Year End Summary

[floodplaindetector]

Most of my hunting for 2024 was done in the Dakotas. A few additional hunts were in Minnesota and toward the end of the year in Iowa.
My XP Deus II machines were used to pull all the finds shown.
Everything was pulled at public sites except a few coins that were found at my Parent's farm and a nearby field site.
Below are my better finds for 2024.

Thanks to everyone who followed my posts during the year and took an interest in this great hobby! I really appreciate it.
Dave

Coin Finds Summary
135 Silver Coins
4 half dollars. 1919 oldest.
20 quarters. 1881 oldest.
92 dimes. 1854 oldest.
19 war nickels (35% silver).
22 Indian Head Pennies. 1872 was the oldest and a semi key date
62 nickels. 1870 oldest.
1 Shield nickel
20 V nickels
41 Buffalo nickels

** Not pictured are hundreds of Wheat pennies and dozens of Jefferson nickels from the 40s and 50s

Other Finds Summary
Jewelry. Numerous silver and 1 gold ring. Favorites are big silver ring with Diamond and 10K gold ring. Also, complete sterling religious 4 way cross with necklace.
Tokens. Numerous merchant tokens and play coins and large Armor of God challenge coin. Favorites are the $5.00 brass merchant token and the large $1.00 tokens.
Relics. Favorites are Hol-Tite 6 lever padlock, Oddfellows printing plate and large red makeup compact.
Buttons. My favorite button find was the C&NW (Chicago & North Western) railroad button.
Toys. The Complete 1942 Crackerjack Battleship was my favorite toy find.

 

[Donna(NJ]

Most of my hunting for 2024 was done in the Dakotas. A few additional hunts were in Minnesota and toward the end of the year in Iowa.
My XP Deus II machines were used to pull all the finds shown.
Everything was pulled at public sites except a few coins that were found at my Parent's farm and a nearby field site.
Below are my better finds for 2024.

Thanks to everyone who followed my posts during the year and took an interest in this great hobby! I really appreciate it.
Dave

Coin Finds Summary
135 Silver Coins
4 half dollars. 1919 oldest.
20 quarters. 1881 oldest.
92 dimes. 1854 oldest.
19 war nickels (35% silver).
22 Indian Head Pennies. 1872 was the oldest and a semi key date
62 nickels. 1870 oldest.
1 Shield nickel
20 V nickels
41 Buffalo nickels

** Not pictured are hundreds of Wheat pennies and dozens of Jefferson nickels from the 40s and 50s

Other Finds Summary
Jewelry. Numerous silver and 1 gold ring. Favorites are big silver ring with Diamond and 10K gold ring. Also, complete sterling religious 4 way cross with necklace.
Tokens. Numerous merchant tokens and play coins and large Armor of God challenge coin. Favorites are the $5.00 brass merchant token and the large $1.00 tokens.
Relics. Favorites are Hol-Tite 6 lever padlock, Oddfellows printing plate and large red makeup compact.
Buttons. My favorite button find was the C&NW (Chicago & North Western) railroad button.
Toys. The Complete 1942 Crackerjack Battleship was my favorite toy find.
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FANTASTIC haul of silver !!! Love them Walkers !!! Im basically a beach hunter, so love seeing those old silvers. Salt water isn't kind to silver coins. When found,
they are black and pitted. Especially disheartening when you find big silver. You've got some real beauties this year. Congrats on a successful year !!!

HH
Donna(NJ)

 

[laplander]

What a stash Dave, thanks for the wrap up! The pad lock is in beautiful condition!

 

[fwcrawford]

You had an outstanding year Dave and I enjoyed looking at your finds through the year…everything all together is even more impressive!!
In the photo showing some tokens and such, there is a disc with a star in it… I cannot make out the writing on it, but I found one similar to it at an old school a few months ago.
I’m guessing it has some age to it, but not sure how old it is…any ideas?

 

[Ted S]

Congrats Dave on another outstanding year! You know your machine you do the research and put the coil to the soil! That's getting it done!

