Ladys compact yields Stander and Barber quarters.

[skierbob]

Lady's compact yields Stander and Barber quarters.

I was detecting along the edge of an old multi-purpose athletic field today when I got what I thought was a wheat cent signal. My E-Trac was reading 12 - 41, which is normally a wheat cent signal, at about 8 inches deep. I dug down to about that depth, but didn't see a target. So, I got my handy-dandy Garrett pinpointer out and twirled it around in the hole. Sure enough, there was a target in there a little deeper. I dug my digger in there a little deeper and pried up what appeared to be a big bottle cap. I flipped it up out of the hole and it fell apart exposing a greenish silver coin, a Standing Liberty Quarter. What I thought was a bottle cap was actually a lady's compact or maybe a pill box. I twirled the pinpointer around the hole again and got another signal. There was also a Barber Quarter in there. Nothing else.

Here's the compact and coins:








Here's the same coins after a half hour soaking in lemon juice:


A 1918 Stander:


A 1904 Barber:

Thanks for looking.

 

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[releventchair]

Great find. Congrats! I have dug cents in areas hunted enough to suspect they were left undug by others in the past.

 

[Bass]

Great coins. Congratulations

 

[texjim]

good job..

 

[Ifoundit69]

Nice Score !

 

[Wldbil]

Nice Find... Have found a few old compacts, but none of them had coins.

 

[Silver Worm]

Nice finds! I found a similar compact but nothing but stale air in it. Durn it!

 

[Finman]

Congrats! Two nice pieces of silver! HH Finman

 

[dougofpa]

Lemon Juice....interesting....

nice finds...I have found one of those compacts as well....nothing in mine.

 

[Mrs Bloom]

cool finds....it pays to be persistant

 

[wheatfinder13]

Very cool find

 

[SusanMN]

Wonderful. There are lots of interesting targets that give off signals in the penny range, but I've never found anything quite as nice as what you found.

 

[JSpinner]

OH, for the love of a Great discovery! You have such luck! Awesome find......Prosper in 2013! - JSpinner

 

[Sovereignelite]

My heart skipped a beat when I read the title to this thread. You see a yard I have hunted has yielded A Barber half, Walker half, Barber quarter,Silver Washington quarter, 2 Mercury dimes, 1 silver Roosevelt, 3 Indian heads, 8 wheat cents ANDone of the first finds was a compact that I have never opened but thought maybe there might be something in it. Now this refreshes my interest in the compact(it had faded in comparison to the other coin finds) Really don't want to destroy it trying to open it but now I am MUCH more curious. Now wheres that hammer?

I was detecting along the edge of an old multi-purpose athletic field today when I got what I thought was a wheat cent signal. My E-Trac was reading 12 - 41, which is normally a wheat cent signal, at about 8 inches deep. I dug down to about that depth, but didn't see a target. So, I got my handy-dandy Garrett pinpointer out and twirled it around in the hole. Sure enough, there was a target in there a little deeper. I dug my digger in there a little deeper and pried up what appeared to be a big bottle cap. I flipped it up out of the hole and it fell apart exposing a greenish silver coin, a Standing Liberty Quarter. What I thought was a bottle cap was actually a lady's compact or maybe a pill box. I twirled the pinpointer around the hole again and got another signal. There was also a Barber Quarter in there. Nothing else.

Here's the compact and coins:

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Here's the same coins after a half hour soaking in lemon juice:


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A 1904 Barber:View attachment 766693 View attachment 766700

Thanks for looking.

 

[jewelerguy]

far out! I've always wanted to dig a compact with surprise coins inside

 

[Argentium]

Wow , an exciting find for sure ! I'd love to have a find like that !!!

 

[rayrayvegas]

Patience and being open minded to your signals always payoff. Congratulations

 

[skierbob]

dougofpa, lemon juice works pretty good to get the dirty green slime off of silver coins that have been laying together in the ground for years. The green stuff is residual from the electrical current that flowed through this silver "battery" all those years. But if you should try this method of cleaning such silver coins, don't leave the coins in the lemon juice for more than 30 minutes. The lemon juice will bleach the coins white if you leave them in there too long. For this reason, you should check the coins out every 5 minutes or so until they are good enough for you.

Bob

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds skierbob!

 

[ClodChopper]

Help a noob! I dig big hits, but find smooshed cans and steal plates.

What makes you dig those targets? What makes you keep digging?

Magic detectors? Feedback? Experience? Luck? All of the above?

How did you know?