curbdiggercarl57
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- Largo, Florida
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- Whites Silver Eagle, DFX, Shadow X-2
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- All Treasure Hunting
After many frustrating and fruitless weeks of trying to find anywhere decent to detect in Denver, T.D.O. and I decided to try hitting some areas outside of the city. So heading southwest into the foothills, we hit on an area that we had had some luck before. It is located close to where some of the old narrow gauge railroad tracks leading to the mining camps are found. After surveying the area on foot, we found evidence of bottle digging activity, and decided to try our luck there. These finds are from about four visits to this site. Except for any lead that was dug, almost everything found is in pretty bad shape.
But considering that the newest coin dug was a 1911 Wheatie, we’re not complaining. All told, two Seated quarters, two Seated dimes, several barber dimes, about a dozen Indians, and six tokens have been dug at this location. My finds so far are an 1877 seated quarter, two 1900 Barber dimes, six Indians, and four tokens. Two of the tokens are from Denver, and two from Pueblo, Colorado. All were found heavily encrusted, and still need more cleaning.
The one odd shaped token from Pueblo may be my nicest token dug. It’s a “Gold Label Beer”, from the Walter Brewing Co. Googling information about it; I almost had a heart attack seeing an identical one for sale at a token site. Theirs is in much, much better shape than mine, but mine still should be worth a nice chunk of change. The Mile High Pool Room is unlisted, and I’ve yet to find any info on it. The small brass arm item seems to be some form of advertising item for Jouvin Gloves, from Schlesinger & May Co., that also needs further research. T.D.O. dug the oldest silver, an 1857 Seated Quarter, and probably a dozen Indians. He also dug one Kinloch Bar token, and one heart breaker, part of an unknown octagonal token.
Enjoy the photos,
Carl
But considering that the newest coin dug was a 1911 Wheatie, we’re not complaining. All told, two Seated quarters, two Seated dimes, several barber dimes, about a dozen Indians, and six tokens have been dug at this location. My finds so far are an 1877 seated quarter, two 1900 Barber dimes, six Indians, and four tokens. Two of the tokens are from Denver, and two from Pueblo, Colorado. All were found heavily encrusted, and still need more cleaning.
The one odd shaped token from Pueblo may be my nicest token dug. It’s a “Gold Label Beer”, from the Walter Brewing Co. Googling information about it; I almost had a heart attack seeing an identical one for sale at a token site. Theirs is in much, much better shape than mine, but mine still should be worth a nice chunk of change. The Mile High Pool Room is unlisted, and I’ve yet to find any info on it. The small brass arm item seems to be some form of advertising item for Jouvin Gloves, from Schlesinger & May Co., that also needs further research. T.D.O. dug the oldest silver, an 1857 Seated Quarter, and probably a dozen Indians. He also dug one Kinloch Bar token, and one heart breaker, part of an unknown octagonal token.
Enjoy the photos,
Carl
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Curbdigger Carl , How dare you find great tokens and silver coins outside the Denver City Limits 
Dawg
