Silver, Token, IH, Buckle and Lock - Nice mix!!

[N.J.THer]

I had my heart set on detecting yesterday but when I woke up it was raining and very windy. Told the wife lets get some stuff done since I can't detect....after get all the Christmas shopping done for our daughter my wife tells me that I should skip church today and go detecting. That's one reason why I married her.

I hit a site that had a house knocked down a few months ago. There is tons of trash but after 2 1/2 hours of detecting I had a few keepers.

I found a crust 1874 Indian Head, a 1939 Merc and a cool 1930s token. The Token is for NJ Public Service Coordinated Transportation. It is good for one fare and has the companies presidents name which is Thomas N. McCarter on it. There is a bus in the middle on one side and a streetcar on the other. Five days a week I drive to work on McCarter Highway and I never new who he was until I found this token. I also found a nice lock that is marked Champion 6 Lever. I have not found an old lock in awhile so it was fun digging this one.

Close ups of the token - I'm not sure if these came out that clear.

This little buckle was actually dug last week but I forgot it in my finds pouch. It came out of a park by work I've been hunting at lunchtime. The back is mark PARIS and SOLID...There maybe more writing but I don't see it. Does anyone know a possible age for the buckle? (Merc for size comparison)

I hope you enjoy the pictures. I don't think I will be able to get out for a real hunt again until November 29th. I have a site that I think will be really good that I've been keeping in my back pocket so if the owners are good with it I want to hit it on the 29th. If not then I have an old farm house that is on five acres and is no longer a working farm that I have never hunted which I will try out....Happy hunting.

NJ

 

[Old River]

Looks like you had a real good day. Nice finds,......

 

[BuckleBoy]

You're looking at mid-1800s on the date of that buckle.

Nice finds--that padlock is probably worth more than any coin folks on this site will dig this whole week.


Regards,



Buckleboy

 

[Goes4ever]

awesome finds, go back and dig more!

 

[kdismuke1]

GO BACK AND DIG SOME MORE. NICE FINDS.

 

[N.J.THer]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

This house site has been fun with coins from the early 1800s through the present and some cool relics. During the warmer months the weeds and grass really grew tall and thick but now they are dying off. I still had to use a heavy metal rake to clear the areas I wanted to detect. It worked well but it was hard work. I even found a wheat penny while raking...no digging required. As I approach 40 I need to start working out or my wife is going to find me lying between the rake and my detector...I just hope I have a nice coin in my hand at the time..lol.

Thanks for looking

NJ

 

[allen]

looks like you did pretty good there today...

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Great mix there NJ I love hunts like that. That lock is nice and the couple old coins always keeps you going back. Good Luck
Glenn