1920-s and 1936 Merc dimes ~ 8 wheat cents ~ big Medallion/medal thing!

[oddcoins]

Hello!

Yesterday I took a drive up north with Ron and Kip to do some detecting. Kip just bought a new MineLab e-Trac a couple weeks ago and he's excitied to get out to use it! The weather was kinda rainy, but we managed to detect for several hours anyway! Here's what I found:

1920-S Mercury Dime
1936 Mercury Dime
8 wheat cents dating from 1917 to 1956
7 clad quarters
11 clad dimes
1 nickel
40 copper cents
2 zinc cents
Big medal thing

The medal is kinda big ~ 35 mm in diameter. It has an image of an Indian Head, and reads, "FIRST AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., P.O. BOX 1965, SALEM OREGON". And the back side has an image of wheat stocks and crossed arrows. The middle is an open area that looks like something should be ingraved there, or something? Anyone ever seen one of these before? How old is it? What were they used for?

I took pic's of the silver dimes before and after I cleaned them up. These are my silver coin finds #42 & #43 for the year!

THANKS for looking!
Neil

 

[Mackaydon]

A little info on your medallion:
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/hillandhill/item/RL-3891

 

[kippero]

Fun day those dimes shined up well. we all argued for a while that one wheaty I found looks like a 1943s and as it cleaned up still looks like it think its a 47 remember I said it was a 43 when I first saw it shane swears it is. wishful thinking I need your super magnifier our eyes are no good. Thanks for the fun day we are going out here in a little bit to see what we can find that etracs got to find me some silver Kip

 

[gold nuggets]

It was a cool, rainy day and glad you guys got some detecting time in.
Congrats on the merc dimes, the wheat cents and the Medallion from
the Insurance co. Gold Nuggets

 

[washingtonian]

Good finds! I wish I could do as well as you guys do on a regular basis. Keep it up!

 

[RONC(OR)]

congrats on the Mercs they are getting harder to find HH

 

[Knightwalker]

Very awsome finds. Very good hunt. Would of like to hear your version of how Kip liked his new Minelab.
HH in 2010
KW

 

[Chug And Red]

Ok, I want to go up north. wait a minute I am north of you!! After i settle in to my new job I might send you a message to see if i can go hunting with you!! If that is Ok let me know!!! Chug

 

[oddcoins]

Ok, I want to go up north. wait a minute I am north of you!! After i settle in to my new job I might send you a message to see if i can go hunting with you!! If that is Ok let me know!!! Chug

That's OK with me! Come on down or I'll come on up! Sounds like fun!!

;^)

 

[Gator-Flea]

Nice medallion...........