What a day - Jan 26 - Gold, Silver and great relic

[azmetaldetector]

Our club hunt was Jan 26. Over 635 silver coins in the ground..I didn't find many. There were also 108 numbered tokens in the ground. The lower the number token you found, the earlier you got to select from the prize table. I was lucky enough to get #002!. I selected the 2nd of 2 $5 gold coins on the table. I also picked up these 2 cent pieces with my later token numbers.

After the club hunt I went to MD some vacant lots in downtown Phoenix. Found a 1911V- Nickel, wheat penny. a Chinese coin, various marbles (1 is a large clay marble) and assorted other items.
However, to me the best find of the day was this bronze badge. It is Phoenix, Ariz. Indian and Cowboy Carnival, Dec. 4-8, 1899. It has a picture of a miner and a cowboy shaking hands with an Indian in the background. I was able to find a L.A. Times article about it that is dated Nov. 28, 1899 that describes what the carnival is going to be all about. Within that article it describes this very badge. I was so happy to find some documentation that exists about this badge.
All in all a very good day.

 

[lockman209]

Re: Waht a day - Jan 26 - Gold, Silver and great relic

very nice finds

 

[goldencoin]

Re: Waht a day - Jan 26 - Gold, Silver and great relic

I love those badges, i have one from a street fair from 1899

HH
-GC

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Re: Waht a day - Jan 26 - Gold, Silver and great relic

Great Hunt azmetaldetector all nice finds esp. that you found the #2 marked token and got the other gold coin sweet WTG!
Glenn

 

[DrJoePrime]

You done GOOD!

Love that GOLD COIN...wow!

HH Joe

 

[Bridge End Farm]

really nice finds

 

[Goes4ever]

just curious why people always have marbles in their finds?? how do you find marbles with a metal detector?

 

[UnEarthed72]

Sounds like you had a great day,i see the V nickel in the last pic before cleaning..just curious how did you clean it(method) to make it look so nice.

Congrats HH

~Shawn~

 

[azmetaldetector]

Sounds like you had a great day,i see the V nickel in the last pic before cleaning..just curious how did you clean it(method) to make it look so nice.

Congrats HH

~Shawn~

I just tumbled it. Ran it for about 24 hrs. (Actually both pics are AFTER cleaning).

 

[halfdime]

just curious why people always have marbles in their finds?? how do you find marbles with a metal detector?

If they're in the same hole as a coin, you'll find them. My theory is that Junior, in a bygone day, lost all the contents of his pocket: a wheat penny or two, some marbles and who knows what else. I found an arrowhead in the same hole as a quarter.