Last of the weekends finds !

MaineRelic · Aug 8, 2011

I did not think I was going to get a Sunday late afternoon hunt in but my wife saw me pacing the floor and looking at maps and gave me a kitchen pass :coffee2:

So I went to my third new site of the weekend . This site is an old swimming hole in a neighboring town . A little bit of fishing is still done here but they have no swimming signs up now ! The water looked a bit stagnant and was overrun with ducks . There was a nice flat wooded bench just above the pond . I figured it had been a field years ago probably with cattle and horses . I knew this place had been hunted but I gave it a go . Did ok ! the site has been pretty much cherry picked to death yet still enough pulltabs signals around to know there were other finds to be made as well. I had my first Indian head in ten minutes with an early wheatie just 3 feet away .Signals kept showing up and and in between the pulltabs a coin showed up here and there as well as the ring , Plated yes but with an interesting patriotic design. F of A ? Farmers of America ? Instead of FFA Future farmers of America ? I ended up with two Indians 1876, and 1894, I think the 1903 V nickel is my best conditioned V yet :icon_sunny:

. . Two war nickels both 1943 , A no date buffolo, 5 wheaties , 1917 - 1951 , a small ball button and a flat button rounds the field of finds . I will go back again but I am hoping for some higher priority land to come through ! Thanks for looking. MaineRelic

misplacedrednek · Aug 8, 2011

I would definitely keep hitting that place. Good job!

Matt

jewelerguy · Aug 8, 2011

the ring should be 'Foresters of America' fraternal organization. you can probably find out more about them by scrubbing the web, but here's a page to start:

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/foresters.htm

MaineRelic · Aug 8, 2011

jewelerguy said:
the ring should be 'Foresters of America' fraternal organization. you can probably find out more about them by scrubbing the web, but here's a page to start:

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/foresters.htm

Thanks for the heads up on the Foresters of America ring Jewlerguy . I knew someone on this site would know it ! M.R.

Steve in PA · Aug 8, 2011

Nice digs MR!

VOL1266-X · Aug 8, 2011

More nice recoveries MR. Mail that 1876 IH to Tenmnesse-great detail on that beauty!! HH, Quindy.

CMDiamonddawg · Aug 8, 2011

MR scouting out some different turf 8) Those recon missions give up a time line , hope you get some more leads to pencil in some real old places for the Fall season :read2:

CMDdawg

MaineRelic · Aug 8, 2011

Steve in PA said:
Nice digs MR!

Thanks Steve :icon_sunny:

M.R.

VOL1266-X said:
More nice recoveries MR. Mail that 1876 IH to Tenmnesse-great detail on that beauty!! HH, Quindy.

It's no 1877 Quindy but stiil a minor key date ! Less than 8 million made that year :icon_sunny:

Thats my first 1876er if I get another one I will send you the worst of the two Quindy

and I mean it :laughing7:

HH MR

CMDiamonddawg said:
MR scouting out some different turf 8) Those recon missions give up a time line , hope you get some more leads to pencil in some real old places for the Fall season CMDdawg

It all takes time ! Hopefully make a few finds along the way to finding that unhunted nook :sign13:

MaineRelic