todays oddball find

[Ken from Atlanta]

I hunted an older house for an hour or so today, and didn't really find much. I was about to give up and go to another spot when I got a faint signal, I figured I might as well dig it and this is what I found. It's a "Mazuma play money" dime, made of aluminum. The front says "National Heroes Buffalo Bill 184* 1917 and has a image of old Bill on it. From what I can find these were a prize inside 1cent boxes of gum in the 1930's

 

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[JARMAN]

Nice item Ken, Bet Idaho will name it.HH

 

[Bertman]

Check the following website for play money...

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7338/

Page 6 guestimates there are 2 to 5 thousand still in existence, from the "R2" entry on page 25 where your coin is listed under "M17"...

Great find...

HH Robert

 

[Pepper2004]

Cool find. With Atlanta's history, there is no telling what you might end up finding there!

 

[Fisher]

Neat!

 

[Ken from Atlanta]

Cool find. With Atlanta's history, there is no telling what you might end up finding there!

I'm actually in Olympia WA right now, but I'm moving back down south where I belong. I'll be living in New Orleans in a week or so, and I can't wait to swing my detector down there.

 

[Nana40]

Hey! If you're moving to NO then ya might check out the LA hunt in April!

Congrats on that neat find, Ken! Nana

 

[I_Dig_NYC]

Very nice. I love finding those old token/medal type stuff.
they are more interesting and sometimes evenn rarer and more unique
than the usual coin finds. I keep my token stuff in a seperate bag, they are
fun to collect.

Harry..

 

[Urban Grund]

I like it!!!

 

[Ken from Atlanta]

Very nice. I love finding those old token/medal type stuff.
they are more interesting and sometimes evenn rarer and more unique
than the usual coin finds. I keep my token stuff in a seperate bag, they are
fun to collect.

Harry..

For the most part I have to say I like the little token relic type things more than most anything other than silver and gold.