<p><strong>Been a while since I dug.</strong></p> <p>Started at 4:45am yesterday at a coastal site that was a scrap metal/junk car area of the city. In the early 20th century, they bulldozed all the buildings, filled in a tidal inlet, and built a row of homes where the shoreline now sits.</p> <p>The site has given up gold on two previous hunts, an Artcarved Band, and an ornate Clockface piece. Also lots of .50 cal ammo and some artillery pieces.</p> <p>Not many Pre 1850 finds here, but I think it was a popular swimming area earlier in this century. <br> Good Finds:</p> <ul> <li>1961 Dime</li> <li>1918 Quarter (ha, it's an 'S' and I see a really flat top on that 8, maybe the 7 over 8 error )</li> <li>15 g 14K Pin</li> </ul> <p>A shame the pin is so chipped and damaged.</p> [split] <p>I pulled from a crevice in rock outcropping with a piece of copper wire I had dug. Has anyone seen the makers mark before? looks like the top of a keystone...</p> <p>Holy Toledo! this just in, Got an Id on the pin, Art Nouveau style, Fits right in with timeline of other finds at this site: "Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910".</p> <p>Thanks for looking and HH All!</p>