Silver dimes and wheat pennies

[Squirrel322]

I was able to slip out for an hour and a half on Mother's Day. I hit the vacant lot and found 2 silver dimes and 4 wheats, 3 of which came out of the same hole. The next day I hit the park and scored another Merc and 3 more wheats. Finally, today back at the park, I found a lone wheat and an old tube of lipstick.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds Squirrel! Thanks for sharing...

 

[digger460]

Good Deal! Congrats

 

[qdp diggers]

I found one of those old lipstick tubes the other day .. is yours from the geo lift company .. ?

 

[qdp diggers]

Sorry luft company

 

[Squirrel322]

I found one of those old lipstick tubes the other day .. is yours from the geo lift company .. ?

No, mine is from "Coty New York".

 

[RelicHunterPro]

Great finds gz

 

[against the wind]

Very nice variety.
Congrats on the Silver and Wheats.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds and silver is always nice. Congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds Squirrel. I found a lipstick tube last week also, but mine was from "Avon".

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions!

The lipstick relic is very nice!

 

[bologna321]

Is the large circle thing part of horse tack? I've found quite a few and assumed they were.

Nice finds

 

[washingtonian]

You did great!

 

[CASPER-2]

you know the term - "going for the brass ring" that pertains to old merry go rounds they used to put a brass ring on one of the support beams and kids were supposed to try and
grab as they went by - think you could trade for a prize - I found one near an old amuzement park - wonder if you might have one there
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brass ring
think difference in the ring from horse tack is horse tack usually has a seam

 

[pepperdawg]

nice wheats/dimes - keep on hammering this spot me thinks!

 

[Johncoho]

Nice finds. Always like digging silver.

 

[Squirrel322]

Is the large circle thing part of horse tack? I've found quite a few and assumed they were.

Nice finds

Thats what I suspect and I'm trying to nail it down in the "what is it?" section. Don't know if I'll ever be able to definitively say.

 

[Squirrel322]

you know the term - "going for the brass ring" that pertains to old merry go rounds they used to put a brass ring on one of the support beams and kids were supposed to try and
grab as they went by - think you could trade for a prize - I found one near an old amuzement park - wonder if you might have one there
View attachment 1590922 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brass ring
think difference in the ring from horse tack is horse tack usually has a seam

Casper, thats a very interesting idea! While the ring seems slightly on the small side for horse tack, the pictures I found online of carousel rings look about the right size. Considering they came out of dispensers like the one in your photo, they must be a fairly standard size. Mine is 1.5 inches in diameter. Any chances you remember the diameter of the one you found?

 

[Squirrel322]

This auction says 1.5 inches!! I think Capser nailed it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brass-Ring...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The providence on that one accounts for the price.

 

[CASPER-2]

I thought I put it in one of my display cases - know I kept it - now I have to find it
but if you found in an older park - they probably had small carnival there come into town and definitely had a merry go round
I think they stopped doing that cause kids were whacking their hands/arms or falling off trying for them