Pete in MI
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I drove by a piece of property I had tried to detect on before and then it was just too trashy to find much. As I drove by this park which used to be the location of the oldest hotel in Houghton Lake I knew I had to get there - fast. Several pieces of heavy equipment were in operation on this park which is under construction.
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I knew I had a limited window of opportunity. So after 5 PM I went there and all the construction had stopped for the day. It was time to do as much as I could.
While I was digging finds my detecting buddy Ken pulled in to the parking lot. He was just getting home from work and still in his uniform (Sheriff Corrections Officer).. He asked if I had found anything. I produced several coins and he looked at the dates. He was blown away by the Wheaties...2 - 1916, a 1919, and several others dates and then he asked "what is this thing?"
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He was totally shocked that I found a Chinese coin. I was shocked and over joyed at the same time as this is the first Chinese coin I have ever found.
I told Ken to go get his detector and come join me. Unfortunately, he had other plans waiting on him at home and had to depart and not come detect.
No sooner did Ken leave I started detecting again and got a signal. When I went to put the digger in the ground it hit glass just under the surface. It was the antique bottle in the picture. It is one of those with the seam along the side. Under the bottle was one of the Wheat pennies. Found what might be a pendant but think it was an ear ring - an old one. One item was a fired bullet lead...flattened by whatever (or whoever) it had hit. Maybe a 25 or 32 caliber.
Found a door knob, some valve type thingy and other things...like a buried power cable that the 'flag' guy didn't put flags on - so I uncovered it and left it exposed so the heavy equipment guys can see it before hitting it.
Total count was 5 Wheaties, one 1970 (rusted) Lincoln Memorial, 2 nickels - one might be a 1938 0r 1988 (wish I knew where my loupe and magnifying glass are) and the Chinese coin and antique bottle.
I went detecting the day before but have yet to get the pics together yet to post the Wheaties and the Stainless Steel Gravy Ladel I found.
Sure glad winter is over!!!
[attachment 123903 ParkCollage.jpg]
I knew I had a limited window of opportunity. So after 5 PM I went there and all the construction had stopped for the day. It was time to do as much as I could.
While I was digging finds my detecting buddy Ken pulled in to the parking lot. He was just getting home from work and still in his uniform (Sheriff Corrections Officer).. He asked if I had found anything. I produced several coins and he looked at the dates. He was blown away by the Wheaties...2 - 1916, a 1919, and several others dates and then he asked "what is this thing?"
(Top left pictures)
[attachment 123904 041609Collage.jpg]
He was totally shocked that I found a Chinese coin. I was shocked and over joyed at the same time as this is the first Chinese coin I have ever found.
I told Ken to go get his detector and come join me. Unfortunately, he had other plans waiting on him at home and had to depart and not come detect.
No sooner did Ken leave I started detecting again and got a signal. When I went to put the digger in the ground it hit glass just under the surface. It was the antique bottle in the picture. It is one of those with the seam along the side. Under the bottle was one of the Wheat pennies. Found what might be a pendant but think it was an ear ring - an old one. One item was a fired bullet lead...flattened by whatever (or whoever) it had hit. Maybe a 25 or 32 caliber.
Found a door knob, some valve type thingy and other things...like a buried power cable that the 'flag' guy didn't put flags on - so I uncovered it and left it exposed so the heavy equipment guys can see it before hitting it.
Total count was 5 Wheaties, one 1970 (rusted) Lincoln Memorial, 2 nickels - one might be a 1938 0r 1988 (wish I knew where my loupe and magnifying glass are) and the Chinese coin and antique bottle.
I went detecting the day before but have yet to get the pics together yet to post the Wheaties and the Stainless Steel Gravy Ladel I found.
Sure glad winter is over!!!
in a construction site! Doing good and I, too, have found the square hole type of coins! Go get some more while you can! 
God Bless! Betty