Nothing terribly exciting, but some sites still producing

[Ray in WA]

I haven't posted in couple weeks as I didn't really have much to show for it. But these latest finds are the result of two separate sites. The first set of photos come from the SLQ lot, which is still producing some interesting things every time I detect it. But so far I have failed to find a second silver coin here.

#1 & 2 - A very small chinese coin, about the size of a half dime. I'm hoping someone can ID it for me. After I cleaned it I went to dry it off with a towel and SNAP! it went in half. Doggone it! Didn't realize it was so fragile.

#3 - Looks like an old family photo from the 70s set in a medallion of sorts. The wheatie is there for size comparison.

#4 - A 1928 Buffalo and three wheaties, the earliest being 1917.

#5 - An old Singer aluminum thimble.

#6 - A crucifix made of pot metal and a cross icon made of copper. The latter looks to be very old, and probably dates to the original owners of the house that sat on this lot.

#7 - An old bullet in great shape, and may be civil war or post-civil war. Perhaps someone can help on this one too. (Photo will appear with the second set of photos.)

 

[Ray in WA]

The second site is another school, which I shall denominate silver schoolyard #3. I actually went over there to detect the tot lot and noticed that old houses were standing across the street. I reasoned to myself that perhaps at one time there were houses on the school side as well, and that they may have been demolished to make the school. Started detecting the school yard and found a couple wheaties, one from the forties and the other from the fifties. Realize I may have been right about this spot I kept at it, and after a few clad quarters I got a nickel signal, which turned out to be a 1911 V nickel! It's not in great shape but at least the date is readable. About 10 minutes later I found the sterling silver ring, which looks to have got whacked by the mower at some point in time.

I went home and immediately checked the Sanborn maps. No sign of old homes being built there. I then checked some links on the history of the city, and sure enough I found a picture of the school that was probably taken around the turn of the century. The old schoolhouse was replaced by the modern one, but that schoolyard has always been there and hopefully should produce more old coins in future detecting sessions.

HH,

Ray

 

[dippodigger]

nice ones. I like the religious charms.

 

[The Fog]

Interesting finds Ray, a nice mish-mash. What did the v-nickel and buffy ring in at 14?

 

[Ray in WA]

Thanks folks.

Fog, the v nickel was kinda weird. Normally I would get a value around 14 (the buff was 13-14), but this one jumped between 14 and 17. I didn't see any other object in the hole but there could have been some small aluminum can scrap in there which sometimes rings in at this range. I have pulled a few pieces of such scrap from the site already, so this probably the best explanation cuz out of the hole it registered 13.

Ray

 

[The Fog]

Thanks Ray. Here's an interesting piece of info. I had an 1876 IH penny ring in at 23. I couldn't believe it, but I'm told that there is bronze in that year penny. I also found an 1864 IH, 1831 Large Cent and an 1805 draped bust Large Cent. Largies have consistently rung in at 38 for me.

 

[TomH]

Ray,

The bullet looks like a 45/70 Sharps, post civil war.

Nice finds.

TomH