mpostma
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Michigan's Upper Penninsula, finally some silver and a ?
Spent a nice weekend at my parents' place in the UP. Weather was brisk and damp, just what October was designed for I think.
My parents have a house in Blaney Park. It started as a lumber town in the end of the 1800s and into the 1900s. When the lumber was most all cut it was turned into a huge resort.
I have hunted in many parts of the resort, as have hundreds on others. I have found many relics, and a bunch of wheaties, but no silver.
I have old saw blades, stencils, horse shoes, a mountian of harmonica parts, cobbler's tools..........., but no early coins.
The topsoil seems to build up remarkably fast. I have dug memorials from the 60's and 70's that were over 12" down.
This weekend I decided to hunt heavily at a site where there was a double row of cabins that housed the more highly paid during the logging town days. The wind howled and it was damp. I hunted in the deep grass, slowly with my 5" coil.
Alladin lamp top, harmonica parts, little brass thingamabobs, etc. Then I hit a coin tone, with a perfect silver coin display. Dug it up, and found an engraved silver band. It has no stamp for silver that I can find, but it sure toned silver, ID was silver, and it sure looks like old silver.
On my second hunt I weenied out a little. The tall grass and wind had beat me into submission. I went for a nice mowed lawn by the old lodge. Went way out back by some trees, and found a '53 Roosie, and a '46 wheatie. Finally broke the silver coin curse. Was hoping for older, but hey, silver is silver!
Thanks for looking. And if anyone has an idea on the band please speak up. I have heard napkin ring. The engraving goes about 2/3 of the way around. It is 5/8" wide, and 1 1/2" diameter.
Spent a nice weekend at my parents' place in the UP. Weather was brisk and damp, just what October was designed for I think.
My parents have a house in Blaney Park. It started as a lumber town in the end of the 1800s and into the 1900s. When the lumber was most all cut it was turned into a huge resort.
I have hunted in many parts of the resort, as have hundreds on others. I have found many relics, and a bunch of wheaties, but no silver.
I have old saw blades, stencils, horse shoes, a mountian of harmonica parts, cobbler's tools..........., but no early coins.
The topsoil seems to build up remarkably fast. I have dug memorials from the 60's and 70's that were over 12" down.
This weekend I decided to hunt heavily at a site where there was a double row of cabins that housed the more highly paid during the logging town days. The wind howled and it was damp. I hunted in the deep grass, slowly with my 5" coil.
Alladin lamp top, harmonica parts, little brass thingamabobs, etc. Then I hit a coin tone, with a perfect silver coin display. Dug it up, and found an engraved silver band. It has no stamp for silver that I can find, but it sure toned silver, ID was silver, and it sure looks like old silver.
On my second hunt I weenied out a little. The tall grass and wind had beat me into submission. I went for a nice mowed lawn by the old lodge. Went way out back by some trees, and found a '53 Roosie, and a '46 wheatie. Finally broke the silver coin curse. Was hoping for older, but hey, silver is silver!
Thanks for looking. And if anyone has an idea on the band please speak up. I have heard napkin ring. The engraving goes about 2/3 of the way around. It is 5/8" wide, and 1 1/2" diameter.
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