Old Forestry Service House

[scotto]

Today Fossis and I hit an old Forestry Service place, a home that has since been remodeled to a residence. Heading out on a cool morning with the metal detectors, we spent a few hours flipping coins out of the ground, and a few other things. Out of all the places we've detected together, this was one of the least trashiest places. A real treat.

Fossis grabbed a Smokey the Bear token, and I got a Forestry service pin. We also dug a button, two wheats ('44 & '58), a nickel, 4 dimes and a slew of memorial cents.

Along the way we did a little coin roll hunting as well, a fun day out for a couple guys with cabin fever.
Getting to be that time of year around here, and more plans to head out soon.

 

[River Rat]

Great finds, Scotto. Love the Smokey the Bear token, wonder whatever became of mine?

RR

 

[fossis]

Great finds, Scotto. Love the Smokey the Bear token, wonder whatever became of mine?

RR

Can you (describe the one you lost) Nipper?

Fossis................

 

[badoscar]

Nice finds. Must have cost the park rangers .50 to get in also at the time. Love the bear pin a piece of Americana for sure.

 

[fossis]

super nice ! Thanks for the tip ! I know a guy who bought a old "Rangerz House " and made it a hunting club house .. He lets me mushroom hunt there. I'm gonna hit him up to MD now ... I also know where there was some old fire spottin towers.......tell Fossis I said hey..... that "76"er all most looks like a PROOF...?

Hey, Superduty, the 76'er is a proof, we came up with several
partly silver halves today.

Fossis..............

 

[Brendan M.]

Sorry for the newbie question: How can you tell when a coin is a proof?

 

[ridge_runner]

Very nice indeed....I'm gonna have too try that coin roll hunting. Sounds exciting, that's if you get something good that is....

RR

 

[Baldingboy]

Yeah, I keep saying I am going to do that coin roll hunting, but never had. Tomorrow may be the day I do that. Congrats on a great day.

 

[TN-Joe]

Sounds like a great day. Cabin fever will be here really soon.
HH,
Joe

 

[desertfox]

Congrats on the token and the pin! I have been trying to get 50 cent rolls from my bank here but they don't keep any on hand. They told me that when the merchants bring them in they are gone the next day. HH

Desertfox

 

[goldencoin]

Love the pin!

HH
-GC

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice haul!
Must be nice to find a non trashy place.

 

[fossis]

Thanks for all the replies, Scotto is the Administrator of a local site, & doesn't have time to answer everyone, (busy boy).

Fossis..............

 

[scotto]

Thanks for all the replies, Scotto is the Administrator of a local site, & doesn't have time to answer everyone, (busy boy).

Fossis..............

Yeah, I'm spread kinda thin....

Anyway, thanks for all the replies!

And for Desertfox, see if your bank can order you either boxes or bags of halves to search. That's what I have to do, unless I go out of town over by Fossis, all 5 banks in my town seldom ever have any rolls of halves.

 

[clad_badger]

Really like the Smokie token and ranger badge. You gave me the idea to check out some fire towers and ranger houses in my area , Thanks

C.B.

 

[wisconsinACE]

Nice finds thanks for posting.