The Sun Shined On Me Today

[fyrffytr1]

Even though it was very cloudy and cool as my buddies say "The sun shined on me this time". I went to a well hunted home site with a friend and the Deus sniffed out some overlooked stuff among the trash. My first find was the 1899 S half dollar. I almost passed it up because it rang up as a 96 on my detector and that is in the iron range. But, the crisp signal made me decide to dig it and I am glad I did. If I hadn't I would have moved out of the area and not recovered the second target, an 1856 O half dime. They were my best finds of the day. I also found a sterling silver belt tip made by Keyston Bros. San Francisco and could use a little help on dating it. I am thinking 1900-1950 but would like to narrow it down. The other three coins are a 63 memorial, 41 wheat and 61 nickel.

 

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[fyrffytr1]

I think your belt tip is closer to mid century than early 1900's - based on the font on the reverse , and overall design style . Nice finds !

I think you are right. Keyston is still in business so I may try to contact them. Hopefully they can tell me when they made belts.

 

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[gheenoe78]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing!

 

[huntsman53]

Congrats on some really nice finds! I really like the Belt or Holster Belt Tip (not sure which it is)! Below is a link with history about the Keyston Brothers products but there is no mention of producing just plain belts with or without Silver Belt Tips.

https://www.vintagegunleather.com/company-marks/keyston_history.html

 

[Davers]

Even though it was very cloudy and cool as my buddies say "The sun shined on me this time". I went to a well hunted home site with a friend and the Deus sniffed out some overlooked stuff among the trash. My first find was the 1899 S half dollar. I almost passed it up because it rang up as a 96 on my detector and that is in the iron range. But, the crisp signal made me decide to dig it and I am glad I did. If I hadn't I would have moved out of the area and not recovered the second target, an 1856 O half dime. They were my best finds of the day. I also found a sterling silver belt tip made by Keyston Bros. San Francisco and could use a little help on dating it. I am thinking 1900-1950 but would like to narrow it down. The other three coins are a 63 memorial, 41 wheat and 61 nickel.

Boy the Sun sure did shine on you , The Half looks Great & the Half Dime even Better (tho the HD's tend to do that ) .

Either coin would have made my year .

Nice old Bullets & brass as well.

Edit , The Belt end piece is a great Silver find as well , More metal for the treasure chest if it's not rare. GLWID on that one.

 

[Possum]

Congrats on the silver and other finds mike, thanks for sharing!!!! "D"

 

[Ammoman]

Yep..in my books, that's a GREAT DAY! Congratulations.

 

[adit]

Beautiful old silver !

 

[Carolina Tom]

Well done on finding coins amongst the trash. Congrats.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Definitely some nice old silver there, bet that barber sounded real nice

 

[alabama11]

Nice work. Half dollars and half dimes are a rarity. Best.

 

[Truth]

What great day!!! Barber Half and Half Dime the coin gods shined upon you my friend. Great job!!

 

[huntsman53]

After some thought and considering that there is no info that the Keyston Bros. ever made belts per se, it is now my belief that the Silver Belt Tip, is likely a Saddle Flank Cinch Strap Tip. At least it appears more likely to be Horse Saddle related based on the products they produced.

 

[against the wind]

Excellent old Silver, Big and Small.
If you're hunting in 12Hz on the DEUS and you get a 96,, drop your frequency to 4Hz and re-scan the target.
If it is still reading 96, dig, dig, dig.
If it comes back at 98, or 99. It's iron.
Congrats again.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Excellent old Silver, Big and Small.
If you're hunting in 12Hz on the DEUS and you get a 96,, drop your frequency to 4Hz and re-scan the target.
If it is still reading 96, dig, dig, dig.
If it comes back at 98, or 99. It's iron.
Congrats again.

Thanks for the tip. I hope I get another target to use it on. To be honest though, the tone was so crisp and sharp that I would have dug it no matter what the reading was. It is very easy to dig in the sandy soil we have down here.

 

[wayfas4u]

Very good day for you!!!!!!