 

[markinswpa]

Most of my hunting for 2024 was done in the Dakotas. A few additional hunts were in Minnesota and toward the end of the year in Iowa.
My XP Deus II machines were used to pull all the finds shown.
Everything was pulled at public sites except a few coins that were found at my Parent's farm and a nearby field site.
Below are my better finds for 2024.

Thanks to everyone who followed my posts during the year and took an interest in this great hobby! I really appreciate it.
Dave

Coin Finds Summary
135 Silver Coins
4 half dollars. 1919 oldest.
20 quarters. 1881 oldest.
92 dimes. 1854 oldest.
19 war nickels (35% silver).
22 Indian Head Pennies. 1872 was the oldest and a semi key date
62 nickels. 1870 oldest.
1 Shield nickel
20 V nickels
41 Buffalo nickels

** Not pictured are hundreds of Wheat pennies and dozens of Jefferson nickels from the 40s and 50s

Other Finds Summary
Jewelry. Numerous silver and 1 gold ring. Favorites are big silver ring with Diamond and 10K gold ring. Also, complete sterling religious 4 way cross with necklace.
Tokens. Numerous merchant tokens and play coins and large Armor of God challenge coin. Favorites are the $5.00 brass merchant token and the large $1.00 tokens.
Relics. Favorites are Hol-Tite 6 lever padlock, Oddfellows printing plate and large red makeup compact.
Buttons. My favorite button find was the C&NW (Chicago & North Western) railroad button.
Toys. The Complete 1942 Crackerjack Battleship was my favorite toy find.
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The quality and the quantity of you finds are truly amazing. Congrats on great year and best of luck in 25. Mark

 

[Mark kus]

Nice finds Dave it’s a lot of work to find all that silver do you ever sell any? I cashed in my pennies from 6 years ago over 6000 and sold 6lbs of beach silver almost $2500.00 to a friend so I could buy a new outboard which gets me farther up river without worries.
I keep my nice old silver coins and halves but no reason for me to save the beach silver it’s ugly lol
Mark

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Donna! I appreciate you looking.
Dave

FANTASTIC haul of silver !!! Love them Walkers !!! Im basically a beach hunter, so love seeing those old silvers. Salt water isn't kind to silver coins. When found,
they are black and pitted. Especially disheartening when you find big silver. You've got some real beauties this year. Congrats on a successful year !!!

HH
Donna(NJ)

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Jeff. Yes, that padlock find was completely unexpected. I love finding those older locks.
Dave

What a stash Dave, thanks for the wrap up! The pad lock is in beautiful condition!

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks. I have found a few of those old amusement star tokens over the years. I always thought they were probably 1920s-1930s.
Some are more personalized than others and have names. I took a 2nd look at this one yesterday and the ending numbers are 1913 so it's possible that could be the year.

You had an outstanding year Dave and I enjoyed looking at your finds through the year…everything all together is even more impressive!!
In the photo showing some tokens and such, there is a disc with a star in it… I cannot make out the writing on it, but I found one similar to it at an old school a few months ago.
I’m guessing it has some age to it, but not sure how old it is…any ideas?

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Ted. Appreciate the comments.
Dave

Congrats Dave on another outstanding year! You know your machine you do the research and put the coil to the soil! That's getting it done!

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks Mark! It is truly a great hobby.

The quality and the quantity of you finds are truly amazing. Congrats on great year and best of luck in 25. Mark

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks Mark. Nice. Sounds like you will be setup good for water/beach detecting with a new motor.
In 22 years of detecting, I have never sold any item. I have returned and given a few away though.
Dave

Nice finds Dave it’s a lot of work to find all that silver do you ever sell any? I cashed in my pennies from 6 years ago over 6000 and sold 6lbs of beach silver almost $2500.00 to a friend so I could buy a new outboard which gets me farther up river without worries.
I keep my nice old silver coins and halves but no reason for me to save the beach silver it’s ugly lol
Mark

 

[fwcrawford]

thanks. I have found a few of those old amusement star tokens over the years. I always thought they were probably 1920s-1930s.
Some are more personalized than others and have names. I took a 2nd look at this one yesterday and the ending numbers are 1913 so it's possible that could be the year.

