Ron B
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Well, not exactly but almost! 
I was so close, I could smell it!
I found (4) items today that should have been gold but were/are gold plated!
A ring!
A Pendant!
A religious cross!
A button!
The day began early; I got GRB out of bed at 5:am but the boy had to stick around to send the wife off to town.
Good thing too; we had a visit by our local bear (again). He's a big cinnamon colored male and probably weighs in at nearly
350 lbs. That's pretty good size for a brown bear. The thing actually got in our house last year at about 2am one morning.
He was hungry, getting ready to hibernate. I'd left a window opened in the kitchen like a real dummy. The Game Warden told me they go into some sort of mad bear eating frenzy right before doing so. I'd heard something; got up and walked within 8 feet of that bear. He was busy eating dog meat my wife had placed on the counter in the kitchen to thaw out. Anyway, I got my gun, the bear got out the window, the wife stopped squealing . He came back 45 minutes later and I had to fire off a couple of warning shots into the ground with my Remington 870 with a short 12 gauge barrel on it. He came back again; three more shots. I couldn't bring myself to shoot the thing but decided right then and there that bear was not welcomed in my house. I didn't appreciate him doing his business on our carpet. Bear poop is no fun. I guess he was marking his territory or something. Anyway, Mr. Cinnamon was going after my dogs this morning and I popped him in the butt with a load of 22 cal. rat shot! Next time, I'll use the 12 gauge rubber buckshot the warden left me. Next, after next time; I don't know; I guess I'll have to let the wardens deal with him. He could have eaten me once and didn't; I feel sort of beholding.
Anyway, the field got hit again but all I found was junk. A rim fire casing, a bullet, and assorted stuff. I went to another old place I know and my very first find was the 1892 Liberty nickel. It's in poor shape. Later, I found a 1917D Buffalo but the date is almost worn off. I found two junk rings; one gold plated brass, the other, thin and silver. The little button is neat! It's in good shape and has "Waterbury Button Co." on the back.
Thanks for getting this far!
Have a "bear-less weekend!"
GRB
I was so close, I could smell it!
I found (4) items today that should have been gold but were/are gold plated!
A ring!
A Pendant!
A religious cross!
A button!
The day began early; I got GRB out of bed at 5:am but the boy had to stick around to send the wife off to town.
Good thing too; we had a visit by our local bear (again). He's a big cinnamon colored male and probably weighs in at nearly
350 lbs. That's pretty good size for a brown bear. The thing actually got in our house last year at about 2am one morning.
He was hungry, getting ready to hibernate. I'd left a window opened in the kitchen like a real dummy. The Game Warden told me they go into some sort of mad bear eating frenzy right before doing so. I'd heard something; got up and walked within 8 feet of that bear. He was busy eating dog meat my wife had placed on the counter in the kitchen to thaw out. Anyway, I got my gun, the bear got out the window, the wife stopped squealing . He came back 45 minutes later and I had to fire off a couple of warning shots into the ground with my Remington 870 with a short 12 gauge barrel on it. He came back again; three more shots. I couldn't bring myself to shoot the thing but decided right then and there that bear was not welcomed in my house. I didn't appreciate him doing his business on our carpet. Bear poop is no fun. I guess he was marking his territory or something. Anyway, Mr. Cinnamon was going after my dogs this morning and I popped him in the butt with a load of 22 cal. rat shot! Next time, I'll use the 12 gauge rubber buckshot the warden left me. Next, after next time; I don't know; I guess I'll have to let the wardens deal with him. He could have eaten me once and didn't; I feel sort of beholding.
Anyway, the field got hit again but all I found was junk. A rim fire casing, a bullet, and assorted stuff. I went to another old place I know and my very first find was the 1892 Liberty nickel. It's in poor shape. Later, I found a 1917D Buffalo but the date is almost worn off. I found two junk rings; one gold plated brass, the other, thin and silver. The little button is neat! It's in good shape and has "Waterbury Button Co." on the back.
Thanks for getting this far!
Have a "bear-less weekend!"
GRB
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and congrats on the finds 
? and your poor dog.. hope hes ok ... good grief..
