Going for the gold never looked so ugly.

[2ndoldman]

This week has been the pits.
The Excal is a great detector.
But it was not designed for hunting trashy parks.
I can say however that there are far fewer pull tabs to ignore when the CTX gets back.
And if I dig many more beaver tail tabs I will start chewing wood.
Mondays results.
Took Tuesday off and this is from Wednesday and Thursday. And the recyclables. And then there is Friday. Friday was also old bullet day.
Junk jewelry can be found just about anywhere. But sometimes lake Friday it is not always junk. Like this old cut glass broach.

[2ndoldman]

These look like junk. Until you take a closer look.
It is a collar tie from 1882. I managed a few other head scratchers on Friday.
First whatsit. And the second. Quite likely riveted to leather, but for a horse bridal? How about this?

[2ndoldman]

One regular and one fouled anchor. I guess that it was not all bad.
I did manage one copper in not bad shape. And two silvers.

[Hoss]

You amaze me Your province owes you a debt of gratitude for all the crap you pick up off the ground.

[Havenhunter]

I will say your coin engravers are quite artistic! I received a catalog from the Canadian Mint & they have some gorgeous coins trimmed with semi-precious gemstones. Very nice!

[G10+]

U know Bruce I was thinking of u the other night, I was watching something on old theme parks that have bean shut down for years ... That would even be worth traveling for if u could get around those lol.... There is one just over the mountain from me that shut down some years back , but u can still see the rides when u go by it ... It was called " dog patch " .... Awesome haul , thanks for showing

[2ndoldman]

U know Bruce I was thinking of u the other night, I was watching something on old theme parks that have bean shut down for years ... That would even be worth traveling for if u could get around those lol.... There is one just over the mountain from me that shut down some years back , but u can still see the rides when u go by it ... It was called " dog patch " .... Awesome haul , thanks for showing

Get yourself an inexpensive detector and go ask for permission. I would love having some company posting here.

[Claycald]

I have a detector....just never know where to take it......where do you hunt and have the most success? I might just start since all my sights for artifacts are flooded!

[Claycald]

Awesome as usual......looks like my artifact hunting......you know how much chips and flakes and brokes I pick up and throw before I find a whole point.....ok I keep the brokes....but still it's hundreds or thousands I'm sure. I have one site that is so riddled with flakes and chippings it's like looking for a needle in a haystack! Still fun to just get out right?

[2ndoldman]

Awesome as usual......looks like my artifact hunting......you know how much chips and flakes and brokes I pick up and throw before I find a whole point.....ok I keep the brokes....but still it's hundreds or thousands I'm sure. I have one site that is so riddled with flakes and chippings it's like looking for a needle in a haystack! Still fun to just get out right?

Totally right there. Being outside and active is the real blessing. The finds/keepers are a bonus.

[G10+]

Awesome as usual......looks like my artifact hunting......you know how much chips and flakes and brokes I pick up and throw before I find a whole point.....ok I keep the brokes....but still it's hundreds or thousands I'm sure. I have one site that is so riddled with flakes and chippings it's like looking for a needle in a haystack! Still fun to just get out right?

Sounds like u may need to break ground there if u can , and make a hole 😎😎

[2ndoldman]

Clay all of my detecting is done in public places. Parks and school grounds primarily.
Basically any place where people go they can and do lose things.
What detector do you have?

[painshill]

Anything still recognisable on the other side of the first "whatsit" Bruce???

I think I can see what's left of a double-headed eagle and perhaps what looks like 1/4 H below it may actually be 1/4 K (with the K in Cyrillic script). If so, it's perhaps a Russian quarter kopek coin or token of some kind.

[G10+]

Get yourself an inexpensive detector and go ask for permission. I would love having some company posting here.

You know I would do that and would have a blast !! The only thing that stops me is knowing while I was swinging that thing I could be DIGGIN , lol!! 😎😎😎

[2ndoldman]

Anything still recognisable on the other side of the first "whatsit" Bruce???

I think I can see what's left of a double-headed eagle and perhaps what looks like 1/4 H below it may actually be 1/4 K (with the K in Cyrillic script). If so, it's perhaps a Russian quarter kopek coin or token of some kind.

There is nothing recognizable on the other side Roger. The coin that it most closely represents that I have seen so far is this. But the 1/4 is not the same and it is less than half the size.

[painshill]

You find the most interesting things Bruce.

I kicked myself for not thinking of other eastern European states using the double-headed eagle, and for not recognising the rest of the legend. You’re on the right track that it’s similar to Hungarian quarter Florins… in fact the issues during the early reign of Franz-Josef I, who took the throne in 1848. It most closely resembles this one, from 1859:



However, you will note some stylistic differences in the lettering and its spacing, as well as the actual design on your example. It’s a lot cruder. Also, these coins were issued in silver. Yours is not an authentic coin and it’s not from Hungary. It’s an imitation, probably made by the firm of Lauer in Nuremberg in Germany in the mid to late 19^th century. These imitations were believed to have been made as gaming tokens for use by card players and also exist as buttons… although it’s not clear if they were made as such or if the tokens were converted to buttons at a later date. The tokens are slightly smaller than the original coins (usually about 26mm), made from aluminium and other white-metal base metal alloys and have the reverse design of the coin on which they were based on both sides. The buttons are usually uniface, but may not have originally been made so. For some reason, they all have the date 1859, although the coin itself was issued in other years too. There are numerous minor variations, but this is a typical example:

[2ndoldman]

By Jove I think you've got it.
Thank you Roger I do appreciate your research.