My wife and I just returned from a four day trip to my home turf in Northern Indiana. My brother offered to fly me up there to show him how to post items on Craigslist and E-bay. Who was I to say "no"? 
Of course I took my detector with me. 
On Friday, I hit a corn field that I've been trying to get at for years. According to my old maps, I knew there used to be an old one room school house out there back at the turn of the century.
Every time I had been back there before the corn was over 6 foot tall.
So as you can see in the videos, the corn was fast asleep this time.
I only had a few hours to locate the school and detect, because my wife was anxious to hit the casinos. It was a bit cold & windy, but I didn't care, I wanted something, ANYTHING, out of that field as proof. I concentrated on a section that was raised up close to the road. After numerous pieces of crappe' and shotgun shell heads, I finally found a piece of a pocket watch. After that a few square nails, a small piece of brick, a lantern thumb wheel, old key, a brass goat bell, and finally a coin! It's only a 1907 IH cent, but to me it was the joy of knowing that indeed I was in the right spot and was able to locate a few pieces from days gone by. By Sunday it was cold & snowing, so I couldn't get back out there again. At least I know where to start again when I get back there next time.
VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrizlwUMcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0W72JmmzY
Oh yeah, my wife did WAY better than me this trip. I only got an IH penny, but she hit TWO royal flushes on video poker ($1284 and $1250). Did I mention how much I love my wife? 
Have a great week,
MM
P.S. Sorry I haven't been on TN too much lately, but I had to get a garden going.
Of course I took my detector with me. On Friday, I hit a corn field that I've been trying to get at for years. According to my old maps, I knew there used to be an old one room school house out there back at the turn of the century.Every time I had been back there before the corn was over 6 foot tall.
So as you can see in the videos, the corn was fast asleep this time. I only had a few hours to locate the school and detect, because my wife was anxious to hit the casinos. It was a bit cold & windy, but I didn't care, I wanted something, ANYTHING, out of that field as proof. I concentrated on a section that was raised up close to the road. After numerous pieces of crappe' and shotgun shell heads, I finally found a piece of a pocket watch. After that a few square nails, a small piece of brick, a lantern thumb wheel, old key, a brass goat bell, and finally a coin! It's only a 1907 IH cent, but to me it was the joy of knowing that indeed I was in the right spot and was able to locate a few pieces from days gone by. By Sunday it was cold & snowing, so I couldn't get back out there again. At least I know where to start again when I get back there next time.
VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrizlwUMcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0W72JmmzY
Oh yeah, my wife did WAY better than me this trip. I only got an IH penny, but she hit TWO royal flushes on video poker ($1284 and $1250). Did I mention how much I love my wife?
Have a great week,
MM
P.S. Sorry I haven't been on TN too much lately, but I had to get a garden going.
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Congrats to her too! 
