Back home Detecting w/ a 1870s home permission and First Silver of the Year

Stef45

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Back home Detecting w/ a 1870's home permission and First Silver of the Year

Was able to go back home to Illinois last week and I have an older detector at my parents house that was still working so I hit the back yards of my Parents house and Grandparents house. Both houses were built in the 60's so I was not expecting anything crazy. Mostly clad except for one 1963 Canadian Quarter which is 80% silver. So I'm on the board! I also found a toasted Marine Corps Toys for Tots Token, which was kind of cool to find. As i was leaving my grandparents house I drove by one of my old teacher's homes. Knowing that it was one of the older homes in the town I walked up and chatted him up for a while and then asked if I could detect. He said that he never lets anyone hunt it but since he knew me he would let me. So I had about 5 minutes before sundown and one of my first targets was a pretty crusty 1880 IHP which is the oldest coin that I have dug thus far. I cleaned it up as well as i could but it still has some crud on it. After that the temps dropped and the ground froze up. But overall it was a fun few days of hunting back home. Cant wait to hit that old house again. IMG_2813.jpgIMG_2814.jpgIMG_2809.jpgIMG_2811.jpgIMG_2812.jpgIMG_2810.jpgIMG_2808.jpg
 

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Congratz! That looks like a fun hunt! Foreign silver is on my bucket list!
 

Hey friend that quarter is silver,congrats on finding that one. Be sure to hit that old home as soon as you can before the owner changes his mind.
 

Beautiful silver and a nice pile of finds.
Congrats. May the silver be the first of many this year.
 

Congratualtions on the cool finds!
 

Nice work on your first silver, still stuck out with the broken jet otherwise I'd be up for a hunt this weekend. Good luck out there

Yeah I think I am starting to out grow my beginner detector. Might have to try out yours.
 

That's some real good hunting.
Put the IHP & USMC token in a small tub of olive oil.
Let them soak for a week. Then slowly remove the crud with a wooden toothpick. They should clean up real nice. Let's see what they look like once you clean them.
 

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