Deerhunter24
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Old Fairground Finds & Return to the Corn Field
Alright...yesterday I returned to the Fairgrounds that gave up 4 Injuns Last week (1867, 1880, 1889, & 1905).
Finally hit silver yesterday.
I got a 1944 Wheat Penny, an unknown Indian Head, a 1943 Merc Dime that was about 8 inches deep under 2 pull tabs.
Also managed 16 other coins there.
Last week, under the "What is it?" Section, i posted a story about recently getting permission to hunt a corn field that used to have a schoolhouse on it, according to an 1874 Plat Map. An 1954 map of the same area does not show a school. So the area is old, but nothing remains to indicate that anyone was ever there. Just an old corn field. However, I have no other info on the area, so who knows how long the school was even in operation for.
Anyway, last week I went out there for two hours. The corn field is approximately 160 acres, so its quite large. Last week, I found an old flower button. That was pretty much the only old thing I found, but I was hoping it was old. I went home and cleaned it off. The back says "Benedict & Burnham." My research, and with help from other T'Net'ers, showed that the button was made between 1834-1843. Yesssssssssssss.....something old. Perhaps there are some old coins just waiting to be found. Also, with being a plowed field. Each year relics will be brought closer to the surface as others are pushed back down. So each year, there can be finds made that are simply cherry picked.
Anyway, yesterday I stopped back by the field for an hour on my way back from the Fairgrounds. I was probably 100 yards from the road when I got a great signal about 2 inches deep. Since it was shallow, i was thinking it may be something decent. Turned out to be a Civil War Token.
The front is very hard to see (i'm not really cleaning it up much). The front has stars on it and an Indianhead. It's dated 1863. The back says, "Yankee Smith's Saloon. No. 1 Michigan Ave. Detroit.
I thought this was pretty cool. If that is out there, there could easily be a large cent or a seated half...who knows...
Here are the pics. Hopefully I can make it out today for a bit as well.
Deerhunter24
Alright...yesterday I returned to the Fairgrounds that gave up 4 Injuns Last week (1867, 1880, 1889, & 1905).
Finally hit silver yesterday.
I got a 1944 Wheat Penny, an unknown Indian Head, a 1943 Merc Dime that was about 8 inches deep under 2 pull tabs.
Also managed 16 other coins there.
Last week, under the "What is it?" Section, i posted a story about recently getting permission to hunt a corn field that used to have a schoolhouse on it, according to an 1874 Plat Map. An 1954 map of the same area does not show a school. So the area is old, but nothing remains to indicate that anyone was ever there. Just an old corn field. However, I have no other info on the area, so who knows how long the school was even in operation for.
Anyway, last week I went out there for two hours. The corn field is approximately 160 acres, so its quite large. Last week, I found an old flower button. That was pretty much the only old thing I found, but I was hoping it was old. I went home and cleaned it off. The back says "Benedict & Burnham." My research, and with help from other T'Net'ers, showed that the button was made between 1834-1843. Yesssssssssssss.....something old. Perhaps there are some old coins just waiting to be found. Also, with being a plowed field. Each year relics will be brought closer to the surface as others are pushed back down. So each year, there can be finds made that are simply cherry picked.
Anyway, yesterday I stopped back by the field for an hour on my way back from the Fairgrounds. I was probably 100 yards from the road when I got a great signal about 2 inches deep. Since it was shallow, i was thinking it may be something decent. Turned out to be a Civil War Token.
The front is very hard to see (i'm not really cleaning it up much). The front has stars on it and an Indianhead. It's dated 1863. The back says, "Yankee Smith's Saloon. No. 1 Michigan Ave. Detroit.
I thought this was pretty cool. If that is out there, there could easily be a large cent or a seated half...who knows...
Here are the pics. Hopefully I can make it out today for a bit as well.
Deerhunter24
