KYshooter
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After dinner this evening I decided (rather spur of the moment) to grab a little quick hunting time before sundown. I went back to an empty lot that I hunted last year. The spot was good to me then ... I found my first Walking Liberty half, a no-date SLQ, two mercs, and a rosie. I also found my highly unusual 1854 Bank of Upper Canada large penny, and about a dozen or so wheats.
So ... I figured the spot was hunted out ... but I decided to hit it again, anyway. Thought that maybe the harsh winter, freezing, and moisture may have loosened up some new targets.
Well, boy, was I right! My first swing, only four steps from my truck, I dug a 1903 Indian Head penny ... only my second IH ever. In only one hour of swinging I found these targets ...
That's a 1943 GW (Lordy, how I love silver!), and the wheats are 1945 and 1946. I thought that the spoon was silver when I first turned it over in the dirt, but it turned out to be aluminum. Still pretty cool, though.
But the most interesting item was the lipstick case. Here's a view of the top. It reads, "Max Factor Hollywood USA."
And the really cool part is that it was sealed air and water tight. After I got home, I cleaned it up, popped the top, turned the bottom dial, and ... abracadabra ... out came lipstick!!
But the coolest part of all is that my daughter, Katie, did a little online research and she finally found an ad for "Max Factor Hollywood" lipstick. The ad was dated 1947 and featured Susan Hayward!! Here's a picture of the ad and the lipstick case:
There's another ad here from 1946 featuring Judy Garland: http://paperpursuits.com/ad_detail.cfm?catid=27&subcatid=64&adid=2833
All in all, not a bad 1-hour hunt! I gotta hit that spot again!!
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Garrett GTP 1350 / Oldest Coin - 1801 Draped Bust Large Cent / Silver Coins - 44 / Coin Count - 1,814 / Clad Total - $133.51
So ... I figured the spot was hunted out ... but I decided to hit it again, anyway. Thought that maybe the harsh winter, freezing, and moisture may have loosened up some new targets.
Well, boy, was I right! My first swing, only four steps from my truck, I dug a 1903 Indian Head penny ... only my second IH ever. In only one hour of swinging I found these targets ...
That's a 1943 GW (Lordy, how I love silver!), and the wheats are 1945 and 1946. I thought that the spoon was silver when I first turned it over in the dirt, but it turned out to be aluminum. Still pretty cool, though.
But the most interesting item was the lipstick case. Here's a view of the top. It reads, "Max Factor Hollywood USA."
And the really cool part is that it was sealed air and water tight. After I got home, I cleaned it up, popped the top, turned the bottom dial, and ... abracadabra ... out came lipstick!!
But the coolest part of all is that my daughter, Katie, did a little online research and she finally found an ad for "Max Factor Hollywood" lipstick. The ad was dated 1947 and featured Susan Hayward!! Here's a picture of the ad and the lipstick case:
There's another ad here from 1946 featuring Judy Garland: http://paperpursuits.com/ad_detail.cfm?catid=27&subcatid=64&adid=2833
All in all, not a bad 1-hour hunt! I gotta hit that spot again!!
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Garrett GTP 1350 / Oldest Coin - 1801 Draped Bust Large Cent / Silver Coins - 44 / Coin Count - 1,814 / Clad Total - $133.51
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