WOW 1826 8 REALE. 1877 SEATED QUARTER. 21 SILVERS KEY DATE COINS TO MUCH TO LIST

[JerV3]

Hey everyone,

I don't know what to say right now but wow. It's been a great week of hunting. I've been hitting it hard the past 6 straight days. It all started about a week ago. I was reading up on some local history right. I seen that there was a old cabin that used to sit in this one park. I have never been to this park before.

But I said hey what the heck lets go look for it. Me and my boy set out that saturday to see what we could come up with. Well I didn't find the cabin site yet. So I decided to just venture around the park some. I picked up a few old coins that day. I made a mental note to come back the following week.

On the way out of the place though I spotted a area with a ton of briars. No big deal right. Not the case though. Briars are a good sign of a old home site. I don't know why but it's one thing I look for when finding old homesteads. I said to my son next week we will check that briar area out.

Well my hunch was right. There was a small homestead nestled in there. Bad thing was it had been hunted before. But hey that never deters me from hunting. So off we went. It held some promise as I was able to score a few silver rings relics and low and behold my first spanish silver and it's a 8 reale.

I had no idea what it was out in the field. It was totally coated with dirt. I put it in the pouch and passed it off as a large token. Well when I got home and started to clean it I realized i had a big silver coin. It was about 12 inches deep under a sandstone rock. As hits seemed to dry up at the home site I decided to walk back deeper into the woods were I had found a few coins the first day I was there.

Well to make a long story longer. The site was just loaded with coins. I don't know what was down in these woods. My maps show nothing was here in 1876. So I started to look around and though to myself this must have been a old swimming or fishing hole. It's a bluff right above a nice creek.

I was able to pull my first seated quarter a very nice 1877. I was in heaven this week guys. I actually made a few finds that made my hands shake a little. Don't happen to me very often. I pulled out coin after coin after coin. Just to much to try and list right now. Got a 1894 S barber quarter.

A key date 1921 merc. Got a 3 cent silver love token. Tons of wheat cents with a few key dates. Got 7 indian heads. Got a bunch of old nickles. Got a toasted 1817 or 1827 matron head. This site was used. Best part was it has never been touched by a unit. I got more hunting to do at this site. Got a really nice sterling thimble.

I'd much rather answer any questions you all might have. Then try and sit here and describe every item. What can I say. I even amaze myself. I am very fortunate to have so much history around me. I am very humble for the sucess I have had over the yrs. This has taken me alot of work to post and clean all of these things to share with you all.

I want to thank you all for the nice comments and looking at my finds. I know this is a little over the top but you know what. If you work hard enough at anything your gonna excel. I work very hard at this hobby. It's something I truly love to do. It's not about money for me. It's the discovery and the going back in time for a moment that keeps me going.

Thanks again guys,

HH Jer

 

[JerV3]

Thanks alot guys

I decided to let it go. Some good people on here have made me see the real light. I think they should just do away with the banner. It creates to many problems. Lots of people on here have made great finds and they never made the banner. For example what if someone finds a 1916 D merc.

Then it goes up on the banner. Then a week later someone else hits one. Who wants to see the same finds on the banner posted more than one time. I know I don't. I think it should be for very unique items and one's that probably won't get found again. That to me is a banner find.

I will continue to post my finds on this forum. The real treasure for me is seeing how many times people have actually viewed and replied to this topic. It goes to show that there are alot of people out there who enjoy these finds as much as I do. This is a great place for me to shed some light on these great relics that have been hiding for hundreds of yrs.

Once again thank you to everyone. I hope you all don't feel I was out of line. I just got very frustrated and caught up for a moment. I'm back down to earth now and I will be back soon with some more great finds to view.

HH Jer

 

[kimsdad]

Late again! Sorry I missed this post, but glad I caught it now!

Congrats on a great week at a superb site!!!

Just reading your post almost made my hands tremble!

I hope one time in my life I come across a site like that one!

Oh, and about the banner, IMHO it's pretty meaningless. I don't mean to take away from anyone who has made it with their great finds. They all deserve to be up there! It's just that there are so many really great finds that never make it that should. The criteria are way too subjective, and for that reason it should go.

 

[Rebel Man]

I noticed the street car tags, that could mean White Swan, Schenley, Kennywood, North or South, West View Park, or maybe even Cooks Forest (log cabin) but needless to say nice digs for the young guy. Can't imagine you diggin that stuff around the (Grove Rt 88) heh heh. If you really want a challenge look up Alliance Furnace my friend ,now that is something for you to research, take that to the bank and I mean that. (Not to many folks will be up to the challenge.) That was the good ole days (Whites old days). Just a challenge from an old Pittsburgh guy from Mt Oliver/Carrick. Again nice relics and coins,our season is just beginning.

 

[pepperj]

WOW! So much stuff to look at and to relook at. Very nice display of finds.

 

[JerV3]

Yes thanks alot guys

Funny it's a small world. I grew up in carrick also. Lived in the south hills of pittsburgh most of my life. I live in the west side now. I love this city for hunting. Yes you really know your local history. I work right across the st from where white swan park used to be. It is now a hotel site. West view park is now a k-mart. Kennywood I'd love to hunt.

Schenley I have pulled coins from. I have found literally thousands of old coins left behind from the 4 major parks here. I still have one park that no matter how many times I hunt it it still is giving great finds. I will look up that alliance. If the grove wasn't under so much concrete I'd be digging out there also.

Thanks alot Kim,

You are right man. No big deal for this thread not making the banner. You all see what really goes on here. You guys have made this thread so big that it doesn't need to be on the banner. I have erased all my negative comments and will continue to post on the forum. Thanks alot for recognizing what great finds these are and a even rarer site.

Try and locate a untouched spot anymore is hard. They are out there and I have found them more than one time. But it is rare. They only come around every so many yrs. And when they do I really go to town.

Once again thanks alot to all that have viewed and replied. I'll be back next week with a followup post to this. Got some more nice finds to share with you all.

HH Jer

 

[tony 1663]

can i just say wow

 

[JerV3]

Thanks alot tony.

Put alot of hrs of research and hard work into this hobby. There is alot to still be found out there. You just have to put yourself in places where people were long ago.

HH Jer