Barber Dime, Fatty 1859, 1858 Flying Eagle, Old Pencil Sharper, Seal Stamp...

[FooserPaul]

Hello all!

This recover target represent two dates...

Friday March 25, 2011... I got out for about 90 minutes after a long week at work

This Trolley token was 4-5" and rang up as 12/34 12/35 on my Etrac... I was hoping for an Indian... but a neat old token was a welcome suprise

This Barber rang in nice and clear in the 6-7" range... Yeah I clipped it :-(

This pencil sharpner was the last target as the light was fading fast... It was a 12/25 @ 8"... It is stamped Made in Germany and the sharpner blade was with it..

Saturday March 26th... I spend about 5 1/2 hours at a new foundation...

The hunt started with a signal 15 minutes in... 12/24 12/25 @ 2-3"...

I was not thinking coin at all... but a fatty popped right out... and I could see the back and the wreath... and NO shield so I knew it had to be an 1859 IH...

15 minutes later I got a 12/11 signal at the base of a tree @ 6"... I was hoping for an early nickel

What period is this Button?

Then it was a quite few hours... shotgun shells... and trash...

Then I moved into the barn foundation area... there were lots of surface junk... old large cables, iron that was rusting, etc... but as I moved towards the middle on the right I got a 12/24 @ 2-3"...

Hello Mr. 1858 Flying Eagle... My first !! but as you can see... the detail is in the build up on the coin.... much like that Indian... They both are pretty much toast :-(

60 minutes later I was seeking one more good target and was working between the barn and house foundation... This was a crazy signal like a large piece of big iron/metal near the surface... I almost did not dig it... but I'm glad I did

Is this a wax seal ??

Happy Hunting all!
Paul

 

[Idaho PRB]

Once again, you have come up with a wonderful array of artifacts. I always love reading your posts and looking at the pictures of your finds, as I just never know what I'm gonna see. Congrats on some neat finds and especially the Flying Eagle Cent, nice.

 

[NebTrac]

That was an awesome hunt! Thanks for the great pictures hunt Paul!

NebTrac

 

[dgc]

Fantastic relics and coins Paul. You definitely make some good finds. Regarding the button, it looks very similar to one I found this week. See my "Union Infantry Eagle Button" post below. Also go to the following link and see if you can make a match based on the info there.

CW Buttons

 

[Kevin B.]

Excellent finds!!!!!!! Congrats.

 

[muttandjeeps]

Beautiful stuff Paul, you seem to find an interesting variety. Great hunts!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A Flying Eagle Cent - that's fantastic - some pretty nice finds there Paul !
Yes, my guess would be a a Wax Seal too.

 

[Goes4ever]

Great finds Paul, I think if you tumble the Indian and flying eagle for 15-20 minutes you will remove a lot of crud and see more detail, has worked great for me

 

[greedykind]

Good thing i didnt find the stamp, my wife would be asking me where her red candle went to.Great story
Charlie

 

[FooserPaul]

Impression with Regular Candle Wax...

 

[niterider_58]

AWESOME variety of coins and stuff keep it coming

 

[iskirkra]

Very nice finds, that wax stamp is awesome. Thanks for the pictures and great finds. -- Randy

 

[Hawkeye Jim]

Super great finds...............WTG.........Hawkeye Jim.

 

[moose]

Its awesome when the artifacts are as cool as the coins. The wax seal, too cool. Thanks for the post.

Moose