my belated 2018 recap

bobac · Jan 3, 2019

Soooo......I don't know if I can really describe in words and numbers , how many hours I worked at the factory this year.......65-70 hours every week , the entire year !!!! And the forecast is worse for 2019 !!!! :mad:

Anyway, not a lot of time remained for Bob's hobby....but , I made it out a few times and did surpass my expectations.
My goal for 2019 is to dig 1 silver coin !!! And to be able to take advantage of my vacation time and get some digging in in a few other states (preferably east) this year.
Anyway , here's the majority of the digs I ended up with this year, minus a few my nephew and a couple homeowners may have ended up with......
The highlights being the 21 Merc, and my favorite coin so far in my career, the error variety of the old Canadian half dollar. Lastly was my oldest coin, a 1723 Irish half penny.....not pictured here cus its just so rough.....

WyoTom · Jan 3, 2019

Awesome finds Bob! I really like that sterling piece with the script!

Truth1253 · Jan 3, 2019

Man you did fantastic for working that many hours. I worked 60-70 hr weeks for 15 yrs believe me I know how that grind is. Congratulations on the many many silvers you got in between. Great job.

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zeemang · Jan 4, 2019

You had an awesome year, and thinking that you were working that much makes your achievement even more impressive! Good luck and HH in 2019!

Goat88 · Jan 4, 2019

I'd love to find that spoon and whatever the other big sterling thing is. You've got some great finds there.

arw40 · Jan 4, 2019

Congrats ! For somebody with limited time you sure made out well. Some great finds there...Good luck in 2019 !

E-TRAC-OHIO · Jan 4, 2019

Outstanding finds - really like the Canadian Half !

Saltshaker · Jan 4, 2019

You got some seriously cool old coins. Love those barbers and the seated. Certainly better that I have ever done. Congrats!

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Jan 4, 2019

Congrats on all the great looking finds!

FalconBob · Jan 4, 2019

Fantastic finds! It's finds like your that give us new guys hope.
What is the silver case with the initials on it? That piece really caught my eye.

markinswpa · Jan 4, 2019

Congrats, thats just a sweet bunch of finds. Let me know if you plan on being in SW Pa. Good luck in 2019, And remember nobody ever died wishing they had spent more time at the office. HH Mark

jack&jill · Jan 4, 2019

Some very fantastic digging Bob in 2018. Specially with the limited time you had available. In the two year before retirement this year I had a work schedule pretty much like yours. In 2017 it was 7 days a week and a minimum of 10 hours a day. I was lucky, I was on the 2nd shift as it allowed me a couple hours before work to do some detecting a few days each week. So I can truly respect your efforts and the amount of amazing success you had this year. I hope the work situation improves for you and a great 2019 is in your future. Trapper

Foragist · Jan 4, 2019

Gorgeous recap! Big silvers, old silvers, fancy sterlings, and lots of it! All this on a steady OT schedule? Respect!

diggin4clad · Jan 4, 2019

FANTASTIC to say the least......

bobac · Jan 4, 2019

sterling object

FalconBob said:
Fantastic finds! It's finds like your that give us new guys hope.
What is the silver case with the initials on it? That piece really caught my eye.

Well , hello there FalconBob. And welcome to the forum.

I believe the piece you are referring to is a matchstick holder. I have seen a few posted on the forums before. I had never put much thought into them until I found one. Just looking them up on ebay blew my mind at how many there were out there and how intricate some of them are........
I haven't had any luck yet trying to research the maker to pin down an exact manufacture date on this one, but I'm guessing early 1900s.....
Unfortunately for me I was unable to recover the lid to this one, but still a cool find. I'll definitely be buying some matches and displaying it soon.....

Best of luck to you in your new hobby this year.

KingTotsalot · Jan 4, 2019

KT appreciates the effort you put out to do your annual recap! And you certainly did more than 1 mercury dime! :laughing:

ugadigger · Jan 4, 2019

Admire the effort and achievements!

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jimther · Jan 5, 2019

Match Safe

WyoTom said:
Awesome finds Bob! I really like that sterling piece with the script!

It's called a MATCH SAFE.

To see the huge variety, Google "sterling match safe", then click on images.

Seems like they were popular in the late 1800's to early 1900's.

Jim

cellrdwellr · Jan 5, 2019

Congrats on a fantastic year Bob! If you ever find yourself in central MA again, give me a shout! I didnt have much for time this past year unfortunately. Good luck this season man!

Dewsweeper894 · Jan 5, 2019

That is one amazing wrapup bobac .
That Canadian half is crazy and that 21 merc is another once in a lifetime kind of find.
Just love these wrap ups .
Congradulations.
,Dew

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