AMAZING Finds Today! Silver, Gold, and an 1813 Token!

[Full Metal Digger]

Hi Diggers,
I made some great finds today. Did some door knocking in my favorite town and hit one yard that had SO MANY Wheat Cents I had to start passing them up because I was getting exhausted from all the digging! I ended the day with 8 silver coins, an Indian head cent, a buffalo nickel and other assorted goodies. BUT, my find of the day was an 1813 Company Store Token that came all the way from Wales, England! I found it at a house built in 1880. It was so big and heavy I thought it was one of those cartwheel pennies I've seen on YouTube.

Apparently there was such a shortage of coins in England during the Napoleonic Wars that some companies had to start minting their own coins just to pay their employees. Even though they were only supposed to be used at the company store the coins still found their way into general circulation.

Another good find I had was a 1936 10K class ring! It rang up as a solid 12-09 on my E-trac. I flipped the plug and there it was just staring at me. I knew immediately it was gold. Here is some pics. Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.

[Digger_O'Dell]

Wow, heck of a day! Love them silvers and that nice looking buffalo. Awesome finds with the token and the gold! Any one of which would have made anyone's day.

[wisconsin digger]

WOW, great finds Dave. Slow down some as I am headed to Missouri in a couple weeks and was hoping to find some coins. Great Token as well. WD

[Cheap Thrills]

Great stuff , love that Buffalo nickel .

[Donnie B]

The small coal tag you found is known as a "scatter tag." It was a form of early advertising for coal companies. Basically, these tags were thrown by hand, or blown, into the coal at the mine's preparation plant. When the coal was shipped to a far-away retail dealer and the coal was sold by the ton to a local customer then that person would find these tags in the coal when burning it. If he really liked the coal then he would request that particular coal again from the retail yard thus insuring more sales from that mine. Very nice find!

[Digger Don]

Wow Dave, you are a true treasure hunter. Everytime you go out coin hunting, you find the coolest relics.
Congrats on all the silver, but my favorite is the 1813 store token. Makes you wonder how it got here from Whales!
Awesome 10K gold ring as well:perfect10:. Great Hunt!!!

[Muddy Mike]

great day DD, Love those tokens

[Ill Digger]

Where do I start? Wow! That's quite a wrap up photo!
Is have to agree with Don, the trade token would've made me happy! All the silvers and IHs are a sign of a great hunt !
Congrats! :grin:

The Sterling silver pin is a cutie too! And can't forget about the gold! :yahoo:

[Digger_O'Dell]

Definitely an amazing hunt when comments about a gold ring are mentioned like an afterthought! :coffeelaugh:

[Muddy Mike]

Your so right Digger, if I get a merc dime its a good hunt:grin:

[Lodge Scent]

Very cool. Love the tokens!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Spectacular hunt, Dave! Two exceptional finds, the 10K gold class ring from 1936 and the 1813 company store token! :wow:

You always do such a good job researching your finds and finding out more about them. It really adds to the excitement of finding the items. That's what metal detecting is all about!

Congrats on an amazing day! :clapping:

[Bucknut]

Whoa! Now that's a day you wont forget! Awesome job!

[Full Metal Digger]

Wow, heck of a day! Love them silvers and that nice looking buffalo. Awesome finds with the token and the gold! Any one of which would have made anyone's day.

Thanks DOD! It was a fun day indeed!


WOW, great finds Dave. Slow down some as I am headed to Missouri in a couple weeks and was hoping to find some coins. Great Token as well. WD

Where in MO are you going? Anywhere near STL?


Great stuff , love that Buffalo nickel .

It did clean up nicely and with a solid date too!


The small coal tag you found is known as a "scatter tag." It was a form of early advertising for coal companies. Basically, these tags were thrown by hand, or blown, into the coal at the mine's preparation plant. When the coal was shipped to a far-away retail dealer and the coal was sold by the ton to a local customer then that person would find these tags in the coal when burning it. If he really liked the coal then he would request that particular coal again from the retail yard thus insuring more sales from that mine. Very nice find!

Thanks for the info. Those tags always ring up as a solid 12-12 and you are pretty sure its a nickel!


Wow Dave, you are a true treasure hunter. Everytime you go out coin hunting, you find the coolest relics.
Congrats on all the silver, but my favorite is the 1813 store token. Makes you wonder how it got here from Whales!
Awesome 10K gold ring as well:perfect10:. Great Hunt!!!

Thanks Don, I'm starting to think of you as my good luck token!

[Full Metal Digger]

great day DD, Love those tokens

Thanks, they are more interesting than old coins some times.


Where do I start? Wow! That's quite a wrap up photo!
Is have to agree with Don, the trade token would've made me happy! All the silvers and IHs are a sign of a great hunt !
Congrats! :grin:

The Sterling silver pin is a cutie too! And can't forget about the gold! :yahoo:

Thanks Timmeh! You have had quite a run yourself lately!


Definitely an amazing hunt when comments about a gold ring are mentioned like an afterthought! :coffeelaugh:

I know, crazy right?


Your so right Digger, if I get a merc dime its a good hunt:grin:

I still have those days sometimes! LOL.


Very cool. Love the tokens!

Thanks, I appreciate the comment!

[Full Metal Digger]

Spectacular hunt, Dave! Two exceptional finds, the 10K gold class ring from 1936 and the 1813 company store token! :wow:

You always do such a good job researching your finds and finding out more about them. It really adds to the excitement of finding the items. That's what metal detecting is all about!

Congrats on an amazing day! :clapping:

Thanks Tony. I love learning the history of the find I just wish I could get the story of how it got there!


Whoa! Now that's a day you wont forget! Awesome job!

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[OxShoeDrew]

Holy cow Dave!!! That's some great stuff!! :omg: Nice pics too!! One of the best hunts I've seen!

[Ken C]

Now that was an awesome day! :perfect10:

[milco]

Absolutely killer finds!