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Recent content by miffdan

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    Is this an 1806 King George III Half-Penny?

    Honestly, I came into this coin over Christmas rather than by metal detecting. I probably would have passed out if I have found this with my AT Pro. Anyway, I was hoping someone would have knowledge of British coins. I think it's an 1806 King George III half-penny but I can't be sure. It's...
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    Found a 1937 Ford

    Today I went to a new spot that I knew was likely to produce only clad. As expected, I found $4.55 in about an hour along with this Hotwheels '37 Ford. Since it was the most interesting thing I found, up on the "Today's Finds" forum it goes.
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    An OK day at the Water Tower

    Even though it was a little wet I took a run over to an old park in Philadelphia. I've been there a few times now but there is still plenty to find. I managed to pick up $3.97 in change, a SEPTA token and an old Yale padlock (no pic). No silver today even though I've scored a number of...
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    A little silver and about a pound of copper

    My second trip to an old city park netted the usual clad and trash. The two ball fields sit almost at the bottom of a bowl with sloping hills rising up on 3 sides. One hill is terraced so I anticipated people would sit up there to watch the game on the one field. Most of the clad was found...
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    Silver medallion and a ring

    Back down to the city today to try out a new playground (built between 1942 and 1959). I keep hoping for a silver quarter or Rosey on these excursions but nothing has turned up yet. Oh well, that doesn't mean I didn't find silver. I came upon this silver medallion in the grass at the edge of...
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    Sometimes the finds of no real value are the most interesting

    I took the AT Pro out for a morning hunt at a park in extreme northwest Philly today. The usual clad and junk for the most part but I did find these two coins of interest. The one is obviously a coin-toss coin but I have no idea what the other thing is supposed to be about. I'm kinda racking...
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    Thought I had me some silver today

    Another day at the city park. Nothing to write home about but for a moment I thought I had some silver. My AT Pro rung out at 86 on this pendant, which is in the silver range, but a closer look at it yields no hallmarks. The edges are not clean either which I think is another giveaway. Oh...
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    Morning in a city park

    I was finally able to get out after a snow storm, then melting, then several days of rain. I went to a park in the city because I knew it was really sandy so would drain well. Nothing interesting on the coin front but I did find these two things that I can't identify. The partial rod might be...
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    Old Oneida Silverplate

    I actually found this piece of silverplate some time ago but never paid much attention to it. I was looking at it again today and decided to research it. From what I understand the Oneida company was started as a utopian community back in the 19th century and it's older flatwear was marked...
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    Nice day in a city park

    I took my AT Pro out to a city park (actually a recreation area) to see what I could dig up. The park has been there since the 1930's and I figure it's been hit pretty hard. I didn't find anything that would put that assumption to rest but I did find a couple nice things. It's a shame for the...
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    Leaping dolphins silver ring

    I ran down to that old city park I started hunting last week. I continue to have a tremendous amount of trouble with ghost signals. The soil is pretty sandy but it also has a lot of gravel in it. Anyway, no interesting coins today but I did find a dainty ladies ring (size 6.5) depicting two...
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    Old City Playground

    I opted to take a run into the city to investigate a playground that has been there since at least 1920. I suspected that it's been hunted hard but we all know the possibilities that exist even in a pounded park. About 20 minutes in I hit on the large pocket knife that rang in at 84 - 85 on...
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    King George in the Park

    I went to my new spot for the second time today. I'm digging up lots of old aluminum cans but still managed 49 coins. My find of the day was a 1949 King George Canadian penny. Never found anything but QE II coins before so this was a treat.
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    New Park and a Wheatie

    I decided to try a new park today. I'm not sure when it was opened (sometime after 1962) but before that it was a farm. Because it's in a major city I had plenty of trash to deal with but I did manage to have a good hunt. In about 2 hours I found 42 'reasonable' targets (I don't count the...
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    St. Christopher Medallion

    This rang up in the low silver range so when I pulled it out I had high hopes. Alas, it was not to be. Not sure of the composition but it is not aluminum (too much heft for that) and not steel because there is no rust. Perhaps nickel.
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