Great find from backyard foundation...Standing Liberty!

[DigDugNY]

Great find from backyard foundation...Walking Liberty!

Went back to the burnt down foundation at my dads house and got this on my second hit! A 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar! Have to say I'm pretty pumped. It always seems like after I find one silver I cant find another, but I can't complain. Also found some clad and some kind of token that says C.J Skellinge(r,n,t), dont know the last letter and it has a 5 on the back... I do have to say the junk bag was pretty full though. I really think I'm just scratchin the surface though!

Also, one of my younger sisters was tellin me awhile back about how she accidentally lost our other sisters ring like a year ago. The ring was her great grandmothers. So to make it short I managed to find the ring today and Idk if it was real gold or not, but I'm just happy I was able to give it back to my sister who lost it. I thought she was gonna cry. Great satisfaction today my friends!

 

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[0121stockpicker]

Awesome liberty - one of the nicest looking coins out there. Makes all the junk well worthwhile.

 

[DPBOB]

Nice Walking Liberty Half....
It's sweet when you find big silver

 

[bill from lachine]

Good score on the silver half....that was a good chunk of change back in the day...probably about an hour's wage for
the common folk.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[idahotokens]

Nice finds! Of course, the tokenheads among us would like to see pics of the token. The best I can do from your description is suggest it may be from Owego, NY - Carl Skellenger's saloon. He is shown in the 1910 Census but I haven't been able to determine a middle initial yet.
John in the Great 208

 

[worldtalker]

Them BIG Silvers are always a rush to find,come to think of it,ANY Silver is a rush to find!! Nice Half dude!!! God Bless Chris

 

[DigDugNY]

Nice finds! Of course, the tokenheads among us would like to see pics of the token. The best I can do from your description is suggest it may be from Owego, NY - Carl Skellenger's saloon. He is shown in the 1910 Census but I haven't been able to determine a middle initial yet.
John in the Great 208

Well I do live like 10 minutes from Owego, so I'm guessing hes the guy. This is the best I can do on the token. Its pretty crusted and Idk the best way to clean it, so if you have any tips I'll take em

 

[jewelerguy]

excellent find on the half and the ring

 

[HISPAN]

nice coin..congrats !

 

[idahotokens]

I'm now convinced that your token is from Carl J. Skellinger's saloon in Owego at 195 Main Street. He is shown in the 1900 & 1910 Federal Censuses and the 1915 NY State Census as saloon-keeper, but his middle initial was not shown. In the 1930-31 Owego City Directory his widow is listed as "wid Carl J.". He also shows up in the 1917 Binghamton, NY City Directory as a bartender. I theorize that Owego's citizens voted the town or county dry so he had to temporarily relocate to wet Binghamton to keep employed.
John in the Great 208

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great Looking Half! Awesome Job On Finding The Ring! Hope you make many more great finds from the old home place.

 

[DigDugNY]

Thanks for the replies guys...I appreciate it. I always enjoy findin some silver

 

[0121stockpicker]

Great research Idahotokens - sounds like you nailed it.

 

[IAsoldier]

Put the token in hydrogen peroxide and use a brass brush. Works great which i did on my token i found. Look under token bonanza from iasoldier

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice Haul!!

 

[DigDugNY]

Put the token in hydrogen peroxide and use a brass brush. Works great which i did on my token i found. Look under token bonanza from iasoldier

It's an aluminum token, does that make a difference?

 

[DigDugNY]

Nvm saw a brass brush is the best bet...thanks for the tip

 

[IAsoldier]

No it doesn't I've cleaned all mine with brass

 

[DigDugNY]

No it doesn't I've cleaned all mine with brass

I actually bought a rotary tool kit today for only 11 dollars and it had a brass brush attachment. The token cleaned up nicely

 

[JT1080]

Nice coin but I bet the tears of joy felt great. Thanks for sharing!