Wildcat1750
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- Nov 18, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
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AT PRO/Ace 250w8.5x11" DD Coil/
Garrett Pro-Pointer/Garrett Pro-Pointer AT/
Vibra-Tector 730/
Radio Shack Discovery 1000 (Tracker IV)
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
It’s been a while since I’ve venture next door but my neighbor asked us to watch her house this weekend. I have a standing invite to always metal detect there, of course. 
Eyes always to the ground I found a slope behind the deck with exposed shards of shell, glass, pottery, and quartz. The quartz was worked in the form of a point. I never paid much attention to this spot before so it was time to get out my machine.
My first good find was the iron lock. It has a brass keyhole, and the remnants of a brass dust cover.
Next came the 1864 IH Cent less than 10 feet away. It has a very nice dark green patina and no corrosion. That’s the way I like to find them!
5 feet further away came the best find of all. A fat, round, shiny target emerged and I was expecting it to be an aluminum can bottom or something. Out popped a beauty of a silver pocket watch, as shiny as the day it was dropped!
It was pretty hefty to the feel. I shook it and could hear stuff rattling around in the case.
Swinging my way back to my yard I found a nice ladies pin with a reddish stone in it and a flat button to round out the hunt.
Not being able to resist, I have already opened the watch! It was surprisingly clean for all those years in the ground. The hinge on the front cover snapped but opened easily to reveal shards of glass and bits of watch dial. The face was surprisingly clean. The back cover also opened easily but the hinge snapped. Finally, after lubing the last hinge I was able to open the dust cover without breaking it, to reveal the watch serial number and maker.
I will follow up with more info about the watch as I get it...
American Watch Company
Waltham Mass.
WILLIAM ELLERY, BOSTON MASS
Serial No. 95622
1859 Model manufactured between 11/1/1863 and 12/31/1863
Source: http://www.nawcc-info.org/walthamdb/LookupSN.asp
Thanks for Looking!
Eyes always to the ground I found a slope behind the deck with exposed shards of shell, glass, pottery, and quartz. The quartz was worked in the form of a point. I never paid much attention to this spot before so it was time to get out my machine.
My first good find was the iron lock. It has a brass keyhole, and the remnants of a brass dust cover.
Next came the 1864 IH Cent less than 10 feet away. It has a very nice dark green patina and no corrosion. That’s the way I like to find them!
5 feet further away came the best find of all. A fat, round, shiny target emerged and I was expecting it to be an aluminum can bottom or something. Out popped a beauty of a silver pocket watch, as shiny as the day it was dropped!
It was pretty hefty to the feel. I shook it and could hear stuff rattling around in the case.Swinging my way back to my yard I found a nice ladies pin with a reddish stone in it and a flat button to round out the hunt.
Not being able to resist, I have already opened the watch! It was surprisingly clean for all those years in the ground. The hinge on the front cover snapped but opened easily to reveal shards of glass and bits of watch dial. The face was surprisingly clean. The back cover also opened easily but the hinge snapped. Finally, after lubing the last hinge I was able to open the dust cover without breaking it, to reveal the watch serial number and maker.
I will follow up with more info about the watch as I get it...
American Watch Company
Waltham Mass.
WILLIAM ELLERY, BOSTON MASS
Serial No. 95622
1859 Model manufactured between 11/1/1863 and 12/31/1863
Source: http://www.nawcc-info.org/walthamdb/LookupSN.asp
Thanks for Looking!
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