too many of those pulled out of the ground
 
Nice job on the silvers, especially the Franklin. That is one tough Half to find. I always like the Tootsie Toys also.
 
That half dollar cleaned up very nicely! I used to have the purple toy car. It was older than me when I got it as a kid (guessing) Might qualify as antique and I'm only 41!
 

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