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  1. 407floyd

    Need help with old British coin

    I found a street that was scraped down to the original soil. There were 2 layers of concrete sandwiching a layer of asphalt, then a rock base. A railroad track ran down the center of the street back when it was just a dirt road. There was still an edge of the railway ballast visible so that’s...
  2. 407floyd

    Imperial name plate

    I've tried to find a Chrysler/Imperial that might have had this name plate but none have looked like this. It's made of solid brass so I figured it must be pre-WWII. It could have come from some type of appliance or machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  3. 407floyd

    Every site is like a history lesson, if history was fun.

    Today’s lesson: “The Corn Palace Folly” and “Fiberglass” In 1887, the people of Sioux City, Iowa decided to build a palace completely covered with corn and corn parts, everything corn. The first year was such a hit, they built it even bigger the following year resulting in hand-over-fist profits...
  4. 407floyd

    Same site/Different detector/10yrs later

    I found this site 10 yrs ago when I had a Whites DFX. That’s the 1st pic. The 2nd pic was Labor Day weekend with a Minelab 3030. This place is full of iron, but I love it because the ground is sand and easy to dig no matter the weather. I found the pulley from the water well while digging the...
  5. 407floyd

    Finds up to 1-4-25

    Here's more of the amazing relics I've been able to recover lately. I love the White Elephant Saloon token from Hearne, Tx. There's no town name on the Aquilina's Food Store token, but I think I have it narrowed down to Port Arthur, Tx. I also like the Uncle Henry knife and the 1926D Standing...
  6. 407floyd

    Finally found my first Half Dime!

    When I finally sifted it out of the dirt, I thought maybe it was a toy dime. But then I saw the hole in it and thought maybe it's a silver dangle or coin. Couldn't see any details in the field. It was also slightly bent and stained. That's the first thing I cleaned when I got home and could...
  7. 407floyd

    Last few hunts up to 11-10-24

    Last 5 hunts in this drought have been extremely taxing but I haven’t let it stop me. What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger? Anyway, at least 1 piece of silver at every hunt. The first pic shows a Tootsie Toy that I’ve never found before and a Ford Model T...
  8. 407floyd

    Cleaned 2 unusual spills

    All clean, shiny, and colorful. Found an 1886 silver British 3 Pence. Thought it was toy dime. A 1967 silver? Mexican Peso. What a huge size difference. A sterling silver band of some kind. A 1927 dog license. A Fossil watch missing the bezel. The fork was sold in San Antonio by the Newton &...
  9. 407floyd

    2 unusual spills

    Been too busy to post for a good while now. Still keep up with everybody else's though. It's dry out there since all the moisture got concentrated in Appalachia. Nature can be cruel and has no prejudice. Its going to be a tough recovery. Here's the filthy pile. Found 2 spills of the unusual...
  10. 407floyd

    Detecting Bonus Cash

    This years collection of various metals nets almost $300. I have 5 Gal buckets for copper, brass, aluminum, and lead. The cleaner it is, the more you get paid. If I had a giant tumbler, I could get it shiny, but this is just dirty metal. Feels good to get that stuff out of the ground and recycled.
  11. 407floyd

    Some finds from the Rio Grande Valley Oct. 2022

    Had to work in South Texas back in October for a week. Hunted in the evenings. Every time I go to South Texas, the relics come out of the ground completely destroyed. Something very corrosive in the soil. Found a few old Mexican coins that were toasty. 1906 1 Centavo and a large cent from the...
  12. 407floyd

    Finds from the last quarter of 2022

    The first pic is from a 1 acre park in Florida. I love the big aluminum token for a tire plug or $1 off on a bicycle. The other aluminum token has something to do with shoes, but it's too corroded to read. Just below that is a pencil sharpener shaped like a zeppelin. I'm guessing the 1930s on...
  13. 407floyd

    Hunts from last half of 2022

    The 1st and 4th pics are from the same location where I found the Draped Bust Cent. This was when I found the Enfield "55" projectile. Also have a 1913 Buffalo and a 1916D Cent in the 1st pic. 2nd pic has a 1943 quarter and a 1936 Mexican 10c. Can't find any info on the brass badge, so any help...
  14. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Catchup Post #12

    This is the sequel to Post #11. Pic 1 is from one of the small towns around home: A Houston Post advertising thimble, gigantic button?, white rubber tire from toy, tiny perfume bottle, and unusual boot heel. Pic 2 is from a weekend hunt: My first crotal bell, dated 1872, 1912 Barber dime, 1946...
  15. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Catchup Post #11

    This is the sequel to Post #10. Pic 1 site featured tons of square nails and other rusty stuff. Been here before but hit it with a different machine this time. I love the huge skeleton key. The hex nut is a Schrader valve stem nut. Must have been for a large truck since it's larger than all the...
  16. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Catchup Post #10: My most cherished find

    This is the sequel to Post #9 and includes, to me, the greatest find of my 45 yrs. of detecting. Some of you in New England may not see this as a big deal, but down here in Texas, I'm considering this extremely rare. I didn't know what I had when I dug it up, until I got home and cleaned it...
  17. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Catchup Post #9

    This is the sequel to Post #8. Boy, we Southerners were so proud of Confederate Veterans that we waited until 1899 to give this Southern Cross of Honor award to vets before they died off. This is about the same time statues started popping up in every Southern city. There's a lesson here...
  18. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Post #8

    This is the sequel to Post #7. Pic 1 is the second half of the finds from Post #7. The swastika on the heart is definitely a good luck symbol. I really like the elaborate winding key above the stubby key. The brass rectangle, bottom right, is a 1st place award for Bantam Weight Motorcycle. One...
  19. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Catchup Post #7

    This is the sequel to Post #6. Pic 1 is from another week of after work hunts while out of town. I remember the ground being like concrete here: Ulyssus S. Grant token, 1929D Merc, another Merry Widows container, I don't know whether the swastika lid is for good luck or Nazi. Pic 2 is from my...
  20. 407floyd

    Been super busy. Catchup Post #6

    This is the sequel to Post #5. Pic 1 This shows finds from one of my old reliable sites. I find things there every time. It's all mixed in with square nails, bottle caps, and scrap metal going down to about 8". One of the lead seals is from the International & Great Northern Railway. The "ice"...
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