Found a Railroad Pocket Watch & a 1910 LC

[ANTIQUARIAN]

This is an open field that I've wanted to detect for a few years now. It's situated between two old limestone buildings, one is a water tower, the other is a farmhouse.
I was able to detect this site for 2hrs today before the rains came. There's been a lot of soil disturbance in the field in between the two structures and the majority of the finds came from near the farmhouse.

The pocket watch is nickel-plated on brass and has a locomotive engraved on the back cover. My last 'keeper' of the day was a 1910 'King Edward VII' Penny!
I also found part of a skeleton key, a squished bullet and a rose head nail. I'll tumble the remains of the pocket watch to try and get more detail.

Thanks very much for looking and Happy Halloween!
Dave

 

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[Zodiacdiverdave]

That's a very cool pocket watch Dave, and your LC is in fantastic condition. Congrats
ZDD

 

[WHADIFIND]

Never found a complete watch like that. I bet that sounded like a trash can lid! LOL

Nice !!

 

[Old Dude]

Impressive Dave! How long did Canada have large cents?

 

[Ahab8]

Nice finds buddy! I found a holed New Brunswick cent. They're beautiful coins








Yours is in fantastic condition

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's a very cool pocket watch Dave, and your LC is in fantastic condition. Congrats
ZDD

Thanks very much Dave... sure wish it had been silver though!
Dave

Never found a complete watch like that. I bet that sounded like a trash can lid! LOL

Nice !!

This is only my second complete watch find in two years, my other one was a ladies silver pocket watch!
That's exactly what I thought it was too, it came in at 78 - 79 at 2" deep... surprise!

Best of luck to you buddy,
Dave

Impressive Dave! How long did Canada have large cents?

Thanks Dave!
We had large cents in Canada from 1858 - 1920!

 

[Showtime2385]

Sweet finds

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Nice finds buddy! I found a holed New Brunswick cent. They're beautiful coins

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Yours is in fantastic condition

Thanks for your post and the pics Abe, love the verdigris on your coin!
I found a holed Nova Scotia Cent last year, it's the only 'holed' coin I've ever found!
Here's a pic of mine,
Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Sweet finds

Thank you Sir!

 

[cjon455]

nice digs!, looks like you smashed your thumb with a hammer huh? lol ive had many bruises under the nails from my old construction job lol

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

nice digs!, looks like you smashed your thumb with a hammer huh? lol ive had many bruises under the nails from my old construction job lol

Thanks buddy!
I sell construction equipment for a living and I pinched it between two pipes!
Dave

 

[cjon455]

Thanks buddy!
I sell construction equipment for a living and I pinched it between two pipes!
Dave

Yikes! I did something like that once, I was moving a very large/heavy spindle that was on a roll cart and didn't realize my middle finger was on the end of the spindle and well lets just say my finger was a nice cushion between the spindle and the concrete wall!, lost that fingernail real quick lol!!!

 

[swamp yankee]

Congrats on a good hunt in a great looking place,I'd go back till you clean it out. The folks who built the stone place had some serious sheckels back inna day and maybe they left some for you in the yard! We want to see you smiling and holding up a nice yeller one or two. HH.....

 

[Gridwalker306]

All around great finds, and that large cent is exceptional!

 

[bootybandit]

Awesome watch! That LC looks good too!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Yikes! I did something like that once, I was moving a very large/heavy spindle that was on a roll cart and didn't realize my middle finger was on the end of the spindle and well lets just say my finger was a nice cushion between the spindle and the concrete wall!, lost that fingernail real quick lol!!!

Working in construction can be a dangerous way to make a living!
I've seen some really stupid things done on job sites and it often ends up with someone getting injured!
Dave

Congrats on a good hunt in a great looking place,I'd go back till you clean it out. The folks who built the stone place had some serious sheckels back inna day and maybe they left some for you in the yard! We want to see you smiling and holding up a nice yeller one or two. HH.....

Thanks for your post swamp yankee!
This limestone farmhouse dates to 1850, it was built on a hill, but a lot of the ground surrounding it has been changed due to recent construction.
There are only a few spot that have been left 'untouched' as far as I can see, I think the site deserves at least one more visit though!

Best of luck to you,
Dave

All around great finds, and that large cent is exceptional!

Thanks J!
It still amazes me how some soils give you coins that look like this and some totally ruin them.
Dave

Awesome watch! That LC looks good too!

Thanks very much bootybandit!
Best of luck to you,
Dave

 

[cjon455]

Working in construction can be a dangerous way to make a living!

tell me about it, I broke my finger via mini excavator, shot with nail gun in the wrist, knee, and toe on 3 separate occasions, lost 3 or 4 fingernails due to smashing fingers etc etc, the list goes on and on lol!!!

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks buddy! I sell construction equipment for a living and I pinched it between two pipes! Dave

You're not a man if you don't have at least one black fingernail bud lol. Or a split forehead with some hammer claws ha ha




That's a great looking NS cent you found bud. Funny that the only holed coin I've found is the same as yours....and we both drink beer at the Sea Dog lol

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

tell me about it, I broke my finger via mini excavator, shot with nail gun in the wrist, knee, and toe on 3 separate occasions, lost 3 or 4 fingernails due to smashing fingers etc etc, the list goes on and on lol!!!

Holy man!
Hopefully you got into another line of work before you got killed!
Just a broken big toe for me while on a job-site, but lots of other broken bones due to hockey related injuries.