Finds of the week from various places in town:
At an old house that the county tore down, I found the 1909 wheatie. A street tearout led to the pocket watch frame which is gold filled and 10K tested, and had serial numbers that dated it to an Elgin 1904 model. The key date wheatie, also found there, is a 1914D that the NGC coin guide quoted $70 - $100 in PrAg condition. The other wheats I had found there, and at another permission lot that I just started hunting. The silver CTR ring I found at a soccer field along with a good assortment of clad.
The street tearout is a high visibility area, and a worker on his day off asked what I was dong there. I told him that I was looking for lead pipe and old coins, and that if he wanted me to leave, I would. He said he didnt care, but his boss might. He said that he just wanted to keep the kids out. Not sure how to deal with this since it is public property, but I have the bosses name so I can probably ask to see if its OK with him. Its a smaller town than where I lived before.....dont want to ruffle feathers.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
At an old house that the county tore down, I found the 1909 wheatie. A street tearout led to the pocket watch frame which is gold filled and 10K tested, and had serial numbers that dated it to an Elgin 1904 model. The key date wheatie, also found there, is a 1914D that the NGC coin guide quoted $70 - $100 in PrAg condition. The other wheats I had found there, and at another permission lot that I just started hunting. The silver CTR ring I found at a soccer field along with a good assortment of clad.
The street tearout is a high visibility area, and a worker on his day off asked what I was dong there. I told him that I was looking for lead pipe and old coins, and that if he wanted me to leave, I would. He said he didnt care, but his boss might. He said that he just wanted to keep the kids out. Not sure how to deal with this since it is public property, but I have the bosses name so I can probably ask to see if its OK with him. Its a smaller town than where I lived before.....dont want to ruffle feathers.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
