AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

[ModernMiner]

AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

I had a great 2 hour hunt after work today at the new plantation spot I just started to MD.
I'm still hunting with a new Tesoro Silver Umax with stock coil for now. I finished up the front yard and scored an IH and a flat button, then worked part of the side yard. This section was HOT!!! I dug the coolest old button I've dug. By far my favorite and in fantastic shape. Almost all of the gold gilt is still there! I hit a large assortment today, and I was happy as a clam today.
I won't bore you with details. Here's my finds for today:

*"POLICE" button (22mm) with gold gilt - Back mark is "A. Jacobs & sons - Baltimore MD." (circa 1915)
My best button ever!

*Eagle button (22mm) - Back mark "City Button Works - New York" (circa early 1900's?)

*18mm flat button - Back mark "Best Colour"

*1901 "V" nickel in very worn shape, but it is my first "V" nickel ever.

*1904 IH

*1946 Rosie dime - my first in about 6-8 months!!! (I mostly find Mercs)

*1940 & 1954 nickels

*Wheats- 1919S , 28 , 45 , 52D (x2) , 57D.

*"City Bus Lines" bus token.
Any idea on the age of this token, and/or what city?

*Egyptian looking token - about the size of a dollar, but a bit thinner.
Any info on this piece?

*Decorative copper lamp piece (?) - it is threaded all the way through.

*A Ford Model A ignition piece.

*A large spike looking thing.
Any ideas what this is?

*Asst'd relics.

Ya-hooooo!!! What a fun dig.
Thanks for looking,
MM

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MOR

cool finds,your doing really good at that plantation site
Congrats on your finds


Was wondering if you sent copies of the letter asking for permission to hunt that area to the ones who sent you a pm in a certain time period(cant remember specifics)...I'm sure you were swamped with requests...never got a reply...no biggie though just curious to see how you worded it.

Continued success at the plantation HH
Shawn

Shawn,
I'm sorry. I am getting a lot of requests, but that's o.k.
I e-mailed one to you over the weekend. I wonder what happened?
I'll try again.
Sorry & thanks. I'm glad you told me.
-MM-

 

[silverfreak]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

Great hunt MM. No hunting for me until the snow goes away.

 

[dakotama95]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

You did pretty good. I really like those tokens.

 

[UnEarthed72]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

cool finds,your doing really good at that plantation site
Congrats on your finds


Was wondering if you sent copies of the letter asking for permission to hunt that area to the ones who sent you a pm in a certain time period(cant remember specifics)...I'm sure you were swamped with requests...never got a reply...no biggie though just curious to see how you worded it.

Continued success at the plantation HH
Shawn

Shawn,
I'm sorry. I am getting a lot of requests, but that's o.k.
I e-mailed one to you over the weekend. I wonder what happened?
I'll try again.
Sorry & thanks. I'm glad you told me.
-MM-

OK i feel foolish now.....no reason to be sorry--you did send it to me via my yahoo email...which i neglected to check,I was figuring it would of come in Tnet mail. My bad,sometimes my brain shorts out

So MM i am sorry,thank you for sending me TWO copies of it(now)..lol


Shawn

 

[allen]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

way to go on those great looking finds...

 

[wyattrr]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

Whoa...Nice Coins and Cool Relics...Congrats HH

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MOR

Nice hunt and variety MM! That last piece is a plow part, use for flattening and breaking up dirt clods on the fields and for scratching and bending coins and relics, LOL. I have a few of those as well. HH, Mike

 

[Derek752]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

-MM= ,.....,

Cool post YES !...AWESOME finds YES !!

The police button is SWEET !! YES ! ...........Get back there and swing that coil till yer arm falls off !!

Congrats

D.

 

[Monty]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

That police button being the flat face style would date back to around the turn of the century or early 1900s up until about WWII. After that they were a two piece button with a stamped face and worthless. Being an ex cop I have seen several articles in police magazines about officers who collect that type of police memorabilia. I think it is worth around $50.00 or more to a collector. Nice find. Monty

 

[taropatch]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

That's a cool police button!
I wondered what that spike thing was cuz I've found one myself. Learned something today.

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

That police button being the flat face style would date back to around the turn of the century or early 1900s up until about WWII. After that they were a two piece button with a stamped face and worthless. Being an ex cop I have seen several articles in police magazines about officers who collect that type of police memorabilia. I think it is worth around $50.00 or more to a collector. Nice find. Monty

Monty,
Thanks so much. I was wondering what it was worth. I would never sell it, but that's great info. This one is so cool, and in great condition with the gold gilt. It must have led a sheltered life?
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

Some info on the bus token and egyptian piece thanks to PBK.
Thanks PBK!!!

Token:
The City Bus Lines token dates from the 1940's or 50's. These were actually used in two different cities— Jasckson, Illinois and Columbia, Missouri. Both were operated by a company called the Elm City Bus Line, which was granted a franchise in Illinois in 1942, and went out of business in 1955. Records indicate that 20,000 of the tokens were shipped to them on June 4, 1948.

The same Egyptian piece was found by another member too (RTDE3).
Here's the info on that post:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,110117.msg806447.html#msg806447

-MM-

 

[halfdime]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

That's the perfect day; a few old coins, and lots of relics from another era. Great finds!

 

[Mirage]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MOR

Yeah Doug, now that's more like it! Very nice stuff. Those buttons and stuff really make for some interesting finds. Police button is great and I like the bus token.

V Nickel - I know I was excited to find my first. Yours looks like the typical dug V.

And of coarse it's always nice when you find at least one silver.

Bob

 

[Pentico]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

Yes sir that is an awesome day!
Well done!!!!!!!
Chris & LeeAnn
2Colonuts

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

Well done, my friend! That's a fantastic variety for a hunt--and even a lil' silver too. Nice work.


-Buckleboy

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

I would be real excited, too. Nice haul of history.

 

[Fishstank]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

what's the best way to clean that coin w/out damaging it?

I like the FORD thingy.

Fishstank

 

[Johnny Ringo Silver]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MOR

Looks like you had a great day. I like the great seal button. You dug a pretty good variety of things on that outing. And I'm sending a BIG ATA-BOY your way on that first V-nickel!! Good Job!!! 8)

 

[Nana40]

Re: AWESOME DAY!! Police button, Eagle button, V-Nickel, IH, Rosie, Tokens & MORE!

OK...OK...I tell ya what...I'll let you borrow my best black party dress and the heels to match, if you invite me over to hunt the next time I'm in NC!

MM!! Dang what some awesome finds!! Love that police button! Congrats on those finds!!!

Nana