Garrett424
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- Jun 20, 2014
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- Location
- Granite, Maryland
- Detector(s) used
- Teknetics Omega 8000
Teknetics Delta 4000,
Deteknix XPointer,
Fiskar's Big Grip Digger & my old Army Trench shovel for the tough jobs
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Risque' Token (Heads I win, Tails You Lose) & Two Old Amusement Tokens.....
It's funny how things seem to show up in waves in this hobby.
My "Ring Wave" seems to have subsided for the moment and I've been digging the usual clad, trash and other non noteworthy items the last couple of hunts.
So, I hit an old spot last night and dug this oldish and risque' "Heads I win; Tails You Lose" coin.
I laughed out loud when I dug that one. My older brother had one identical to it when I was about 8 years old around 1969 (yeah I'm dating myself but I'm proud (and thankful) that I've made it this far). He would "let" me see it once in a while.
There are still similar coins available today and even back in the day there were several designs. I believe mine is one of the older and hopefully more rare versions. I also scratched the front a tiny bit when I dug it. Haven't done that in quite a while.
Then tonight I decided to hit a nearby school in the little time I had left before dark.
About 4 feet apart I dug two identical "Flickers" tokens. All I've been able to find out about them so far (on Ebay) is that they're "old" amusement tokens. How old, I do not know.
They're selling on Ebay for about 4-12 bucks.
This pic is the front of one and the back of the other one.
They're about the size of a nickel and are either copper, brass or bronze (I guess).
These were near a school ball field and it looks like I dug them from fill dirt brought in from elsewhere. I assumed they were modern and that some kid had just dropped them. Apparently I may be wrong. I'm definitely going back and see if there's anything else interesting hiding there.
That's about it. I have no complaint about my mini token wave but I sure hope the gold and silver starts showing up again soon.
That's about it for now.
Thanks for lookin' and Happy Hunting.
It's funny how things seem to show up in waves in this hobby.
My "Ring Wave" seems to have subsided for the moment and I've been digging the usual clad, trash and other non noteworthy items the last couple of hunts.
So, I hit an old spot last night and dug this oldish and risque' "Heads I win; Tails You Lose" coin.
I laughed out loud when I dug that one. My older brother had one identical to it when I was about 8 years old around 1969 (yeah I'm dating myself but I'm proud (and thankful) that I've made it this far). He would "let" me see it once in a while.
There are still similar coins available today and even back in the day there were several designs. I believe mine is one of the older and hopefully more rare versions. I also scratched the front a tiny bit when I dug it. Haven't done that in quite a while.
Then tonight I decided to hit a nearby school in the little time I had left before dark.
About 4 feet apart I dug two identical "Flickers" tokens. All I've been able to find out about them so far (on Ebay) is that they're "old" amusement tokens. How old, I do not know.
They're selling on Ebay for about 4-12 bucks.
This pic is the front of one and the back of the other one.
They're about the size of a nickel and are either copper, brass or bronze (I guess).
These were near a school ball field and it looks like I dug them from fill dirt brought in from elsewhere. I assumed they were modern and that some kid had just dropped them. Apparently I may be wrong. I'm definitely going back and see if there's anything else interesting hiding there.
That's about it. I have no complaint about my mini token wave but I sure hope the gold and silver starts showing up again soon.
That's about it for now.
Thanks for lookin' and Happy Hunting.
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