Sterling Chain Mail Coin Purse, and 3 Wheat’s to 1924...

[Ant]

Here’s my short story. I found a 14k gold earring last weekend, with a solid blue turquoise stone setting. I lost it, the first gold find that I have ever lost.

Anyway, here’s the skinny on how I got the coin purse, if it was a coin purse. I was hunting a lot that has been hunted by many. I found three wheats (the old one being 1924) and then I came upon a good zinc penny reading, but just a little different, and it was down deep. It was so deep that I almost stop hacking/digging into the concrete like soil.

When I got down to about 10” to 12”, I said to myself, “Forget it”. But instead I decided to go for the gusto. And when I did, I hacked the heck out of it. When it came out of the ground I thought it was the rim from an old aluminum can. I tossed it into my treasure apron.

I didn’t realize that it was something until the next day, which was when I decided to empty my treasure apron. From the start I thought it was silver, but it was so black that I couldn’t really tell.

First soaked it in ammonia and rinsed it. Then I dunked it halfway into tarnix/acid, I did that so that the original oxidization could be seen. After a few minutes I took it out and immediately saw the Sterling mark.

I’ll straighten it out, and see if I see that it’s worthy of another photo I’ll put one up. I guess I’ll start using my DX1 probe.

PS
I think I left a signal in the hole that may hold a coin or two. I won’t be able to get back to it until this coming weekend. Thanks for looking.

 

[jsu]

Re: Sterling Chain Mayo Coin Purse, and 3 Wheat’s to 1924...

Nice finds, maybe there is some silver still in that hole.

 

[jorge del norte]

Re: Sterling Chain Mayo Coin Purse, and 3 Wheat’s to 1924...

Mayo..................?

That' s OK .......I was just looking for the Mayo........I was Hungry!!!!

Exciting Finds.......well done.

jdn

 

[tymcmurray]

To bad the purse was in such rough shape, but
still a nice find!!!

 

[Ron B]

That sterling purse remnant is simply amazing. You may have left part of it in the hole?
Did you try finding the ring?

GRB

 

[Ant]

Nice finds, maybe there is some silver still in that hole.

I hope so jsu, thanks.

All right Anthony My Man...

Thanks you too Nickster.

Continue to Rock On & Persevere ~ Nick

Mayo..................?

It's not a sandwich....

chain mail or chain maille

I never said I was a scalar , thanks for the correction, I’ll changed it.

To bad the purse was in such rough shape, but
still a nice find!!!

Yeah I know, I’ve got to install my pin pointer. HH and thanks.

That sterling purse remnant is simply amazing. You may have left part of it in the hole?
Did you try finding the ring?

GRB

I think I did leave part of it in the hole along with what might be coins. No I did not find the earring but I did back track with no luck.
Thanks GRB

 

[Lasivian]

Interesting find with the purse.

are the rings crimped or soldered together? If they're crimped you might find some singles in that same hole.

sterling is sterling

 

[Captn SE]

Very interesting find, Anthony.
I've never seen anything like it before!

Hope you can find out what else was in that hole.
My probe has save me from dinging so many old coins. You gotta get it installed.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the silver and I hope there is a nice coin waiting for you in the hole! HH, Mike

 

[ohannos]

That silver thingy looks like a sea monster to me. Nontheless i would be thrilled to find it

 

[Ant]

Interesting find with the purse.

are the rings crimped or soldered together? If they're crimped you might find some singles in that same hole.

sterling is sterling

Using a magnifier I can see that they are soldered, but some have opened up.
Thanks Lasivian and good luck.

Very interesting find, Anthony.
I've never seen anything like it before!

Hope you can find out what else was in that hole.
My probe has save me from dinging so many old coins. You gotta get it installed.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Thanks Dan, and congrats on 200.

Yeah, I’m going to install the probe before Thursday, that’s the first priority on my list. And I’m also going back to check the area first thing Thursday night or early Friday.

We old folks remember purses like that. I think it’s from the 20’s - 40’s era, it has a tether link opposite the side that the Sterling mark is on, a chain or clip could be attached to it.

Back in the day if the Lady that sported a coin purse like that was true Baller, the coin purse that I found would only be an accessory to a full fledged Silver Chain Mail purse. I wish I could find one of those.

Good luck.

Congrats on the silver and I hope there is a nice coin waiting for you in the hole! HH, Mike

Thanks Mike I hope so too.

HH and Gold Luck to you.

That silver thingy looks like a sea monster to me. Nontheless i would be thrilled to find it

Hi ohannos.

I fixed it up a little ohannos. Does it look like a sea monster now, or does it more resemble a Sterling clamshell chain mail coin purse?
Thanks for your opinion ohannos and good luck.

 

[bootybay]

hey ant,
I love the chain maille purse, I make chainmaille it takes lots of patience and hours to make... pretty cool golden oldie ya got there... wtg

 

[Nana40]

ANT! 8) What a GREAT find! A keeper for sure! I'd be about to die to get back out there and see what was left in that hole!

Awesome find and you did a great job cleaning it up~

Good luck on your return! Nana

 

[ohannos]

Funny piece! Are the rings also actually silver?

 

[dave-enc]

great coin purse ant way to go
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Ant]

Soory to hear about losing the gold But that's a cool piece of silver!

Yeah, I sure hate that I lost the gold, and I hate that I damaged the purse too, but it's a cool silver find like you said anyway.

Thanks rtde3 and gold luck to you .

hey ant,
I love the chain maille purse, I make chainmaille it takes lots of patience and hours to make... pretty cool golden oldie ya got there... wtg

I like golden odlies.
Thanks Bootybay and Good luck to you.

ANT! 8) What a GREAT find! A keeper for sure! I'd be about to die to get back out there and see what was left in that hole!

Awesome find and you did a great job cleaning it up~

Good luck on your return! Nana

Yeah, I’m going to hit it first thing tomorrow.

Thanks Nana, and good luck to you and yours.

Funny piece! Are the rings also actually silver?

Hi ohannos. Yes, all the rings are actually Sterling Silver. The bottom of a purse had sterling silver bb’s attached to it. If you look closely you can still see one of them that didn’t come off. The rest of the purse is still in the hole and may be a coin or two.

great coin purse ant way to go
hh
dave+bobbie

Than ks Dave and Bobby. I like it too.

HH and gold luck to you two.