Jaichim24
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Stellar 5 hour hunt - KG's, silver, a first, and skunked!
****More Pics in 2nd post.
Last Sunday I hit a new property, very cool owner. The land used to hold 2 out buildings from the late 1600's then they were converted into a house around 1905. I believe this is why I had such a wide range of relics.
I have never found such nice detailed KG's before. I found the KG I under a thick bush and was deep, at least 10", the KG II was a slamming hit, 12-42 on my eTrac. So strong I was not expecting a large copper just a shallow wheatie perhaps. I had cut a shallow plug and within the first 1.5" a 1740 KGII popped out, amazing!!
I was surprised at the shape of the "KG V" I found, square 5 cent piece. My first India coin, back when KG V was the King and Emperor of India.
Probably what I'm most excited about is the barber dime "pop out" ring I found. I have seen them posted before and I have always wanted to find one. I can't make out the date on it though, anyone have a guess?
Finding two coin banks was cool, would have been "cooler" if one or both of them still had coins in them. The Little Gem Bank probably dates to the 1880's.
Lastly, I had a nice history lesson with the Silver King bicycle headbadge. Here's some Wiki info on George Hendee:
George M Hendee took up bicycle racing at age 16. He won the United States National Amateur High Wheel Championship in 1886, setting a new world record over a dirt half-mile track of 2 minutes 27.4 seconds, and held it until 1892.
In 1892 Hendee retired from bicycle racing and began making Silver King bicycles at 41-43 Taylor Street in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1895.[2] In 1896 the Hendee & Nelson Manufacturing Company at 478 Main Street in Springfield Massachusetts were building safety bicycles under the names of Silver King for men and Silver Queen for women.[3] The company went bankrupt and Hendee purchased the entire inventory at auction and set up shop on Worthington Street in 1898.[4] The Hendee Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1898 with a capital stock of $5,000. The company's new line of bicycles was called Indian
Of course these Indian bicycles ended up turning into Indian Motorcycles!
Cool History!
Anyway, a great day out with some awesome finds, enjoy the pics.
Jai
****More Pics in 2nd post.
Last Sunday I hit a new property, very cool owner. The land used to hold 2 out buildings from the late 1600's then they were converted into a house around 1905. I believe this is why I had such a wide range of relics.
I have never found such nice detailed KG's before. I found the KG I under a thick bush and was deep, at least 10", the KG II was a slamming hit, 12-42 on my eTrac. So strong I was not expecting a large copper just a shallow wheatie perhaps. I had cut a shallow plug and within the first 1.5" a 1740 KGII popped out, amazing!!
I was surprised at the shape of the "KG V" I found, square 5 cent piece. My first India coin, back when KG V was the King and Emperor of India.
Probably what I'm most excited about is the barber dime "pop out" ring I found. I have seen them posted before and I have always wanted to find one. I can't make out the date on it though, anyone have a guess?
Finding two coin banks was cool, would have been "cooler" if one or both of them still had coins in them. The Little Gem Bank probably dates to the 1880's.
Lastly, I had a nice history lesson with the Silver King bicycle headbadge. Here's some Wiki info on George Hendee:
George M Hendee took up bicycle racing at age 16. He won the United States National Amateur High Wheel Championship in 1886, setting a new world record over a dirt half-mile track of 2 minutes 27.4 seconds, and held it until 1892.
In 1892 Hendee retired from bicycle racing and began making Silver King bicycles at 41-43 Taylor Street in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1895.[2] In 1896 the Hendee & Nelson Manufacturing Company at 478 Main Street in Springfield Massachusetts were building safety bicycles under the names of Silver King for men and Silver Queen for women.[3] The company went bankrupt and Hendee purchased the entire inventory at auction and set up shop on Worthington Street in 1898.[4] The Hendee Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1898 with a capital stock of $5,000. The company's new line of bicycles was called Indian
Of course these Indian bicycles ended up turning into Indian Motorcycles!
Cool History!
Anyway, a great day out with some awesome finds, enjoy the pics.
Jai
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