Old house yeilds 1909-S Lincoln and a nice ALLIS-CHALMERS Watch Fob...!!!!!!

[ridge_runner]

Got permission to hunt an old home today and turned out an 1909-S Lincoln (that's still soaking so I can see if it has the V.D.B on the back) and the best watch fob that I've ever found. I knew the place would turn out some nice stuff since all I was finding were mason jar lids....Tell me something folks, am I the only one that keeps the porcelain sealers I was talking to relikhunter earlier and he says he keeps them too.... Are we keeping junk I keep all the intact ones that I find.... I know they can't be worth anything right Well, anyway.......the house didn't produce like I thought because there was tons of trash everywhere. Not new trash mind you but the likes of old tin cans, the mason jar lids, roofing tin, and nails. I know there has too be silver there and probably some Indians of so...I'll have to take my small coil up there, per advice of my good bud relikhunter, and try it. Maybe that will help..... Besides the 09 wheatie and the fob I only found one more coin and it was a 37 wheatie. Oh, after Alex and I called it a day and turned the detectors off I found a couple good points on the creek beside the house. The land owner gave us some history of the house before we hunted and also said that he finds points and pieces of points on his property and in the creek bed every time he goes out too look. So, Alex and I decided to give it a try. Lucked up on the two points (they weren't beautiful) but they were full points.... We gave them too the land owner. He couldn't believe that we were giving them too him. Ofcourse that sealed the deal that I could come back and hunt anytime we like... Always nice to give something back right
The watch fob pic came out pretty good except for the bottom.... It reads, ROAD MACHINERY and below that it has the same symbol that's at the top which is the diamond with A-C in it. The back reads, ALLIS-CHALMERS, TRACTOR DIVISION, MILWAUKEE USA, METAL ARTS CO, ROCH N.Y...... I'm guessing that ROCH is Rochester.. If anyone has any info on the fob please feel free to send it... Can anyone give me an age on it??
Enjoy the pic folks....

ridge runner

 

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[N.J.THer]

Congrats on the finds. I hope the V.D.B. is there...

 

[relikhunter]

Hey buddy now i'm the one jealous!Awesome looking watchfob.Sure hope the wheaie is a vgb.I'd be hitting that site again soon.Use that small coil it'll make a difference.Wished i would've been there to hunt it with ya.Congrat's on the points also.What you need to do,is just turn alex loose in there for awhile.That's the luckiest kid i've ever saw in my life.Take care of yourself and i'll be talking to ya........rh

 

[civilman1]

Smooth move on the point's to the landowner Ridge and Congrat's on the S.....keep us posted for V.D.B.How old is the Fob do you think....I like it.Congrat's and HH!!

 

[relikhunter]

Hey gibbs is Alis Charmers still in production?Seem like i heard they sold out or went b-rupt??Can't remember spent many hours on a old allis charmer here in ks.There used to be a dealer in my home town when i was a little kid.......rh

 

[ridge_runner]

Smooth move on the point's to the landowner Ridge and Congrat's on the S.....keep us posted for V.D.B.How old is the Fob do you think....I like it.Congrat's and HH!!

Hey Civilman,

Don't know the age on the FOB....I was hoping someone would be able to tell me. If I had too guess I'd say 30's but that's just a non-expert type guess....And maybe a little wishful thinking!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!

RR

 

[texan connection]

Very cool fob RR, and a 1909 Thats way cool

 

[ridge_runner]

Hey gibbs is Alis Charmers still in production?Seem like i heard they sold out or went b-rupt??Can't remember spent many hours on a old allis charmer here in ks.There used to be a dealer in my home town when i was a little kid.......rh

Hey RH,

Check out this website. You were asking gibbs about A-C, maybe this will cure your curiosity. It's got some interesting info on A-C..... http://www.allischalmers.com

rr

 

[relikhunter]

Man i wish i had your know how for research.I'm from the old school.If it's look's like a good spot then hunt it.........ha ha.....g-nite rr out for the count........hh rh

 

[buffhunter]

send us a pic when it comes out... vdb or not

 

[allen]

way to go on the nice finds...

 

[gregd573]

Great finds RR and it sounds loike you've been brushing up on your PR work...lol. Good job with the property owner. Keep'em swinging.........gregd573

 

[sniffer]

RR, you had a great day, nice looking fob.
I didn't realize you were at Ft. LW, my son graduated from there this past nov. if I would have known I would have looked you up, oh well, maybe next time


Sniffer

 

[renegade_7]

Good looking fob. Glad you got out. The trash you found there is the same type of trash I was finding at the homestead I sometimes go to. Lots of mason jar lids and pieces of tin. Lots of metal trash of the period. So like you, I believe there has to be silver, but I have yet to find a coin. Did find a badge of some sort. Gonna crawl into the root cellar next time, hope I don't get stuck. And congrats on the points...

 

[vegasmtl]

That is a cool fob! Even if the wheat doesn't have the VDB, it is still a good one, one that probably lots of us don't have in our binders.
Congrats
vegasmtl

 

[ModernMiner]

RR,
Congrats on that great AC fob. My Dad and Grandfather both works at the AC plant in our hometown of LaPorte, Ind.
My Grandfather was the safety director there. The factory had been sitting vacant for many, many years, and they just leveled it last year to make room for new development. My buddy got me two bricks from the plant. One red clay one from the front entrance, and then a white (porcelain ?) one from the large chimney. The white ones were used to spell out "Allis Chalmers".
Very cool find.
-MM-

 

[watercolor]

RR, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you on the flip side of that "S" Lincoln

Good luck!
watercolor

 

[cntrydncr1]

Congrats on the watch fob. Nice!

 

[mastereagle22]

Way to go their RR. I have gotten a lot better about just asking people about hunting. The last person told me, "You can hunt here but I don't think you will find anything," 4 silvers, 4 wheats and some clad then two more wheats on the next trip just goes to show you never know.

Hope you have some initials on the back of that penny.

 

[ridge_runner]

Hey all,

Thanks for the replies and comments. I'm very proud of the Watch Fob. I haven't received any info or age related inquiries yet but I know there's someone out there that knows something about watch fobs.... As far as the 09-S sadly it's not an V.D.B....well too bad. Maybe next time. Although it wasn't an V.D.B.....I'm still happy to've found it. It's truly one of the most sought after Lincolns. As I said that makes my 7th 09-S Lincoln (all missing the V.D.B.) but I do have an 09-S that's still as good as the Lincoln, well almost.... About 5 years ago I was hunting Ft. Lewis which is in Washington and dug an 09-S Indian!!!! My best KEY DATE so far.... That dude lists for $450.00 in good condition so I'll have to be content with that 09-S until Vernon comes along...!!!!

Happy Hunting all,

rr