2 Hour Sunday Morning Hunt Results in a Walking Liberty

[C&RHunter]

I decided to go out for a couple of hours, before football games started today. I went to the empty lot I hunted last week, using the 11 and 6 inch coils. Today I stayed with the 6 inch coil and was hunting behind where the house stood and toward the property line. I got a nice high tone, and recovered the Tootsie Toy type car. After filling the hole, I got another high tone about 6 inches away. I thought, "Cool, another old toy car". I cut the plug and flipped it over. Then loosened up the dirt around the sides and bottom of the hole. When I loosened the dirt in the bottom, it turned the Walking Liberty half up on edge. Totally unexpected, but a very nice surprise. For the morning hunt, I also recovered two Indian cents, a 1902 and a 1897, along with misc items and some clad. I wish all 2 hour hunts were this good..............HH

 

[Digger]

Great recoveries! IH cents and WL are great. But I have to be honest, that padlock is the first thing that caught my eye. Its a big one! Any markings on it? Congrats! HH Randy

 

[iskirkra]

For a couple of hours that is some good finds. congrats

 

[C&RHunter]

Thanks for the good words guys...........The lock is a nice old brass lock, but after cleaning it up, I can't find markings of any kind on it. I thought there would be a manufacturer's mark or something, but no.............. This 6" coil is really working for me. I pulled two Indians and a V nickel yesterday at an old small town park, that I know for fact has been pounded by myself and many others. We hadn't been there for 2 years, since the last visit didn't even produce a clad.........HH

 

[TIM CLARK]

Some nice finds Congrats

 

[MHirschmann]

That is a great mix of finds, congrats! Looks like you had a great time. I really like it when you have a day with a mix of stuff like that. Thanks for sharing and I wish you many more great finds to come. -Marc

 

[Rick(ND)]

If it is the markings will be on the clasp of the lock and not the body of it. The ones I found was marked G.N.R.R (Great Northern Railroad) and after soaking it for a while I found a old RR worker that happen to have a key and was able to open it for me. I Found a Key for one too, but wouldn't work in my lock as It was one for I believe the Norther Pacific and had N.P.D.L which was the Northern Pacific out of Devils Lake ND.
Clean the clasp up good and check it again.

 

[grouser]

that one is still on my want list,,,, 2 hours WELL SPENT HH!!

 

[C&RHunter]

Rick(ND), I'm a retired railroader and used to have some antique brass railroad locks. They were just a bit larger than this lock. I still have some brass keys but they are too big to fit in the key opening. The opening is shaped like our old switch key openings. The B&B (Bridge and Building) keys we had didn't have an angle to the openings. I checked the clasp, but will try to clean it up some more. I don't think I have ever seen an old lock with no markings on them at all. Both the Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads went thru this town...................Thanks For the input...........HH