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Todays Finds

WessThompson

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Well I had some time today and decided to take a drive to a small town about 35 mins away from my home. There is an area there that was once a place people would picnic, going back to 1860...right up until today.

Well, it turned out to be a bust due to some serious fill! HOWEVER, all was not lost. On the way there actually, I managed to take a wrong turn. I ended up on a road I didn't know in the middle of nowhere. I knew what direction I needed to go though and figured if I followed the road I would eventually end up in the general area. As I was driving I noticed a small church. I stopped and read the plaque..."1877"...well, the date was a good one....but the church was only about 6 feet from the road, and had a grass strip about 6' x 12'...and at first glanced it looked unnatural. I figured it had been disturbed. I almost didn't bother. Then I noticed an elderly couple at the cemetary across the road. I asked them about it and they told me to go ahead and hunt it was now town property and no longer in use.

I got my detector out and fired it up. I took two swings and got a nice hit at 6"...from that hole I removed 2 large cents and a fishscale. In that small strip out front of the church, and in only 15 minutes...I dug the following:

6 large cents...1882, 1913, 2 1916, 2 1918
1919 dime
1920 fishscale

I thought I'd save the sides and rear of the church for another day. I moved on to the picnic area which was a bust as I mentioned.

On the way home, I stopped at a tiny park...which had some serious disturbance. I didn't find anything ancient there...but I did find a first...a standing liberty quarter! Woohoo! I love american silver :) It's a 1929...I also pulled out a couple of 1940's silver dimes and a broken ring as well. All in all, not a bad day!

The watch fob with the kingston courthouse on it I found a few days ago. The owner carved his name in the back "Fred Blake"...I tried to search his name but couldn't find him.


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Thanks for looking and happy hunting!

Wess
 
...love that fob. The s.L. is my favorite coin. Grats on that one. Lots of silver. I love old church spots. Fun stuff. Jim
 
Thanks Jim! They are beautiful coins for sure. I was anticipating not being able to read the date when I removed it from the ground...since most of them are so badly worn. It's worn, but still clear enough to read fortunately. Next up...a barber quarter! :D

Happy hunting

Wess
 
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