Now how did that get there?

[robertk]

I hunted a private permission today that used to have a school on the property. It has been hunted many times by many people, including me with my previous two detectors. But today I took the Deus II out to see if it could turn something up, and it did not disappoint.

There's a UMC New Club "star primer" shotshell headstamp (1901-1910), most of a rusty wrench, a few nails, a little iron loop (maybe a rein guide?), some bits of foil, a "jeweled" arrow, two rings, and a coin.

The very first find of the day was the little gold ring (stood up around a metal bit at bottom center of photo). Unfortunately it's just gold plated, but hey, I'll take it. It's very small, either for a child or a very petite adult. It's just a plain band, no markings inside or out. The silver ring is smashed flat, and I don't trust myself to open it without breaking it. It had a high VDI (89) and it looks like silver. Flowers and hearts on it, which is funny since I found it on Valentine's Day. I didn't do much more than wipe the mud off of it. Perhaps I'll clean it more and look for markings later.

I have no clue what the little "arrow" is. It has "jewels" that I assume are just glass. It was broken when I found it, with the two pieces just a few inches apart.

But the odd find of the day is this guy. It is the oldest coin I have ever found, with a date of 1876. It's a "2 Ore" coin from Norway. How a coin from Norway wound up in the middle of nowhere in Missouri is anyone's guess. Too bad coins can't talk.

But whatever way it got there, today it got a new home.

We had six inches of snow two days ago, and today it's 60 and sunny. Crazy weather, but it was great to be outside.

 

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[oldmxrat]

That looks like a fun outing, congrats!
You can easily straighten out the ring (or any nonferrous item) by annealing it. As smashed as that is you may have to anneal it a few times (as you bend it straight the metal stiffens up again).

 

[Bamasteve]

Nice variety of finds, congrats!

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Nice hunt and one cool coin!

 

[ModernMiner]

Robert,
That is a GREAT looking old coin. Very odd too.
About a month ago I dug an 1850’s 5-Centimes in a backyard and another coin from Iraq or Iran. WTH?
Well done Sir, well done. 👍
MM

 

[cajundetector]

I hunted a private permission today that used to have a school on the property. It has been hunted many times by many people, including me with my previous two detectors. But today I took the Deus II out to see if it could turn something up, and it did not disappoint.

There's a UMC New Club "star primer" shotshell headstamp (1901-1910), most of a rusty wrench, a few nails, a little iron loop (maybe a rein guide?), some bits of foil, a "jeweled" arrow, two rings, and a coin.

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The very first find of the day was the little gold ring (stood up around a metal bit at bottom center of photo). Unfortunately it's just gold plated, but hey, I'll take it. It's very small, either for a child or a very petite adult. It's just a plain band, no markings inside or out. The silver ring is smashed flat, and I don't trust myself to open it without breaking it. It had a high VDI (89) and it looks like silver. Flowers and hearts on it, which is funny since I found it on Valentine's Day. I didn't do much more than wipe the mud off of it. Perhaps I'll clean it more and look for markings later.

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I have no clue what the little "arrow" is. It has "jewels" that I assume are just glass. It was broken when I found it, with the two pieces just a few inches apart.



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But the odd find of the day is this guy. It is the oldest coin I have ever found, with a date of 1876. It's a "2 Ore" coin from Norway. How a coin from Norway wound up in the middle of nowhere in Missouri is anyone's guess. Too bad coins can't talk.

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But whatever way it got there, today it got a new home.

We had six inches of snow two days ago, and today it's 60 and sunny. Crazy weather, but it was great to be outside.

Congratulations!! Sweet finds!

 

[scruggs]

Wow, what a hunt you had, little gold, little silver, nice coin, iron and relics! Congratulations!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Nice finds! Congratulations! I once found 2 Greek coins in a small park near my house. Of course, we do have a university here and the park is located within a short walking distance from it. Doesn't take much imagination to realize we had a student from Greece at the university!

 

[Digger RJ]

I hunted a private permission today that used to have a school on the property. It has been hunted many times by many people, including me with my previous two detectors. But today I took the Deus II out to see if it could turn something up, and it did not disappoint.

There's a UMC New Club "star primer" shotshell headstamp (1901-1910), most of a rusty wrench, a few nails, a little iron loop (maybe a rein guide?), some bits of foil, a "jeweled" arrow, two rings, and a coin.

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The very first find of the day was the little gold ring (stood up around a metal bit at bottom center of photo). Unfortunately it's just gold plated, but hey, I'll take it. It's very small, either for a child or a very petite adult. It's just a plain band, no markings inside or out. The silver ring is smashed flat, and I don't trust myself to open it without breaking it. It had a high VDI (89) and it looks like silver. Flowers and hearts on it, which is funny since I found it on Valentine's Day. I didn't do much more than wipe the mud off of it. Perhaps I'll clean it more and look for markings later.

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I have no clue what the little "arrow" is. It has "jewels" that I assume are just glass. It was broken when I found it, with the two pieces just a few inches apart.



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But the odd find of the day is this guy. It is the oldest coin I have ever found, with a date of 1876. It's a "2 Ore" coin from Norway. How a coin from Norway wound up in the middle of nowhere in Missouri is anyone's guess. Too bad coins can't talk.

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But whatever way it got there, today it got a new home.

We had six inches of snow two days ago, and today it's 60 and sunny. Crazy weather, but it was great to be outside.

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[pepperj]

Nice selection of recoveries Robert.
One has to wonder if the 2 ORE 21 mm was just accepted as currency back in day, or if it was tried to be passed off as a 2 Cent 23 mm or even a Half Cent 23.5 mm.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Nice bunch of finds. Looks like the Deus 2 performed well. The coin is a fantastic find. Quite old...quite unusual.
Congrats!

 

[robertk]

Thanks for all the replies! I will have to wait for another warm day to go back out there and see what else is there. We just got half an inch of sleet here this morning, with snow forecast for this afternoon. Crazy weather!

 

[Nathan W]

That is a cool coin

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like some nice finds.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

The Norwegian coin is a great find for sure - congrats on finding your oldest coin ever !

 

[TommNJ]

NICE Hunt!

TommNJ

 

[robertk]

I got myself a set of Andre's Pencils and tried them out of this coin. The front was decent to start with so not a huge difference there, but the back had some hard-crusted dirt on it. I thought it was just really worn on that side, but turns out it's actually in great shape. Here's the before (left) and after (right) of both sides. I might be able to get a bit more, but I didn't want to be too aggressive about it.