Rusted_Iron
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- May 25, 2006
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- Tesoro
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- All Treasure Hunting
I'm BACK!!! Day 5, Sixth LARGE CENT!!! + Relics & lots of pics!!
hi everyone,
I got back to that field today. You knew that was gonna happen.
The little dog was not there. Later I would realize where he went... His pal Big Woofer started barking at me, of course. I made my way back to the spot where I had so far found five large cents and a bunch of relics.
Woofer makes a lot of noise, but he doesn't stay at it long. Quickly the field got silent, except for the beeps from my detector of course. What's weird is, I smelled that smell of tobacco, that 1820 smell. It only lasted for a short time. It happened in the large cent patch. This is getting pretty interesting, I thought. Ghosts! Or the devil, whichever. Or a clever ploy by Yappy, perhaps. Whatever, man, I have largies to dig!
Anyway, I started really pounding that spot where I found the stuff these past few hunts. Started finding some relics. I found a door bolt, a nice jumbo square nail, and a couple other decent iron pieces. Stoked! The electrolysis bath will be in full swing this winter. When I find out for sure if I found a 200 BC relic, I will post cleaned pics. That one piece in yesterday's photo maybe didn't look like much, but I knew it was something special. I likes iron.
I found a few bits of pewter, and then I swung the coil over a tall patch of alfalfa. Coil was a good 5 inches above the ground, and I got that loud signal. Loud like a beer can, but this was different. I had a feeling. It did not disc out, smooth all the way to SCAP. I knew what it was. I was like 99% sure. So I started digging very carefully.
After a while, checking with the pinpointer, carefully removing dirt, I saw that green disc. This time I brought my camera.
Yeah, buddy!! That's what I'm talkin' about.
The back was a lot cleaner than the front. I did not try to rub it in the field, at all. I didn't even try to brush away the dirt. No way. Wrapped that disc up and put 'er away carefully.
I poked around a little more and found a really nice flat button. I do not know this maker, anyone? It is not the usual "RICH GILT" type deal. Unusual to have an actual maker's name on a flattie, that much I know from digging a few. So this becomes one of my favorite button finds.
And here are the nonferrous relics together with the LC:
Well as the light was fading, I found a little tiny button. It's in that picture above. Yappy started barking! He was back, and guess what, he brought friends. I figured this out, now. See, he was up at Iron Patch's place for the day, doing a little leotard shopping
. He got sick of losing buttons. That little button was his, I'm pretty sure.
So anyway, he had like 2 or 3 other little dogs with him, and they were not happy with my presence. I know, I know, you're probably wondering how he got up to Patch's place and back so quick. Well that UFO I dug yesterday was obsolete technology for him.
It was another awesome day, and the sun was fading fast. I took a photo before I packed up and got out of there.
Now we're up to 6, count 'em, six largies from one site. I haven't even really started to touch on the narrow, faint, iffy signals. Well, OK, I did dig one or two before dark, but those were nails I'm saving for Iron Patch's consolation prizes when the PA boys trounce him in a bout of 'tectin. Actually, one signal was a flat button without the shank, at like 7 inches, partly on edge, and for a second I thought I finally had an early dime. Oh well, maybe next time.
Thanks for looking, y'all.
Chris
hi everyone,
I got back to that field today. You knew that was gonna happen.
The little dog was not there. Later I would realize where he went... His pal Big Woofer started barking at me, of course. I made my way back to the spot where I had so far found five large cents and a bunch of relics.
Woofer makes a lot of noise, but he doesn't stay at it long. Quickly the field got silent, except for the beeps from my detector of course. What's weird is, I smelled that smell of tobacco, that 1820 smell. It only lasted for a short time. It happened in the large cent patch. This is getting pretty interesting, I thought. Ghosts! Or the devil, whichever. Or a clever ploy by Yappy, perhaps. Whatever, man, I have largies to dig!
Anyway, I started really pounding that spot where I found the stuff these past few hunts. Started finding some relics. I found a door bolt, a nice jumbo square nail, and a couple other decent iron pieces. Stoked! The electrolysis bath will be in full swing this winter. When I find out for sure if I found a 200 BC relic, I will post cleaned pics. That one piece in yesterday's photo maybe didn't look like much, but I knew it was something special. I likes iron.
I found a few bits of pewter, and then I swung the coil over a tall patch of alfalfa. Coil was a good 5 inches above the ground, and I got that loud signal. Loud like a beer can, but this was different. I had a feeling. It did not disc out, smooth all the way to SCAP. I knew what it was. I was like 99% sure. So I started digging very carefully.
After a while, checking with the pinpointer, carefully removing dirt, I saw that green disc. This time I brought my camera.
Yeah, buddy!! That's what I'm talkin' about.
The back was a lot cleaner than the front. I did not try to rub it in the field, at all. I didn't even try to brush away the dirt. No way. Wrapped that disc up and put 'er away carefully.
I poked around a little more and found a really nice flat button. I do not know this maker, anyone? It is not the usual "RICH GILT" type deal. Unusual to have an actual maker's name on a flattie, that much I know from digging a few. So this becomes one of my favorite button finds.
And here are the nonferrous relics together with the LC:
Well as the light was fading, I found a little tiny button. It's in that picture above. Yappy started barking! He was back, and guess what, he brought friends. I figured this out, now. See, he was up at Iron Patch's place for the day, doing a little leotard shopping
. He got sick of losing buttons. That little button was his, I'm pretty sure. So anyway, he had like 2 or 3 other little dogs with him, and they were not happy with my presence. I know, I know, you're probably wondering how he got up to Patch's place and back so quick. Well that UFO I dug yesterday was obsolete technology for him.
It was another awesome day, and the sun was fading fast. I took a photo before I packed up and got out of there.
Now we're up to 6, count 'em, six largies from one site. I haven't even really started to touch on the narrow, faint, iffy signals. Well, OK, I did dig one or two before dark, but those were nails I'm saving for Iron Patch's consolation prizes when the PA boys trounce him in a bout of 'tectin. Actually, one signal was a flat button without the shank, at like 7 inches, partly on edge, and for a second I thought I finally had an early dime. Oh well, maybe next time.
Thanks for looking, y'all.
Chris
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Keep up the great digging, Chris! Think 10+ from that site and it will happen!
(WTG) the pic's came out great .. 
MR TUFF
