I always try to stop by my parent's house after a weekend hunt to show my Mom the "treasures" I've found and this time she wanted to see how my metal detector worked. I got it out of my truck and was showing her the it worked when we got a nice sounding hit in their back yard. I dug a small plug and handed her my HF pin pointer to check the hole. You would have thought she had just found Amelia Earhart's airplane when this little ring came out of the ground We spent the rest of our time digging holes in the back yard...me with the detector and her with the pin pointer. They have lived in the house for just over 54 years and she had no idea who the owner of the sterling ring might be. It made her day as well as mine.
I always try to stop by my parent's house after a weekend hunt to show my Mom the "treasures" I've found and this time she wanted to see how my metal detector worked. I got it out of my truck and was showing her the it worked when we got a nice sounding hit in their back yard. I dug a small plug and handed her my HF pin pointer to check the hole. You would have thought she had just found Amelia Earhart's airplane when this little ring came out of the ground We spent the rest of our time digging holes in the back yard...me with the detector and her with the pin pointer. They have lived in the house for just over 54 years and she had no idea who the owner of the sterling ring might be. It made her day as well as mine.
Awesome story pinball. Lost my mom in Feb. You'll treasure that day.
well, since I don't see a note saying Moderators are disqualified, I'll add mine.
You's can Ignore If we are excluded..... Right ?
Although the 14K Gold 1/4 K Diamond Mason ring on My Profile. can
be confirmed lost 1:41 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 17, 1948
when United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6 crashed outside of Aristes, Pennsylvania,
and found by me on the 55th. anniversary year of the crash. is my most valuable find.
My Best Find in my Mind was this Circa 1940s. Mills dime Slot Machine,
that I found in a drained Lake with 4 dimes still in it.
I was able to get the story that the police raided all the clubs in the area.
then loaded the slots in a truck bed & used a sledge Hammer on them.
then dumped the remains coins & all in the deepest part of the lake.
though most of the people Laughed at me, saying it was all a fantasy
this one, & pieces of others proved me right
closest I can find to an original match
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18th or early 19th century Masonic Jewel, solid gold (approx 14k). Hollow inside cavity. Found at the site of an 18th century church in South-Central Pennsylvania. Recover several LC's and an early cut silver from the same location.
Found a Puppy Paw U.S. Buckle with the makers mark J.I.Pittman. They only made them one year and that was in 1839. I found in Schuylkill County Pa. the first year i started detecting. Talk about beginners luck... Happy hunting and good luck to all
well, since I don't see a note saying Moderators are disqualified, I'll add mine.
You's can Ignore If we are excluded..... Right ?
Although the 14K Gold 1/4 K Diamond Mason ring on My Profile. can
be confirmed lost 1:41 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 17, 1948
when United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6 crashed outside of Aristes, Pennsylvania,
and found by me on the 55th. anniversary year of the crash. is my most valuable find.
My Best Find in my Mind was this Circa 1940s. Mills dime Slot Machine,
that I found in a drained Lake with 4 dimes still in it.
I was able to get the story that the police raided all the clubs in the area.
then loaded the slots in a truck bed & used a sledge Hammer on them.
then dumped the remains coins & all in the deepest part of the lake.
though most of the people Laughed at me, saying it was all a fantasy
this one, & pieces of others proved me right
closest I can find to an original match
Man!! That might be one of the coolest finds I have seen on here. I have heard about slot machines being thrown in a lake and always wondered if anyone has found one, I guess someone has!
My favorite find to date would have to be my 1853 seated half dollar. Me and a buddy were detecting a location we call bullet hill. We were within speaking distance of each other when I got a nice 86 hit on my at pro. Before I could dig the hole he called me over to show me a big copper he just pulled. As I walked back to my signal I thought come on ground it's my turn and sure enough it was!
I`v been detecting for 48 years owned my own detector shop G.A.P. Metal Detectors here in N.Y.
See my old adds in Western & Eastern Treasures and Lost Treasure Magazines through the 90s
I hunt the Sullivan Trail here in N.Y.
"Success is just Rented, Never Owned and the Rent is due Daily"
"Its the Golden Rule who ever has the Gold Rules"
Brute Force and Ignorance
I Started this hobby on 3/10/2014. Really picked up hunting time after my purchase of an ATPro on the 27th of that month.
