Big Silver in the Sierra's and Some Old Wheat

[oldmxrat]

I've been stuck in the house for a few days with an ill wife. Yesterday morning she said she felt much better. I said "See ya!".
Went to a little Sierra town with a lead on a possible property to hunt. It didn't pan out, but it was an hour drive to get there, so I started looking around.
I noticed these old RR tracks that looked like they were abandoned long ago so I started looking.

Started hitting good targets right away, then...BANG! Big chunk of silver!
1940-s

It was only 2-3 inches deep in the track bed

riprap right here.

Ended up with 6 wheat cents also;
1918
1918-d
1919
1926
1929-s
1946

How on earth does this happen?

Good fun on an outing that started out bad!

Even better day today, on my 65th birthday, with renewed hope for my wonderful country!

 

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[Evan in CA]

Amen happy birthday

 

[Conito@55]

I've been stuck in the house for a few days with an ill wife. Yesterday morning she said she felt much better. I said "See ya!".
Went to a little Sierra town with a lead on a possible property to hunt. It didn't pan out, but it was an hour drive to get there, so I started looking around.
I noticed these old RR tracks that looked like they were abandoned long ago so I started looking.
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Started hitting good targets right away, then...BANG! Big chunk of silver!
1940-s
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It was only 2-3 inches deep in the track bed

riprap right here.
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Ended up with 6 wheat cents also;
1918
1918-d
1919
1926
1929-s
1946
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How on earth does this happen?
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Good fun on an outing that started out bad!

Even better day today, on my 65th birthday, with renewed hope for my wonderful country!

First of all, I wish you a happy birthday. And second, you found some interesting coins, especially that big, huge chunk of silver, good job.

 

[robertk]

Happy Birthday!

Nice finds! Do you know what was there at that track location in times past? Just curious why the coins would be at some random spot along the tracks?

 

[cudamark]

Nice finds! Looks like a track joint or past repair. Maybe settling of the track bed? Earthquake? Have a happy 65th and quit trying to catch me!

 

[Mackaydon]

1940 big silver; the year of my birth and an automatic WINNER for both of us.
Congrats !!
Don in SoCal

 

[pepperj]

Happy 65th.
Great way of remembering a hunt that provides a big silver.

That's quite the break. Both fish plates snapped.
Cold shrinks/hot expands the rails.
The flat horizontal piece looks like a part of a derailleur.

 

[Sandog]

I don't know much about RRs, but I wonder if that looks like a track switching location. Which would lead to my next question, could that mean a station location? That would be really nice for you.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Happy birthday MXrat and congrats on that nice Walker. I know how that track separated, someone's ruler was short !