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- Arlington Heights, IL
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- All Treasure Hunting
It's got to be Karma
Today I got permission to hunt a 1920's property that was scheduled
for demolition. Within the first 15-minutes, I recovered a 1941 Merc and
a Wheat penny (covered in mud) which I tossed in the pill box for later
cleaning.
After digging a half-dozen copper nails that rang up as pennies,
I recovered what I "think" is some type of water meter cover in the back
yard. The embossed patent date on this was 1900. As I was hunting along
a flagstone walkway in the backyard, I got a nice signal under one of the
stones which turned out to be a 1905 IH. When the homeowner stoped by
later in the afternoon, he asked if I was having any luck. I showed him
what I found so far which he thought was pretty neat. I asked him if he
was interested in keeping any of my finds but he declined. I did, however,
talk him in to taking the 1905 IH, which he mentioned his brother might
like.
Anyway, I finished my hunt the front parkway and recovered a sterling ring,
which I was very pleased with. But the big surprise was that mud-encrusted
Wheat penny I had found earlier that day. When I got home, I cleaned
the Wheat penny and discovered it was a 1922-D. . . the best Wheat penny
I have ever found. . . and in great shape to boot!
I really do believe in Karma. Thanks for looking!
Today I got permission to hunt a 1920's property that was scheduled
for demolition. Within the first 15-minutes, I recovered a 1941 Merc and
a Wheat penny (covered in mud) which I tossed in the pill box for later
cleaning.
After digging a half-dozen copper nails that rang up as pennies,
I recovered what I "think" is some type of water meter cover in the back
yard. The embossed patent date on this was 1900. As I was hunting along
a flagstone walkway in the backyard, I got a nice signal under one of the
stones which turned out to be a 1905 IH. When the homeowner stoped by
later in the afternoon, he asked if I was having any luck. I showed him
what I found so far which he thought was pretty neat. I asked him if he
was interested in keeping any of my finds but he declined. I did, however,
talk him in to taking the 1905 IH, which he mentioned his brother might
like.
Anyway, I finished my hunt the front parkway and recovered a sterling ring,
which I was very pleased with. But the big surprise was that mud-encrusted
Wheat penny I had found earlier that day. When I got home, I cleaned
the Wheat penny and discovered it was a 1922-D. . . the best Wheat penny
I have ever found. . . and in great shape to boot!
I really do believe in Karma. Thanks for looking!
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