LovestheShiny!
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My friend Wayne (Nox 600 on this trip) and I (AT Pro) headed up to Missoula this afternoon and got in about 5 hours of detecting, and did well. We started out in a 1930s-50s area and my second coin was a Queen Elizabeth Canadian silver dime, a good start. The first yard had a few wheat cents for both of us, the silver for me, and some modern stuff. We got the OK at 4 more homes, I pulled my 2nd Silver, a Merc Dime, and Wayne got on the board with a Silver Rosie. A Sterling ring was found in another yard, along with a really cool brass "4" house number, a few wheats and more modern stuff. Being a hot day, we took a break for ice cream, and then headed to a different neighborhood, older, and glad we did! I was able to get us the OK at a couple of houses, the first one had a small front yard which I did by myself, and I was able to pull a really nice 1890 Indian Head Cent. We both checked the adjacent curb strips but found nothing. The last permission was really good... I started out my side of the yard by pulling a fairly large copper coin, all I could see was a sailing ship and the bust of some old king wearing a laurel wreath - stuffed that in my pocket and kept hunting. Near the home I pulled out a Merc Dime, and Wayne got another Silver Rosie. The best part of the day of hunting was when Wayne got a nickel signal on the Nox that covered a fairly large area. Well... turned out to be a SIX COIN BUFFALO NICKEL spill... and ALL dated 1913! One was a 1913-S the others were Philly mint. I came over to watch as he pulled the first one, and I checked the hole with his pinpointer and it kept sounding off, amazing find, and really neat to see that in person! When I got home I pulled that larger copper coin out, and worked it over with a toothpick... was delighted to see it was something I would have never expected to find in Montana... an 1815 HALF PENNY TOKEN / PAYABLE B. JOHN ALEX BARRY / HALIFAX. My 2nd oldest coin/token found in 7 years of detecting! Thank you for your interest!
