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Digger Don
04-04-2014, 08:55 PM
I went out for an hour after work today at a local school built in the 60s. I hunted around an old baseball diamond that hasn't been used in years. I dug 8 wheaties, 1 aluminum token about the size of a half dollar and a buck & a half in clad. I'm starting to find the wheats, Now for the silver.

POKIE73
04-04-2014, 09:34 PM
congrats on your finds i always like to find the unusual like the token great find dennis

CTTodd
04-04-2014, 10:04 PM
Like the token

freemindstuck
04-04-2014, 10:26 PM
Nice token! If you're finding wheats the silver will come.

giant056
04-05-2014, 06:12 AM
Great mess of wheats you got there Don :thumbsup01: congrats on the token!!

aloldstuff
04-05-2014, 08:26 PM
Very nice hunting and :congrats:on all those wheat's. I would go back and find that silver that's still hiding there.

Timewarpdigger
04-05-2014, 08:30 PM
Congrats on the finds. Like the token.

Digger Don
04-05-2014, 08:32 PM
Very nice hunting and :congrats:on all those wheat's. I would go back and find that silver that's still hiding there.
I'm planning on it. Thanks

BTV Digger
04-06-2014, 09:26 AM
Nice finds Don...and a great motivating title on the token to boot!

BTV Digger

del
04-06-2014, 11:22 AM
Don thats a great wheatie total , i smell silver around there close by , hey any idea as to how old the token is ??

Digger Don
04-06-2014, 03:19 PM
Don thats a great wheatie total , i smell silver around there close by , hey any idea as to how old the token is ??
No I don't. There is no date on it. It was about 5" down at a school built in the 60s.

Tony Two-Cent
04-08-2014, 10:09 AM
If you're finding that many Wheaties you've got to be getting closer to finding silver, Don! Don't be afraid to dig some iffy non-repeating signals once in a while. Sometimes those silver coins are partially masked by nearby iron or junk.

That E-Trac won't let you down once you've mastered it! :thumbsup01:

MangoAve
04-08-2014, 10:30 AM
No I don't. There is no date on it. It was about 5" down at a school built in the 60s.


I'm gonna guess it's closer to 70's or 80's, but no newer than that. Obviously it's a token from a fair held in the town or even on that school property or amusement park in the area. Searching online I found the park which was Riverside in Agawam, MA, now Six Flags, used to have those skillfull winner tokens. They weren't identical, but it became Six Flags in 1999.

Digger Don
04-08-2014, 10:32 AM
Thanks for the encouragement, Tony . I only need 3 more to double last years total :lolsign:

Digger Don
04-08-2014, 10:35 AM
I'm gonna guess it's closer to 70's or 80's, but no newer than that. Obviously it's a token from a fair held in the town or even on that school property or amusement park in the area. Searching online I found the park which was Riverside in Agawam, MA, now Six Flags, used to have those skillfull winner tokens. They weren't identical, but it became Six Flags in 1999.
I figured about the same thing. It's a cool find, I like digging Tokens

coinnut
04-08-2014, 07:30 PM
Those large aluminum tokens give me heart attacks every time. :girlcry: Especially if the rim is reeded. You got a nice haul of wheats and a neat looking token. :thumbsup01: