Ghost towns, rocks, sheep, silver, and some cool things!

[Hunter101]

Got a chance to get out for two days. Did about 8 hours in the desert and about 8 hours in the parks. Oh boy, it was a blast. Followed the pony express trail to some ghost towns, dug for Geodes, dug for volcanic rock, found a silver ring, and even found a pocket watch.

The ghost town I dug in was a Civilian Camp for FDR's new deal. Only good find was a really cool door hinge.
The geode bed had rose quartz, regular quartz, and one other which I forget.
At the park, I found a child's silver ring! First good jewelry of the year. Has a big butterfly. Also found a nifty pocket watch with an Eiffel Tower. Total clad was about 10$. I even found a 1942 D nickel which I heard was a semi key date...? Don't know about that.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[against the wind]

Congrats on a nice hunt.
The 1942d Jefferson nickel is a type 1 nickel.
In the latter part of 1942, nickels were made with a 35% silver content. (Type 2) They are commonly referred to as War Nickels. (1942 - 1945) On a war nickel, a large mint mark would be located above the dome of the Jefferson Memorial. That would also include a P, which represented the Philadelphia mint. During the war, nickel was needed for weapons.

 

[Hunter101]

Congrats on a nice hunt.
The 1942d Jefferson nickel is a type 1 nickel.
In the latter part of 1942, nickels were made with a 35% silver content. (Type 2) They are commonly referred to as War Nickels. (1942 - 1945) On a war nickel, a large mint mark would be located above the dome of the Jefferson Memorial. That would also include a P, which represented the Philadelphia mint. During the war, nickel was needed for weapons.

Gotta love those silvers. I enjoy the Jefferson series. But is the non-silver 1942 D a semi key? PCGS says yes and no.

 

[vpnavy]

Cool watch!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds, really like the watch

 

[oldsilver]

very nice, good eye on the agate looking wanna' be geode!

 

[Hunter101]

very nice, good eye on the agate looking wanna' be geode!

Is that one the red one? It does have streaks of quartz that don't show well on camera.

 

[BigWaveDave]

That watch is outstanding....congrats on the hunts