Back home Detecting w/ a 1870s home permission and First Silver of the Year

[Stef45]

Back home Detecting w/ a 1870's home permission and First Silver of the Year

Was able to go back home to Illinois last week and I have an older detector at my parents house that was still working so I hit the back yards of my Parents house and Grandparents house. Both houses were built in the 60's so I was not expecting anything crazy. Mostly clad except for one 1963 Canadian Quarter which is 80% silver. So I'm on the board! I also found a toasted Marine Corps Toys for Tots Token, which was kind of cool to find. As i was leaving my grandparents house I drove by one of my old teacher's homes. Knowing that it was one of the older homes in the town I walked up and chatted him up for a while and then asked if I could detect. He said that he never lets anyone hunt it but since he knew me he would let me. So I had about 5 minutes before sundown and one of my first targets was a pretty crusty 1880 IHP which is the oldest coin that I have dug thus far. I cleaned it up as well as i could but it still has some crud on it. After that the temps dropped and the ground froze up. But overall it was a fun few days of hunting back home. Cant wait to hit that old house again.

 

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[Captain Caveman]

Congratz! That looks like a fun hunt! Foreign silver is on my bucket list!

 

[DirtStalker]

Congratulations but it is warmer in SC

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats on the silver and injun

 

[Stef45]

Congratulations but it is warmer in SC

haha don't worry I'm back in SC! Thank goodness!

 

[thrifty76now]

Hey friend that quarter is silver,congrats on finding that one. Be sure to hit that old home as soon as you can before the owner changes his mind.

 

[A2coins]

Great stuff

 

[Patriot Relics]

Nice work on your first silver, still stuck out with the broken jet otherwise I'd be up for a hunt this weekend. Good luck out there

 

[Garrett424]

Beautiful silver and a nice pile of finds.
Congrats. May the silver be the first of many this year.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the cool finds!

 

[Stef45]

Nice work on your first silver, still stuck out with the broken jet otherwise I'd be up for a hunt this weekend. Good luck out there

Yeah I think I am starting to out grow my beginner detector. Might have to try out yours.

 

[against the wind]

That's some real good hunting.
Put the IHP & USMC token in a small tub of olive oil.
Let them soak for a week. Then slowly remove the crud with a wooden toothpick. They should clean up real nice. Let's see what they look like once you clean them.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Still looks like you pulled a few nice coins.