Caught a Sailfish while dirt fishing ( with photo to prove it )

[ivan salis]

Today while hunting an old lot, I dug up a sailfish pin. A fellow who had torn down and removed the house on the lot stopped by and informed me thay he had previously found: six 1840 thru 1856 silver dollars and an 1801 penny on the surface after the home was destroyed. He also said that "with your coin finder you should find some good stuff." Other than the pin, I found 3 modern coins. Needless to say - I will be back with the big deeper running coil ( 9 x 12) --was using a sniper coil on my ace 250 today (to help cut thru trash --but i might have go to dig it all now)--photo about 3 x actual size of item to show detail

 

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[Tank69]

talk about a light lunch there aint enough there to cover a cracker Ivan lol . Cool pic sounds like you have hit a sweet spot to hunt .

 

[ivan salis]

its a lil one --but still a keeper -- i think i'm going to like this spot--- a lot

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Good to see you getting out hunting and posting !! I like the fish, get back there and find some more !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[teleman 2525]

now thats real dirt fishing

 

[Skelly607]

You gonna have him mounted?

 

[lennon631]

It put up a good fight did it? Nice find, also, if that guy found those silver dollars lying around AFTER a demolition, it wouldn't suprise me if perhaps it was part of a buried cache! Deffinately go back and look for the rest of it!

 

[ivan salis]

yep the old home was dirt old -- and had a old type screened in back porch area --where back in the pre electric days (no fans or air conditioners in the mid to late 1800's early 1900's ) folks would set in the evening on the screened in porch to try and catch the evening breeezes to get some relief from the heat --rumor has it that this spot was a old gambling joint way back * the fellow who tore down the house told me that the screened in "back porch" floor had cracks in it and thats he thinks its most likely where the surface find coins he found likely came from-- they were some of the coins in the "cracks"--however if there are coins in the cracks that old --what about the ones that "fell thru"?-- they should be in the dirt below where the screened porch area was == most likely having just settled in a bit

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

More like a sardine. LOL

Nice find. Hope you find some of those older coins.

 

[ivan salis]

i never said it was a BIG sailfish now did I ?

 

[Tnmountains]

i am cracking up! Fun find nice catch

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

yep the old home was dirt old -- and has a old type screened in back porch area --where back in the pre electric days (no fans or air conditioners in the mid to late 1800's early 1900's ) folks would set in the evening on the screened in porch to try and catch the evening breeezes to get some relief from the heat --rumor has it that this spot was a old gambling joint way back * the fellow who tore down the house told me that the screened in "back porch" floor had cracks in it and thats he thinks its most likely where the surface find coins he found likely came from-- they were some of the coins in the "cracks"--however if there are coins in the cracks that old --what about the ones that "fell thru"?-- they should be in the dirt below where the screened porch area was == most likely having just settled in a bit

Sounds like you're next hunt is going to be an exciting one at this homestead. Let us know what you find . . . sounds like you're about to hit pay-dirt, so to speak. Best of luck Ivan!

 

[bootybay]

lol too funny this thread Ivan, but on the lighter side, I hope you find alot of goodies there..

 

[RELICDUDE07]

THats a cool find Ivan!Goodluck on many more rare trinkets at the spot

 

[mlayers]

Cool find....Matt

 

[Prober]

Nice fish, hope you find some silver under that ground!

 

[Mr Tuff]

neat fish!!!! maybe he was putting u on? u saw the coins he found? MR TUFF

 

[ivan salis]

honestly I don't think the man was putting me on in the least --he seemed very for real -- plus the area has long been inhabited there and was near a local civil war union headquarters area --(1/2 block away)--one of the main reasons i was hunting it * --when the union troops came and took over I'm quite sure the union officers would stay in the homes around the headquarters area no doubt ---plus items from the CW era time frame are not uncommon in the general area

 

[Mr Tuff]

man i would be all over that place just like ur about to do!!! can not wait to see the finds that are on the way!!!! MR TUFF

 

[CRUSADER]

better start digging