Three Flying Eagles In Three Days

tymcmurray · Apr 25, 2009

I am by far, the luckiest relic hunter this week.
The house I have been hunting is FULL of garbage!!
Take a look at some of the stuff I had to dig to get to the
good relics.

Anyway, My last two posts
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,234614.0.html
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,234786.0.html
Had me reeling with great finds!!!
Joe and I hit the place again today, and I got the shock of digging
ANOTHER Flying Eagle, for a total of THREE in three days from the
same site!

I also got a 1902 Indian, a 1823 Coronet Head (Key date worth about $200),
and the usual brass odds and ends.

I know how lucky I am!!
The homeowner left out some family reunion photos from the 1800's to share.

Captn SE · Apr 25, 2009

Wow, those old pictures really make your awesome finds even more special. ::)

Congrats, Ty. :thumbsup:

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

curbdiggercarl57 · Apr 25, 2009

Just seeing that tree grow was more than enough for me. 3 Flyer's? Crazy.

West Jersey Detecting · Apr 25, 2009

Great site, and great photos!! Good research pays off once again!

Those Flying Eagles are in nice shape. Mine are always badly corroded when I find them.

Congrats!!
Neil

Ray in CA · Apr 25, 2009

Wow, Wow, Wow! That must be some rush to nab three flying eagles in three hunts! Great job, and great finds!

Ray

ModernMiner · Apr 25, 2009

Ty,
I can't believe your week!!!

UNBELIEVABLE big guy. Three for three is outstanding. Congrats on all your digs.
Thanks for posting those old pictures. Very cool. :thumbsup:

-MM-

jimbob450 · Apr 25, 2009

Wow,I say BANNER. And nice photos also. Jimbob

tymcmurray · Apr 25, 2009

rtde3 said:
3 flying Eagles in 3 days has to be a record! And banner worthy! Not to mention all the other coins & relics!
UNREAL!
Happy for you Big Man! Clean that place out!
I love the pics also!
I bet you think you're going to wake up & it's all a dream!

BANNER!

Thank Rob!
I pulled that last Eagle out and just looke at Joe in disbelief.
I'll take it, but it will be hard to top.

tymcmurray · Apr 25, 2009

Neil in West Jersey said:
Great site, and great photos!! Good research pays off once again!

Those Flying Eagles are in nice shape. Mine are always badly corroded when I find them.

Congrats!!
Neil

I am not sure what the composition of the FE's are,
but the Indians come out near perfect every time.
The Eagles, however, are a bit corroded.

tymcmurray · Apr 25, 2009

ModernMiner said:
Ty,
I can't believe your week!!! UNBELIEVABLE big guy. Three for three is outstanding. Congrats on all your digs.
Thanks for posting those old pictures. Very cool.
-MM-

It was in the back of my mind, but I surely didn't expect to get another one.
Thanks!

Carver · Apr 25, 2009

Fantastic finds!!!!! I don't care what anybody says,,,,ya gotta dig the trash to get to the good stuff!!!!WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!

kdismuke1 · Apr 25, 2009

cannot get any better. keep digging you might find another one. good luck. :thumbsup:

tymcmurray · Apr 25, 2009

kdismuke1 said:
cannot get any better. keep digging you might find another one. good luck.

Joe got a 1857 last summer there and all of mine are '58's.
It would be nice to get just one more, but chances are slim.
But we will keep looking!

DD-777 · Apr 25, 2009

Ty! Great job on the "hat-trick" - finding one is fantastic, but three?! Outstanding for sure! :thumbsup:

Have you had a chance to check if you have any "8 over 7" varieties yet?

civilman1 · Apr 25, 2009

DD-777 said:
Ty! Great job on the "hat-trick" - finding one is fantastic, but three?! Outstanding for sure!

Have you had a chance to check if you have any "8 over 7" varieties yet?

Good Question DD :thumbsup:

tymcmurray · Apr 25, 2009

DD-777 said:
Ty! Great job on the "hat-trick" - finding one is fantastic, but three?! Outstanding for sure!

Have you had a chance to check if you have any "8 over 7" varieties yet?

I haven't cleaned them well enough to be able to tell. I will take them to a dealer
and let him tell me.

Mrs Bloom · Apr 25, 2009

Fab finds and loved the house pics! :thumbsup:

DD-777 · Apr 25, 2009

tymcmurray said:
DD-777 said:

Ty! Great job on the "hat-trick" - finding one is fantastic, but three?! Outstanding for sure!

Have you had a chance to check if you have any "8 over 7" varieties yet?

Click to expand...

I haven't cleaned them well enough to be able to tell. I will take them to a dealer
and let him tell me.

Apparently, the way to tell is to look for a small dot in the field above the first 8 - during production, the die was ground down until the 7 was invisible. Hope this helps... :thumbsup: