basque-man
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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 $$$ Oh well. Anyway, we'll be back out tomorrow....Thanks for looking and have a great day swinging!!!
Not much in the start. A wheat here and there. Lots of trash and little metal buttons. Decided to hit the old depot area and my buddy finds his first silver with his new Deus. A 1945-S OD nickel. As i'm walking away from his find, I hear a great tone at the same time I see the round disc on the ground. Cool! Nothing much but a 47-S Rosie which I will take any day than a day with silver. The about five feet away I get a solid high tone and dig up what I though was a kids toy badge. Brush off the dirt and it has a date. 1936 with the letters ROA. I must admit I had no idea what it was.
A few hours later, my son shows up and I show him our finds. He immediately tells me its a decoder thingy. We get home and sure enough; its a Radio Orphan Annie decoder fob. We haven't found one of these before and it did spin till I pulled the secret compartment off the back hoping it held a dime or something.
Nope, no $$$ Oh well. Anyway, we'll be back out tomorrow....Thanks for looking and have a great day swinging!!! 
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