Hello everyone, Today I did a 6 hour Metal Detecting hunt at Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park. I did very well with many great items! My 4th ever Seated Dime 1876 (My 5th Seated coin) 2 Winged Liberty Head Dimes 1 Silver Roosevelt 12 Wheat Cents Indian Head Cent - *The date is 1905 Civil War Token Infantry Collar Disk Misc Items 1800's Vintage Padlock Everything
The date on the Army & Navy token may be 1863. Many of these get mistakenly listed as 1865 on eBay even in nice condition. I’ve owned a few. Still have one heavily corroded from LCS junk box. Incomplete planchet.
What a great day you had! The silver coins are all in very good shape. Love the 1876 Seated Dime but my favorite is the 1800’s Yale Padlock. It’s something you just don’t see, let alone find, everyday. I think another trip is on the horizon got that Park.
You are correct on the age of the lock. Yale and Townes mfg. Co. Any chance of getting a key for it? Oil it up and use it?
Thanks.. The more recent clad and Cents coins are usually coin spills. People lay down in the grass and their coins slip out of the pockets. I can find 4 or 6 coins hidden in the tall grass.
Definitely! It was an area of the park where I had found 2 silver coins several years ago so I decided to try my new Nokta Legend metal detector which has better detection capabilities. I can't believe I missed all the neat items before!
A key would probably be difficult to find. I like the way it froze in place. One day I hope to have a standing display case to show my relics. It will look nice that way! I will put it next to the US MAIL Lock I detected a few weeks ago!
The only coin I really want to find at this time is a Spanish Reale, any denomination! So far I have detected the following coins.. 2 Cent Piece Seated 10C & 25C Barber 10C, 25C & 50C Mercury Dimes Flying Eagle Cent SLQ Silver Washington 25C Walking Liberty Half Indian Head Cent Buffalo Nickel There are others but I really want a Reale!
