floodplaindetector
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Finds are from the last couple weeks at a handful of old city parks and schools.
The Civil War Veterans Badge and the Teddy Roosevelt medal were found at a very old school.
The Veterans Badge read similar to a wheat penny but I knew it was a bigger target.
When I first saw it in the hole I thought it was a kid's toy cowboy
badge until I picked it up and realized how heavy and ornate it was.
I was shocked when I saw the "1861-VETERAN-1866" and started to realize how good of a find I had just pulled.
The standing liberty quarter was a very deep signal and was on the verge of sounding like Iron but I was able to get the signal to repeat from 2 directions so I chased it.
The crushed button appears to be a civil war general service button and has a "Waterbury Button Company" stamp on the back.
The gold plated locket (Tested 14k) was a nice surprise at about 6 inches deep.
The 1901 Barber dime is paper thin and is one of the thinnest barber dimes I have dug. It was a 9+ inch target.
The 1917s Buffalo nickel is a decent year for value.
It was nice hunting in thawed ground without insulated pants :blush:
Coin Finds
Standing Liberty Quarter is Dateless
Silver dimes are 1901,1923,1925,1936,1944
Nickels are 1884,1898,1909,1911,1917s,1935,1937
Indian Pennies are 1883,1904
23 Wheat pennies are back to 1911 (some old years in the lot are 1911,1912,1913)
Chinese Cash Coin (looks to be 1736 - 1795 variety)
Non Coin Finds
Grand Army Republic Civil War Veterans Badge
General service civil war button
14 K Gold Plated Heart Locket (no picture inside)
925 Silver ring (Elephants touching trunks)
Chief Kid's ring (I found the same type of ring last year - Probably late 60s)
Small ornate button with red stone
Bally's Aladdin Token
Long 3 ring bullet (based on depth I believe it to be pre-1900)
The Civil War Veterans Badge and the Teddy Roosevelt medal were found at a very old school.
The Veterans Badge read similar to a wheat penny but I knew it was a bigger target.
When I first saw it in the hole I thought it was a kid's toy cowboy
badge until I picked it up and realized how heavy and ornate it was.
I was shocked when I saw the "1861-VETERAN-1866" and started to realize how good of a find I had just pulled.
The standing liberty quarter was a very deep signal and was on the verge of sounding like Iron but I was able to get the signal to repeat from 2 directions so I chased it.
The crushed button appears to be a civil war general service button and has a "Waterbury Button Company" stamp on the back.
The gold plated locket (Tested 14k) was a nice surprise at about 6 inches deep.
The 1901 Barber dime is paper thin and is one of the thinnest barber dimes I have dug. It was a 9+ inch target.
The 1917s Buffalo nickel is a decent year for value.
It was nice hunting in thawed ground without insulated pants :blush:
Coin Finds
Standing Liberty Quarter is Dateless
Silver dimes are 1901,1923,1925,1936,1944
Nickels are 1884,1898,1909,1911,1917s,1935,1937
Indian Pennies are 1883,1904
23 Wheat pennies are back to 1911 (some old years in the lot are 1911,1912,1913)
Chinese Cash Coin (looks to be 1736 - 1795 variety)
Non Coin Finds
Grand Army Republic Civil War Veterans Badge
General service civil war button
14 K Gold Plated Heart Locket (no picture inside)
925 Silver ring (Elephants touching trunks)
Chief Kid's ring (I found the same type of ring last year - Probably late 60s)
Small ornate button with red stone
Bally's Aladdin Token
Long 3 ring bullet (based on depth I believe it to be pre-1900)
