My buddy and I decided to do some swinging up around Virginia City today. It's a tough place to hunt with thick vegetation and very steep terrain.
We managed to find a few goodies including my oldest coin by far!
Items I found included a Colt SAA revolver back strap (I have it in the electrolysis tank now so check back to see it cleaned up), some pipe stems, part of a croatal bell, a .41 rimfire shell casing, a big cast iron handle from ?, various buttons including what I think is one from doll clothing, some clothing fasteners, a cash coin (hard to tell what it was before elecrolysis), and what I believe to be a 50 cent script. The back is plain and it's the same diameter as a half dollar.
Here's the cash coin all cleaned up.
Looks to be a coin of Qianlong (1736-1795) from the mint at Chengdu, Sichwuan province.
Dang good fun out there, will be heading back soon!
We managed to find a few goodies including my oldest coin by far!
Items I found included a Colt SAA revolver back strap (I have it in the electrolysis tank now so check back to see it cleaned up), some pipe stems, part of a croatal bell, a .41 rimfire shell casing, a big cast iron handle from ?, various buttons including what I think is one from doll clothing, some clothing fasteners, a cash coin (hard to tell what it was before elecrolysis), and what I believe to be a 50 cent script. The back is plain and it's the same diameter as a half dollar.
Here's the cash coin all cleaned up.
Looks to be a coin of Qianlong (1736-1795) from the mint at Chengdu, Sichwuan province.
Dang good fun out there, will be heading back soon!
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