Few more goodies from my yard =)

[djabend]

Hit the trashy area of my yard with the 4x6 shooter coil again.
Got another wheat, just a common 1945

Flipped another plug and there sitting in the ashes (these must be buried burn piles)
was this coin


after cleaning it in peroxide the mystery is solved


WW2 German coin
Yikes
Last neat find was a bottle opener
Pretty rusted

Electrolysis helped with some detail

Here is a non rusted one 8)

Had a good time for hunting in my yard
HH,
Donny

 

[seger98]

Wow nice finds, wonder how much that German WWII coin is worth

 

[Rob66]

Nice finds 1945 the end of world war ll and the german coin.

 

[FisherMan_1266X]

Nice finds and beautiful pics! Got that macro setting down!

 

[RickyP]

Never seen a coin like that before

 

[bedpanmoneyman]

WOW. SOme cool finds from your yard. Must have some history

 

[Mackaydon]

You have found a piece of history with that (Gottfried) Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, NJ bottle opener.

The "official" birthday of the beer can is January 24, 1935. That's the day cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale first went on sale in Richmond, VA. Two years earlier, they had test marketed the first beer in a can and it was well received (91% thumbs up). And (as they say) the rest is history.

"The G. Krueger Brewing Co. operated in Newark from 1934 to 1961. Krueger goes back to 1853 when it was known as Braun & Laible. I remember the Krueger slogan, proving that they had a great slogan or that I have a great memory here goes "Some pronounce it Kreeger, some pronounce it Kruger, experts pronounce it best".
Don.....

Sources:
http://www.oldnewark.com/memories/newark/newmanbeer.htm
http://www.abcca.com.au/beercanhistory.html

 

[Mackaydon]

Adding to previous:
"Gottfried Krueger came to Newark from Germany at the age of 16 wearing wooden shoes. At the age of 27 he opened his own brewery after a long apprenticeship. Krueger Brewery on (75) Belmont Avenue (in Newark) was the first brewery in the world to put beer in cans." Click on the structure image here for a larger pic of what the brewery looked like 99 years ago:http://www.oldnewark.com/busind/brewery/krueger.php

 

[Mackaydon]

Lastly....
Here's a potential buyer for that opener if you wish to sell it.
"Wanted: Anything from the Gottfried KRUEGER Brewing Co. out of Newark, New Jersey. This includes brands such as Kent ale, Boars, and any pre-pro brands produced. I'm a serious collector of this breweriana and will pay top dollar for top condition pieces. Especially interested in Reverse on glass, Tin over cardboards, tin signs, cardboard signs, etc. Please e-mail me if you have anything for sale or trade.
Robert Keasey, Jr <KRUEGERALE@AOL.COM>"
Source:
http://www.beerhistory.com/breweriana/bulletinboard/archive_Jul-Dec99.shtml

 

[Pentico]

We have to get a yard like that!
Awesome finds!
Chris & LeeAnn

 

[djabend]

Thanks for the info on the bottle opener Mackaydon
I am sure the buyer you mentioned is looking for non rusted ones though
I will just be happy that I found one
Thanks for all the replies, dig those yards! I know even after all the hunting mine has
seen, I am still not done.
HH,
Donny

 

[rebelLT]

Here's what your coin should look like cleaned up. I fould this one years ago in Belgium. I would guess its made of brass. It came out of the looking like crud. I cleaned it by boiling it in leamon oil and baking soda then hitting it with a brass brush. I dont know if they changed the composition of the coins in the later war years as mine was a 1939. great find.

 

[djabend]

Here's what your coin should look like cleaned up. I fould this one years ago in Belgium. I would guess its made of brass. It came out of the looking like crud. I cleaned it by boiling it in leamon oil and baking soda then hitting it with a brass brush. I dont know if they changed the composition of the coins in the later war years as mine was a 1939. great find.

They did change the composition due to the war.
After 1940 all small denomination coins were switched over to cheap zinc, almost like the modern clad pennys we have but without the copper shell.
Due to this they do not do well in the soil, this one is not as bad as it could have been, I am happy with it as is.

[/quote]

Wow nice finds, wonder how much that German WWII coin is worth

Here is a site that sells them, in better condition too I am sure.
http://luckylukeonline.com/minor.html

HH,
Donny

 

[Urban Grund]

Sweet!