Old City Public Pool

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Went to a public pool in my area and was able to find 2 wheats 1953 and 1945, a gold gilt button with Waterbury cos Conn. Back stamp it has some type of hunting or nature scene on the front. Also found $30 in change, bullet shell that is head stamped 43 TW and a green marble reflector... Any information on the bullet for a button would be great :-)

 

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[dig kzoo]

Nice job! cant wait till mich is thawed out!

 

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[bountyhuntergirl86]

Wow, if you pulled out that much change, there HAS to be some gold and silver jewelry hiding there too. I definitely would go back and hunt it again.

I know right I was surprised that I didn't even find a silver ring not even a junk one

 

[detroitdigger]

Hey BHG, cool finds, the bullet casing was made in 1943, it's a military piece of ammo, WWII era.

 

[jewelerguy]

cartridge size looks to be .45 long. really hard to tell from a picture. looks to be made for an automatic since it has the tapered extractor groove.

 

[winslow]

That's an amazing face amount of coins especially all those quarters. Great decision to detect at that spot! I've never found that much in one day. I found a similar shell casing today at an old farm but with a 43 and an M on it. The 43 identifies the year of manufacture and the TW (on yours) the ordinance plant. Looks like Twin Cities to me. I weighed mine and it comes in at 1.56 oz ... that's really heavy for a casing and mine isn't complete. Check out this site for more info: Headstamp Codes - International Ammunition Association

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Thanks a lot my detector seems to find more quarters and dimes than anything :-)

 

[grasshopper]

They still make those buttons today I believe...

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

They still make those buttons today I believe...

That's ok its still my best button yet :-) the backstamp just made it seem like it was old I guess.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Nice going on that boatload of clad BHG. And public pool areas are notorious for giving up gold jewelry so don't give up.