Have enjoyed your posting of your recent metal detecting finds. Do you ever hunt curb strips? I get a lot of permissions to hunt 100+year old homes but the curb strips always seem to pay off well. My oldest coin, a 1718 1Reale came from a sidewalk tear out. Last week I hunted a 1910 house but didn’t find much until I hit the curb strip. Under a large oak tree came a 1919 wheat penny, ‘49 quarter and a ‘62 dime. Nearby was the flattened bowl of a large sterling spoon. The trial prize was a brass ring with a copper coin/ token mounted. On the top is a replica of a Mayan calendar and you can see through the ring and see a face. It has been identified as Father Hildago, the Father of Mexico. This clergyman was the leader of the Mexican Revolution. yesterday I hit the beach late in the afternoon. Extremely low tide and where I hunted would normally be waist deep. 10K ring with a really nice Tigers Eye. Today I fought the heat and searched more curb strips. Trash and more trash until I was trashed by the heat. Only a few coins but one was a 1909 Wheat that has been smacked. Was ready to go but noticed an abandoned house nearby. Forced myself to stagger over to it but after 2 bottle caps I was ready to leave. Headed towards the car but after 2 steps I got a really high signal. About an inch down down was the ‘45 Walking Liberty. Come down. Maybe I can lead you to some more goodies. I may not be able to find any good error coins but I can find good spots to detect
Hey.. Thanks! I'm in NYC.. Not too many curb strips like what you detect. Maybe there are but I have to investigate. Thanks for mentioning me and you have great finds also. I found my 1942 Walking Liberty Half last year in the water! I got a bezel for it to wear..
