First time find!

[lrgoodger]

I've found marbles in holes with wheaties before, but never one of these! There was a 1925 wheatie in there with it. A few minutes later I got an 1897 IHP, my first for this year in a new (to me) hunted out old house yard. I also got permission to hunt a large cornfield that had a community of about 100 homes on it in the late 1850s - 60s. I'm excited about that one! It was part of the underground railroad relocation sites here in Michigan and only 3 miles from my house.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

A snail shell?

 

[lrgoodger]

It's a lot bigger than that. It is a seashell 3" long. Some kid must have had it in his pocket with the penny and lost them. The same way they lost marbles in the hole with coins.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Neat find, I have found marbles in the same hole as Indian Head pennies, but never a Sea Shell. That is really cool. Good luck in your field.

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on your unique recovery and your new sites to hunt!

 

[iAmMike]

That's an unexpected find. The site with 100 or so home sounds amazing. Can't wait to see what you pick up there!.

 

[Almy]

You might need a crew to do a 100 home site justice! It would be daunting for one person, but also could provide that person years of detecting alone.

 

[oldmxrat]

Well, that's not something you'd expect in the hole. Very interesting!

 

[Digger RJ]

I've found marbles in holes with wheaties before, but never one of these! There was a 1925 wheatie in there with it. A few minutes later I got an 1897 IHP, my first for this year in a new (to me) hunted out old house yard. I also got permission to hunt a large cornfield that had a community of about 100 homes on it in the late 1850s - 60s. I'm excited about that one! It was part of the underground railroad relocation sites here in Michigan and only 3 miles from my house.
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Nice!!! Congrats!!!