Scrappy
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- Mar 6, 2014
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Iām still a bit shaky. Actually in the live dig you can see my hand start shaking the minute I realize what I had dug, lol.
Iāve been clearing out a cellar hole lately and went there this morning for my second round of gut-busting stone removal. The first day had good results with a shoe buckle frag and some iron scissors, so I decided to commit my winter to a complete excavation. Hereās day 1 View attachment 1522484
Today I took a ābeforeā picture even though Iād done some removal already. Hereās how it looked
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I spent a good 2-3 hours removing stones and grooming the dirt for detecting but hadnāt had any luck besides square nails and cauldron fragments. I was beginning to feel quite dejected after removing a ton (no kidding) of rock and finding zero non-ferrous targets when I got a pretty decent signal. Thatās when things got weird...
And here it is...
It actually looks like an off-strike on top of everything else. Hereās a guide for Identification
The video says it all but I must say it was quite a wonderful surprise to dig a copper, much less a transitional piece in good condition. Hereās an āafterā pic of the cellar hole from 3 hours of work
This is my second Nova and I now have two Scarce varieties!
Here they are together
I left after that find,but Iāll surely be back soon. Remember, you never know whatāll be in that next hole so always keep at it. Enjoy, and good hunts!
Steve
Iāve been clearing out a cellar hole lately and went there this morning for my second round of gut-busting stone removal. The first day had good results with a shoe buckle frag and some iron scissors, so I decided to commit my winter to a complete excavation. Hereās day 1 View attachment 1522484
Today I took a ābeforeā picture even though Iād done some removal already. Hereās how it looked
View attachment 1522486
I spent a good 2-3 hours removing stones and grooming the dirt for detecting but hadnāt had any luck besides square nails and cauldron fragments. I was beginning to feel quite dejected after removing a ton (no kidding) of rock and finding zero non-ferrous targets when I got a pretty decent signal. Thatās when things got weird...
And here it is...
It actually looks like an off-strike on top of everything else. Hereās a guide for Identification
The video says it all but I must say it was quite a wonderful surprise to dig a copper, much less a transitional piece in good condition. Hereās an āafterā pic of the cellar hole from 3 hours of work
This is my second Nova and I now have two Scarce varieties!
Here they are together
I left after that find,but Iāll surely be back soon. Remember, you never know whatāll be in that next hole so always keep at it. Enjoy, and good hunts!
Steve
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