Its getting down to the wire

watercolor · Nov 20, 2008

It's getting down to the wire

With the temps dipping into the 20's & 30's here in Chicago, my wife & I decided it would be
a good time to take a road trip and visit my daughter & NEW granddaughter down near
Greenville, SC :icon_sunny:

While we were down there, I did manage a quick, 2-hour hunt at
a local park while the girls did a little "hunting" ::)

(shopping) of their own at the Kids R Us

The park I hunted was where the old high school was (now gone) and all that remained was the
old football field which the Park District now uses for their "pee-wee" football games.

I hunted was the sloped area next to the bleachers where I found 3 Wheats and a 1943 Merc.
As I worked my way toward the woods, I found an old watch and my first "Sac" dollar. . . which thought
at first was a large cent. . . it was not

After retuning from SC, "kimsdad" & I got out for two forest hunts which produced a 1901 IH and
a 1901 V-nickel. . . and about 9 shotgun shell heads >:. . . which I thought may be Nickels. . . not.

Yesterday, I spent 2-hours "re-conning" a new site which I think will become productive :icon_pirat:

It has a lot of wooded and open-space areas that have been in use for the last century. My first two hits
were a 1917 and 1927 Wheat and then a "Glen View Club" badge. . . which brought back fond memories
of my "caddying" days at this golf club back in the 1960's. I also found two silver Rosies in one of the grass
open areas that were down at least 5 to 7-inches. . . so, there's got to be some older stuff. . . only deeper

Thanks for looking and keep warm!
watercolor

JerV3 · Nov 20, 2008

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Those are nice finds.

Yes, Time is running out. I've hunted some yrs all the way through. It's tough though. If finds are there and I can penetrate the ground I'll hunt.

HH Jer

kimsdad · Nov 20, 2008

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Nick Pappagiorgio said:
PS ~ Man Hunting with Kimsdad ~ You Lucky Dog ...

Nick, you're way too kind - and you've got it backwards... :wink:

Wow, Mark! Hearing you describe that old school field and seeing it in the pics are two different things - (DUH). I think I would have gotten in trouble with Mrs. Kimsdad if I were there 'cuz I couldn't be bothered with limiting my time there.

That Merc is simply..... Gorgeous! :thumbsup:

I can once again say that I was lucky to be there when that Indian & V-nickel rose up to greet you. :thumbsup:

We didn't get any Barbers that day, but that's OK - it was a good hunt for both of us.

Nice job on that last hunt. Funny, you, Bob, & I all hunted separate locations of our own choosing that day, and you were the only one who had any good finds. I didn't know you caddied there once. That makes that badge a special find! Congrats, my friend!! :thumbsup:

Now, if work doesn't call, I'm geared up for Saturday's hunt. 8)
Neil

TreasurdiggrNY · Nov 20, 2008

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Great finds from your travels, you hit some good spots :thumbsup:

congrats on the coins and the badge it's a neat find. Good Luck at the new spot.
Glenn

curbdiggercarl57 · Nov 20, 2008

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great stuff, love the badge.

jgas · Nov 20, 2008

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Cool stuff. That badge is great. :thumbsup:

jgas

twistidd · Nov 20, 2008

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Nice finds! Great researching on your part. I'm looking forward to Saturday...

Joe

allen · Nov 20, 2008

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congrats on those nice finds...

River Rat · Nov 20, 2008

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Great finds, WC :thumbsup:

Congrats on becoming a grandpa too! :thumbsup:

EE

DPBOB · Nov 20, 2008

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What can you say..

The spots you have been choosing have been paying off.

I sure hope it's not beginners luck at this spot like it was for me at my little spot

I think what Neil meant to say was . We got "skunked" and you did great. How true.

Ready for Saturday....

Leon · Nov 21, 2008

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Wow! again.... I have seen some great finds posted lately and yours are definitely on the list, WTG!!!
Dig that badge...
Also,, I'm not sure why? and haven't been able to find any info on them, but some of those 2000/p Sac dollars are worth some big bucks...
I got one myself although I doubt it's one of the ones that's worth anything... But, it might be worth checking out before you do anything with it...
Here's a link to PCGS's site: http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGuideDetail.aspx?MS=1&PR=1&c=748&title=Sacagawea+Dollar

Checkout the "Cheerios" Dollar & the Goodacre Presentation? Anyone got any clues to what these two coins are about?..
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

Update: I could have sworn I tried to look for these before and didn't find any info on them,, Maybe it was somethig else I was looking at. ::)

I did find this about the Cheerios Dollars: http://coins.about.com/b/2008/05/30/sacagawea-cheerios-pattern-rarer-than-we-thought.htm

Also this about the Goodacre Presentaition: http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page24.html

I must have been sleeping...

