kimsdad
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1920 Merc and a sterling child's ring
Well, I've been trying to learn the new SE and the newer Pro coil at the iron-infested old camp where I found the Barber dime earlier, and the woods around it. Tired of mosquitos, spiders, poison ivy and chasing phantom signals,
I decided to hit an old park in a neighboring town. I know it had a baseball diamond on it in the 1930's and still does today. 
The weather was cool and the digging was easy from the rain yesterday. 
The first target I dug was a '52 wheat. The second one turned out to be a shallow 1920 Merc (she's gorgeous, in my opinion).
After a few clad coins, I got a deeper silver signal and thought it might be my first silver Washington quarter. It wasn't. It was a small child's ring marked "Kiddiegem Sterling". This was the only marking on it.
So, a Merc and a silver ring in an hour and fifteen minutes. It was a good day!
I included pics of a few finds from the woods for anyone who is interested -
a 1954 Chicago dog tag, an old Boy Scout neckerchief slide, a metal motor for some kind of toy, a US military (probably surplus) compass - still works, but inside glass is cruddy, and two bottles - Dr. Ellis Fast Dry Waving Fluid and a Muller 6 oz pop bottle from the 1920's that weighs a full pound empty. That was when bottles were BOTTLES!
Well, I've been trying to learn the new SE and the newer Pro coil at the iron-infested old camp where I found the Barber dime earlier, and the woods around it. Tired of mosquitos, spiders, poison ivy and chasing phantom signals,
I decided to hit an old park in a neighboring town. I know it had a baseball diamond on it in the 1930's and still does today. The weather was cool and the digging was easy from the rain yesterday. The first target I dug was a '52 wheat. The second one turned out to be a shallow 1920 Merc (she's gorgeous, in my opinion).
After a few clad coins, I got a deeper silver signal and thought it might be my first silver Washington quarter. It wasn't. It was a small child's ring marked "Kiddiegem Sterling".
This was the only marking on it.So, a Merc and a silver ring in an hour and fifteen minutes. It was a good day!
I included pics of a few finds from the woods for anyone who is interested -
a 1954 Chicago dog tag, an old Boy Scout neckerchief slide, a metal motor for some kind of toy, a US military (probably surplus) compass - still works, but inside glass is cruddy, and two bottles - Dr. Ellis Fast Dry Waving Fluid and a Muller 6 oz pop bottle from the 1920's that weighs a full pound empty. That was when bottles were BOTTLES!
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