Unusual Find...

[Blind Squirrel]

Howdy--

I had some business to attend to in a nearby town so I figured what the heck, I'll take my V3i with me and swing the coil for a couple of hours. I found a vacant lot that I had hunted before that had recently been mowed. I dug a few memorials, a 1949-S wheat cent and eyeballed a nice old marble. On the way back to the truck to call it a day, I got a 76-79 reading at 5". At the bottom of the hole was this little star. It's a copy of a Texas Ranger Badge fashioned out of a 1945 Merc. You just never know what that next signal will be. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Larry (IL)]

Now that is just too cool

 

[PostalTwo]

very nice . neat find for sure

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Larry. Even a Blind Squirrel gets an acorn every now and then! It made my day. Best of luck and...

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Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Postal Two. The neat thing about it is that it WAS a merc and now it's a piece of Texas "jewelery". I'm guessing that it was a tie pin or a lapel pin with a missing clasp. Best of luck and...

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Blind Squirrel

 

[Larry (IL)]

I wonder if that is considered Hobo or prison art BS? It looks like it is hand made and not stamped, maybe someone found a way to double his money in his spare time or maybe a Texas soldier coming home from WWII wanted to stay busy. Wouldn't you just love to know origin of some of these things we find?

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Larry, I showed it to an "old timer" who told me that in the old days an entrepreneur made and sold various jewelery items, made from coins, at gun shows. That could be the origin of this piece. Interestingly, I learned that the original Texas Ranger badges were made from Mexican silver 1 Peso coins.

You are right, Larry, some of the finds that we dig really get us wondering about their origin. That's a lot of the fun about this hobby. Best of luck and...

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Blind Squirrel

 

[texjim]

Nice find George..