40s house finds

[hollowpointred]

my brother and i hunted a house built in 42 on friday night and a little more today. i found 5 wheats, 1948,1957,1944d,1948 and 1953. he found 2 wheats as well but i dont know the dates. i also found the following stuff; this heart shaped pendant, this little locket 22k gold filled

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Hollow,

congrat on that first Indian, hope many more
will come.

Nice assortment of items you got there, looks
like a good place to hit again.

have a good un...............

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Nice haul, hollowpoint, love the Merc and the IH. That little locket is pretty sweet too. As always, wheats are nice as well.

I remember my parents telling me a that IH's were still circulating occasionally into the 40's & 50's. Instead of abruptly disappearing from change, they just sort of tapered off as people started keeping them