Sidewalk tearout hunt and a hunt at an 1820's home

[Johncoho]

This was two hunts. First was at my brothers home, found a Crotal bell in pieces, a horse reins guide, and a melted blob of silver. Must have been a quarter by the size of it. The second hunt was at a sidewalk tearout and replacement. I was able to hunt it before they formed and poured the new concrete. Found a 1946 silver dime, 1878 Indian head penny that I should have done before and after cleaning pictures. It was a green blob before cleaning. I used a toothpick to begin with and finished it up with Andres Pencils. If you are careful, they do a really nice job. 10 Wheat pennies from 1913 to 1954, and an old medicine bottle from the late 1800's, I'm guessing, marked DR S Pitcher's Castoria. It has a chip on the bottom from the machine they were using to tear up the concrete.

 

[digger460]

The IHC turned out well Congrats on your finds

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice hunt, congratulations!

 

[TomW244]

Terrific finds and you did a fantastic job cleaning them! Congratulations and well done!

 

[cudamark]

Nice, that 1878 Indian is not an easy one to find.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice variety of finds. I like the IH. Congrats

 

[Truth]

What a great tear out! Beautiful bottle congratulations

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice IHC and other finds. The pencils really do work well, good job.

 

[Rookster]

Very nice bottles and assorted digs.Congrats

 

[HighVDI]

Awesome assortment of finds there! I've always wondered about the pencils and how they work. Might have to order a set and give them a go. Congrats on a fine hunt!

 

[cheffer]

Nice stuff. I'm always looking for the sidewalk projects, our town doesn't seem to get to them very often...

 

[diggingthe1]

Great hunt, I’ve been working on a sidewalk tear out also. Once in a while you find something nice, but it sure takes time! Those pencils seems to work good! I like the silver blob!

 

[Johncoho]

Awesome assortment of finds there! I've always wondered about the pencils and how they work. Might have to order a set and give them a go. Congrats on a fine hunt!

I was surprised how well the pencils work. You just need to take your time when cleaning with them and know when to stop.

 

[Johncoho]

Nice stuff. I'm always looking for the sidewalk projects, our town doesn't seem to get to them very often...

This sidewalk replacement was a neighbor 2 doors down from me. It can be a challenge with the uneven dirt and rocks, but I hit it one time and then after they moved some dirt hit it the second time.