A LITTLE SILVER AND A "DECODER" THINGY

[basque-man]

Not much to report this week. A friend and I got out to another old train town that has gone by the wayside; Flanigan Nevada. Have had a little luck here in the past, so we headed out early to try.

Not much in the start. A wheat here and there. Lots of trash and little metal buttons. Decided to hit the old depot area and my buddy finds his first silver with his new Deus. A 1945-S OD nickel. As i'm walking away from his find, I hear a great tone at the same time I see the round disc on the ground. Cool! Nothing much but a 47-S Rosie which I will take any day than a day with silver. The about five feet away I get a solid high tone and dig up what I though was a kids toy badge. Brush off the dirt and it has a date. 1936 with the letters ROA. I must admit I had no idea what it was.

A few hours later, my son shows up and I show him our finds. He immediately tells me its a decoder thingy. We get home and sure enough; its a Radio Orphan Annie decoder fob. We haven't found one of these before and it did spin till I pulled the secret compartment off the back hoping it held a dime or something. Nope, no $$$ Oh well. Anyway, we'll be back out tomorrow....Thanks for looking and have a great day swinging!!!

 

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[Evolution]

The orphan Annie decoder is a really interesting find. Finds like that are what make this hobby so interesting. Congrats!

 

[CASPER-2]

DECODER - IS AWESOME FIND - VERY COLLECTIBLE IF NOT BEAT
I FOUND A CAPT MIDNIGHT ONE WHEN I STARTED TH'ing AS A KID - SOLD FOR $125

 

[cjon455]

I like the orphan any decoder, very cool!

 

[against the wind]

That "Little Orphan Annie" decoder is definitely a reason to get back there. Everyone knows that Annie hung out with a guy named DADDY WARBUCKS. He may have left a stash in the area.

 

[The Aluminum Monster]

B-E-S-U-R-E-T-O-D-R-I-N-K-Y-O-U-R-O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Great finds man I like the OD nickel though!

 

[thrifty76now]

Swell find on that Orphan Annie decoder,amazing that it would still turn.since it probably was underground for many years

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice find on the Orphan Annie Decoder. Those are very collectible.

 

[wheatfinder13]

Very cool decoder ring. I like those buttons too

 

[qaela4]

Love the decoder, I found the one from the movie last year, beat to hell but I don't care...

 

[sutphin]

DAMN THERE BASQUE THAT DECODER I S A NEAT FIND .....

 

[patiodadio]

That secret decoder is too cool !!!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Pretty cool on the decoder, been awhile since I seen any silver, I'd take one right about now.

 

[park pirate]

Damn nice finds..

 

[wpsgta1000]

Found a 1939 ROA decoder in North Georgia back in the 1990's. Very nice condition too.

 

[cambria09]

Hello basque-man. Nice finds especially the ROA decoder and in good shape too. Here is the '38 model...sadly it came out in pieces. Thanks for the post and HH C9

 

[G.I.B.]

Wow, nice find.

Send yourself a secret message and then see if you can decode it.

It would be great if it still works!

 

[CoilFisher]

That Orphan Annie Decoder is better than 10 silvers!
Nice!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Well done BM! I really like the decoder. Silver too!