Detecting With Tony Two-Cent and Digger Al

Friday was my son's 18th birthday and at dinner he told me he wanted to go out for some detecting Saturday. I called Tony and asked if he would like to join us and unlike a lot of the house we knocked on Saturday, I Got a Yes!!

We met up at an 1891 courthouse at about 8:00AM. My very first good target was a wheat and my second was a my first silver of the day, a 1912-D Barber dime. After that, it slowed down to nothing but clad. But before we left, I did get a nice 12-45 and dug a very small piece of silver from the University of Illinois. It looked like it should have been attached to someting bigger so back in the hole I went. I was right, in the same hole was the ring it came off of.

Alec dug two indians there, an 1886 and a 1906.

After the courthouse, we started door knocking and boy was it rough, tons of no answers!!
We did a get into a few yards. Tony took the prize for the most silvers, but I did manage a 1959-D Rosie, a 1935 Washington and 3 tokens from the Star bakery, all from the same yard.

The last house of the day I pulled an older watch FOB. at first I thought it was from the YMCA but then realized that the large Y on it represented the three branches of the chicago river.

All in all it was a great day hunting with Alec and Tony. Thanks Guys!!

Great finds ! A Washington quarter from the 30's or 40's was always a special find for me , now finding a red (oxidized) one with the eagle on back is (lol) . I remember the days when permissions were easy to get also , not any more .

It was great hunting with you and Alec, Don! I love that fob! Very cool. The silver U of I ring is a great find also.

Alec got the oldest coin and you got the oldest silver and the only silver quarter of the day. Good job! :clapping:

Nice catch on that silver ring! Also a nice couple old coins, and those tokens are cool. Five cents for a loaf of bread dates them to around 1910.

Cool ring Don, congrats on a nice hunt.

WTG on piecing that ring back together. We here in MA sorely lack in finding tokens so I always appreciate it when others post them. You and your group always get some neat goodies. What do you think the reason is behind all the "no's"?

aloldstuff said:

WTG on piecing that ring back together. We here in MA sorely lack in finding tokens so I always appreciate it when others post them. You and your group always get some neat goodies. What do you think the reason is behind all the "no's"?

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It wasn't so much the no's as it was all the no answers. I bet 80% of the house I knocked at no one answered the door!!

Nice assortment of finds Don. I'm glad you were able to meet up with Tony. I can't wait to go look at his post! Best wishes and HH, Dave.

You had a good hunt overall Don! :thumbsup02:
The ring is a sweet find! And of course I'm really liking the the tokens! And you got 3 of them!
Looks like a pocket full of fun to me!
Congrats! :grin:

My favorite hunts are the ones with a wide variety of finds, and I agree with Al, we hardly find any tokens in New England so great hunt!