So I managed to make it until Thursday (2 days after my first visit) before I decided I had to play hooky from work and head back to the coin spill site. My previous post (you can review it here) contained a 3 walking liberty half dollar coin spill! That combined with the Barber dime and IH penny I found had me dreaming and thinking of it non-stop.
So, after dropping my son off at pre-school, I got back to the property at 9:30 in the morning. I put on my 6X8 SEF coin and headed directly to the spot where I had found the walker halves. I was able to get better separation with the smaller coin, and soon about 1 foot away from my original hole I got a nice signal. This time I dug a huge plug and starting pin-pointing. To my surprise and utter amazement out popped 2 silver quarters, 1 Standing and 1 Washington. The standing was in pretty nice shape too!! So I spent another 20 minutes in the same 6X6 foot area making sure I did not leave anything else behind.
Next stop was the front yard which had given up a barber dime and IH penny last time out. I kept on my 6X8 and hit the 6 or so feet next to the foundation. Tons of iron. Sorry to report I didn't find anything significant. Some flashing and other debris.
A little discourage I headed back to my car and put on my 12X15 SEF and headed back to the front yard and started gridding the area 6 feet away from the house and beyond. 3 hours later I had earned my two wheat pennies!! uggghh, if I hadn't found those 2 silver quarters at the start of the hunt I may have taken off else where on my day off. I also pulled out both parts of an old spoon and an old 1918 dog tax license. Anyone know what the marks mean on the spoon?
So, I headed off to the back yard where there used to be a carriage house and a lumber mill. The carriage house had burned down and I kept on finding huge chunks of melted aluminum, and other large iron objects. Yeesh!! This place was testing me!
I kept my 12X15 on and decided to hit this embankment where I had found the American boy scout button and a few other cool relics. I learned after a visit by the property owner that this hill that leveled off was directly in line to where the front door used to be. (I also learned that they excavated an 8 foot swath of this embankment to move the driveway farther from the house, bummer for metal detecting finds) I soon learned that I had found where the residents went in their leisure time. On top of the cool religious pendant, the boy scout pin, a 1950 dog tax license (my 3rd from here) and a very detailed flower and leaf pin I managed to pull two more silvers!!!
The first had my heart jumping since I couldn't make out any details. I could have sworn I saw the cap on a capped bust showing through the dirt left on it. I stopped and headed over to a table to pour water over it. I soon learned I had another Standing Liberty quarter in my hands. I didn't know it at the time but when I got home and looked it up in my price guide that it has to be either a 1916 or 1917. (the 1916 in G-4 condition valued at $3500) Unfortunately the date is obliterated, and I cannot make out a D or S mint mark to verify that it is a 1917. Sooooo I'm here wondering if there is some other way to tell if it may be a 1916. I'm going to post a bunch of pics. Someone please tell me there is something else other than the date and the mint marks that may differentiate a 1916 from a 1917. Anyway, it's a nice find either way!!!
Lastly the merc I found must have been in the carriage house that burned down because it is absolute fried. Nothing on the obverse tells me it was a merc, in fact it has a hole burned through it. Luckily the reverse had enough detail left to determine is was a merc. Still pretty cool even in that shape.
Soo 3 more silver quarters and a silver dime, along with some cool relics. This place has treated me well. Thanks for looking. (more pics in the second post)
So, after dropping my son off at pre-school, I got back to the property at 9:30 in the morning. I put on my 6X8 SEF coin and headed directly to the spot where I had found the walker halves. I was able to get better separation with the smaller coin, and soon about 1 foot away from my original hole I got a nice signal. This time I dug a huge plug and starting pin-pointing. To my surprise and utter amazement out popped 2 silver quarters, 1 Standing and 1 Washington. The standing was in pretty nice shape too!! So I spent another 20 minutes in the same 6X6 foot area making sure I did not leave anything else behind.
Next stop was the front yard which had given up a barber dime and IH penny last time out. I kept on my 6X8 and hit the 6 or so feet next to the foundation. Tons of iron. Sorry to report I didn't find anything significant. Some flashing and other debris.
A little discourage I headed back to my car and put on my 12X15 SEF and headed back to the front yard and started gridding the area 6 feet away from the house and beyond. 3 hours later I had earned my two wheat pennies!! uggghh, if I hadn't found those 2 silver quarters at the start of the hunt I may have taken off else where on my day off. I also pulled out both parts of an old spoon and an old 1918 dog tax license. Anyone know what the marks mean on the spoon?
So, I headed off to the back yard where there used to be a carriage house and a lumber mill. The carriage house had burned down and I kept on finding huge chunks of melted aluminum, and other large iron objects. Yeesh!! This place was testing me!
I kept my 12X15 on and decided to hit this embankment where I had found the American boy scout button and a few other cool relics. I learned after a visit by the property owner that this hill that leveled off was directly in line to where the front door used to be. (I also learned that they excavated an 8 foot swath of this embankment to move the driveway farther from the house, bummer for metal detecting finds) I soon learned that I had found where the residents went in their leisure time. On top of the cool religious pendant, the boy scout pin, a 1950 dog tax license (my 3rd from here) and a very detailed flower and leaf pin I managed to pull two more silvers!!!
The first had my heart jumping since I couldn't make out any details. I could have sworn I saw the cap on a capped bust showing through the dirt left on it. I stopped and headed over to a table to pour water over it. I soon learned I had another Standing Liberty quarter in my hands. I didn't know it at the time but when I got home and looked it up in my price guide that it has to be either a 1916 or 1917. (the 1916 in G-4 condition valued at $3500) Unfortunately the date is obliterated, and I cannot make out a D or S mint mark to verify that it is a 1917. Sooooo I'm here wondering if there is some other way to tell if it may be a 1916. I'm going to post a bunch of pics. Someone please tell me there is something else other than the date and the mint marks that may differentiate a 1916 from a 1917. Anyway, it's a nice find either way!!!
Lastly the merc I found must have been in the carriage house that burned down because it is absolute fried. Nothing on the obverse tells me it was a merc, in fact it has a hole burned through it. Luckily the reverse had enough detail left to determine is was a merc. Still pretty cool even in that shape.
Soo 3 more silver quarters and a silver dime, along with some cool relics. This place has treated me well. Thanks for looking. (more pics in the second post)
Hmmmmmmm! I just read the link above and I have been "educated'. That was a very good link. 