GTI 2500/12.5" Imaging Coil Opens Up 1927 Era.......:cam::smoke:

[John-Edmonton]

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t was such a gorgeous day today. Temps got up to 15-C/59-F, so I headed out again to find some older kind of targets after work. My second junk size target ended up being a 1927 ALBERTA LICENCE Plate. It's in pretty good shape after hiding in the dark black dirt all those years. I hunted in the woods for a while, then headed out to an open area where I got the older pennies.

Here's what cars looked like in 1927, along with a popular woman's hairdo.

Here's the final best of the best. If that 1936 penny had a dot below the date in the center, I would be on easy street, as that is one our most rarest coins ever minted in Canada. The ring is kinda cool. It's home made, and I can't for the life of me figure out what it's made of. ie-non-magnetic, non-metal as there is no rust, very hard....after trying to polish it up, I got no copper or bronze color underneath. It was about 6 inches deep, in an area where pulling out coins late 1800's/early 1900's is not a surprise. Perhaps it was a home made wedding band made by a very poor person.

 

[Uncle Willy]

I learned how to drive in a 1927 Dodge. Got a pic here somewhere of me sitting in it when I was a pup.. Was the first car in the U.S. to come out with hydraulic brakes.

Bill

 

[slingshot]

Geez, from the picture it looks like the 1936 DOES have a dot below it.

 

[John-Edmonton]

But it's not in the center

 

[david764]

Stil a great hunt.

 

[Bernie]

Nice finds.. There does look like there is a dot between the 19 and the 36. Maybe you are on easy streets... How do you manage to keep detecting when the weather gets cold up there?

 

[John-Edmonton]

It's not cold here yet. That detector photo was from a couple of years ago. Here's how I hunt in the winter though.....

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[cwilk]

n/t

 

[Bernie]

John: Thanks for the information and the great pics. These look like the beginning of a great magazine article. I'm sure that there is plenty of interest from those of us who live in the colder climates. Now for the dumb question: I assume that you are not digging targets in the frozen ground, just targets under the snow??

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Ciwik here's the info on the 1936 dot penny

Only one possible business strike is known to exist.
No other example has ever surfaced .
Only three known.
A gem specimen sold at auction in 1997 for $121,000,00
Another near choice specimen at auction in 1999 sold for $115,000.00

Definitely would be able to buy a few hummer for one of those pennies

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Forgot to add there was a 678,823 mintage of the 1936 penny..

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

It's not always the find that is as interesting as the story that goes with it John.
Thanks for posting.
Mick Evans.
P.S. It looks like you are ready to hit the toboggan hills again. Brrrrrrrr.