Weekend Update. Hey IdahoToken Man!

[Kurios1]

Howdy Folks. Got some much needed therapy today. Hit a field in my old home town I grew up in. It hasn't been planted in a few years and is a nightmare to hunt. I know there are some good targets in here so I torture myself to get to them. Cool find of the day was "The Sportsman's Home" token from Apple Bros. in Sterling, Illinois. It came out looking like a nickel but, the VDI numbers showed higher value so I knew it was something different. Found a broken piece of Model T Ford bearing cap. I believe I have another Model T Ford part in here too. Can't recall exactly what it is? Points? Was really hoping for some coins in this field but, with all the nasty twigs, trees, and other vegetation it's nearly impossible to detect much of it. The two barely wheat pennies came from my other field on Friday's hunt. Lot's of weird field finds. I was getting a bit stir crazy not being able to hunt yesterday due to rain. I was glad to get out today and relax a bit. Thanks for stopping by. Kurios1

 

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[scruggs]

What a nice assortment you found! Good job!

 

[Truth]

I’d say you did a fantastic job. Great hunt Kurios.

I love old tokens



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[Kurios1]

What a nice assortment you found! Good job!

I don't seem to have any trouble finding "stuff". He Hee! Just wish the stuff would be old coinage or buttons. Happy getting the one cool token coin today though.

 

[Mackaydon]

tokencatalogue.com would like a pic of your token:
APPLE BROS. / STERLING / ILL. (TC-203538) Sterling, Illinois (Whiteside County), U.S.A.
Don.....

 

[Kurios1]

tokencatalogue.com would like a pic of your token:
APPLE BROS. / STERLING / ILL. (TC-203538) Sterling, Illinois (Whiteside County), U.S.A.
Don.....

Got it. Images uploaded. Thanks Don.

 

[sugarquartz]

The other Ford thing is a vibrator contact off a coil box on a early model t. Very Nice finds!

 

[digger460]

That token would have made my day! Couldn't help but notice that pulltab has some age to it too! Looks like one I use to pull off my grandpa's Schlitz can when I would sit on his lap to watch the Cub's game! I know, just a pulltab but it brought back a good memory. Glad you got out on that blustery day!

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE ASSORTMENT of FINDS Kurios1 :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[Mzjavert]

I agree that token rocks. Hope that you get a pocket full of old coins and buttons next time out.

 

[pepperj]

Not everyday one gets a great looking token, and one that can be added to the image bank of tokens. That alone would a smile on many hunters mug-at least it would put a happy face on my day.
You seem have a "NOSE" for sniffing out the finds ( reference to the little nose between the bearing and valve)
Funny you kind of expressed what I was thinking but why not more coinage. You said - "Just wish the stuff would be old coinage or buttons?"

 

[park pirate]

Nice token..

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the token and other nice finds

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's a pic of the Apple Bros. Saloon store front (scroll down):
Business Individual, Sterling, Illinois, Apple Brothers Saloon building :: Sterling and Rock Falls Local History Collection
The Saloon was in the Kannaly building located on W.3rd Street.
Don.......

 

[diggingthe1]

Beautiful token! I like them more than most coins Now I know what those coil contacts are!!! I can tell you are having fun!! Congrats

 

[sutphin]

NICE FINDS

 

[Kurios1]

Here's a pic of the Apple Bros. Saloon store front (scroll down):
Business Individual, Sterling, Illinois, Apple Brothers Saloon building :: Sterling and Rock Falls Local History Collection
The Saloon was in the Kannaly building located on W.3rd Street.
Don.......

Oh My WORD! This is SO COOL! Thanks Don. Elk antlers covering the front window and stuffed Turkey Buzzard hanging over the front entrance!!! Looks like it was a great place back in the day. I will most definitely look it up next time I am in Sterling to see what has become of it now. Thanks again. You need a foot massage just let me know!!!

 

[Phishfindr]

A for effort! You earned it! Wow!

 

[Kurios1]

Beautiful token! I like them more than most coins Now I know what those coil contacts are!!! I can tell you are having fun!! Congrats

Thanks mate. Since I returned a pair of old Brass Railroad Baggage tags to a family member and acquired loads of farm field to hunt my strategy has shifted pretty dramatically. Instead of working tired old sod permissions or hoping to squeak out another keeper from a park I am targeting "hot zones" in fields. "Hot" meaning ANY dense areas of any metal but, mainly iron. Surface scraps too identify possible hot spots. I am having fun but, also meticulously removing iron and various other trash in hopes of unmasking something cool, round, shiny, old underneath. Future hunts in the coming years hopefully will continue to produce more keepers as the iron and trash becomes less. Love using my Red Wings to kick & stomp some dirt clods!

 

[Kurios1]

A for effort! You earned it! Wow!

Thanks buddy. If you look carefully at the first picture from ground level you can get an "idea" what swinging a coil through this "crap" might be like. Well, using my 5.5" x 10" coil was like the coil was a "pinball" bouncing off of every twig, sapling, clover, and a multitude of nasty vegetation. I will be switching to the Nel Snake coil for future hunts here just to try and "jab" me a coin from any tiny opening in the scrub. I hope they get back to planting here. The spring planting got destroyed a year or so ago as the Green River runs along this field and can flood right up into the city park completely submerging the field.