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.

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