Wheatie madness, part II

[Clad the Impaler]

Hello again everyone!! I was back at it again today, hitting a very small teens era park and attached tot lot. LOTS of goodies today, the highlights of which are: 6 wheats ('41, '45(x2), '46, '49D, '53); a small chain (not silver); a nice, ornate looking gold colored pin (possibly old??); a car wash token; yet ANOTHER toy car; a small bell with some pinkish white paint still on it; round metal ball (will need help with this one; more details to follow); a tattooed pet tag (I wonder where THEY go to get their ink done?? :P ); and a hexagonal aluminum token that reads "this check and 10 cents good for a 15 cent drink" (back side has P. EVERT on it; will need help with this one). Clad totaled $10.88 (23 quarters, 39 dimes, 12 nickels, and 63 cents (60 copper and 3 zinc)), for a grand total (excluding the 6 wheats) of 137 coins dug today. Thoughts and observations on todays hunt: I once again fell one wheatie short of my all time one day record. However, I don't think digging 12 wheats in 2 days is all that bad, no? Many of these items look old, including the small bell, ornate pin, round metal ball, and hexagonal P. EVERT token. I will need help id'ing the hex token (couldn't find any info online). I'm excited, because it looks old, and was found deeper than anything else I dug today (it was almost 5 inches deep). It may very well be the oldest token I've found to date . Now about the round metal ball. I believe it to be made of iron. Musket ball?? I know many mini balls were made of lead, and this DEFINITELY isn't made out of lead (it looks rusty). Also, weren't mini balls pretty much obsolete by the teens (from which this park dates)? It wasn't very deep in the ground, either (only about an inch down). Any help on the metal mini ball, hex token, ornate pin, and little bell would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Pics below. I'll try to take them as clear as possible to show the max amount of detail. Enjoy!!

 

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[Lowbatts]

I'm voting for the token and the pin as the goodies of the hunt Paul, though it was a great haul overall!

I'd guess by the denomination of that token that it's 1920's and up through the late '30's. Seems that most of the ones I've dug with period coinage that are valued at 5 cents are from the earlier periods up through WW1.

That post-war inflation cycle, ya know!

That old ball bearing, dug a lot of them. Hit a ball bearing honey hole in day and got about a half dozen that size or close. Drove me 'batts just trying to get beyond them.

Great hunt!

 

[marinedad]

boy you really cleaned up on the clad paul, wheaties are nice too, congrats.

 

[watercolor]

Those ball-bearings. . . '60's era of the "Whamo" sling-shot. . . I found a couple of those in the woods last week

Anyway. . . nice Wheats & vintage car