Weekend Hunt

[johnny utah]

Returned to one of my fav spots
ring is AG what's ag u ask? ALMOST GOLD - damn it! prob gold filled
copper nugget is solid copper only my second one 123.5g
glaciers carried these nuggets all over the place
1890 IH
cool medal - so that is dated 1837 - 1912 - 75yr anniv
couple cool kids toys very old
the 5 coin like items are blanks made to be used as a token i would assume
thought i had a bunch of old silv coins i think they are lead
silv wash 1962 area far older than that so random drop later

 

[TampaBayBrad]

I'd like to learn more about the medal......does it have a company name on it? Neat old stuff.

 

[too_pointer]

I'd like to learn more about the medal......does it have a company name on it? Neat old stuff.

I agree, keep us updated if anymore news ?
too_

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Nice work.

 

[FelixtheCat]

I really like looking at those old finds. Congrats!!

 

[hoser]

Awesome old finds. I too would love to see more of the old medal. Well done.

 

[johnny utah]

I’ll defin give u guys a clear pic of the medal


I actually found a second one there it’s different it’s dated 1895 to 1923 and it’s a celebration medal

 

[markinmichigan]

You've done good, keep swinging and HH.

Mark in Michigan

 

[johnny utah]

updated photo of medal
i'm assuming Joliet, IL

 

[OBN]

Kool treasures! Always enjoy your post, gets me fired up to go out!
On the slugs, I've found few from one old beach, 2 were (V?) nickels that were counterfeits, I'll have to check thru my pictures. This old beach there were a lot of interesting venders and they charged 5 cents to play.

 

[markkjones]

Returned to one of my fav spots
ring is AG what's ag u ask? ALMOST GOLD - damn it! prob gold filled
copper nugget is solid copper only my second one 123.5g
glaciers carried these nuggets all over the place
1890 IH
cool medal - so that is dated 1837 - 1912 - 75yr anniv
couple cool kids toys very old
the 5 coin like items are blanks made to be used as a token i would assume
thought i had a bunch of old silv coins i think they are lead
silv wash 1962 area far older than

Returned to one of my fav spots
ring is AG what's ag u ask? ALMOST GOLD - damn it! prob gold filled
copper nugget is solid copper only my second one 123.5g
glaciers carried these nuggets all over the place
1890 IH
cool medal - so that is dated 1837 - 1912 - 75yr anniv
couple cool kids toys very old
the 5 coin like items are blanks made to be used as a token i would assume
thought i had a bunch of old silv coins i think they are lead
silv wash 1962 area far older than that so random drop later

AG might be for Argentum (Silver).

 

[johnny utah]

AG was a joke
meaning it was almost gold
it's not marked with anything
its gold plated old signet ring

 

[johnny utah]

Kool treasures! Always enjoy your post, gets me fired up to go out!
On the slugs, I've found few from one old beach, 2 were (V?) nickels that were counterfeits, I'll have to check thru my pictures. This old beach there were a lot of interesting venders and they charged 5 cents to play.

yeah i think they were used maybe as a game tokens
these appear to be lead too
old days lumberjacks made their own coins prob for card games out of lead
they remind me of these

 

[Scubacat]

What can you do with those nuggets?

 

[johnny utah]

What can you do with those nuggets?

Funny thing is - up until this year never found any - my brother & a buddy has found them but not me
now i have two-
they are considered specimen nuggets - so leave as is
put them with the rest of the collection!
get this my brother just dug one out of the ground
64 lbs!! yeah i said lbs!! solid copper!!
i would say that has pretty good value as a specimen

 

[Princess]

That looks like an enjoyable hunt! It would certainly be nice to come across a copper nugget! Although if it were me, I wouldn't even know how to identify one if I did uncover it. The little toys are also fun... it's interesting to try and picture the children who played with them.

AG was a joke
meaning it was almost gold
it's not marked with anything
its gold plated old signet ring

I couldn't tell if you were serious about that conjecture or not!

AG might be for Argentum (Silver)

Yes. I had heard before that AG indicates the silver composition of an item, but I didn't know why it was abbreviated that way. So I looked it up, and you are correct... AG is short for the Latin argentum. Thanks for helping me learn something new!