A few weekend finds from street reconstruction project.

[bk]

The construction projects are starting to wind down around here, but there are still opportunities to make some good finds. The town is in the process of a complete street and sidewalk reconstruction that will probably take a few more years to complete. One of the areas currently dug up is in the downtown historic district. The other is in an older residential neighborhood. As you can see from the photos, all the boulevard's have been scrapped. The best find I made was a common date Indian Head cent, but in uncommon condition. It was only 1/4" deep.
The first couple of photos show the areas where the finds were made.
The little brass car was probably part of an old pin of some type. Its amazing that it came out in one piece considering its size and thickness. (1.5" X 2.5").
The only silver was a well worn Mercury dime and a silver earring.

 

[NGE]

AWESOME INJUN! I love construction sites also. The indian grades out at a definite AU-58 according to my ANACS grading book. The pictures in this book are actual photos of coins, unlike Sam's photograde, which were scanned coins. Once again, GREAT finds.....NGE

 

[kimsdad]

What a cool old town - and even cooler finds!!

Congrats on the fine looking Indian!! That little brass car is really nice!

 

[Mirage]

Great stuff. Very sweet IH. Also love the scout's token.

 

[Nana40]

The Injun, the token, the shield, the car....any ONE of those finds would have made my day!

Awesome hunt, BK!!! Nana

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice finds bk.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Gotta love the old Boy scout token. Constructions sites have been one of my favorite places to hunt. Its like bringing history back to life. So many nice finds.... happen to just show up at those kind of detecting sites. That is probably one of the nicest 1864 Indians I have seen dug up. Nice job!

John

Your Boy Scout good luck token is from around 1915.

Here are photos of the different varieties:

http://www.sageventure.com/coins/tokens.html


Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[Goldiver]

Very interesting assortment of finds there! That 1864 penny is really nice. Alot of folks seem to be picking up nice IH cents this year.

Steve

 

[topdog]

Truly amazing Indian head penny find.

 

[Michiganne]

Amazing IH! WTG Love the Boy Scout pin and little car. Very nice.

Keep digging!

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Sweet digs especially the 64 Indian Head!!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Quite honestly, if I drove by and saw that site I would have lost it then and there. And then camped out morning, noon, and night. Expect to see a lot more finds from that location. I'm drooling as i write this.

 

[hoover-jr]

Hey BK!! If you put a little spit shine on the IH you just might be able to see your self!!!
I remember finding a 75 IH in about the same condition!!The field was Flawless!!!
Congratulations!!!
Hoover-jr

 

[Jazdo]

Wow you got all kinds of finds so far! and a huge area to hunt.

 

[Detectingfreak]

Looks like you had a great day! Those sidewalk strips can hold great treasures!

 

[mistergee]

is the "L" only on the '64

 

[Bob S]

Great Indian

Nice Finds

 

[time4me]

What an awesome assortment of finds! Very cool - I love the old car item and the boy scouts token.

Fantastic indian head as well.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Glad to see that injun breathing new life again after all those years under asphalt

 

[NGE]

Yes, the "L" is only visible on the '64, but it is located on the lower end of the ribbon, near the neck, not in the "hair" where someone else said......NGE

 

[Dirt Dobber]

BK That HI looks like it was lost the day it was minted and sent to the bank! WTG nice hunt. BTW you guys really tear up the streets when resurfaceing. D.D.