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On Saturday evening, I received a text from "Brooklyn digger" inviting me to join him on a "Ring Finders" call. I gladly accepted. On Sunday morning, Jay picked me up around 8;30 A.M. There was literally no traffic and we got to Peekskill, N.Y. in about an hour.
The lost ring scenario was kind of strange. Two weeks earlier, two ladies sitting on their porch got into an argument. One of them grabbed the other's jewelry that was laying on a table on the porch, and ended up throwing it across the street in front of their property. The handful of 14kt white gold consisted of a necklace, a set of earrings, and a heavy ring. After the smoke cleared, they were able to retrieve the necklace and earring from the overgrown bushes but could not find the ring. Before we responded,the area was searched by another hobbyist with a metal detector, but he couldn't find the ring. The area where the jewelry had fallen was overgrown with weeds, shrubs, and bushes, some of which they had pulled out by the roots. Of course we checked those bushes first. It was also obvious that the site had been used as a dump for awhile. There was evidence of bricks, discarded furniture, and all sorts of metal items, including an old bedspring. In addition, there was standing water with swarms of mosquitoes, and I have no doubt, there were some ticks in there. Well we hit it for about an hour but we both knew,, this search would have to wait until the winter after all the vegetation and skeeters die off.
Since we weren't too far from my sister's house, who lives in Putnam County, I suggested we take a ride over to a park where I had found some silver in previous hunts..
We arrived at the park at 11;00 A.M. I immediately headed for the areas around a few old trees. My first coin was a deep wheat. Since deciding to dig all "98" signals on the DEUS, I have been getting some nice targets. After about an hour into the hunt, I heard Jay proclaim, "Silver!"
I went over to where he had just finished digging out a Mercury Dime and mentioned rechecking the hole. Sure enough, he got another signal with his Garrett Carrot. Then he starts yelling, "IT'S A BARBER!" Yep, sitting in the hole , staring up at us was a 1915 Barber Quarter. I took a picture and congratulated him on his Silver Coin Spill. Very nice,,
About an hour later, I dug out a 1936 Mercury dime just as my sister was walking to me. I had called her when we arrived at the park. It was so funny. Jay was thinking, "Here we go,, a Crazy Park Lady is going to break our chops about digging." He was so surprised when I introduced him to my sister.
I dug out a total of 7 Wheat Pennies, with the oldest being a 1910, and a crusty button. The button cleaned up nice and turned out to be a Boy Scouts of America but with the slogan "Be Prepared" on it.
Although we couldn't complete our original mission by finding the lost ring, we still managed to salvage a good day of metal detecting and we both got some silver. It was nice to see my sister and I ended up having a great day.
The coin in the hole turned out to be a 1915 Barber Quarter
I cleaned up the Plumb bob by letting it soak in White Vinegar overnight
The lost ring scenario was kind of strange. Two weeks earlier, two ladies sitting on their porch got into an argument. One of them grabbed the other's jewelry that was laying on a table on the porch, and ended up throwing it across the street in front of their property. The handful of 14kt white gold consisted of a necklace, a set of earrings, and a heavy ring. After the smoke cleared, they were able to retrieve the necklace and earring from the overgrown bushes but could not find the ring. Before we responded,the area was searched by another hobbyist with a metal detector, but he couldn't find the ring. The area where the jewelry had fallen was overgrown with weeds, shrubs, and bushes, some of which they had pulled out by the roots. Of course we checked those bushes first. It was also obvious that the site had been used as a dump for awhile. There was evidence of bricks, discarded furniture, and all sorts of metal items, including an old bedspring. In addition, there was standing water with swarms of mosquitoes, and I have no doubt, there were some ticks in there. Well we hit it for about an hour but we both knew,, this search would have to wait until the winter after all the vegetation and skeeters die off.
Since we weren't too far from my sister's house, who lives in Putnam County, I suggested we take a ride over to a park where I had found some silver in previous hunts..
We arrived at the park at 11;00 A.M. I immediately headed for the areas around a few old trees. My first coin was a deep wheat. Since deciding to dig all "98" signals on the DEUS, I have been getting some nice targets. After about an hour into the hunt, I heard Jay proclaim, "Silver!"
I went over to where he had just finished digging out a Mercury Dime and mentioned rechecking the hole. Sure enough, he got another signal with his Garrett Carrot. Then he starts yelling, "IT'S A BARBER!" Yep, sitting in the hole , staring up at us was a 1915 Barber Quarter. I took a picture and congratulated him on his Silver Coin Spill. Very nice,,
About an hour later, I dug out a 1936 Mercury dime just as my sister was walking to me. I had called her when we arrived at the park. It was so funny. Jay was thinking, "Here we go,, a Crazy Park Lady is going to break our chops about digging." He was so surprised when I introduced him to my sister.
I dug out a total of 7 Wheat Pennies, with the oldest being a 1910, and a crusty button. The button cleaned up nice and turned out to be a Boy Scouts of America but with the slogan "Be Prepared" on it.
Although we couldn't complete our original mission by finding the lost ring, we still managed to salvage a good day of metal detecting and we both got some silver. It was nice to see my sister and I ended up having a great day.
The coin in the hole turned out to be a 1915 Barber Quarter
I cleaned up the Plumb bob by letting it soak in White Vinegar overnight
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