1923 SLQ / Naval Employee tag / Bracelet - Video

ModernMiner · Jan 29, 2011

I had about 4 hours to kill this afternoon so I head over to the farmhouse property where I dug the 1943 Walker half and silver pocket watch cover last month. I wasn't too successful out the the soybean fields or the collard patch, so I headed to the front yard. Not expecting to find much since I've been over it a few times already, I finally found a few keepers. The three keepers were all found within 30 minutes just before I was going to head home.
I had a great signal by some boxwoods and could tell it was a deep sweet signal. Just as I dug the plug my cell phone rang. :dontknow:

It was my long lost Tnet buddy Andy (DD-777) on the other end. I told him I had just dug a silver quarter with a flying eagle on the back, but was unsure what it was. Of course he thought I was full of crappe'. :tongue3:

I told him he was my good luck charm. After a bit of chit chat I grabbed my cameras and headed back to the plug to see what exactly it was. All I could see as far as the date was a "3". After checking my Red Book I found out I had dug a 1923 SLQ. This is my oldest coin so far from this property. :hello2:

Here's a video to enjoy:

Once I had pictures of the SLQ I was pumped to stay and find more.

Within minutes I has some sort of oval tag that all I could read was "Employee" on the front. I was hoping it was a chauffeurs license, but that was not to be.

After that I dug a bracelet about 20' away. With those three items in my pouch I called it a day. :thumbsup:

*1923 SLQ

*"Employee 1400 Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va" tag
Any idea what this tag would have been used for or how old it may be?

*Bracelet says "Ralph Boyd Smith" on the front and "Love Elva" on the back

*Possible arrowhead?
Is this an arrowhead?

*Asst'd other goodies.

Thanks for looking,
MM

ModernMiner · Jan 30, 2011

Al Czervik said:
LOL ... way to go Doug O' lisheous !!!

~ Al

Thanks Al.
I love your avatar. Rodney was my Dad's favorite comedian.
-Doug-

ModernMiner · Jan 30, 2011

UPDATE on the bracelet:
A buddy of mine found on the Ancestry website that Ralph Boyd Smith was born on 8/15/1914 in Wake County, NC. and died on 10/21/1987.
His wife Elva was born in 1922 and died in 1973.
The numbers on the bracelet are still puzzling. :icon_scratch:

-MM-

Damon64 · Jan 31, 2011

Great story, pics and vid!!!

diggin tennessee · Jan 31, 2011

great finds :headbang:

ModernMiner · Feb 1, 2011

Damon64 said:
Great story, pics and vid!!!

diggin tennessee said:
great finds

Thanks Guys :thumbsup:

Woodland Detectors · Feb 1, 2011

Nice research fellas :headbang:

DetectorOCD · Feb 1, 2011

Silver Umax represent! :headbang:

Good finds. I am a subscriber of yours

{Sentinel} · Feb 1, 2011

Sorry Doug I meant to get to this post sooner but it was a busy weekend and my wife's Birthday

:P Anyways, though.....Now that's what I call "gettin' it done". That's a very nice hunt and you gotta love those SLQs! Also appreciate the very cool video and photos! :headbang:

civilman1 · Feb 1, 2011

Nice dig's Doug :thumbsup:

Congrat's on the SLQ .....Sideway's 4's :icon_scratch:

got me man,it'll all come together one of these day's hopefully.Had to put a new battery in the old chicken hawk the other night......still loud as ever :tongue3:

Woodland Detectors · Feb 1, 2011

DetectorOCD said:
Silver Umax represent!

Good finds. I am a subscriber of yours

Doug's got fans!

ModernMiner · Feb 1, 2011

Woodland Detectors 4-H said:
Nice research fellas

Mikey,
I see you have updated to Virginia now. I will expect an invite to detect some VA CW relics soon. :tongue3:

Wish you & the family well.
-Dug-

DetectorOCD said:
Silver Umax represent!

Good finds. I am a subscriber of yours

Thanks so much DOCD. :thumbsup:

I greatly appreciate it.
The Silver Umax has been an excellent machine for me over these last four years. It's the only one I've ever used and it finds the goodies, that's for sure. I actually own two of them.

-Doug-

{Sentinel} said:
Sorry Doug I meant to get to this post sooner but it was a busy weekend and my wife's Birthday :P Anyways, though.....Now that's what I call "gettin' it done". That's a very nice hunt and you gotta love those SLQs! Also appreciate the very cool video and photos!

Joshmeister,
Since when do I come in second after your wife. :tongue3:

You're excused Brother. :occasion14:

-Dug-

civilman1 said:
Nice dig's Doug Congrat's on the SLQ .....Sideway's 4's got me man,it'll all come together one of these day's hopefully.Had to put a new battery in the old chicken hawk the other night......still loud as ever

Joe,
I still think that eagle was owned by General Sherman. You may want to send that back to me. :tongue3:

Thanks for posting that picture. I forgot what it looked like. I may have told you this, but I found numerous CW bullets & buttons around that piece. I would love to know if it was CW era. :dontknow:

-Dug-

nc-joe · Feb 1, 2011

Great job Doug!!!! SLQ are always awesome to find. And having Andy on the phone at the time of the dig is priceless (but it does not make up for Andy pulling out an 1891 seated quarter on his maiden outting with the Explorer at your great site. And for that we shall tar and feather him in the woods this weekend... (I had a great dig there, too, if you recall ie: bottle dig video)) but enough about the past. GREAT FINDS DOUG!!!! :hello2:

Indiana Digger · Feb 1, 2011

Great Finds! :icon_thumleft:

Congrats!

~Indiana Digger~

ModernMiner · Feb 2, 2011

nc-joe said:
Great job Doug!!!! SLQ are always awesome to find. And having Andy on the phone at the time of the dig is priceless (but it does not make up for Andy pulling out an 1891 seated quarter on his maiden outting with the Explorer at your great site. And for that we shall tar and feather him in the woods this weekend... (I had a great dig there, too, if you recall ie: bottle dig video)) but enough about the past. GREAT FINDS DOUG!!!!

I sure do remember. Both you clowns found some great stuff at my sites. Well, except our last hunt that is.

I'll bring the tar, you bring the feathers. Andy will look like Foghorn Leghorn by the time we get done with him. And by the way, he's STILL not putting cheese on his Southern barbecue sandwiches. :laughing9:

Hopefully you show on Saturday.

-Dug-

Indiana Digger said:
Great Finds!

Congrats!

~Indiana Digger~

Thanks ID,
Any Hoosier is a friend of mine.

-Doug-

Bank Runner · Feb 2, 2011

ModernMiner · Feb 2, 2011

Bank Runner said:

Thanks BR.
-MM-

baylorhall · Feb 2, 2011

There was a Ralph Boyd Smith in the US Army register. He was born in 1890 and lived in Toledo, Ohio. Here is the link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=9I...0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ralph boyd smith&f=false

Maybe the number was his military ID number.

allen · Feb 3, 2011

great job on that sweet assortment of finds !!!

ModernMiner · Feb 3, 2011

baylorhall said:
There was a Ralph Boyd Smith in the US Army register. He was born in 1890 and lived in Toledo, Ohio. Here is the link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=9I...0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ralph boyd smith&f=false

Maybe the number was his military ID number.

Thanks BH. Wrong Ralph Boyd, but the numbers are still a mystery. :dontknow:

A buddy of mine found on the Ancestry website that Ralph Boyd Smith was born on 8/15/1914 in Wake County, NC. and died on 10/21/1987.
His wife Elva was born in 1922 and died in 1973.

-MM-