Get That Treasure

09/10/2026

Never sleep on the medians.

Dug this 1902 Indian Head cent today right out of a public median. 124 years old and just sitting there waiting for somebody to finally swing a coil over it.

Everybody drives past these little strips of ground every day. I see places to hunt.

If it beeps and it repeats, dig it.

09/10/2026

I want to go back to this day. Nothing like digging up fire damaged silver coins. Hard to tell that this is a sixpence.

09/01/2026

Well?? Any ideas???

08/22/2026

I love finding Tootsietoys like most of us do but this one is complete with all four tires which is rare out of the dirt. I’m sure the kid who lost it grew up and hopefully wondered what happened to it. It’s mine now and I’m glad they lost it lol

08/19/2026

Sometimes the address on a find tells as much of the story as the object itself.

I dug this advertising watch fob from C. E. Hoffman Co., 1709 Main Street in Dallas, a major early Dallas dealer in barber furniture, supplies and cutlery.

The front couldn’t be more appropriate: crossed straight razors and a shaving mug.

And that 1709 Main address helps date it.

C. E. Hoffman was already involved in Dallas’ barber-supply trade by 1909. By 1914, newspaper ads identify C. E. Hoffman Co. (Dallas Barbers Supply Company) at 1709 Main, “Opposite Postoffice,” selling barber furniture and supplies, importing cutlery and operating grinders. The company even advertised itself as the “Largest Barber Supply House in the South.”

By 1924, however, Hoffman had moved to 1712 Commerce Street, where the company remained for years.

That puts this particular fob roughly in the 1910–1923 period, with a circa-1910s date looking very plausible.

More than a century ago, this little piece of metal was advertising a Dallas business to the barbers who bought its supplies.

Eventually the watch strap disappeared. The business disappeared.

The advertisement ended up underground.

And now it’s telling the story again.

08/13/2026

The best!

08/12/2026

I’ve said it many times, Kenny is one of the greats in the hobby!

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08/12/2026

I’ll take it all day!!

08/05/2026

Some finds tell two stories.

This is an 1884 James G. Blaine & John A. Logan Republican presidential campaign token, struck in gilted brass during one of the most hard-fought and controversial elections in American history. These inexpensive tokens were handed out at rallies and parades so supporters could literally wear their politics on their sleeves. The gilded finish gave them the appearance of gold without the expense.

The 1884 election pitted Republican James G. Blaine and Civil War hero John A. Logan against Democrat Grover Cleveland. It became one of the nastiest campaigns of the 19th century, filled with accusations of corruption, personal scandal, and the famous “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion” controversy. Cleveland ultimately won by fewer than 1,200 votes in New York, giving him the presidency.

But this token has a second chapter.

At some point in its life, someone shot it with a bullet, folding the brass nearly in half. Was it nailed to a fence as target practice? Pinned to a tree? Carried in someone’s pocket before ending up in a field? We’ll never know.

That’s what I love about relic hunting. History doesn’t stop the day an object is made. Every scratch, bend, and bullet hole becomes part of its story.

A campaign token that survived a bitter presidential race… only to lose a battle with a bullet over a century later.

Now it’s been rescued from the ground and gets to tell its story once again.