Old purse yeilds a few oldies

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Today I went back to the wooded area where I found the crown of a gold ring on Sunday and thought
I could find the missing stone. . . but that was unsuccessful. However, I did manage to find the meager
remains of an old pocket watch, a Chicago Cubs key fob and a few odds & ends (bullets & a lead seal).

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After about two hours, I went over to a new spot near a river backwater that I haven't hunted before and
that proved much more promising. It was free of modern trash so any signal that that was solid, I dug :wink:.

The first target I hit were the skeletal remains of a lady's purse. And where there's a purse, there's GOT to
to be some coin. . . right? Well, after I dug all the pieces to the purse and there was no change to be found,
I started spiraling out. . . and about five feet away, I got a solid hit. Fifteen minutes later, I was 13-cents richer ::)
Not much, but they were older than me ;D

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Thanks for looking,
watercolor
 

Wow! I was looking at that V nickel like, what the hell kind of a Dime is that? That's a sweet lookin' V watercolor! All of the coins are in great shape actually. Off by one year on that '23p ;)
 

Brett said:
Wow! I was looking at that V nickel like, what the hell kind of a Dime is that? That's a sweet lookin' V watercolor! All of the coins are in great shape actually. Off by one year on that '23p ;)

Thanks Brett, I got tired of looking at "rusty" nickels so I scrubbed the heck out of them
with a fine brass brush. . . I may have over-did it a little ::)
Nick Pappagiorgio said:
SUPERSPLENDORIFFEROUS ~ EXPALIDOSEOUS ...

And RIGHTEOUS TOO ... :thumbsup:

Rock On WATERCOLOR ROCK ON ... :headbang:

Thanks Nick! Why don't you and the wife take a road trip up to Chicago. . . she can shop and you can hunt
with the rest of us (there's also some GREAT dining establishments that are superspledoriffic ;D)
 

Great hunt bud - congrats!!! :thumbsup:
 

Mark, I don't know how you do it. You sure know how to get those coins! We gotta get back out as a group again, soon!

Joe
 

That's the good stuff!

Sorry I left the purse behind on of those days when I was feelin' naughty.
 

Great finds, Mark!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Say, I feel real bad leaving you to hunt that spot all by yourself while we are watching our grandkids... :(

Never fear, they are going back to mom & dad's today so you won't be alone next time!(Don't mention it - it's the least I can do...) ;D :wink:
 

Awesome finds, Mark :thumbsup:

:wink: RR
 

Nice digs
You said on the phone you wire brushed it.
Wow you sure did.
Looks like you used a silver brush and not brass

Coins look great and the little purse is an awesome find

What no CJ's
 

Too cool on the purse spill!
Congrats on your perseverance finding the contents.
 

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