I Dug My First Treasure Chest, Opie's Gonna Be Mad.

Loco-Digger

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I left out this morning with three sites in mind. I headed East from the house enroute to a farm where the house was built in 1845. No one home :BangHead:, I just knew I should have asked 2 days ago when I drove by and saw the owner working on the property. Oh well, I decided I better go back home to get another pack of cigs. As I left the house again I noticed a full trash bag in the road, since I live here, I decided to stop and toss it in the van,:icon_thumleft: otherwise the lazy folks around would let it get hit and the contents might have blown around to include in my yard. Instead of going to the 1900's house I hit yesterday, I went to a lot that is now owned by the town. There was a house on it at one time that dated back to the 1940's. I pulled in the site I geared up and grabbed the F75LTD2 with the sharpshooter coil attached and didn't walk 20 feet and got a nice signal. I dug down 8 inches and pulled a nickle from the plug (a 1964). I re-scanned the hole with the pin pointer, it was still going off, so I dug another scoop. More coins were found, after about 8 scoops I finally silenced the hole. The coins must have been buried in 1967 in a small plastic treasure chest. The coins date from 1940 thru 1967. There were 5 silvers and 14 wheats. :headbang: The total haul was $3.65 and a marble, that was like a lifetimes worth of savings to a young lad back in the 60's. I did scout around for a while and found that much of the site has had fill dirt brought in after they demolished the house a few years back.

I'll take a 5 silver coin day any day. :occasion14:

The Remains of the Chest

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The Keepers

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The Total Haul

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Other finds from the site

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I did stop by and hunted the 1900's house again for a little while. This place has to have been hit in the past, all I dug today was a 1961 nickel after 45 minutes of swinging the soil.

Yesterday was a so so day, I did get the permission for a site I have been eyeballing for the past 2 years. I pulled a 1949D silver quarter, my oldest dog tag (1930), 2 wheats, and 2 older broaches. One of the broaches is going into a Thank You card for the property owner.

Yesterday's Keepers

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All Yesterday's Finds

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On Saturday I took the XP Deus out to a place I have been pounding for 3 years. Not many good signals remain there. I did eke out some clad, a small junk ring and what I thought was a 3 ringer bullet. The bullet turned out to be a finial I believe. I also hit a little patch of ground at the local fair grounds before I called it a day.

Saturday's digs

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As always, I hope ya'll got out and swung the coil :metaldetector: today.

I think picking up the garbage bag bought me a little karma. :hello2:
 

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highnam

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Sweet...5 silver day. It looks like it even said "treasure chest", way cool.
maybe I didn't see the 67' coin, which one was it?
 

A2coins

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Nice find Kevin theres nothing left of that treasure chest that is a sweet find good job my Friend!!!!
 

pa-dirt_nc-sand

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5 silver hole, crazy!! I'd be thrilled with simply digging 2. I Was at the oldest farm house location this afternoon and had a silver tone, pulled the plug and saw multiple silver coins and they were all 1990's, aargh...
 

ARC

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Damn ... I have been searching for that treasure for years...

I knew someone would find it before me. :P
 

JeffInMass

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Congrats on the great finds- that treasure chest is just awesome!!

-- Jeff --
 

Subterranean

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ARGH Loco! Oak Island be cursed, but avast me hearties, Davy Jones done gave up his loot to the swashbuckler known as Loco...great find, so cool, congratulations. Sub :skullflag:
 

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Loco-Digger

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Sweet hunts!! That lost treasure chest with silvers and wheats must have been a rush digging.
Congrats on your other finds too and your oldest dog tag. Love finding the older dog tags.

Thanks ds, the more coins I pulled the more excited I got especially when I saw a couple silvers in the pile, some were so green that I thought I only had 2 until I cleaned them later. The dog tag was not readable, it looked like a small furniture adornment until cleaned.

Sweet...5 silver day. It looks like it even said "treasure chest", way cool.
maybe I didn't see the 67' coin, which one was it?

Thanks highnam, the 1967 coins are 1 quarter, 1 nickel, & 2 pennies

Nice haul Loco! Weather is cooperating there too I see.

Thanks 2m, seems like your on a relic roll, keep the posts coming.

Nice find Kevin theres nothing left of that treasure chest that is a sweet find good job my Friend!!!!

Thanks Tommy, I tried to pull all it's pieces from the hole, so I could glue it back together, maybe I'll go back and sift more pieces. The site is a little over an acre and I will get back there with my 12" x 15' coil mounted to see if I can get deep under the fill dirt.

5 silver hole, crazy!! I'd be thrilled with simply digging 2. I Was at the oldest farm house location this afternoon and had a silver tone, pulled the plug and saw multiple silver coins and they were all 1990's, aargh...

Thanks PA_NC, I thought I might be pulling a Kennedy half or a walker, I'll take 5 silvers in the hole any day. GL & HH
 

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Loco-Digger

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Nice haul Loco...:icon_thumright:

Thanks PP

Damn ... I have been searching for that treasure for years...

I knew someone would find it before me. :P

Thanks AARC, sorry to dig your treasure, but you know it's first come first serve. :icon_thumright:

Congrats on the great finds- that treasure chest is just awesome!!

-- Jeff --

Thanks Jeff, it's an awesome feeling when you pull a coin and then another and another etc from the hole.

very LOCO ! what a great find. congrats

Thanks mc

ARGH Loco! Oak Island be cursed, but avast me hearties, Davy Jones done gave up his loot to the swashbuckler known as Loco...great find, so cool, congratulations. Sub :skullflag:

Thanks Sub, swashbuckler :tongue3:
 

Stretch Da Truth

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Sweet finds Loco! That F75 is looking as good as you told me it was.
Keep up the good finds!
 

Fugio

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Nice finds brother! Congratulations! Nice silvers there.
 

WHADIFIND

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Nothing more fitting then digging up a treasure chest full of treasure. :)

WTG!
 

treblehunter

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Coolness, this is the closest I have got to a treasure chest
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I was water hunting at my lake, it showed up in my scoop. I have found wallets, purses, lockets, makeup tins, still intact mason jars, little plastic football coin purses and still have found nothing inside. Nice haul buddy congrats!
 

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That's a beautiful find. It's full of dreamy money.
 

against the wind

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There has to be a;
"Hunter of The Month Award"
With that Treasure Chest find,, February is all yours.
Congratulations
 

HighVDI

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Congrats buddy !!! Sometimes it just works out huh?
 

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