A friend who owns several (9) houses called me last month and asked if I wanted to detect some of them since they were going to be vacant for a short time (she rents mainly to college students and it was the end of the semester).
The first house gave up a '45 and '46 quarter, a '42 merc, a '51 Rosie and my oldest (and deepest) find to date, a 1901 Indian Head. Now I know why people are anxious to break the 1900 barrier.
The second house produced a '51 and '47 Rosie. Also a token from the Cain Canning Company, Springdale, Arkansas. I researched it and the factory started up around 1942 and lasted for about a dozen years. Every little town here in the Ozarks had its own canning company shortly after the turn of the century. That was my third canning factory token find.
I got a '53, '54 and '57 Rosie from the third house. The soldier's Rifle medal (you'll have to excuse my ignorance about the Army. I was a Navy guy myself.) says "Sterling" on the back. The silver piece is less than a third the thickness of a dime and came out of the ground untarnished. Must have been decoration from clothing or apparel, or possibly a horse bridle. I knew immediately what the token with the hole in the center was. It was my third Oklahoma one mill tax token.
Thank you for looking and happy hunting to all.
The first house gave up a '45 and '46 quarter, a '42 merc, a '51 Rosie and my oldest (and deepest) find to date, a 1901 Indian Head. Now I know why people are anxious to break the 1900 barrier.
The second house produced a '51 and '47 Rosie. Also a token from the Cain Canning Company, Springdale, Arkansas. I researched it and the factory started up around 1942 and lasted for about a dozen years. Every little town here in the Ozarks had its own canning company shortly after the turn of the century. That was my third canning factory token find.
I got a '53, '54 and '57 Rosie from the third house. The soldier's Rifle medal (you'll have to excuse my ignorance about the Army. I was a Navy guy myself.) says "Sterling" on the back. The silver piece is less than a third the thickness of a dime and came out of the ground untarnished. Must have been decoration from clothing or apparel, or possibly a horse bridle. I knew immediately what the token with the hole in the center was. It was my third Oklahoma one mill tax token.
Thank you for looking and happy hunting to all.
The fun has just begun now........