Silver and relics

[McCDig]

Got a late start on Thursday for an after work hunt. Hit the ground at about 6:30 and was there for an hour and a half. Found some square nails, a small iron buckle and thought I may not find a coin. Got a 95 signal that seemed large so I thought it was a horseshoe; turned out it was a Walker half. Leaving the parking lot I spoke with the gentleman who locks the gate at night; he grew up in the area and recalled sledding every winter down the very hillside I had detected.


Friday, I tried another park in Dundalk, but it was a bust because it was filled when the neighborhood was put it. Just found modern stuff, no deep old signals


Not to be deterred, I headed back to an area where I'd had some success and spent the rest of the day there. Lots of wheats. Did find a merc. Dug an old police button made by John A Griffith & Co. of Baltimore. I looked through Baltimore City directories from 1859 through 1890 and this company shows up in 1865. Since the company was a tailor service, I'm not clear whether they made the buttons or had them made with their name as the backmark; Waterbury made an identical button. Found an old suspender buckle, just didn't have room to fit it or the clad in the picture; clad came to $4.09.

Thanks for checking out the pics!

 

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[against the wind]

Those are some sweet finds,,
Congratulations

 

[McCDig]

Thanks ATW. Hope you are having success in the parks of NYC!

 

[tomhighland]

Good job. Congratulations on the silver finds. Your Walker looks to be in great condition.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Great digs!
The Merc, well call me crazy, but the smoother, the better...just love the look old worn silver

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Big Wave Dave! There's alot to like about silver!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks tomhighland! Walker would have been in better shape had I not dinged the reverse. After being in a plowed field for years it already had some "old" surface cuts. I just added a few more. All in all, still happy with "big" silver.

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Awesome, well rounded hunt! A little bit of everything...Love the Walker, whats not to love about digging big silver!?...congrats on a great day, thx for sharing, ddf...

 

[Gridwalker306]

Excellent mixed bag of stuff, and that Walker is really sharp!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the Walker and merc and other nice finds, nice post

 

[ecmo]

Really neat group of various finds and I always get envious when someone finds a Walker as I have yet to do so.Remember as a kid in late 5o's early 60's my dad giving me one occasionally to spend.What I am curious about is what the Baltimore county individual tag is about.

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[McCDig]

Hey ddf! That's my second Walker ever.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks J. Cache. Items from these two hunts have given me a good "jumpstart" on our competition board for the August club meeting.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Art. That merc is worn thin; probably lost in the 40s, being a 1918.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks ecmo. Never had a Walker as a kid. Found my first detecting in the 80s and then took a ling break from detecting (25 years) before finding this one last week.

 

[ecmo]

Thanks ecmo. Never had a Walker as a kid. Found my first detecting in the 80s and then took a ling break from detecting (25 years) before finding this one last week.

Oh great there's hope for me yet.Similarly to you I started detecting late 80's, my used detector quit after 3 years so I did also till 2013.

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[McCDig]

What's done is done. There's still much to be found. Research and persistence will pay off in the end.

 

[Calabash Digger]

nice!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks calabash! Very pleased with this week's finds.

 

[A2coins]

Great finds Thanks for the post!!!