Some days seem to have a thyme going on.

[2ndoldman]

Mondays frustration at not finding that missing seated dime carried on into Tuesday and Wednesday as it did was rain..
Thursday turned out to be a keeper day.
For a change in pace I started the day at a nearby park.
The first target was brass.
And I think that this is my best find of the day, even better that the next one is.
Believe me when I say that it looked nowhere near this good right out of the ground.
This is what 24 hours in the tumbler looked like. I then tumbled it for another 24 hours in a vinegar and water solution.
After which it got a saltwater bath for 48 hours.
I am trying to see if I can emulate the effects that saltwater has on brass found in the ocean.
This was it this morning.
There is still a bit of tarnish left so it is back in the saltwater bath.
This was the only coin keeper to be had before moving to the second location. Then I changed locations to be in the vicinity of the lost dime.
The first thing that showed up was the thermos.
And the tea inside was still hot.
The next keeper was a cash coin.
I think that this is the right ID for it. 1889 seems to be the only date for this one.
Almost to the bottom of this page. http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm

[2ndoldman]

Then And
After which another 3 hours was wasted on the search for the missing seated dime.
If it has not already been picked up by someone,
it will be my gift to the lucky detectorist who finds it because I am done looking for it.
Friday was clad day.
Because one half of the spendables was found on Friday. As well as a broken silver ring. And a nonmagnetic 68 dime.
Saturday was penny day.
I had pulled 78 pennies one at a time before a silver coin showed up.
That is not to say that other silver was not found before then though.
This is oddly big for a ladies ring at size 9 1/2 . And this design is not what I expected to see.
This item came from a very mixed up signal.
Hopefully you can see the two pieces of iron here.

[2ndoldman]

2 rusted pieces of junk. One large blob of lead and this.
This was really tarnished when I found it.
But after tumbling the bejesus out of it I think that it is cool.
Copper bracelet with a native motif.
After pulling 78 pennies this keeper finally jumped into the pouch.
I pulled one more penny and quit for the day.
On Sunday I manage a couple of hours out with Colin.
He found a couple of neat keepers but my coil only found trash.
Throughout the week a few oddities showed up.
The first two were surface finds.
This is a credit card reader.
It allows people to turn their phones into mobile banking machines, with the user paying a small portion of each sale to the company. The second looked like a pair of opera glasses when I saw them sitting in the grass. I was baffled about this one at first.

[2ndoldman]

Turns out that it is a clip on smartphone fisheye camera lens. This one also had me buffaloed.
The screw type back is missing, as it would have been a pin. ALA is what got me???
I think that "Automobile Legal Association" is kinda cool. http://dangerousminds.net/comments/1...e_introduction

[Havenhunter]

Love love love your favorite find if the day! Beautiful Art Deco workmanship.

[2ndoldman]

Thank you Deb.
Roger thinks that it is an early 1900s calling card tray.

[willjo]

No wonder we don't find any San Fran. mint coins, you find them all over there.

[2ndoldman]

When I come down to retrieve that pocket knife you plan to loose I will share some "S" mint coins with you.

[Hi-Lo]

That's awesome. I like the silver bracelet w native motif.

[2ndoldman]

I wish that it was silver.

[Scorpion68]

Excellent post Bruce, as usual. Always some interesting and strange stuff. I suggest that large sized ring probably belonged to an Amazon or a rather large effeminate man. I have a bunch of that Chinese funny money that I categorized when I was stationed in Japan. Haven't looked at it in years. Thanks for sharing your slow start week.

[2ndoldman]

Post a picture of your "funny money" Chuck.
I don't mind a slow start is ok as long the finish is strong.

[p kurt]

Wow wee, that is quite the haul. That tray is awesome and I really like that bracelet. It must really be exciting because it seems there is absolutely no limit to what all you find. Stuff from all over the world. Thanks for the trip, you are the super hero of the magic stick posts!

[2ndoldman]

I am blushing right now. Thank you for the compliment.