LovestheShiny!
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I headed out this Friday evening to try to find a local yard to detect. I got the OK from a very nice older gentleman at a ca 1905 house here in Hamilton MT. The yard looked original and not messed with, so I had hopes of some older stuff. The first target was the 12 1/2 cents trade token, an early one. I believe the R. C. C. stands for Ravalli County Creamery, which was located about 5 blocks away. This is the second example of that token I've dug in Hamilton, so I know it is a local merchant. The next target was a 1913 Wheat Penny, which I gave to a young girl from next door who liked coins. I did end up giving her a few more wheats, some copper memorials, and a couple of clad dimes.
This yard had some old stuff and I really enjoyed detecting it, as I found a couple of Indian Head cents, 1902 and 1906 in nice shape, 15 more wheat pennies back to 1917, what I think is a watch or clock winding key, and a very neat J. C. BROWN HAMILTON MONT. trade token! I finished the front yard in the dark, got the OK to detect the yard next door so hopefully it will be good, as that house is just as old as the one I did tonite. No silver coins, but a lot of good stuff that more than made up for the lack of shiny. Thank you for your interest!
This yard had some old stuff and I really enjoyed detecting it, as I found a couple of Indian Head cents, 1902 and 1906 in nice shape, 15 more wheat pennies back to 1917, what I think is a watch or clock winding key, and a very neat J. C. BROWN HAMILTON MONT. trade token! I finished the front yard in the dark, got the OK to detect the yard next door so hopefully it will be good, as that house is just as old as the one I did tonite. No silver coins, but a lot of good stuff that more than made up for the lack of shiny. Thank you for your interest!
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