Good conduct medal, an buffalo nickel

[Vonclemen29]

Well, we got some good weather today so I went out to a new spot. Dad cleared some woods up, so I decided to try it out an see if there was anything there. To my surprise I was getting nail hits all over than this







Well I kept going for a while and found two wheat pennies dated 1935, 1931. The buffalo is 1925. Then I get a silver hit, dig a spot then bamm this comes out the clod







Pretty cool, u.s. army medal. Anyway, frying me some chicken now. Definitely going back Saturday!!

 

[WHADIFIND]

I would wear that medal every time you go out. That way if anyone complains about you digging, you can show them!

Very nice!

 

[Vonclemen29]

Haha, yea that's a good idea. What? Oh look, I'm ok, you can go now everything's fine! Lol

 

[texjim]

cool looking finds.

 

[coinman123]

Any readable buffalo nickel is great, they usually come out looking like a toasted dirt cake. That medal is also very awesome, I wonder what it's doing there?

 

[beez0404]

I love that medal. An excellent find.

 

[g-olden years]

Super finds! Looking forward to your next hunt's results there. Andi

 

[Darrow]

Awesome finds! I agree, wear the medal and ward off nosey nellies

 

[park pirate]

Nice finds..

 

[Higgy]

Cool finds, but I want to hear more about that fried chicken!

 

[ks coyote]

Dated buffalos are hard to find and the Good Conduct medal is awesome. Congrats.

 

[wheatfinder13]

Wow. That's a really cool medal. I wonder how old it is

 

[Vonclemen29]

Thanks, it's from wwII, it's an army medal. Given to those who served three years or more in combat. Pretty cool.

 

[Vonclemen29]

Cool finds, but I want to hear more about that fried chicken!

It was good! Mac an cheese, green beans, an beer battered fried chicken!

 

[Argentium]

I think they've continued to make those into the 1980's pretty much the same as yours - I found one a year ago in Silver City, NM.
Nice Finds !

 

[Vonclemen29]

Yea argentium, they did. I know this one is that old because my great grandad bought the property In 49. Also, do you smith? Wonderin, argentium being a good quality silver.

 

[Argentium]

Vonclemen29 , Yes I have been involved with silversmithing since 1974/5 I think - more regularly since the early 90's - and less
over the last six months or so (My Father and I are involved in a move) Silver is definitely my mistress , I'm crazy for her .
(nice you got the Buffalo nickel too - with a date ! the only one I ever found was a 1929 )

 

[Vonclemen29]

Cool, I've been in it for about seven years. My grandad got me into it. I made my own shop in the back yard, an during winter after done harvesting I do a lil silver smithing. Ain't nothin like it, but I don't work with argentium. It's a lil more brittle an expensive than I like. I do sterling. I do the cabs an everything. I found a wooly mammoth on the property an made my wife a broach, and ring with the ivory. Cabed it, then epoxy. Any way thanks, first buffalo I've found metal detecting. Here's my wife's favorite I've made her man made star ruby

 

[Vonclemen29]

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome finds. the medal doesn't appear to be engraved unless it's very light