Wow !! what a morning,my oldest coin so far , 1st 3 cent piece, 1st token(s) of 2012

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Got out to a favorite spot, for a little huntin before the appointment with Doc. I'm going to try to make this short,,,, I didnt find one coin or one token, I found 2 coins and they both broke my record. Previous oldest coin was 1877 (just found in the last couple of months ) first I found the 1865 3 cent piece ,which was my first 3 center,and it became my oldest coin,10 mins later I found the 1863 10 cenetism coin from Italy,which is now my oldest. The tokens have been hiding from me all year,but I caught up to them in a big way. 4 tokens in about an hour,,, 2 Denver exchange (saloon) tokens,from Cripple Creek,a numbered check token,that I dont know much about,except that it is also from Cripple Creek. A KELLYS good for 2 1/2 cents in trade,no info on it either,possibly unlisted. Also what I assume is a key tag for "Drews back door" ? I do know there was a Drews Place (saloon) in Cripple Creek as I have found a token from there. also a spoon/fork handle advertising Calumet baking powder with an Indian Chief.also someone must have been practicing their ingraving skills on the sheet of brass I also found. Not to bad for a couple of hours,Ya gotta love huntin !!!!

 

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[ticm]

Love your tokens.

 

[umrgolf]

awesome post

 

[TNGUNS]

Great stuff.........killer tokens.

Would love to get the III piece....still on my bucket list!

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

I think the best find is the engraved sheet of brass. You will dig another III Cent piece before you dig another sheet of brass like that one! I love the one of a kind finds.

VPR

 

[stewielouie]

Love those tokens!

 

[NJLargeCent]

I crave a 3-center, but those tokens steal the show. Very good hunt!

 

[MADJOKER]

Really nice finds!

 

[olekyground]

That's some excellent finds! I especially like the Denver exchange tag piece. Nice pieces of history.

 

[jewelerguy]

fantastic digs for sure! and I'm glad my name isn't Drew, something about that tag just ain't right

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Congrats on the firsts, and breaking records, a great day for you.

You gota get lucky once in awhile.

 

[mrmackin]

 

[BuckleBoy]

This post has it all: Saloon tokens (!), old coins....that's first rate. You don't see many 3 cent nickel coins dug. I imagine they ring up very low on a detector. They always appear less frequently than the 3 cent silvers, and I'm certain that's probably because folks discriminate them out--probably along with valuable buttons and relics. Congratulations to you on recovering a truly hard to dig coin. I've never dug one in 20 years, although I've dug a Silver Dollar, and lots of other nice finds.

Cheers,


Buckles

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Thanks for all the replies everyone !!!!! IT WAS A FUN MORNING !!