Construction struction whats your function ?

[Jazdo]

Producing old coins is the answer !
Hi all.. A couple of days ago I noticed another street being tore out. Not wasting anytime when the crew had left I
parked on the east side of street. I noticed someone getting out of a truck on the west side..didnt think much until
I saw they had detector in hand. After a few minutes I approached them and introduced myself. Turns out it was
MarkinIA who has a few posts on TNET.

We talked for a while ,and after detecting compared finds. Later on he left while I continued until dark!

Saturday I contacted macemann66,a buddy who unfortunately digs most of the silver from places LOL
Anyhow I wanted to see what he could pull out of the place,and he tore the silver up as you can see from his
post.

We both had alot of fun at this site. I was the only to dig any Nickels..kinda strange,and I dug a bunch of them!

As far as finds heres a list of mine.
Indianheads (half a 1866) 1878,1881,1890,1897,1900,1907
Shield Nickels 1867 with rays,1867 without rays, (2 with no date)
V-Nickels 1883 with cents,1907, (1 with no date)
Buffalo 1936-D
1945 War Nickel
Dimes Seated 1887-S,Barber 1903
Several old wheatbacks also

Several nice buttons,some shot,and a huge bullet that measures 3/4 in.diameter by 1in. hollowed center with
two lines around bottom.

Later

 

[briankb70]

great finds!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Monty]

A couple of years ago I worked a torn out street next to the public triangle where the statue of the city founder stands and they have held concerts since 1909. I found one stinking silver dime! I couldn't believe it. But you cleaned up ! Guess people around here were too tight with their money? M nty

 

[daytondigger]

Nice score, good job of taking advantage of the construction. Everytime they do a project like that around here, I here about it after it's completion.

 

[crazyjarhead]

That looks like a great day of hunting. Poor coins had been under that hot asphalt for who knows how many years. I have the shield nickle on my want list, and you found 4. WTG on a productive hunt

 

[gxray]

the bullet is very interesting ,,,I'd like to see a side and bottom view for possible identification...a 69 cal Gardner perhaps?

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Wish I was with you! Great stuff!