The clad kept getting older, then....

[Lafitte]

Woohoo! My first non-clad is a 31s wheatie! Okay, so that's not so old, but first grain is good grain.
I think the beat-up quarter may be from the thirties? I think I can just make out a 3 in the tens area. Also found this groovy quartz.


Found them in a city park that opened in 1889. Did some research and found a old sketch that showed where a horse-shoe pit and "fire-slab" area used to be. It's unused, and slightly wooded now, so there's even shade!

The park now:


The park back when:

 

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[CarolinaDigs]

Love the pictures !

 

[Mirage]

Wait, you changed the picture! Actually this picture is just as cool.

The 31s wheat penny is a decent find. We rarely get S mint marks out here. Keep at it. Gotta be some more good stuff there. Is the Quater silver? Did you try silver cleaner?

 

[Dman]

Love the pictures. RP finds

 

[3xflyfisher]

Hey Lafite,
Good find on the 31s wheatie - thats one of the semi keys to the series and in good condition worth ~$75 .
Sounds like a great day!
Regards
3xflyfisher

 

[Jeffro]

Looks like a good candidate for the potato treatment! Excellent find!

 

[Bertman]

Congrats on the wheatie Lafitte... Very cool pics of now and then... I bet there is silver somewhere in that spot... Keep diggin and postin...

 

[Lafitte]

Thanks ya'll!
Another member was also kind enough to let me know about the wheatie. I know nothing of the numismatic art.
I'll keep at it. Some other MD'ers in this area are talking about a group hunt this weekend. Maybe I'll suggest this park. That'd be a blast.

 

[ModernMiner]

Congrats on the wheat! Cool old picture too. Keep at it at that old park. I think I can see a 1916 Merc by that guys foot in the upper left. Could be a 1916S, I'm not quite sure?
Neat post.
Thanks,
MM

 

[history hunter]

nice finds, the park looks interesting.

 

[Kiros32]

Hope you don't mind, but I thought I would make it easier for you to find the silver. I have indicated on your picture where you will find the silver. Can anyone spot the cache?

Seriously though, pound that spot. I would grid the area where the pavilion was, go all-metal to pull all the modern trash and clad off the top, then head for the deeper, older finds.

Good luck

Cheers,
Kiros32

 

[Nana40]

Great pictures and congrats on that first! You will always remember it.

Nana

 

[DiggerBug]

I love the then and now pics! Looks like a great place.
Congrats on the first! HH!

 

[Kilika]

Hey Lafitte- Way to go! Great job on the research. Glad to see it's paying off! PM me if you guys do a group hunt this weekend.

Kilika

 

[WheatbackDigger]

Second lowest mintage (right after the S VDB). That really is a very nice find. A very desired coin in any condition

 

[Capefearsman]

Great pictures, congrats on the quartz and coins!