Charm Bracelet, Texas Giant Ring, IHP, and GOLD!

[Steve in PA]

Sunday I braved the cold and hunted around an old farmhouse at one of my permissions. I had previously found an old house site on this farm, but had never hunted around the standing house, and I was hoping to find a couple silver coins. I didn't find much in the way of coins, just two wheaties and an IHP. But I got a couple interesting items, the first being this charm bracelet:



The next cool thing I found is this 10K gold piece with a March 11, 1916 patent date. I'm not sure what purpose it served. It weighs in at 5.7 grams. Since I rarely find gold, I was happy with this.



I also found part of a J. G. Tarver, Texas Giant ring. Mr. Tarver was 8' 6" tall and weighed 460 pounds. Unfortunately the ring was broken.


Here is some more info on Mr. Tarver One Dusty Track: Jim Tarver, Texas Giant

Just one older coin, a 1900 IHP


Here is everything I pocketed

 

[Steve in PA]

Man...

Gotta love the color old buried stuff can take on...

That charm bracelet is a textbook example of it.

Wikipedia should have a page on "metal detecting finds"... and they should use THAT picture as the textbook picture.

Sheesh that picture should be on the cover of a metal detecting book or something ... heh

That color... wheeew... uniform... consistent... creamy and thick... even tone.

I call it "sun baked mustard" color.

:P ~



Well done Steve.

Thanks for all the superlatives on charm bracelet It was about 5 inches deep and it does have an even patina.

 

[ARC]

Thanks for all the superlatives on charm bracelet It was about 5 inches deep and it does have an even patina.

Well I was being part funny... and serious... if that makes any sense.

If I was writing a detecting site / page / book... that would be a picture on my list of "need to use". heh

 

[Doc Arey]

Gold belt buckle Wow go get the other half!

 

[goldhungry]

Nice stuff.