2 Mercs, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

[Ant]

2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

I wasn’t able to get out weekend before last, but this past weekend I was able to. I manage 2 mercury dimes (1 dated 1945, the other is unknown, 1 FRAIM barrel key (my 4th at this site), 2 Railroad dated nails (my 2nd and 3rd at this site), Booker T. Washington 1968 Shells Famous Persons Coin and some other stuff.

I think the mercury dimes look as if they have been a fire, or near one. They both are bent or concave, and 1 looks to be fired to the max. I can’t make a date out on that one. I can barely tell that it’s a mercury dime. Do you all think it looks like a mercury dime too?

The second and last photos are of my total from this particular site, they are of the dated nails and FRAIM barrel keys.

HH And good luck.

 

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[mikewaz]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, a

Nice finds!
I think that second coin looks like a merc too. I'm glad you posted photos of those dated nails because I've never seen or even heard of them before.
Keep at it!
Mike

 

[beetle662]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Nice finds! Very cool!

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Nice digs Ant. I think the second coin is definately a merc too
That must be a great site to hunt. Good luck on your next one too.

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Great to see your diggin's Anthony... I hope you are well, have not responded to a post of yours in a long while!

 

[Captn SE]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

That Railroad site has been very good to you, Anthony!

I miss all your gold finds! I hope you're able to find some soon!

Keep up the great detecting!
HH,

CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Detectingfreak]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

awesome stuff! The mercs do look charred a lot. I Would rub the second one with soap and water to see if you can't get a date out of it. Unless you already tried that.

 

[jlb783]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Nice finds

 

[Ray in CA]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, a

Most excellent finds, Anthony! I, too, like the fire burned mercs. My last barber dime I found had been through a fire too but must have been buried deep enough that it only got blackened (easily cleaned off with baking soda).

Keep the finds coming! Silver is starting to seem pretty rare up here.

Ray

 

[Obscurist]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

What's the story on the green glass "marble?" I found one just like this in an old rail yard... makes me think that maybe it's not a toy.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Great assortment of finds, WTG!

 

[Ant]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Thanks everybody.

That Railroad site has been very good to you, Anthony!

I miss all your gold finds! I hope you're able to find some soon!

Keep up the great detecting!
HH,

CAPTN SE
Dan

Hi Dan.
I’ve been concentrating on finding a gold coin. This weekend I plan on trying to hit a few of my old reliable spots so I can post a little of the yellow stuff.
Thanks.

What's the story on the green glass "marble?" I found one just like this in an old rail yard... makes me think that maybe it's not a toy.

Hi Obscurist.
INDUSTRIAL MARBLES became popular in the 20th century and are still used for a vast number of applications. The railroad used them for casters to load and unload supplies from boxcars. That’s why we find so many of them all around railroad stops. Today the most common industrial marble I can think of is used inside spray paint cans.
Thanks.
I remember when I was a kid back in the 60’s we would find a spring clip around the railroad, ones that we could put in out mouth and make a whistle out of. Does anyone remember those?

 

[girardpaguy]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Great keys.
Any idea what they might have went to??

 

[Ant]

Re: 2 Merc's, 2 RxR Dated Nails, 1 RxR Barrel key, Booker T. Washington Token, and,

Great keys.
Any idea what they might have went to??

Hi girardpaguy, thanks.

From what I understand the keys are General use railroad keys. They call them barrel keys.
They are collectable, they even make counterfeit ones, check out this link:
http://www.railroadiana.org/fakes/pgFakes_Keys.php

I thenk that they are worth at least $20.00 each, and I know the ones I found are not counterfeit.