The one I found is a good luck token.
I tried researching the name on it, but did not find anything…
I think this one is not nearly as old as what you have found.

 

[floodplaindetector]

I did some quick research on these tokens as I was curious. The ones like your design appeared to be made as 'amusement arcade tokens' in the 50s and 60s.
I found some real similar examples of my classic star shaped interior token in the 1930s so that design is a little older.

The one I found is a good luck token.
I tried researching the name on it, but did not find anything…
I think this one is not nearly as old as what you have found.
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[fwcrawford]

I did some quick research on these tokens as I was curious. The ones like your design appeared to be made as 'amusement arcade tokens' in the 50s and 60s.
I found some real similar examples of my classic star shaped interior token in the 1930s so that design is a little older.

Thanks for the information!

 

[T-DUB]

Most of my hunting for 2024 was done in the Dakotas. A few additional hunts were in Minnesota and toward the end of the year in Iowa.
My XP Deus II machines were used to pull all the finds shown.
Everything was pulled at public sites except a few coins that were found at my Parent's farm and a nearby field site.
Below are my better finds for 2024.

Thanks to everyone who followed my posts during the year and took an interest in this great hobby! I really appreciate it.
Dave

Coin Finds Summary
135 Silver Coins
4 half dollars. 1919 oldest.
20 quarters. 1881 oldest.
92 dimes. 1854 oldest.
19 war nickels (35% silver).
22 Indian Head Pennies. 1872 was the oldest and a semi key date
62 nickels. 1870 oldest.
1 Shield nickel
20 V nickels
41 Buffalo nickels

** Not pictured are hundreds of Wheat pennies and dozens of Jefferson nickels from the 40s and 50s

Other Finds Summary
Jewelry. Numerous silver and 1 gold ring. Favorites are big silver ring with Diamond and 10K gold ring. Also, complete sterling religious 4 way cross with necklace.
Tokens. Numerous merchant tokens and play coins and large Armor of God challenge coin. Favorites are the $5.00 brass merchant token and the large $1.00 tokens.
Relics. Favorites are Hol-Tite 6 lever padlock, Oddfellows printing plate and large red makeup compact.
Buttons. My favorite button find was the C&NW (Chicago & North Western) railroad button.
Toys. The Complete 1942 Crackerjack Battleship was my favorite toy find.
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Heck of a year, congrats!

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks for taking a look!
Dave

Heck of a year, congrats!

 

[Donna(NJ]

Nice finds Dave it’s a lot of work to find all that silver do you ever sell any? I cashed in my pennies from 6 years ago over 6000 and sold 6lbs of beach silver almost $2500.00 to a friend so I could buy a new outboard which gets me farther up river without worries.
I keep my nice old silver coins and halves but no reason for me to save the beach silver it’s ugly lol
Mark

OH yeah, that beach silver is nasty. When silver hits $50/oz I might just cash it in too. But not my Morgan dollars !!! Ive only found a few and they came from the ocean. Actually one was found up in the dry sand and in fine condition. It actually had black freckles. Thinking it was washed up during hurricane Sandy as part of a collection that washed out of a house ???
Anyway, silver from the ground is pretty. Just dont understand why it doesnt tarnish ????

HH
Donna

 

[fwcrawford]

OH yeah, that beach silver is nasty. When silver hits $50/oz I might just cash it in too. But not my Morgan dollars !!! Ive only found a few and they came from the ocean. Actually one was found up in the dry sand and in fine condition. It actually had black freckles. Thinking it was washed up during hurricane Sandy as part of a collection that washed out of a house ???
Anyway, silver from the ground is pretty. Just dont understand why it doesnt tarnish ????

HH
Donna

I have found quite a few silver coins that were very tarnished to the point I could not tell off the bat they were silver.
Most did clean up nice though, but not all.. some are heavily pitted.