A Merc, Token and more wheat

[Merf]

I took the wife to Northbrook [north of Chicago] today so she could attend a meeting.
I had three hours to kill so naturally I took the detector along.
First I hunted a corner for 2 hours where a 1920s school once stood. I only found a few clad so I took a ride and spotted a little park with big trees. I hunted around the trees and only found more clad. Headed back to the truck still swinging and got a good signal.
Pushed in the plugger about 3 inches and hit gravel. Pulled out the plug , dug down two more inches and found this Merc. . Then I found a wheat, the token , and 4 more wheats all in a 30 by 30 ft area. All in the gravely mix under about 3 inches of topsoil. Luckily the meeting ran late so I didn't get scolded for getting back a little late.

Best luck, Merf

 

[ModernMiner]

Merf,
That token is sooooooooooo cool! Your Merc looks to be in great shape too.
Congrats Dude,
MM

 

[Prober]

Terrific finds! Do they still make Sealtest Ice Cream? I haven't seen it in Michigan, I do remember it tho, maybe NY?

 

[Jack(IN)]

Nice finds!! Congrats on the Merc!

 

[piggman1]

Wat to go! I like that token.

 

[Scott (Upstate NY)]

nice merc

 

[Ridley]

Good job!

Very cool token and of course a Merc will make your day!


Congratulations!


Ridley

 

[EDDE]

a man on a mission as usual 8)

 

[halfdime]

Good stuff! That token is in pretty good shape and the Merc looks new.

 

[skydiv]

it seams to me that most merc's that are found are 1944. do you notice the same?

 

[sfinder]

Nice looking Merc and token.

 

[lFoundlInlOhiol]

Nice finds..Are tokens worth much? I also have a few,that i found...

 

[Natman]

Looks like you've got a sweet hunting spot! Awesome digs.

Nat

 

[RUDY2003]

Nice assortment of coinage Merf!
Pretty merc.
Unusual token, what is sealtest?

Keep safe...

 

[artemis moon]

Nice Bat Masterson token! I think that Sealtest ice cream is still made- I think it's an east coast ice cream-I'll ask my parents in NY if it's still around.

 

[Mirage]

Another successful hunt.

Usually when the coins are under gravel Nate and I's detectors have trouble getting them if they are deep(5+ inches). Looks like your Tesoro is doing you fine.

Bob

 

[CodyCat Borat]

Sealtest Ice Cream is long history. It used to be Breyers/Sealtest and Light and Lively was their diet ice milk brand.
The token might be worth something to a collector.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Very nice token and congrats on the Merc! HH, Mike

 

[Merf]

Thanks to all. Here is a link to the token.

http://www.xmission.org/~emailbox/memorabilia3.htm

Skydiv----Most of the Mercs I have found were older.

Coinshooter--There are a lot of tokens on E-Bay.

 

[allenb]

Beautiful condition on that dime!!!