Been looking around an old building that's under construction.
Yeah, I know, it's not quite a dime slam, but hey, it is what it is. I bet a lot of folks have had an easier time finding seated dimes than flying eagles. (not me for some reason, I've got 3 or 4 flying eagles but no seated dimes)
1856 large cent, slanted 5 variety, very nice shape
1857 flying eagle cent (I was digging my pulltab signals like a good boy. 99 times out of 100 it's a tab, but that one time it ain't it's usually something interesting)
1896 indian
3 or 4 wheats
couple memorials
Also got a nice part of an old brass keg spigot. Easily 1800's, maybe older. Hard to tell with those things. It's crudely made, the T handle on it isn't symmetrical, which is what makes me wonder if it could be older. The building is early 1700s.
I'll post pictures later, too tired now.
It was a nice outing after getting skunked and rained on yesterday.
Yesterday I got pretty wet and muddy, and spent a bunch of time fighting with very heavy iron close to the building. The SEF 10x12 may not be quite the right tool for that job. Got what I thought what a spanish reale at first (right thickness and diameter, and silvery color, but turned out to be an aluminum slug, possibly a knock-out from some sort of electrical fitting.
Also, it's always nice when people leave AC power wiring for outdoor lighting exposed, especially when it's live. There was a bunch of old cable that had been torn up sitting on the ground. I moved it a bit to detect under where it had been. The other end was still connected to the building so I was careful and grabbed the insulation since I knew there was always the possibility there could be juice. Sure enough, a couple of the bare wires touched and some sparks flew. Granted this didn't freak me out since I'm used to dealing with electrical equipment, but it still made my evening a bit more interesting.
Yeah, I know, it's not quite a dime slam, but hey, it is what it is. I bet a lot of folks have had an easier time finding seated dimes than flying eagles. (not me for some reason, I've got 3 or 4 flying eagles but no seated dimes)
1856 large cent, slanted 5 variety, very nice shape
1857 flying eagle cent (I was digging my pulltab signals like a good boy. 99 times out of 100 it's a tab, but that one time it ain't it's usually something interesting)
1896 indian
3 or 4 wheats
couple memorials
Also got a nice part of an old brass keg spigot. Easily 1800's, maybe older. Hard to tell with those things. It's crudely made, the T handle on it isn't symmetrical, which is what makes me wonder if it could be older. The building is early 1700s.
I'll post pictures later, too tired now.
It was a nice outing after getting skunked and rained on yesterday.
Yesterday I got pretty wet and muddy, and spent a bunch of time fighting with very heavy iron close to the building. The SEF 10x12 may not be quite the right tool for that job. Got what I thought what a spanish reale at first (right thickness and diameter, and silvery color, but turned out to be an aluminum slug, possibly a knock-out from some sort of electrical fitting.
Also, it's always nice when people leave AC power wiring for outdoor lighting exposed, especially when it's live. There was a bunch of old cable that had been torn up sitting on the ground. I moved it a bit to detect under where it had been. The other end was still connected to the building so I was careful and grabbed the insulation since I knew there was always the possibility there could be juice. Sure enough, a couple of the bare wires touched and some sparks flew. Granted this didn't freak me out since I'm used to dealing with electrical equipment, but it still made my evening a bit more interesting.
