We hit it hard...paid off nicely..

[dirtdigginfool]

Myself and my hunting buds Richie and Max took advantage of a break in the weather and hit a couple old places and one new site with decent results...a LOT of nice stuff..1917, '18, '30 and '45 Mercs, 1914 Barber dime, '50 and '51 Rosies, 1898 Indian, 1852 Large cent, Sterling thimble, 1943 Walker half (Max's FIRST silver with his new ATP!), snake.. (ugh)..8 pointed star button, flat button, buckle, a brass Whatsit, a round brass Whatsit, and a token from ED. HETTINGER for 6 bottles for 20 cents (bottles of what)...we found TWO of these tokens by the way, 15 feet apart...a handful of wheaties and a neat presidential Teddy Roosevelt token or commemorative coin which lists his accomplishments, if you look closely you can see the "walk softly and carry a big stick" along the bottom and approx 15 lbs of trash. Thanks very much for looking, hope u enjoyed the pics...any help on the 2 brass Whatsits would be very much appreciated. The round one is brass, heavy patina and very heavy...quarter is for size. Thanks, Scott, Richie and Max.

 

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[deershed]

That was a Killer hunt!! Congrats to both of you!!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

That was a Killer hunt!! Congrats to both of you!!

Thx Deershed! We had a great time, we've pulled ten silvers so far from a somewhat small, unassuming little field across the (brick) street from the main park...weird place...a ton of shallow trash and the deepest silver was 6"..most of the Mercs and the Barber were 1-2 inches...Ddf

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on a great hunt. I like the thimble and token. Looks like you pulled some nice coins also.

 

[ARC]

Stellar hunt...

Might want to look into that thimble as well IMO.

 

[CRUSADER]

The brass piece is the 'tap' to a barrel tap (Spigot).

 

[trapperart]

Looks like a good day to me congrats on some nice finds

 

[dirtdigginfool]

The brass piece is the 'tap' to a barrel tap (Spigot).

Thanks Cru! That makes sense, I've saw one or so posted but could not remember...Appreciate the i.d.! Ddf

 

[Silverdigger83]

Cant wait to get out more this summer dirtdigginfool

 

[treblehunter]

Nice hunt guys!

 

[DirtyPockects]

Lots of great finds, Ya'll did well

 

[Cosmo3]

Days like that will spoil you. Congratulations mate.

 

[idahotokens]

Nice finds! The Ed. Hettinger token is from Lancaster, where he had a saloon circa 1914. He sold beer by the bottle and this was used to get customers to bring back the empty bottles for re-use. He also used a token that was 10¢ for returning 3 bottles. Would it be okay to post your pictures of the token on tokencatalog? What is the diameter? thanks!
John in the Great 208

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Love the thimble. Some of my favorite finds are thimbles.

 

[against the wind]

A most excellent hunt. Lots of quality targets and silver.
Congratulations

 

[neodetectorist]

Nice hunt. The brass piece looks like a barrel tap. I found one, not as ornate last summer.

 

[dsdigger]

Congrats on the finds, looks like a good hunt!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Nice finds! The Ed. Hettinger token is from Lancaster, where he had a saloon circa 1914. He sold beer by the bottle and this was used to get customers to bring back the empty bottles for re-use. He also used a token that was 10¢ for returning 3 bottles. Would it be okay to post your pictures of the token on tokencatalog? What is the diameter? thanks!
John in the Great 208

Absolutely!! Diameter is 1 3/16" inches...that's one and three sixteenths of an inch...thanks very much for the awesome information!! Ddf

 

[idahotokens]

Thanks! Here 'tis:

Lancaster, Ohio (Fairfield County), U.S.A.

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ED. HETTINGER / 6 BOTTLES / 20¢ 20 TC-478707; Lipscomb LA 4203 *** Image courtesy of and collection of ddf in S. Central OH

Absolutely!! Diameter is 1 3/16" inches...that's one and three sixteenths of an inch...thanks very much for the awesome information!! Ddf