Ok, a couple more photos... the home stretch.
I did manage several silver coins this season even though I didn't do much traditional hunting in search of old coinage. Most were found in the schoolyards.
16 total this year.
4 Wash quarters
1 SLQ quarter
2 Mercury dimes
8 Roosevelt dimes
1 foriegn coin
The SLQ is always a cool find. I got this one at an old golf course that was being plowed under for a housing development.
The schoolyards and parks were filled with dollar coins for me this year. Twenty $1 coins ... 12 Sac $1, (1 missing from the picture, gave it away) 3 Canada Loonies, 3 Washington $1, 1 Adams $1, and 1 SBA $1. Also found was Four $2 canadian coins - (Toonies).
Finally, this cross I found is really cool. It's a Celtic Cross, hallmarked with Ionia and Scotland. A little reseach provided a clue about what it is. I think it's a sovenier from the St. Martin's Cross in Iona, Scotland. It's bronze I think (maybe brass). It's about 2.5 inches tall and very heavy.
I found this at our high school on the sidelines next to the fence surrounding the football field. They tore out the sod and replaced it this summer so I had access to it for a week.
Here's a link to some info about St. Martin's Cross in Iona.
http://stevegilchrist.org/2gaelicmists.htm
Alright! That's it
Thanks very much again for all your support this year and for hanging in there reading all this stuff in the thread. Sorry it so long but I hope you enjoyed it.
Have a great holiday season and best wishes for 2008.
Smiles!
BDoo