Detecting in Hell

[time4me]

I took my family to Michigan last week to visit with my wife's folks, as the kids were off of school. They live about a mile and a half from Hell, Michigan.

You know the old saying "when hell freezes over"? Well, it did!

Despite the freezing cold temps and the snow on the ground all week, I managed to get out around the old farm property for an hour or so just about every day we were there. I decided to spend some time in the overgrown field next to the yard, as my father-in-law said that when he bought the place 40 years ago it was pretty clear, and he was sure that it had been farmed at one point in the past. I also covered a lot of ground in and around the yard that I had covered many times before, this time digging low and iffy tones given there are no more high good tones to be had. I've been hammering this property every time we visit for the past 12 years or so.

Anyways, here are the pics of my finds from a week of detecting in (or at least near) Hell...

First off here's a shot of the property from a couple hundred yards behind the property where my kids were sledding...

Here are a few pics of the big iron and junk...

And here are the keepers...

I thought I had finally found my first large cent when this big disk revealed itself in the ground, but then I saw it was slightly domed, and when I flipped it over, the back was corroded away. Not sure if it was a button of some kind, or a cap to some bottle or something. Next to it is the only coin I found the whole week - a 1927 wheatie...

I also found what looks to be a piece from an old cast iron stove...

Well, I now have a whole new appreciation for all of you who live in the midwest and east and have to wait out the winter before you can begin detecting in earnest again in the spring. I also have a whole new appreciation for the mild climate I've got on the West coast, even though it's been raining quite a lot since we got back home.

Happy Hunting,

Jim

 

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[treasures4me2find]

Looks like you had a good day hunting. Congrats on your finds. kas

 

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[camperlee]

a good day's hunt I live north of there.

 

[outback2000]

 

[Tomas Frijole]

Your lucky you were in Hell, the ground is still frozen solid in Paradise!

 

[BuckleBoy]

I think that the piece that you thought was a large cent is actually a bridle rosette with the lead fill gone.

I think it is basically decorative horse hardware, and dates to the same period as most of your finds.

For certain that is what it is. Nice finds--the suspender clip is a great one.


-Buckles

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Very nice finds. So when they say it is cold as "Hell," I know have a reference and can go check the weather report there...lol

Another earth shaking question finally answered!

SKD

 

[nebstater]

Looks like you did your part in trying to thaw it out.

Nice items.

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

lol. nice finds.

 

[itbeepsidig]

Good post and nice finds.

 

[Jim 2.0]

Got some nice keepers there! I live a few minutes away in Pinckney,MI

Jim

 

[fistfulladirt]

Cool pictures-hot finds...I can honestly say I've been through Hell...many times....used to work in that area, l live west of there.

 

[kimsdad]

Great pic!!

Glad you had a nice trip, Jim! Too bad more old coins weren't jumping up to greet you.

It's actually been diggable by me for a week or so, as long as you stay in the woods.

That clip is especially nice!

 

[NGE]

Nice finds near Hell, now go out to Climax, and have a ball.........NGE

 

[ringfinder]

Wow, that's a "Hell" of a lot of finds. Congrats, and neat story.

You should go back in the summer and hunt the lake. It's been there forever and it isn't very deep. You can walk
a mile in the water and the water won't get over your hips. Has to be a lot of jewelry lost in that lake.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[hikeinmts]

Joseph, Oregon had a sign on its outskirts that I can remember: "This little town is like heaven to us. So, don't drive like hell through it."
Seems like "hell" is a very used word. And, Hell is a bit icier than I imagined it.

 

[3RINGER]

I would rather be diggin than with my in-laws as well WTG

 

[trusty]

If you dig there & uncover any of my EX-Inlaws, throw them back!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Hey Jim. Does it snow in hell . Nice finds and a different world from California, I'm sure