Found My First Shield Nickel Today!

[oldmxrat]

Went back to a site in AZ that has produced a 19thC coin every time I've been there, with one exception. The last one was a 1898 nickel. Today I went back 30 more years! Also found part of a Parker-Stearns "Wizard" Liquid pistol water gun,
a W. Yerdon hose clamp marked "Pat. 1 (3) 1890,
an instrument reed,
a keyhole escutcheon,
a couple of pieces of native America pottery,
a trunk corner piece,
and the usual junk found in these old mining towns.

I didn't have to do much digging for the nickel!

 

[billb]

Congratulations on another milestone..
I love all the lost history that you have recovered.
Enjoy the memories..
We got up to eight inches of snow arriving here later tonight
Take care.. and

 

[Chilli]

Good one with the coin.
The junks interesting enough to warrant a return trip too.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A big congrats on finding your first Shield Nickel - and it's in very nice condition too !

 

[TicTac Coins]

Nice finds. Love the 1868 Shield nickel?

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Congrats on the first shield nickel!! You always post some amazing hunts

 

[Nathan W]

Congrats and it was an eyeball find that's cool

 

[Oregon Viking]

Nice !!

 

[AU Seeker]

Nice finds, congratulations on the shield nickel.

I like the blasting cap tin lid, just one of the designs that company used, would be nice to find a complete tin, here's a photo of what it looked like in it's day.

 

[scruggs]

Cool finds and love your first Shield Nickel! Hope you find many more!

 

[Conito@55]

Went back to a site in AZ that has produced a 19thC coin every time I've been there, with one exception. The last one was a 1898 nickel. Today I went back 30 more years! Also found part of a Parker-Stearns "Wizard" Liquid pistol water gun,
a W. Yerdon hose clamp marked "Pat. 1 (3) 1890,
an instrument reed,
a keyhole escutcheon,
a couple of pieces of native America pottery,
a trunk corner piece,
and the usual junk found in these old mining towns.
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I didn't have to do much digging for the nickel!
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Man, you'll see, you'll find that gold coin soon. But that nickel is great. Congratulations!

 

[pepperj]

Sweet looking Sheild 5 Cent. Another show/ display keeper. Congrats

 

[tnt-hunter]

Went back to a site in AZ that has produced a 19thC coin every time I've been there, with one exception. The last one was a 1898 nickel. Today I went back 30 more years! Also found part of a Parker-Stearns "Wizard" Liquid pistol water gun,
a W. Yerdon hose clamp marked "Pat. 1 (3) 1890,
an instrument reed,
a keyhole escutcheon,
a couple of pieces of native America pottery,
a trunk corner piece,
and the usual junk found in these old mining towns.
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I didn't have to do much digging for the nickel!
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Congratulations on your bucket lister shield nickel. It has a decent amount of wear on the shield, but it looks absolutely stunning compared to the ones I have found in our acid soil. I’m lucky that I can tell what they are when they pop out.

Well done, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

[AU Seeker]

Here's some other tins and designs that same company.

California Cap Tin Co. Collection (8) [193411]

California Cap Tin Co. Collection (8) [193411] - Holabird Western Americana Collections

www.icollector.com

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice shield nickel! in spite of the wear, the climate kept the rust to a bare minimum

 

[Evan in CA]

Congratulations I have a feeling you are going to find a gold coin there. With that era of coins there should be some.

 

[The Rebel]

Nice finds. That nickel is a great save!

 

[cudamark]

Nice! Am I going to have to make another trip over there? If so, I'm going to actually use my rake this time in some of those areas to remove some of those thousands of tin cans!

 

[Gare]

Nice finds O Also very nice clear pictures also

 

[JustOneMorePlug]

Congrats! That's awesome!