UnderMiner
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- Jul 27, 2014
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- Minelab Excalibur II, Ace 250
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- All Treasure Hunting
Was doing some more coastal exploring today. Found something I thought I would never see - a dumping ground filled with nothing but WWII-era military debris! This is a coastal sight that floods when the tide comes in which would explain why it hasn't been discovered until now. On the surface I was scooping up coins and military buttons dating as far back as 1925 and as modern as the early 1940's - and I didn't have my detector with me 
I had only planned to muck for bottles! But the great news is the site isn't going anywhere and I will return tomorrow with my detectors and my giant sifter.
Some of the finds (all eyeballed):
Just to show you how virgin this ground is, below is an in situ picture of a buffalo nickle and a mercury dime side by side with a WWII-era button just off to the right. This was once an article of clothing, perhaps a pair of pants. After 70 years the fabric has disintegrated and the coins in the pocket have remained along with the button!
Some more in situ pictures:
The Merc and Buffalo:
A misfired bullet:
An army button:
Found this, and it took me about 5 seconds to figure out it was once a pencil. It's cool the lead never broke despite the wood disintegrating:
There was so much stuff at this site, most just sitting on the surface, that it was almost hard to believe. Can't wait for tomorrow when I actually have my equipment!
I had only planned to muck for bottles! But the great news is the site isn't going anywhere and I will return tomorrow with my detectors and my giant sifter. Some of the finds (all eyeballed):
Just to show you how virgin this ground is, below is an in situ picture of a buffalo nickle and a mercury dime side by side with a WWII-era button just off to the right. This was once an article of clothing, perhaps a pair of pants. After 70 years the fabric has disintegrated and the coins in the pocket have remained along with the button!
Some more in situ pictures:
The Merc and Buffalo:
A misfired bullet:
An army button:
Found this, and it took me about 5 seconds to figure out it was once a pencil. It's cool the lead never broke despite the wood disintegrating:
There was so much stuff at this site, most just sitting on the surface, that it was almost hard to believe. Can't wait for tomorrow when I actually have my equipment!
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