Great Token Day / Another Standing / WW II Sterling Maltese Cross

[floodplaindetector]

Finds are from 2 half day hunts this weekend at a couple of close city parks. One park was formerly old housing.
The big 25 and 50 cent merchant tokens are from an area mercantile in the same town and the other 10 cent token was found from another town.
The 2 big tokens had great depth (9-10 inches) and the 50 cent was giving me close to half dollar numbers. They were about 20 feet apart.

The Sterling Silver Maltese Cross is from WW II era and originally had some award bar hooked to it ; e.g. "Rifle"
The back part of the big cap gun is from a late 50s early 60s "Pony Boy" Esquire model 250 shot cap gun. I looked for the other parts of the gun but they were long gone.
The silver plated baby spoon was also a fun find with some good detail.
The 1934 Cracker Jack coin blasted like a silver quarter @ 6 inches.

The worn Standing Liberty Quarter was about 7-8 inches deep and not a very loud signal at all. I thought it may have been a wheat penny until I saw the eagle.
Also found were 2 silver dimes (1942 ,1948 ) and a dozen wheat pennies back to the 1920s and a 1958 play dime.

Coils used were the Tornado and Stock coil.

 

[Tony (Michigan)]

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[Tired Rooster]

Really nice bunch of finds!!

 

[utmike]

Trade tokens are always my favorite. Congrats!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on a real nice bunch of mixed finds !

 

[cz70pro]

Awesome pair of tokens. 50 cent ones are extremely hard to come by. You're lucky to be in an area that produces great tokens like that. HH

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks for the responses everyone!
I wasn't expecting too much being real close to home this weekend but kept grinding away with a slow sweep for a few hours as
I knew all the iron and threshold nulling had to be masking something good.

 

[Dale(Ia)]

More silver and other great finds, FPD!
If you need info on any Iowa tokens, I have the Iowa token book.....Just PM me.............

Iowa Dale

 

[IDXMonster]

FPD....what types of sites do you primarily hunt? Are your finds mostly private permission or public ground? I'm just curious is all,you've made some GREAT finds this year and many more to come I'm sure! Keep up the good work,that FBS is something to behold!

 

[silverman]

Awesome token! Who was on the front of it?

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks. It is a 1934 Cracker Jack Mystery Coin Presidential Token. George Washington is on the front.

Awesome token! Who was on the front of it?

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks IDXMonster!,
99% Public sites. I have hunted one private house in the past 2 years. Old city parks, schools, fairgrounds top the list or any other public area that I have researched and I think can hold
some deep old coins and relics hidden amongst the iron or trash.
FBS on the Etrac and Explorers is very powerful and is tough to top.

- Dave

FPD....what types of sites do you primarily hunt? Are your finds mostly private permission or public ground? I'm just curious is all,you've made some GREAT finds this year and many more to come I'm sure! Keep up the good work,that FBS is something to behold!

 

[diggervance]

Hey F.P.D.

Great finds once again. I will be heading out with Tony this weekend to hit a couple of parks I found on vacation and didn't get a chance to hunt.

With a little luck I hope we will have some good finds to post.

H.H. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT BUNH OF GREAT FINDS!

D.V.

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Dale!
I have only made it to Iowa once in the past year and half but have one to send you from a couple weeks ago when I get a chance. I usually look on token catalog website but your book probably has
a lot more detail.

More silver and other great finds, FPD!
If you need info on any Iowa tokens, I have the Iowa token book.....Just PM me.............

Iowa Dale

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks D.V.!
good look to you and Tony this weekend.

Hey F.P.D.

Great finds once again. I will be heading out with Tony this weekend to hit a couple of parks I found on vacation and didn't get a chance to hunt.

With a little luck I hope we will have some good finds to post.

H.H. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT BUNH OF GREAT FINDS!

D.V.

 

[diggervance]

That being said,
If you need help with tokens from Michigan I have a Michigan token book I'd be glad to help you with.

D.V.

 

[sunraysux]

hey there stranger!!....as always Dave, you astound your contemporaries with your expertise and resilience!!
patience is most certainly a virtue in this hobby and more specifically, with this killer monster Etrac!!
i have been busy with work/family/etc over the summer and early fall....but have hunted as i could
up to 83 silvers for the year//got the Etrac in March of '17
wanted to sincerely thank you and some others on this website for helping my get through the 1st several months of Etrac ownership and training; it is a complex animal and super strong....so newbies are surely in for some "got a tiger by the tail" time as you slowly get used to the Etrac
it was very frustrating and exasperating to a person conditioned to expect instant gratification by this silly society and world we live in now....the Etrac has allowed me to slow down....breathe easier and dial back after work and financial stuff weighs on you
it provides a refuge from stress and also feeds my insatiable desire to hold history in my hands and discover hidden gems and treasures!!
Your posts and encouragement have helped greatly to get me to this point and i thank you again Dave!!!
so i put a bit of an updated reply on Gannon's ad on the Etrac forum
his article is about open screen and depth if you want to hear more about some of my recent exploits!!

 

[floodplaindetector]

Hi SS,
Glad I was of some help to you. Looks like you are having spectacular results with your open screen settings.
Some very old east coast treasures you are unearthing! Great job.

- Dave

hey there stranger!!....as always Dave, you astound your contemporaries with your expertise and resilience!!
patience is most certainly a virtue in this hobby and more specifically, with this killer monster Etrac!!
i have been busy with work/family/etc over the summer and early fall....but have hunted as i could
up to 83 silvers for the year//got the Etrac in March of '17
wanted to sincerely thank you and some others on this website for helping my get through the 1st several months of Etrac ownership and training; it is a complex animal and super strong....so newbies are surely in for some "got a tiger by the tail" time as you slowly get used to the Etrac
it was very frustrating and exasperating to a person conditioned to expect instant gratification by this silly society and world we live in now....the Etrac has allowed me to slow down....breathe easier and dial back after work and financial stuff weighs on you
it provides a refuge from stress and also feeds my insatiable desire to hold history in my hands and discover hidden gems and treasures!!
Your posts and encouragement have helped greatly to get me to this point and i thank you again Dave!!!
so i put a bit of an updated reply on Gannon's ad on the Etrac forum
his article is about open screen and depth if you want to hear more about some of my recent exploits!!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Excellent finds FPD! Those tokens are really cool and I believe the sterling cross is a marksman medal. Congrats!

 

[idahofritz]

Hello:

great finds!! On the tokens, just the reverse shows. Could you tell me, or post pictures of the obverse?
Thanks. Mike