Lowbatts
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Out in the woods with Watercolor Sunday, went on a wheatie hike. He was about 75 feet uphill from me and a nicely colored buckeye landing halfway between us. I thought it was a bit early for the butterflies but headed toward it to see how photogenic it was. It didn't want any part of the camera so I decided to swing around the spot instead.
Almost right under where it landed I got that pulltab/shotgun brass read. Dug it anyway because the signal pinpoint gave an unusual, longer profile for the 5" deep target. Turned out it was a Wahl Eversharp mechanical pencil, gold filled in excellent condition. Especially given thqat this series dates to 1923-1925. I've pulled a few mech pencils out before, one silver, several plated but this one is the best looking one yet in my pouch. Thanks butterfly!
Next came this ring a short while later and the only mark on it is this arrow, or maybe a spade, hard for me to tell and I'm not familiar with these one-mark rings of old. Design and script sure look old and it was another 5" deep target in the woods at an old camp site. Did get a '35 merc this weekend and a few wheaties but not much else coin-wise.
Almost right under where it landed I got that pulltab/shotgun brass read. Dug it anyway because the signal pinpoint gave an unusual, longer profile for the 5" deep target. Turned out it was a Wahl Eversharp mechanical pencil, gold filled in excellent condition. Especially given thqat this series dates to 1923-1925. I've pulled a few mech pencils out before, one silver, several plated but this one is the best looking one yet in my pouch. Thanks butterfly!
Next came this ring a short while later and the only mark on it is this arrow, or maybe a spade, hard for me to tell and I'm not familiar with these one-mark rings of old. Design and script sure look old and it was another 5" deep target in the woods at an old camp site. Did get a '35 merc this weekend and a few wheaties but not much else coin-wise.
