Cow Pasture Day

[Capncrunch]

So, I got two new permissions with the metal detector today, and walked a LOT for a FEW decent finds (and of course the inevitable trash). So here's what I found...
From the right is an iron collar half with square head bolts (Old?), then in one photo a rock that MAY be an indian tool(?), then the smallest pull-tab I've ever seen (compare it to the penny, two down), then the 2 1/2 cent token, the 1933 Wheatie penny, an oddly shaped aluminum piece, a 950 Sterling lighter (old?), a Winchester 1901 Leader 12 ga shell (made 1901-1920), 2 .223 slugs, a machinery tag(?), and an unknown Iron piece (ideas?).
I found barbed wire, nails, cans & other trash, too.
All in all, not bad, just no treasure! Unless someone can ID something that IS!
BTW- How can I get the corrosion off the penny & the (alum?) token, without ruining them?
Happy Hunting folks!
John

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice hunt!

 

[jewelerguy]

what I'm assuming you are calling the oddly shaped aluminum piece is the somewhat 'winged' shaped item in the top center of the last pic? If so, that is the pour spout from a package of salt

 

[Ed144]

Nice finds from a pasture. I agree with the previous comment regarding the aluminum piece. Some sort of pour spout from a box of powder or salt. The red tag is likely a chain rating or chain/cable hoist rating. You might try the "Cleaning and Preservation" forum category to see discussions on how to clean various coins and metals.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Capncrunch]

Thank you all!
I see the salt box spout now- Doh!
I was looking for an early 1800s settlement, and the town/fort only lasted about 20 years. The exact location is unknown and so there I was in the middle of a cow pasture... I was hoping that the wheat penny was going to be much older, and so I would have been in the right spot for the town, but alas, 1933 was a LONG time later (like 100 years)! Ironic that I found ANY coins out there. I will continue to look, although in 20 short years, they might not have left much evidence behind. I was using All-metal mode but thinking about it, they may have used mortise and tenon construction with wooden pegs, not square nails. I know of at least one house in this area that was built that way. Any suggestions on how to search for old towns, homesteads, etc. are more than welcome and would be greatly appreciated!
Good hunting folks!

 

[Capncrunch]

So, I think I may have found the token-issuer in a catalog! The name is Bertoccini Brother's Bar which apparently was at 11th & Locust in KCMO. I can't find ANY info on the bar, just a token that they issued. The book said prob after 1920 for aluminum tokens. Maybe this is another token they had? Also, got the '33 wheatie cleaned-up, as good as it's going to get. I think it must have been underground for many decades, because it's terribly pitted and about shot...View attachment 1819171View attachment 1819172

 

[Capncrunch]

My token cleaned-up.

 

[Blak bart]

Nice finds capncrunch...I see they got your name all worked out and fixed too...congrats !!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great finds, you did really well today, this silver cigarette lighter is a great find!

The aluminum Depression Era token is a nice find too... I'm curious as to how you cleaned it?

Dave

 

[RJGMC]

Congrats! Nice hunt! The sterling zippo is a win, the token is great too. The token denomination helps tell the age. Hunting in all metal? Or field? Ground balance? Keep digging!
RJGMC

 

[Capncrunch]

RJGMC- Hunting in All-Metal, hoping to catch a trail of square nails, but as I mentioned above, that may be a pipe-dream. I was ground balanced (about 34) and was just hoping for a clue! Thanks!

 

[Capncrunch]

Great finds, you did really well today, this silver cigarette lighter is a great find!

The aluminum Depression Era token is a nice find too... I'm curious as to how you cleaned it?

Dave

I cleaned the token and the penny by soaking them in Lemon Juice and then (because I don't have any Andre's pencils) I used the BACK side on a small crescent shaped paring-knife, then a small (like 1.5") SS wire brush, followed by a similar brass wire brush. I may have left little scratches, but I didn't think I was looking at much value there. The penny was about smooth (barely legible) when I dug it, and the token may have been hit by a plow or dozer, over the years- it had a tear in front of the 2.5 cents, and the corrosion was so bad that it actually had a hole in it before I stopped.
I AM open to input and better ideas for cleaning finds!
Thanks!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I cleaned the token and the penny by soaking them in Lemon Juice and then (because I don't have any Andre's pencils) I used the BACK side on a small crescent shaped paring-knife, then a small (like 1.5") SS wire brush, followed by a similar brass wire brush. I may have left little scratches, but I didn't think I was looking at much value there. The penny was about smooth (barely legible) when I dug it, and the token may have been hit by a plow or dozer, over the years- it had a tear in front of the 2.5 cents, and the corrosion was so bad that it actually had a hole in it before I stopped.
I AM open to input and better ideas for cleaning finds!
Thanks!

Thanks for your response John.
Hard times tokens are rare as hens teeth here in Ontario, as we never produced 'tax tokens'. You guys in the US are fortunate to have such a wide variety of coins to find that we just don't see here north of the border.
I've discovered that 'tumbling' works very well to clean the environmental damage from the surface of these aluminum tokens. I've learned through trial and error that 1/2" polished aquarium gravel with warm water liquid and dish soap work well to clean the corrosion from the surface of aluminum, which as we all know is a very soft metal. For more aggressive tumbling such as on iron, I'll use larger unpolished gravel and beach sand.

Here are some results of early tumbling experiments I did 6 years ago...

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/r...681-latest-tumbled-rinds-silver-surprise.html

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/r...941-winter-rust-eration-project-complete.html

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/r...red-finds-2017-restored-knife-curry-comb.html

Best of luck to you John, stay healthy and safe!
Dave