Viddy
Sr. Member
- Aug 16, 2011
- 447
- 220
- Detector(s) used
- Xterra 705, F2, Etrac, T2, V3i, AT Pro, CTX3030, Equinox 800, Vanquish 540, Go-Find 66, F5, Q60, Apex
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Civil War era 'US' belt buckle
Had a good day detecting in an area where there used to be a town in the 1800's and now it is just some fields and woods with a few stone walls and stairs.
I got a good signal on my E-Trac. I dug down about 11" and found, what I thought, was a 'bullet' but turned out to a piece of iron. It was shaped just like a bullet. I put my Pro Pointer back in the hole and it went crazy again. I cleared some dirt out and found a Civil War era 'US' belt buckle!
I still have to clean it up, which should be tough, because the soil around here is VERY bad and eats coins and metal very very fast. It also leaves heavy residue on items, as you can see in the picture.
I also found the 2 spoons in the same area, which was intersting. I also found a 22 caliber shell, some metal 'whisk-looking-thing'(as in the picture), about $2.00 in clad, and 2 wheat pennies.
Had a good day detecting in an area where there used to be a town in the 1800's and now it is just some fields and woods with a few stone walls and stairs.
I got a good signal on my E-Trac. I dug down about 11" and found, what I thought, was a 'bullet' but turned out to a piece of iron. It was shaped just like a bullet. I put my Pro Pointer back in the hole and it went crazy again. I cleared some dirt out and found a Civil War era 'US' belt buckle!
I still have to clean it up, which should be tough, because the soil around here is VERY bad and eats coins and metal very very fast. It also leaves heavy residue on items, as you can see in the picture.
I also found the 2 spoons in the same area, which was intersting. I also found a 22 caliber shell, some metal 'whisk-looking-thing'(as in the picture), about $2.00 in clad, and 2 wheat pennies.
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