BoTown
Junior Member
Hit a part of a large old park today where most of the silver is long gone. A tot lot was nearby, so I figured there was a decent chance at some jewelry. Swung around some old trees and hit a scratchy 16-17 on the Nox that didn’t sound like a pull tab. Popped out a copper ring with a pretty cool rose design, but when I looked closer, I noticed it said “14k” on it with no indication that it was gold plated.
Looks like somebody didn’t get what they paid for.
Also found pieces in that same area of what looks like it would have been a nice old brooch or pin if it was all in one piece.
Then I swung around and in the sandy area of playground and turned up a few bits and bobs and some clad, not expecting to find anything else old. I hit a solid 29-30 and figured I might have hit another clad quarter that was sounding a bit off or possibly a piece of old pipe, which there was plenty of around the sandbox. Once I got the pinpointer in the hole I realized it was smaller than I thought, and when I dug down, I saw the white flash of silver. It was reverse up, and I thought at first it was a barber, but once I got it in hand I realized I was looking at my first seated dime! 1891-S.
Gotta love the unexpected!
Happy hunting!
Looks like somebody didn’t get what they paid for.
Also found pieces in that same area of what looks like it would have been a nice old brooch or pin if it was all in one piece.
Then I swung around and in the sandy area of playground and turned up a few bits and bobs and some clad, not expecting to find anything else old. I hit a solid 29-30 and figured I might have hit another clad quarter that was sounding a bit off or possibly a piece of old pipe, which there was plenty of around the sandbox. Once I got the pinpointer in the hole I realized it was smaller than I thought, and when I dug down, I saw the white flash of silver. It was reverse up, and I thought at first it was a barber, but once I got it in hand I realized I was looking at my first seated dime! 1891-S.
Gotta love the unexpected!
Happy hunting!
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