Old compact = 2 barbers 14k gold Sapphire ring

[j.d. in the usa]

Man O man I love this hobby!! In the years I have been detecting I have found over 100 compacts and In that time, only one had something in it until now.... Talk about a heart stopper my friend Dan and I found a field filled with old compacts and 3 Merry Widows tins and relics all over it had to be a tent brothel stop along the rail road .. we had over 10 sealed compacts and when we opened this one we got a surprise of a lifetime again the Whites DFX 300 came thru ... VDI 72-75 depth 4 in at most ... HH all

 

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[SusanMN]

My compact finds have been of the moldy makeup variety, so seriously impressed. Great find.

 

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[Deerhunter24]

Great Finds...I have to share this story.

I started detecting back in 2004. It was probably in our first few years of detecting that a buddy and I were at an Old Fairgrounds on January 1st...New Years Day...as it was like 55 degrees outside...which I assure you in itself is a rarity in Michigan. Usually the ground isn't unthawed until March!

Anyway, a lot of the ground was pretty hard, so I told my buddy...hey...lets head to the old part of the racetrack. The racetrack part was a little muddy, but soft. Usually this part of the grounds is hard as a rock.

About 5 minutes in he says...he look at this weird thing. Neither of us even knew what a makeup compact was.

He opened it up and it was filled with makeup and of course 3 coins.

I know one of them was a first year, 1913 Buffalo Nickel. The other two were both Barber Dimes...1906 and 1908 if memory serves me right. All 3 coins were in beautiful shape as well.


He has found about 1/2 dozen more since then...none with coins in them.

I've found over 20...none with coins in them.

Two of our other detecting comrades...ones been detecting since 1979, the other started in 1986...so they have years of experience between them...and neither has ever found one with coins inside.

Still, every time I dig one out of the ground...I think about the possibility of coins inside...and the fact that my buddies first one had coins in his of course!


Great Digs,

Chuck

 

[Sooper Dave]

Such an awesome find! I open all the compacts I dig but have never been lucky enough to have anything other than dried up makeup or dirt. Big congrats on such a killer find and story behind it!

 

[MrBlueSkyNM]

That really gets our blood pumping! Super nice finds! Congratulations!

 

[JerV3]

Awesome find John

Your on fire man. I've found so many compacts in my career. Every one has been empty lol.

HH Jer

 

[j.d. in the usa]

thanks bud!!

Awesome find John

Your on fire man. I've found so many compacts in my career. Every one has been empty lol.

HH Jer

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great recovery!

All of the compacts I've found have been empty.

 

[tony curnick]

No freaking way!!!....that is the find of a life time!....welldone! .man i am stoked for you..

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

My compact find

When White's first released the DFX, I bought one of the first units. One of my first finds was a sterling silver compact that held a 1909 Barber half dollar. I sent a photo to White's and they used it in some advertising. They also sent me a $200.00 accessory coupon !

 

[BigWaveDave]

I got about a dozen compacts, hadn't opened any for fear of destroying them, they are cool the way they are.... Time to crack them open I think....

 

[BigWaveDave]

Nope...dried makeup and dirt...dang...