First hammered, SLQ?

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Made it back to mossy shoe mansion for just an hour this afternoon. Mission to find a silver quarter here. Found 5 silver dimes and 20+ ihps and wheats so far, but no quarters at this really old farm house stone foundation. Another Rosie 56, 39 nickel and 2 more wheats were cleaned from today's hunt, then started going through the junk metal finds. Noticed something stamped on the metal disk and realized that i found my first SLQ and first hammered coin, just kidding.
Here is a pic of the rest of the relics.
The small toy gun is stamped "Mity Midget". Another piece of an old toy gun, a sprocket thingy and a chain. The chain is very light, thinking aluminum. Maybe it was plated originally.

Total of 7 silver coins at this site so far. Zero modern trash, but lots of rusty nails that ring up as silver...

 

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[toasted]

Somebody really hated that quarter. Nice hunt

 

[villagenut]

That's my favorite coin design so I think she is still beautiful.

 

[A2coins]

That coin is Toasted LOL I would love to hun t a site like that just knowing every signal will be some thing old. Keep posting Ive been watching your progress Thanks for the post!!!!

 

[KENTUCKYWONDER]

Nice digs, congratulations. The "sprocket thingy" looks like an oil burning lamp wick adjuster.

 

[Argentium]

Wow ! The quarter looks like it was abraded with a file , grinder , sander or something on the obverse - but the reverse , what on earth happened there ?

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Do you think it was placed on RR tracks and not fully smashed, vibrated around? That's my guess. It is razor sharp on the smashed edges

 

[deershed]

Good hunt!! Couldn't tell you what happened to that SLQ but, it's in worse shape then my only seated quarter I dug. Lol
She's still a keeper and with some character, Congrats!!

 

[Mackaydon]

The Mity Midget was a cap pistol made by Esquire Toy Co. (USA); probably in the '50s IMO.
Wish I could tell you more.
Don.....

 

[Mackaydon]

Flip Mity Midget over and see if the words Esquire Toy Co. are on the ejector plunger.
Gun may be slightly older than the 50s; maybe the 40s.
Don.......

 

[mikeraydj]

My theory is that they were grinding it down for silver or made a guitar pick out of it.

 

[treblehunter]

Looks like your SLQ got wedged between something heavy that was going back and forth almost 180 degrees. That is an oil burning lamp wick adjuster.

 

[OcdChaos]

Does the round band like object below the chain have any writing on it, almost looks like a band they put on ducks feet to track them...

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

The round band thing has no writing on it, I think it is a decorative cover for a bottle of perfume. Too big for a bird band.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your finds

 

[Trezurehunter]

Ouch ! It hurts to look at that Standing Lib. Nice hunt though.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the coin shooting and relic hunt!