Well, I got off work Friday night and drove to a playground behind where I work and grabbed my detector. I made one sweep and the sky opened up and it started to rain. Bummer..
I decided to drive around and scout a little. I made my way down to the Mississippi river and when I got within sight of the river, I saw a small "run down" looking neighborhood park with a community garden. I decided to press my luck a bit, with all the old houses around and hit it for a few minutes. The rain was still falling, yet lightly now.
The first target I dug was an old ring tab. Undeterred, I continued on where I dug out this curious object.
Does anyone know if this is a Civil War piece? The area has a rich history of occupancy by soldiers. Here are a couple more pics:
Continuing on, I attracted the attention of a local. He wasted about 20 minutes of my time, and I thought a couple times I might be struck by lightning. Anyway, he did provide me some tips about the area. Another local detectorist stopped by too and I got some valuable info on a potential civil war site. Anyway, my next dig was a 1956 Wheat Penny. I always like finding them!
Finally, my wife was calling and the rain picked up. My next dig ended up being a man hole cover at 6" that my XLT told me was a coin at 1". I don't even know why I kept digging. Anyway, I got one good last hit on the way to the truck that produced a really cool old "Bible Charm".
I was really happy to find that. It kinda rounded out this short hunt. Well, if you are still reading, I hope you enjoyed the pics. HH
baldingboy
I decided to drive around and scout a little. I made my way down to the Mississippi river and when I got within sight of the river, I saw a small "run down" looking neighborhood park with a community garden. I decided to press my luck a bit, with all the old houses around and hit it for a few minutes. The rain was still falling, yet lightly now.
The first target I dug was an old ring tab. Undeterred, I continued on where I dug out this curious object.
Does anyone know if this is a Civil War piece? The area has a rich history of occupancy by soldiers. Here are a couple more pics:
Continuing on, I attracted the attention of a local. He wasted about 20 minutes of my time, and I thought a couple times I might be struck by lightning. Anyway, he did provide me some tips about the area. Another local detectorist stopped by too and I got some valuable info on a potential civil war site. Anyway, my next dig was a 1956 Wheat Penny. I always like finding them!
Finally, my wife was calling and the rain picked up. My next dig ended up being a man hole cover at 6" that my XLT told me was a coin at 1". I don't even know why I kept digging. Anyway, I got one good last hit on the way to the truck that produced a really cool old "Bible Charm".
I was really happy to find that. It kinda rounded out this short hunt. Well, if you are still reading, I hope you enjoyed the pics. HH
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