Wheats and 1940s Silver From An Old Homesite

[JimBeHuntin']

Wednesday afternoon was just too nice to sit at home so I headed to an old home site that I've been working lately for a little mding. This site has provided some wheats, mercs, and nice relics in the past and even a silver 1916 shilling that I posted some time ago. The site is about 12-13 mile drive from home and is a field of bean stubble at this time with no indication that a home once stood there other than the occasional small piece of brick or glass. The weather was great and I had a nice mding afternoon. On this trip I dug: 6 wheat cents with 1919 being the oldest date I could read, 1 undated buffalo nickle, 2 memorial cents from the early 60s, a silver 1940s jewelry type piece (it has 1940 on the front side and on the back it has the initials E.G.C. plus Star Engraving Co. & Sterling, a nice old dog tag, a small copper charm missing 1/2 of it, an ornate piece?, and a few other bobs and bits. It was good weather, good hunting, and a good time ... thanks for looking ~ Jimmy

 

[Oklahunter]

What cool stuff! Congrats! And when are you going back?

 

[Mac232]

Great finds , thanx for sharing .

 

[I_Dig_NYC]

Nice finds. I too found a 1919 wheatie the other day. I love finding wheaties.
Congrats..

 

[DrJoePrime]

I love to find wheats too. I found that silver piece very intriguing. Does it look like it could have been part of a ring, like a class ring, OR more part of a bracelet?

All in all a real nice hunt with a nice mix of finds.

HH Joe

 

[Pepper2004]

Congrats! Those are some cool finds. Thanks for sharing.

 

[cival war hunter 2 !]

Nice stuff, i found my first wheat cent at a grave yard [1925] the greatest day of my life.

 

[I_Dig_NYC]

Nice finds. I too found a 1919 wheatie the other day. I love finding wheaties.
Congrats..

Funny thing today I found a 1918 right on the surface. Near the spot where I found the 1919.. That's cool I'm slowly filling the empty holes in my Wheatie coin album.. Hope I can keep the streak going..LOL
That silver thing is strange. Looks like it should have a belt or watch strap attached but it's too small. So my guess is a charm bracelet??. Does it say 19 and 00 on the sides?? It could also be class of 1900. I don't know??

 

[Nana40]

That silver piece is awesome! Wonder what it was? Looks and sounds like you had a great day of hunting!

Congrats! Nana

 

[moonshine]

cool, i love mixed bag stuff like that. those are the best days.

 

[TN-Joe]

Nice looking finds. Like that 1900 thing.
TN. Joe

 

[Prober]

Hey Jimbehuntin! I wish I could behuntin! We have about 7 inches of snow here in Michigan. Congrats on some great finds. Love North Carolina, my ex was from there and we used to go there a lot.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

nice finds looks like you have a great place to swing at. ty for sharing for I enjoyed seeing them

 

[sndman60]

Nice digs. As a newbie I have a question. I recently dug a faily nice drawer pull. It's old I do believe and has a slight bend in it. It appears to be a pull for a chest of drawers. OK, now, what do most detectorists do with those types of finds? Do they hold on to those items as a part of their hunting history and log all of them or what? Advice, guidance, or ideas welcome. As a newbie I do want to explore all the differant aspects of enjoying this wonderful hobby. Thanks all.

 

[Dan W Wa.]

Hi Jim, looks like you found a great spot with some history to it, the silver thing looks like it
could be part of a watch fob.

HH
Dan

 

[Michigan Badger]

Really cool digs.

Very nice.

Badger

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Nice digs. As a newbie I have a question. I recently dug a faily nice drawer pull. It's old I do believe and has a slight bend in it. It appears to be a pull for a chest of drawers. OK, now, what do most detectorists do with those types of finds? Do they hold on to those items as a part of their hunting history and log all of them or what? Advice, guidance, or ideas welcome. As a newbie I do want to explore all the differant aspects of enjoying this wonderful hobby. Thanks all.

Hey Gary60 - I usually divide my finds into 4 categories: good stuff (silver, old coins, jewelry, nice tags, etc which I keep in a tupperware container), clad coins (which I keep in a tupperware container), other finds (door knobs, hinges, pipe fittings, toys, whatzits, and other objects that I feel like keeping which I put in a 5 gallon bucket), and trash (odd pieces of metal, old bolts, iron objects, etc which I throw in the trash). To date I have never sold a find or cashed in any clad (in 4 years of detecting). Hope this helps you ... its just what I do ~ Jimmy

 

[sndman60]

Thanks Jim. it sure does help. I am keeping my clad in a coffee container and when I get enough of that I may roll it. But I do think I would like to catagorize all my finds except the real junk. But the good finds will never be sold, but displayed. Thanks for all your help.

 

[Moonshadow]

Wow Jimmy, that's what it all about! Love the silver piece as well. My guess is a graduating class bracelet of some kind. Looks like it had a band on it in the past. Very neat item indeed! Congrats on some really cool stuff! Keep em coming!

HH,
Moon