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- Aug 18, 2013
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XP Deus W/11" coil and 9" HF coil, Garrett AT Pro W/5x8 coil
Garrett Pro Pointer
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Went to a friends property near Middletown Maryland yesterday that my buddy and I have hunted several times and it continues to produce some good finds. After hunting his property for a couple hours we decided to check out his neighbors property that we had also received permission to hunt. Our friends house was built in 1815 and his neighbors house is believed to be 100 years older, so we were hoping for some good finds and were not disappointed. At our friends house i only managed to find a tombac flat button, a tiny buckle, a 1954 wheat cent and what I think is a leaf shaped earring and my buddy found and 1812 large cent. At his neighbors my first find was a 1864 fatty Indian Head and the second find was a 1906 IH. As I made my way around what was originally the from of the house I found a .69 caliber musket ball and then the find of the day a 1773 Virginia Half Penny with a piece of a clay pipe in the same hole. The next target I dug was the end plate from a Civil War Cavalry soldiers carbine sling which could be considered by some to be an even better find. Next I found a .58 three ring Minie Bullet. I also found some interesting buttons including one with a deer on it. The let down of the day is that the property owner would like to keep most of the items found, especially Civil War related and Colonial era finds. I knew this was possibility going in but it's still tough to take when you have first finds like the Fatty IH and the Virginia Half Penny.
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