Back to the old park... finally hit some silver!!

[fwcrawford]

My buddy and I went back to the old park that has yielded plenty of wheat pennies but only one silver coin so far that my buddy found last weekend.
I finally hit a 1934 silver dime today after detecting for about 20 minutes.
I also found a 1905 IH cent which is the second one at this site.
Besides the clad, I found 7 wheat pennies dated 1909VDB,1911,1925,1942,1946,1951D, and 1952.
Also got the two silver rings pictured, the boy scout pin, and a cuff button that I could use some help IDing.
It appears to be silver plated, and has "Superior Quality" on the back.
I'm guessing is is off of a policemans uniform.
This button was about 5 inches down so I'm thinking is has some age to it.
The surprise of the day came when my buddy spotted a nickel laying on top of some soil that had been placed around a tree.
I jokingly asked him if it was a buffalo nickel and laughed and then to both of our surprise, it turned out it was a buffalo nickel!!! What are the odds???
Sometimes old coins turn up in the strangest places.
Thanks for looking and any help on the button ID,
Felix

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Nice finds.

 

[Neil]

Congrats on the nice finds Felix!

What coil were you using?

 

[fwcrawford]

n/t

 

[Critterhunter]

Great finds. I'd put the button in the What Is It forum and somebody will ID it for you.

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

n/t

 

[TheOtherLeggoHead]

I found that same button a month ago.

 

[dbsmokey]

And you reburied it for him to find? lol I met a guy yesterday who was metal detecting. He left after only 45 min to an hour. I retraced his steps with my MD after he left. He had cut a plug about 8" wide, 2" deep. The reason I was checking that plug is he had dug a penny and returned it under his plug.....WHAT is that all about?

 

[fwcrawford]

I don't have a clue as to why he dug up the penny and then reburied it... must have been disappointed it wasn't something better.
Felix

 

[synthnut]

Felix ,
NICE FINDS !!.....WTG .....Jim

 

[UtahRich]

And you reburied it for him to find? lol I met a guy yesterday who was metal detecting. He left after only 45 min to an hour. I retraced his steps with my MD after he left. He had cut a plug about 8" wide, 2" deep. The reason I was checking that plug is he had dug a penny and returned it under his plug.....WHAT is that all about?

Back in the mid-80's, I was on a club hut at an old park. I watched one of the club old timers recover a relatively deep target and reach into his pocket and put something back in the hole. When I asked him what he was doing, he told me that everytime he dug an old coin at the park, he replaced it with one of the new crappy Zinc pennies. I chewed him out about doing it, because we would just have to dig it up next year, but he thought it was funny.

He's since passed away and I still hunt that park on occasion blaming every deep zinc penny on him.


Rich -