Larry (IL)
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With the weather almost perfect, Nancy and I got away for the Labor Day weekend, did some camping, hunting and eating. I won't bore you with the camping and eating, but the hunting part was fantastic. As is obvious, I hunted around the lake where we stayed and found the sinkers and the three silver dimes, the Merc was the object a target shoot and someone had a pretty good eye. Part of the bullet went through the dime and some of it is still stuck on the back.
The next day we went to visit my 89 years young Dad who moved into an assisted living facility last year and while visiting we got permission to hunt the ground around the place. Dad said there used to be an old roller skating rink on that property when he was a kid..............that lead paid off big time. That is where I found the 1872 IH and to keep her company were four more, 1881, 1886, 1889 and a 1907. To make the hunt even more exciting, was a 1898 V nickel and an 1877 Seated Quarter and of course the Wheats and other goodies. Some of the IH's were 10 inches deep, yet the Seated Quarter was no more than 2 inches deep.....so shallow I thought is was a clad and dinged it a little but it is well worn and no major damage done. Back to the 1872 IH, it is a key date with the Bold N and might grade VG-8 considering the environmental damage, but still the Red Book values it at $140 ......I know I can't sell it for that but still a good guideline on value for your finds.
The watch is still ticking and and had the right time too.
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The next day we went to visit my 89 years young Dad who moved into an assisted living facility last year and while visiting we got permission to hunt the ground around the place. Dad said there used to be an old roller skating rink on that property when he was a kid..............that lead paid off big time. That is where I found the 1872 IH and to keep her company were four more, 1881, 1886, 1889 and a 1907. To make the hunt even more exciting, was a 1898 V nickel and an 1877 Seated Quarter and of course the Wheats and other goodies. Some of the IH's were 10 inches deep, yet the Seated Quarter was no more than 2 inches deep.....so shallow I thought is was a clad and dinged it a little but it is well worn and no major damage done. Back to the 1872 IH, it is a key date with the Bold N and might grade VG-8 considering the environmental damage, but still the Red Book values it at $140 ......I know I can't sell it for that but still a good guideline on value for your finds.
The watch is still ticking and and had the right time too.
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Did you leave anything? Rob