First War Nickel and brass plate

[Michiganne]

Hi all:

Headed out this week for a little therapy to a 19 acre farm owned by a good friend. Came up with our first War Nickel, a 1942 P. My 2 YO daughter plucked it out of my dirt pile and I called my 7 YO son over to decipher the date, as his close vision is better than mine. I didn't believe him at first when he told me it said "1942." I was happy.

I also unearthed a brass (?) plate that says "Michigan State Farm Bureau - Bloomington, Illinois." Has anyone found one like this before? I haven't had time to research it yet. Age? I think I punctured the car image a bit with my new Ame's digging tool. Never thought I'd find something that big in my 11 inch deep hole....thought it was another darn .22 shell casing I was chasing.

But, the weather was perfect, the ground was soft, and I'm encouraged there may be a Merc lurking there somewhere. (And my kids got 3 hours of good old fashioned outdoors.)

I'm never sure I'm hunting this place the best way. There are TONS of iron signals everywhere. This time I hunted mostly in coin mode but I get many signals that jump around like crazy. Up near the old barn there are years worth of shell casings as the current owner and his boys used to shoot a lot back there.

Thanks for looking and HH!

 

[silverfreak]

Nice digs

 

[watercolor]

Hey. . . you got silver in that nickel!

I haven't seen a brass plate like that but with everyone here,
I wouldn't be surprised if you get an answer on that one soon

Take care,
watercolor

 

[happymikeyone]

very nice wtg
hh
mikey

 

[alpha105]

Just make sure theres a mintmark above the dome and we are in business =)

 

[West Coast Fever]

Hot picture!

Oops, that was your moniker I was lookin at

Nice finds there. I like that plate thing.

HH

 

[Slipperyjack47]

Hey Anne, sounds like ya had a fun day and its great that you are getting the kids out and involved in the great outdoors! The brass plate you found is a insurance plate that people would afix to the corner of the license plate to show that thier car had insurance on it. I found a similar one last fall South of Kalamazoo here's a pic..... Ithink yours is a touch older and they do have a small value as I have seen them sell on E-bay for a few bucks. Keep up the great work!


HH
Slipperyjack47

 

[Michiganne]

Slipperyjack, thanks for the help! I was hoping someone had some info. I thought it looked old but didn't trust the age of the car pictured as a guide. Mine is similar to yours except it doesn't have the bottom tab....never did. I always like finding relics with writing on them.

Thanks again!

 

[Prober]

Hey Anne, glad you got out & found some stuff. That Mi State thing is cool as well. Jack's get-together is this Saturday, in case something happens & you change your mind.

 

[allen]

nice finds...

 

[Mirage]

Cool finds. Congratulations on a first - those silver nickels are very satisfying to find.

 

[Bardok]

Cool plate need to find oe of those for my garage wall

 

[Admiral de Salee]

I've heard of Farm Bureau Insurance (and of course just 'State Farm'), but the title on your plate is sort of a composite. Should be researchable. I think AAA is the last holdout keeping a version of the old badges going.

Good find, and nice war nickel.

 

[Merf]

Congrats on those sweet finds Anne

 

[kept1979]

Very nice finds. I often want to go to old farm and detect around the barn area.