Ray in CA
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- Quincy, CA
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Been trying to get out a little bit more and came away with a few goodies.
The first is an Ingersoll Yankee Pocket watch, found just across my road near a very old barn and about 5" deep. I'm not sure when this particular watch was made as the dates are corroded on back, but these began selling in 1896 and on up and it was known as the "dollar watch" because that is how much they started to sell them for. I can see why, too, as the metal finish reminds me of cheap chrome plating that peels off real easy. I've included a picture of what one is supposed to look like in good condition.
Next, I found a chinese coin. Not sure from which dynasty but I found it in Centralia. Nearby I found a couple old Canadian pennies from the '40s. It got me wondering if some kid was dropping part of his coin collection all over the place.
Next is a scan of numerous foreign coins that date back from the 30's on up to the 60's. I was detecting a park and some lady from across the street asked me if I would like a few foreign coins. I said, "Sure!" hoping that she had a couple silver ones she wanted to give away. But no luck. These appear to be run of the mill foreign coins, and another chinese coin to boot.
Still haven't run over any more silver since finding a Mercury dime the first time I went out here in Washington. I've hit two very old houses that I got permission from, an old jail grounds, an old bottle dump, and nada, zero, zilch silver. I do have permission to detect another piece of property where an old logging mill used to be. Maybe my luck will change there.
HH everyone!
Ray
The first is an Ingersoll Yankee Pocket watch, found just across my road near a very old barn and about 5" deep. I'm not sure when this particular watch was made as the dates are corroded on back, but these began selling in 1896 and on up and it was known as the "dollar watch" because that is how much they started to sell them for. I can see why, too, as the metal finish reminds me of cheap chrome plating that peels off real easy. I've included a picture of what one is supposed to look like in good condition.
Next, I found a chinese coin. Not sure from which dynasty but I found it in Centralia. Nearby I found a couple old Canadian pennies from the '40s. It got me wondering if some kid was dropping part of his coin collection all over the place.
Next is a scan of numerous foreign coins that date back from the 30's on up to the 60's. I was detecting a park and some lady from across the street asked me if I would like a few foreign coins. I said, "Sure!" hoping that she had a couple silver ones she wanted to give away. But no luck. These appear to be run of the mill foreign coins, and another chinese coin to boot.
Still haven't run over any more silver since finding a Mercury dime the first time I went out here in Washington. I've hit two very old houses that I got permission from, an old jail grounds, an old bottle dump, and nada, zero, zilch silver. I do have permission to detect another piece of property where an old logging mill used to be. Maybe my luck will change there.
HH everyone!
Ray
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I don't like identifying chinese cash coins because its hard for me to see the symbols 
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