oldmxrat
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He saw my screen and was dying to know what what in his back yard. His house dates from the early thirties. Never one to say no to such a good opportunity, I went the next morning and started in. Unfortunately, there isn't much area that can be dug because he's got junk everywhere. This all came from an area about 6 feet by 8 feet and about 1 foot deep. Any deeper and it was hard-packed rocks and scrabble and way to hard to dig. Maybe this winter when it's wet.
The key fob is from the Manx Hotel, S.F. Ca., built right after the 1906 earthquake/fire. It stands today. The thin hoop has a groove around the inside to hold something and tests 14k gold. The large disk in the center has a reeded edge like a dime
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The silver colored safety pin thingy has a patent date of 5-10-98.
The clock weight is pretty heavy and about 7.5 inches long. The thing with the handles looks like this wine uncorker.
It was fun, but hot and VERY dirty work. I was surprised not to find a single coin. Oh well, better go charge up the detector now!
The key fob is from the Manx Hotel, S.F. Ca., built right after the 1906 earthquake/fire. It stands today. The thin hoop has a groove around the inside to hold something and tests 14k gold. The large disk in the center has a reeded edge like a dime
.The silver colored safety pin thingy has a patent date of 5-10-98.
The clock weight is pretty heavy and about 7.5 inches long. The thing with the handles looks like this wine uncorker.
It was fun, but hot and VERY dirty work. I was surprised not to find a single coin. Oh well, better go charge up the detector now!
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