Met up with an old friend and did some searching. Ended up with 22 wheat cents, a 1945 Mercury dime, 1926 Buffalo nickel and a neat token that was part of a pocket spill with four wheat cents. The funny thing was the "tails" side of the token was facing up when I flipped the plug open The token is fairly common and is a "heads and tails" coin - literally! It says Gus' Good Food Matching Coin on the front and the address and phone number on the back. Gus' Good Food was a restaurant in Chicago. They served Italian food and were "famous for steaks and green noodles." Someone online reminisced that the restaurant had a nautical theme and the bartender would ring a ship's bell when people walked in to signal the host how many people were in the party, hence the "Bing Bong" in their advertising.
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Checked out a site that has had a few school buildings on it over the past 80 years, the last built just a few years ago, hoping against hope to find some of dirt around the oldest site intact. Picked up a few wheat cents and searching along the edges turned up a 1951 dime and a 1953 quarter. I did locate part of the old pea gravel playground area, and that was tough digging for a few wheats. Stopped at another school on the way home and found a couple more wheats, a 1944 dime and wheat in one hole and a nice big brass skeleton key.
Drove by a small sidewalk project I had spotted in the dark last night downtown. Might be worth a go but it'll be a challenge. If we get rain it will be impossibly muddy. Instead today I went back to the school that gave up two Mercury dimes last week and I picked up two more along with some wheats and clad. That takes me to 40 silver coins for the "year" though I only picked the detector back up at the start of September! Significant finds:
1918-D Mercury dime 1940 Mercury dime 1913 Wheat cent 1921 Wheat cent Back at the sidewalk project. Less than two hours searching over two days. The copper slug was a fooler at first, the diameter and thickness are nearly exactly that of a large cent. Best finds were a 1906 Indian Head cent and a 1918 Buffalo nickel. All these coins were virtually laying on the surface.
Detected again at the sidewalk construction project, seems like I find something every time I go back. Also spent some time at an old school and a park in the neighborhood. Significant finds:
1903 Indian Head cent 1918 Buffalo nickel 1943-P War nickel 1935 Mercury dime 1944 Mercury dime 1947 Roosevelt dime Sterling silver ring Well, some old dirt was moved around on the sidewalk project in my neighborhood today. As a welcome home from Maine, I found this heavily gilded Ohio medallion. I noticed the interlocking three circles at the base of the wreath and I had a clue what it was from. I believe it is part of an I.O.O.F. badge. I found a similar one for Wisconsin online (pictured below) that includes the top bar and the ribbon. My broad guess based on the design and quality would be that it dates from 1870-1910. The 1923 Mercury dime and the Canadian dime came from another park I stopped at briefly to receheck a spot I had hunted well two years ago.
Last day in Bangor. Checked out two more parks and revisited another. Significant Finds:
1871 Prince Edward Island large cent 1905 Indian Head cent 1905 V nickel 1914 Buffalo nickel 1885 Seated Liberty dime 1935 Mercury dime 1943 Mercury dime Small sterling silver ring Skeleton key A few wheat cents Spotty rain wasn't going to keep me away from the hillside park I had discovered on Sunday. I also sampled two other parks. Significant Finds:
1847 Large cent 1902 Indian Head cent 1943-P War nickel 1892 Barber quarter Silver WWII era Marine Corps sweetheart bracelet Round gilt button A few wheat cents Returned to the same park as the previous day and also visited part of another park. Significant finds:
1899 Indian Head cent dateless Indian Head cent 1916 Mercury dime 1942 Mercury dime 1936 Washington quarter A few wheat cents Started out in an old city park found on an 1870s map. Significant finds:
1898 Indian Head cent 1860s Shield nickel 1908-D Barber dime 1917 Mercury dime A few wheat cents |
AuthorI'm Nick A. and I am a metal detector hobbyist in Central Ohio. I have been metal detecting since 1990, and currently use the Minelab E-Trac detector. Archives
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