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS · Nov 21, 2008

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watercolor,

good post; neat bunch of finds.

have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE

treasurefiend · Nov 21, 2008

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Great finds bud, your research paid off big!!! :thumbsup:

twistidd said:
Nice finds! Great researching on your part. I'm looking forward to Saturday...

Joe

me too....

watercolor · Nov 21, 2008

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TreasureFiend said:
Great finds bud, your research paid off big!!!

twistidd said:

Nice finds! Great researching on your part. I'm looking forward to Saturday...

Joe

Click to expand...

me too....

Thanks guys. . . I'm looking forward to Saturday as well :wink:

DesPlaines_IL_SilverBob said:
What can you say..

The spots you have been choosing have been paying off.

I sure hope it's not beginners luck at this spot like it was for me at my little spot

I think what Neil meant to say was . We got "skunked" and you did great. How true.

Ready for Saturday....

kimsdad said:
Nick Pappagiorgio said:

PS ~ Man Hunting with Kimsdad ~ You Lucky Dog ...

Click to expand...

Nick, you're way too kind - and you've got it backwards...

Wow, Mark! Hearing you describe that old school field and seeing it in the pics are two different things - (DUH). I think I would have gotten in trouble with Mrs. Kimsdad if I were there 'cuz I couldn't be bothered with limiting my time there. That Merc is simply..... Gorgeous!

I can once again say that I was lucky to be there when that Indian & V-nickel rose up to greet you. We didn't get any Barbers that day, but that's OK - it was a good hunt for both of us.

Nice job on that last hunt. Funny, you, Bob, & I all hunted separate locations of our own choosing that day, and you were the only one who had any good finds. I didn't know you caddied there once. That makes that badge a special find! Congrats, my friend!!

Now, if work doesn't call, I'm geared up for Saturday's hunt. 8)
Neil

Bob, with those "silver-sniffing" SE's you and Neil have, I really look forward to
see what you two can pull out of some of those open areas :icon_pirat:

Leon said:
Wow! again.... I have seen some great finds posted lately and yours are definitely on the list, WTG!!!
Dig that badge...
Also,, I'm not sure why? and haven't been able to find any info on them, but some of those 2000/p Sac dollars are worth some big bucks...
I got one myself although I doubt it's one of the ones that's worth anything... But, it might be worth checking out before you do anything with it...
Here's a link to PCGS's site: http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGuideDetail.aspx?MS=1&PR=1&c=748&title=Sacagawea+Dollar

Checkout the "Cheerios" Dollar & the Goodacre Presentation? Anyone got any clues to what these two coins are about?..
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

Update: I could have sworn I tried to look for these before and didn't find any info on them,, Maybe it was somethig else I was looking at.
I did find this about the Cheerios Dollars: http://coins.about.com/b/2008/05/30/sacagawea-cheerios-pattern-rarer-than-we-thought.htm

Also this about the Goodacre Presentaition: http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page24.html

I must have been sleeping...

Leon, thanks for the info on that Sac dollar. . . that was a good read. I checked the back of the one I found plus, the backs
of four that my son had stashed up in his room ::)

. . . it doesn't appear that we have any. Thanks again!

jgas said:
Cool stuff. That badge is great. jgas

curbdiggercarl57 said:
great stuff, love the badge.

TreasurdiggrNY said:
Great finds from your travels, you hit some good spots congrats on the coins and the badge it's a neat find. Good Luck at the new spot.
Glenn

Thanks guys. . . I was pretty excited about that badge. . . more so than the silvers. I spoke with the Glen View Club historian
yesterday afternoon and from the description I gave her, she thinks it's one of their caddy badges from the 1940's.

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS said:
watercolor,
good post; neat bunch of finds.

have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE

Thanks Sherm. . . that's what I love about this hobby, you never know what kind of history you'll dig up next.

Nick Pappagiorgio said:
Bravo Watercolor on a Job Well Done ...

A Splendoriffically Stellar Assortment of Coinage ...
Burr it's cold outside ....
~ Nick ~
PS ~ Man Hunting with Kimsdad ~ You Lucky Dog ...

Thanks Nick, if it's ever too warm for you down where you live, c'mon "up nort" and hunt with us

anytime!

River Rat said:
Great finds, WC Congrats on becoming a grandpa too!

EE

Thanks RR! I'll tell you, she's 6-months old, growing like a weed and trying to stand
on her own. . . my daughter is going to have her hands full. . . soon

Thanks again everyone for the comments!
watercolor