Got a new permission near my house, I was approached while detecting an adjacent spot and struck up a conversation. The homeowner is in his late 60s and the home was his parents, one of those guys who knows everything about the area and just loved to talk.
I spent yesterday and today just running a rough coin setting in Field 2, notched out a bunch, just looking for the obvious high tones. Still plenty of area to cover in this yard with more careful settings.
Best find so far was also one of my first here. I had just gotten back to back Mercs, so I knew I had found a good plot. Out pops a ring, fairly thin but felt like silver, and I could see some designs on it. Got it home and rinsed it, some of the tarnish started to come off. I ended up soaking it in a few cycles on hot peroxide which worked very well to flake off most of the grime, then baking soda paste to bring a bit of the shine back. Revealed hand engraved details, CASABLANCA 1943. These rings were picked up by servicemen in the African Theater during the war as memorabilia, and I found several other examples online. So, I put 2 and 2 together and figured I would come back and ask the homeowner if his old man was in the service. The timeline fits with his age and the fact that it was his parent’s house. Today, I asked and he said his father was indeed in the service. He wasn’t certain exactly where he was stationed, but spent some time in Panama before being sent over the Atlantic. This was enough for me to give him the ring, as the chances seemed high it was his father’s.
Anyways, today gave 7 more silvers, including 2 more Mercs, a lone Washington, and a spill of 3 Rosies and a Washington.
Dates recovered:
1940 Mercury Dime
1942 D Mercury Dime
1942 S Mercury Dime
1943 Mercury Dime
1952 D Roosevelt
1958 Roosevelt
1961 D Roosevelt
1958 D Washington
1964 Washington
I spent yesterday and today just running a rough coin setting in Field 2, notched out a bunch, just looking for the obvious high tones. Still plenty of area to cover in this yard with more careful settings.
Best find so far was also one of my first here. I had just gotten back to back Mercs, so I knew I had found a good plot. Out pops a ring, fairly thin but felt like silver, and I could see some designs on it. Got it home and rinsed it, some of the tarnish started to come off. I ended up soaking it in a few cycles on hot peroxide which worked very well to flake off most of the grime, then baking soda paste to bring a bit of the shine back. Revealed hand engraved details, CASABLANCA 1943. These rings were picked up by servicemen in the African Theater during the war as memorabilia, and I found several other examples online. So, I put 2 and 2 together and figured I would come back and ask the homeowner if his old man was in the service. The timeline fits with his age and the fact that it was his parent’s house. Today, I asked and he said his father was indeed in the service. He wasn’t certain exactly where he was stationed, but spent some time in Panama before being sent over the Atlantic. This was enough for me to give him the ring, as the chances seemed high it was his father’s.
Anyways, today gave 7 more silvers, including 2 more Mercs, a lone Washington, and a spill of 3 Rosies and a Washington.
Dates recovered:
1940 Mercury Dime
1942 D Mercury Dime
1942 S Mercury Dime
1943 Mercury Dime
1952 D Roosevelt
1958 Roosevelt
1961 D Roosevelt
1958 D Washington
1964 Washington
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