Sidewalk tearout gives up some indians.

Johnny Ringo Silver

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Dec 6, 2007
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I noticed they were tearing out a residential street here in town and along with the street, they decided to pull up the sidewalks on both sides also.
It looked like they might have taken out too much material in the street but the sidewalk area was prime and begging to be hunted. I stopped for about an hour last night to give it a shot and I ended up digging my first confirmed fatty!! Its an indian head dated 1863. I also dug an 1889 and a 1891. After finding those in just an hours time, I knew I needed to get back out there before the sidewalks got replaced soo I stopped tonight after work for a couple of hours working the same sidewalk that I had already started on. It wasnt long before I got another good signal and out popped another indian. A few feet further and I get an identical signal that I was sure was another indian and turned out to be 4 of them stuck together in the same hole. I can make out an 1889 on one of them and 1891 on another. Later on I dug a 1915 buffalo, a chinese cash coin, a pretty neat necklace and a military pin of some sort. I also dug a trade token for a pool hall in hutchinson kansas good for 2 and a half cents in trade. 3 indians yesterday and 7 today gives me 10 total with possibly 9 of them being in the 1800's. The 4 that are stuck together are staying like that for now so I can show them around before I take them apart. Some of these indians need multiple peroxide baths to get the buildup off of them. With a busy weekend ahead, I'm not sure i'll be able to spend much time detecting until sunday but if I do get some free time you know where i'll be!!
 

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You hit the jackpot Johnny :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats on all those nice finds.
 

That is so cool seeing those 4 IH's all stuck together. I would have a hard time seperating them as I think they look good like that. Nice finds, I keep watching here for sidewalk tearouts . . . one of these days ;D Congrats on a very nice hunt :thumbsup:

HH, Mark :icon_pirat:
 

Man that's awesome!!! I just learned the other day that they ripped out the sidewalks at my parents house for a 4 block stretch. They stayed uncovered for the entire week!!! Of course I didn't find out until after the new ones were put in... It sucks because my parents house is in their town Historical Society and is the 2nd oldest house in that area!!! So now I will have to wait another 10-20 years till they rip them out again... LOL
 

Nice finds Johnny, those indians stuck together are way cool, would that be considered a tribe? ??? I have never got to detect a tear out like that before since I am kinda new to the hobby, but now I got this new Explorer I will be on the lookout for such things!



HH
Slipperyjack47
 

Very awesome finds...Nice job. You got the whole tribe there I think! ;D jgas
 

And we'll be right here waiting for more pics!

Congrats JRS!!! Great coins, a fun hunt, and that nice necklace is in great shape considering what it's been through. Hurry up & get back there!!!
 

Truly nice finds.

I did a sidewalk monday I think, found 1 1967 dime. The sidewalk was only for one house long in a subdivision built in the 1960's. But thought I'd check it out. It's a bummer but last year before I started md'ing they had tore up the sidewalks in an older section of town that went about 3 blocks on both sides of the street.

HH
 

Johnny, Looks to me that you found a piece of history. The military piece looks like a pin from Custer's 7th Calvery! Congrats! Jim B
 

Man that's awesome!! I wish my neighborhood had history like that, but mine's not that old.

WTG :thumbsup:
Nat
 

That Is awsome! I remember the sidewalks being torn up in the small town I live in, afew years back...before I got into MDing...never gave it a second thought back then :(

great finds, keep us posted!
 

Awesome finds, Johnny. Love that necklace. Make sure you bring it all for show & tell at the CTH2.

:wink: RR
 

WOW nice find's :thumbsup: The pin look's like 7th calvary. Just a guess of course :icon_scratch:
anyhow congrat's on some sweet stuff!!!!!!!!!
 

Way To Go! Awesome finds. Ingenuity pays off. Thanks for the pics and story. Let us know if you find more!

Continued HH,

Dr. Ace
 

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