Lookin fer treasure wherever I go...Saturdays finds

[jopher]

Saturday morning I was tidying up the garage.I happened upon a forgotten boxlot of goodies I had bought at an auction in February.At the bottom of the box were two old dime banks.One of the banks seemed a little heavier than the other and after a little gentle persuation coughed up a 42 Merc and a 46 Rosie.........

 

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[jopher]

Later that morning I was enroute to a nieghboring town when I stopped at a barn sale and picked up this nice Sterling and glass compote for 2.50.....

 

[jopher]

Saturday afternoon I drove by this ancient looking dam and decided to have a look around.The area around the dam had been backfilled so it didnt look very promising.However , down by the waters edge I found the remnants of a couple of blob top bottles.I grabbed up my detector and hopped into the water to have a look-see what I could find.After about an hour and a half I ended up with a partial toy gun, a stoneware Weir canning jar lid dated 1892, and a small copper container about the size of a chew can.Ther was a lot of sediment below this dam and I believe that any coin size items would be buried far out of my reach.Im getting my Excal on Tuesday though so I may try and prove myself wrong on that theory......H.H.....JO

I did find alot of old bottles and pottery but nothing salvagable....just fragments.

 

[jopher]

Any ideas on the copper-tin?? like I said , its the size of a chew can.It has no script and there are two small dimples on the top....see pic. It was kinda beat up but I straightened it out pretty good.The top fits on like a chew can would. Thanks....Jo

 

[Getty]

Great job jopher!!WTG!!

 

[junkdigger]

Well does it say Copenhagen on it? The can in my pocket says "since 1822".A can of snoose that old would be quite a find! An old fellow stopped to watch me detecting one day,and said 'be sure to keep any snoose can lids you find,they're valuable! LOL

 

[buudman]

THOSE LITTLE BANKS WHAT A GREAT FIND IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT BOX. PLUS SILVER IN UM WOW.
BUD

 

[Jessejam]

Cool finds.

 

[JakePhelps]

Great finds!!

 

[Monty]

I'll bet the rest of that BB gun is out there somewhere! JIM