Great weekend hunts with Tony and Tim Illdigger!!!

[Full Metal Digger]

Hey diggers,
I drove up to see Tony Two-Cent this weekend. Luckily, Tim was able to join us on Sunday. We hunted a school yard at a school that dates to 1919. A local told us there was an older school there before that. He also said he has metal detected that school yard many times since 1975 and he has found hundreds of coins there. Given what Tony, Tim and I found there I wonder how he missed so much! I had a couple nice "firsts" this weekend. I thought I had the oldest silver but then Timmay! blew it out of the water! I did find a 1913 Canadian 5 cents (aka a fish scale). It was 10 inches deep and rang up like a weak indian head cent! It's a real testament to the e-trac that it could pick up that coin 10 inches deep and in a trashy area! I thought it was a half dime at first (I guess technically it is a half dime). I got a 1910's girl scout ring that is marked OB Sterling (Ostby Barton). Looks like they go for about $80 on eBay. I also got a TINY girl's ring with a green stone. It was also 10 inches deep and rang up 10-34.

All the coins and rings I found were in the 8 to 10 inch range. All the shallow targets were long gone.

I also found 37 wheat cents!

A special thanks to Tony for hosting me this weekend and finding all the places for us to MD!

Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.


A WWI Ohio National Guard Collar Brass!
41948

1910's Girl Scout Ring
41949

A Tiny Child's ring
41950

Lots of detail--probably AU
41951

41952

My first Fish Scale! Such a tiny coin.
41953

41954

Size comparison
41955

41956

41957

Award for highest average
41958

And here's what it looks like whole.
41959

[Digger Don]

Looks like you had a great weekend. You got a ton of nice finds. I bet after the three of you were there, that school is in poverty. NO CASH LEFT :lolsign:
I would love to have met up with you guys, but this weekend got all screwed up. Anyway, i'm glad you guys all got together for a great weekend of hunting.
Congrats on the 46 keeper coins and the rings.

[Isaac]

Great digs guys!!! :congrats: I like the "Highest Average" award especially. Amazing you pulled such a small coin (the Canadian half dime) from so deep also! :wow:

[zrickkid]

Way to go man. Looked like a fun time was had by all.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on all your great finds, Dave! The Canadian 5 Cent Silver is a very unusual coin for these parts.

That Barber Dime is a real beauty! Wow, incredible detail on it.

I really like that Girl Scout ring too. You did a good job of straightening it. It looks nice.

Congrats on your finds! I'm glad that we were able to find a productive site.

[zrickkid]

Nice coins. Just curious about that 5 cent Canadian coin. Are they 70% silver and did it ring up like silver or a penny?

[Full Metal Digger]

Nice coins. Just curious about that 5 cent Canadian coin. Are they 70% silver and did it ring up like silver or a penny?
They are sterling silver (.925) and it rang up as a very weak Indian head cent.

[del]

WOW !! group hunt with the "mid-west swinging all-stars" :wow: I like it ...

Dave capturing that "fish scale" from the depth is outstanding :notworthy: a great hunt with all the silver jewelry and very sharp barber:clapping::clapping:

[zrickkid]

Thats cool I didnt realize they were that high in silver content. You learn something new every day. Thanks!

[Full Metal Digger]

Looks like you had a great weekend. You got a ton of nice finds. I bet after the three of you were there, that school is in poverty. NO CASH LEFT :lolsign:
I would love to have met up with you guys, but this weekend got all screwed up. Anyway, i'm glad you guys all got together for a great weekend of hunting.
Congrats on the 46 keeper coins and the rings.

Thanks Don. Sorry we couldn't get you in on the group hunt also. We'll have to get everyone together before winter sets in though!


Great digs guys!!! :congrats: I like the "Highest Average" award especially. Amazing you pulled such a small coin (the Canadian half dime) from so deep also! :wow:

Thanks. I wonder if the other part (liberty bell) was found some other detectorist years ago?



Way to go man. Looked like a fun time was had by all.

We did have a good time! Thanks for commenting.


Congrats on all your great finds, Dave! The Canadian 5 Cent Silver is a very unusual coin for these parts.

That Barber Dime is a real beauty! Wow, incredible detail on it.

I really like that Girl Scout ring too. You did a good job of straightening it. It looks nice.

Congrats on your finds! I'm glad that we were able to find a productive site.

Yes, thanks again Tony. You are truly a great guy and fellow detectorist (although slightly better than me).


WOW !! group hunt with the "mid-west swinging all-stars" :wow: I like it ...

Dave capturing that "fish scale" from the depth is outstanding :notworthy: a great hunt with all the silver jewelry and very sharp barber:clapping::clapping:

Thanks Del. We don't get the really old coins you guys get back East but we do pretty good! The fish scale was a complete surprise and wasn't even on my bucket list. As it lay there on the dirt pile Tony and I looked at it for several minutes trying to figure out what it was before I even picked it up. We were leaning towards cap bust half dime. We could see the reeded edge so trime was out. Tony got out his old man glasses and says "Oh, it's one of those Canadian fish scales!"

[PL8MAN]

Sweet finds ! Love the old Girl Scout ring !

[Ill Digger]

Another half dime!! :bangshead01: Now your finding forign ones! :envious:
Man Dave !! You've got the ear for those tiny silvers! Like that ring... thats a TINY one!! :shocked03:
You made some really nice finds this weekend! The GS ring is a dandy! The Barber dime is a real hum-dinger too! :drool:
Congrats on all the goodies! :grin:
Thanks for letting me tag along and watching how the pros do it! :cheesysmile:
Can't wait to do it again my friend! Until then. :beerbuddy:

[z118]

Great digs, that girl scout ring is top notch! Congrats!

[don in ny]

Really nice finds across the board. That 1911-D Barber dime is sweet. If there was ever a time to find a gold coin, a 1911-D 2 1/2 would be a nice date to find in that condition. Been collecting coins a long time and was a dealer in colonials for a while and some dates just stand out and the 11-D was one of them. Way to go!

[mownomo]

Wow! My mouth is watering. I wonder if I will ever get to the level you guys are. And how in the world do you get them so clean?

[aloldstuff]

Dave, that some nice hunting especially since all your goodies came in between 8-10 inches. Love your fish scale.

I can imagine what the old timer who has hunted that school since 1975 had found....:shocked04:

:congrats:on all your keepers.

[Cheap Thrills]

Way to go Daddy ! Outstanding !

[Beartoe]

A most excellent hunt. Looks like all that deep digging as well worth the effort.

:congrats: