Silver Saturday!

[Carolina Tom]

I met Tnetter, Kurtstuben this morning. We went to a spot where we rarely find anything good. It was cold and windy... and we were getting discouraged. Luckily for us, Smittyman called and alerted us to a new spot. Said he found wheaties there, and that we ought to go by and give it a try.

We headed out.

I cheated and stopped on the way. It was a 40 square foot spot that had just been cleared. The hunch paid off with a ‘51 Rosie.

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Smittyman’s permission was at least an acre of grassy front yard, unfortunately not that old, but we were just happy to be invited. Here is a pic of Kurtstuben getting after it.



I found this aluminum “pretzel” but wasn’t sure what it was. It says: Purity, Body and Flavor on it. I just couldn’t imagine what these three attributes could be referring to, except, girls...



Turned out to be a 1950s golf ball marker made to advertise Ballantine Beer.

When I saw the back of this cuff button, I was sure it was going to be an eagle button. Turned out to be a Great Seal button. Still a decent find.



I managed to find a half dozen wheaties.



There wasn’t much trash so I was digging all of the targets. Three times during the 3 hour hunt, nice high tones rang in and the holes produced silver dimes.



This target didn’t sound very good, but as soon as I saw it, I knew it was silver.



Sterling St. Christopher medal. It’s a nice thick one with very little wear. Score.



Here is a pic of all of today’s keepers. It was a very good day for me. Thanks Smittyman!



Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.

 

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[lairmo]

Nice day!!!

 

[cambria09]

Hello Carolina Tom. Those are some terrific finds 'ya got there. Still looking for my first St. C medal...that is a real nice one. Congrat's on a very solid hunt.

Thanks for the post and Good Luck out there. C9

 

[washingtonian]

Way to go on a great permission [emoji106][emoji106]

 

[Ogre1190]

Nice work, Tom! 🙌 That pretzel has the attributes I look for in a beer. 😂

 

[Hawks88]

Some nice finds. Congrats on the silvers.

 

[Gene Mean]

Nice range of finds.

 

[winslow]

Congrats on a great hunt. Always fun to get a shot at new land.

 

[civilman1]

Runnin' the 20th century gamut!! Congrats on the silver's

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[A2coins]

Way to go my friend I love that medal thats a great day Its been too freakin cold here in Mi to get out but had to put 2 struts and cv axles on my honda in my garage with a heater that produced as much heat as a bic lighter lol Glad to see your doing so well This weathers gotta break soon. Tommy

 

[LI Tom]

Take a ring,add another ring and another ring and then you've got three rings,Ballantine makes a mighty fine glass of beer.That played on local tv stations back in the day.Nice finds.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

That’s a nice handful of silver dimes. Congrats

 

[washingtonian jr]

Great array of finds! Love the catholic silver

 

[OreElse]

Nice work

 

[SD51]

Great day in the field Tom, Congrats!

 

[Calabash Digger]

Nice digs!

 

[Subterranean]

Great haul, Tom, congratulations. Sub

 

[Yak1366]

Nice finds, congrats!!!

 

[Whyme]

Nice silver score! Congrats!