Found a little bit of stuff but not untill July did I find my first CW bullet( Sharps Ringtail ).
In Oct. and Sept. I had to be off work for medical reasons and my therapist told me to pursue my hobby daily to keep my mind busy.
So about 9:00 am on Sept 4th I was sweeping a section of a local battle field when I get a Faint high tone with scratchy beginnings and endings.
So I dug this up. 14" deep.
I can date and time stamp the loss of this spur and what side lost it.
On July 27th 1864 between 0600 and 0700
Gen. Richard Gano with 600 Texas Cavalry ( including the Famed Gano Guards ) and Confederate Choctaw Indians
Attacked 200 of the 6th Kansas Cavalry and 100 of the 4th Arkansas Infantry ( Arkansas Federals ) Commanded By Major David Mefford
who had a large herd of horses on a big Prairie
6 miles southwest of Fort Smith ( which was held by the Federals ).
The battle lasted less than an hour with a Confederate victory.
The interesting thing about this spur ( Tnet experts have told me it is a Texas pattern ) is it had been repaired by a Blacksmith and 2 holes drilled in the short end so that it could still be worn.
Southern troops in the Indian Nation and Southwest Arkansas were very poor and ill armed and clothed. They took everything they could carry and tried to burn everything else.
I love trying to get the history of the objects I find.
Well thanks for reading and the entry.
Last edited by ArDirtSlinger; Jul 05, 2015 at 06:52 PM.
My passion is for hunting relic sites, as I feel the imprint of past lives often lingers there!
Detectorists finds, are the background noise of antiquity!
Don't question it ... just dig it!
You all do have some nice finds and I hate to enter this one because.... well everybody's can't compare to this one!
This horseshoe is the original shoe from the front left leg from Mr. Clarks horse. He lost it while going through Tennessee with Mr. Lewis. You know "The Lewis & Clark Expedition". I hate to brag but I also think I've found one from Lewis's horse from the right rear leg also. I just haven't confirmed yet. After I do these pair of shoes will be priceless as a pair. There are some imitation's around but I have the original's from some early famous explores. None of these shoes are for sale (well maybe?).
I am a true blue Patriot who believes in the original Constitution's meaning. I'll bleed blood to defend it and resist those who want to diminish or alter its meaning or those rights stated within the Constitution.
I found these 13 points while digging a piece of buckshot from a buck and ball load at a Second Seminole War fort site. I first thought that I had found a milk glass bottle in the hole, but when I flipped it out...to my surprise...the first of these popped out! I recovered the buckshot ball, and moved on, but my dad convinced me to go back and check the hole for more...and I was soon pulling them out by the handful! It was a nice cache of points that hadn't been touched by man for thousands of years! The 3 broken ones had apparently, been broken while being made, and the bases were nowhere to be found, although I did find the flakes from their manufacture in the area. It was the day after Christmas 2012, but I can remember every detail like it was yesterday! A find of a lifetime, made all the better that I was able to share it with my dad, and our hunting buddy!
Sometime in the future...people will look back at our time and realize that the main two contributors to our demise were participation trophies, and tenured professors.
My favorite find, but perhaps not my best, is a condition find. A King George the 2nd from 1734 in amazing dug condition for somethig that could have been in the ground for 280 years. Found it this year 13" under the ground with my CTX3030.
"Take the detecta-drama elsewhere - I'm just here to dig!"
Running totals:
Hammered Silvers - 2
Hammered Coppers - 1
Milled Spanish Silver - 12
Colonial State Coppers - 7
United States Cent/Half cent Coppers - 107
British & Other colonial Coppers - 90
Slick coppers - too painful to talk about
Silver Coins - 800-900
Favourite Finds:
1665 1-reale Spanish Cob
Revolutionary War stirrup
1812 2nd Regiment Artillarists pewter button
1695 Willam 3rd Halfpenny in excellent condition
G.W. Inagural Buttons - 6 Point Estoile cuff variety
Love token etched on 1859 seated Dime
1852 Trimmy trimmy trime
1831 Louis Phillippe 1st - 5 Franc
1783 Nova Constelatio, Crosby-3C
1749 King George II Farthing (mint fresh)
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We spent the rest of our time digging holes in the back yard...me with the detector and her with the pin pointer. They have lived in the house for just over 54 years and she had no idea who the owner of the sterling ring might be. It made her day as well as mine.
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