78 cent pocket spill today

[Goes4ever]

BadJim and I did a saturday morning hunt, we hit some curbstrips and an old house. Was getting a bunch of wheats and some clad, nothing spectacular. We hit this old abandoned house, and again getting clad and wheats. came across this signal was bouncing around from wheat to silver area. I cut the plug and out comes a wheat, re-scan the hole and this time it is screaming silver, the etrac said 01-47.....put the pinpointer in the hole and out comes a BIG silver rim, it was a franklin half! re-scanned the hole again and this time the etrac said 12-47, out came a silver washington....re-scanned the hole again and this time it was 12-44, in the hole was 2 more wheats.....NICE 78 cent spill! The dirty picture is everything in the spill. Also got a token that was BADLY corroded, did some serious sos pad scrubbing to get it this clean, I thought it was going to be a total loss.

 

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[Grimcow]

good lookin

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Great finds

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds Goes4ever.

 

[Evolution]

Awesome coin spill! I had some luck today with a similar coin spill as well. Congrats!

 

[idahotokens]

Nice token! It is listed in Lipscomb's OH Merchant Tokens book as being from Defiance, OH with the notation "saloon 1897". I would bet that it was the Elk Saloon...
Since the piece is not listed on TokenCatalog.com would you be willing to post the pics and description there? Or give me permission to use your pics and I can do it. Thanks!
John in the Great 208

 

[Argentium]

Wow , What a nice score ! I'd be stoked with a day like that !!!

 

[Goes4ever]

Awesome coin spill! I had some luck today with a similar coin spill as well. Congrats!

Saw ur thread, awesome dayu had!

Nice token! It is listed in Lipscomb's OH Merchant Tokens book as being from Defiance, OH with the notation "saloon 1897". I would bet that it was the Elk Saloon...
Since the piece is not listed on TokenCatalog.com would you be willing to post the pics and description there? Or give me permission to use your pics and I can do it. Thanks!
John in the Great 208

I sent ya a pm, thanks for the info!

Wow , What a nice score ! I'd be stoked with a day like that !!!

thanks I was pretty happy!

 

[cjon455]

awesome finds !! they cleaned up well

 

[Jyverb64]

Great coin spill

 

[wheatfinder13]

Great finds, like always

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[BosnMate]

The lack of wear makes me think those were lost in 54. n Great find and save.

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH

 

[pepperj]

Very nice recovery indeed, it sure would make my day.

 

[rastinirv]

That's really sensational!

 

[thrillathahunt]

Nice token! It is listed in Lipscomb's OH Merchant Tokens book as being from Defiance, OH with the notation "saloon 1897". I would bet that it was the Elk Saloon...
Since the piece is not listed on TokenCatalog.com would you be willing to post the pics and description there? Or give me permission to use your pics and I can do it. Thanks!
John in the Great 208

Yep, Elk Saloon. It is called a pictorial token and collectors really like these! Even in this condition. Great find.

 

[jewelerguy]

that's a sweet spill

 

[idahotokens]

1900 Census for Defiance, OH shows Michael Ziegler as a saloon keeper. The 1910 Census shows him with no occupation.
John in the Great 208

 

[dig kzoo]

Great finds! HH