Weekend Hunt with ErikInNJ and NJLARGECENT

granthansen

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ErikInNJ and I met up with NJLARGECENT for NJ's birthday. We hit some amazing properties (on paper at least) and found some cool stuff. Here are my finds from the 3-day outing:

Day one:
NJ and I hit a new-ish house in a very old town. No expectations, but we figured, what the heck.

I found what I think is a hammer that rings the bells on an alarm clock:

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A soldier on a horse with no legs:

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And kept my silver streak alive with this 1942 Mercury dime:

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Day two:

We started the day at a Victorian mansion, which again, didn't produce a whole lot, but I managed to keep my silver streak alive with this 1928 SLQ:

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We then headed to another very old property, but it was tiny and produced nothing. But we chatted up a neighbor who was friends with the property owner of an abandoned home next door and he gained us access. Again, nothing major to write home about but cool finds nonetheless:

Flat button (I think it's corroded, no design):

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And a Kendal Oil token, circa 1950ish:

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From there we hit a HUGE horse farm. Right off the bat I found a button, but then nothing else the next couple hours:

W. WALLIS PLATED - Circa 1800-1828

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Day three:

By this time, this is what my car looked like:

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We started off at another small, old property. Each time Erik came over to me to tell me the property wasn't producing I found something good:

Silver streak continued with a 1942 Mercury dime and this beautiful 1898 Indian Head penny:

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We then headed to a large property, which has a modern home but old land. Again, not a lot of finds...

Flatty (not Fatty) 1885 Indian Head penny (that I thought was a small colonial coin):

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And a really nice flat button (can any experts age it?)

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At some point in the weekend I found this silver plated spoon, but I can't remember which property :-/

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Great job gents, looks/sounds like you had a great weekend!

That IH is a beaut Grant:icon_thumright:

HH,
Chris
 

Great job gents, looks/sounds like you had a great weekend!

That IH is a beaut Grant:icon_thumright:

HH,
Chris

Yes, it was a great time....Grant and NJLargeCent are super guys--we had a lot of fun detecting detecting, great company, and great food and beverages to boot! :icon_thumleft:
 

Here she is. No more hot peroxide. Just some minor dirt to remove then a hot beeswax coating :-)

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Very nice finds and that IH Cent is shaping up well!
 

Looks great Grant, nice job cleaning it up!!
 

Nice finds, sounds like a fun weekend!

It certainly was. As Erik mentioned, nighttime dinner and drinks with good friends was also a treat.
 

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