I still can’t believe it!!!!

[Truth]

I went back to the Field of Dreams today ( where I found my 1809 8 reale) and it was a rollercoaster of a ride. My first find was a 1943 P War Nickel hey I’ll take that all day right, then it hit a small thin half real, dime size looking coin it had a little bend in it but my eyes where seeing a flowing hair bust. OMG a flowing hair dime!!! I was freaking out ran to the truck and got some water on it and it was a total bazinga!!Who could make such a perfectly round sliver looking thing.Actually looking under my microscope I bet it’s made of Antimony. Antimony was a brittle alloy that they made counterfeit coins in the mid 1800’s it was rather deep.And the reason why I know this is my first Seated Dime was a counterfeit of 1875. So after eating the humble pie I went back to swinging this time get a 14 on the 800 in between iron all day long but I punish myself all the time. Well what do you know another War Nickel 1943 P. Now hears where it gets interesting. My ocd kicks in and I have to get all the iron out Why? because I’m nuts and have a love/hat relationship with iron ion the white shells now and I have found 2 of my pride and joy ax heads in the shell mounds a1700’s Indian ax head and my tomahawk.So I go to work my shovel BIG RED go through red bricks like butter, shells etc. Im pulling out tons of iron and now I’m hitting oyster shells about a foot deep and still get a large iron something. A foot and a half later what started out to be a softball plug is now turning into a deep pit. I’m thinking 5% ax head 95% larger rusted piece of crap.Then there it is looking up at me A GOD DARN CANNONBALL!!! I was thinking is this real but I am a hundred yards away from a Fort. So yes my first Cannonball weighing in at 9.5 lbs. I took it over to my iron relic guru and he seems to think it a French cannonball because they where there when the Spanish told them get the hell outta here. I thought my grapeshot was amazing and still do,but when you’re pulling out a cannonball a foot and a half deep exhausted from fighting the shells it’s a incredible feeling. Never give up. My good buddy is doing electrolysis on it now and he already said a piece of the egg already cracked off he said it’s going to be beautiful.

 

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[Truth]

Hi Truth , If ever want to gold hunting with me you can .May be one day .Buddy i never dislike you i just cannot stand Trump .TP

tinpan I must say I grew to really like you as well as a friend and just learned to realize nobody’s perfect

You can sit at my dinner table any day of the week and I mean that [emoji631]

 

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[Truth]

Truth, I'll count it as a friendship earned. Our stories are probably not too dissimilar.

You ever get out to Nor-Cal please look me up. I could use some detectin' lessons!

I never had any middle lane I had a fast lane and now I’m just cruising in the slow lane and loving it. I’m sure I blew a couple head gaskets and bent some rods,but I’ve been running ok for 16 years. Metal detecting slows down my brain I love it and yes I’m addicted LOL

 

[villival]

Truth, this is a shot in the dark, but were you by any chance metal detecting in City Park in March of 2013?

 

[Truth]

Truth, this is a shot in the dark, but were you by any chance metal detecting in City Park in March of 2013?

No I wasn’t metal detecting back then

 

[CoilyGirl]

There I was drooling over the silver and then saw the cannonball! Well done!

 

[Truth]

Well guys here’s the final product and my friend did a fantastic job. It’s exactly 8 pounds 4 inches in diameter which makes it a French cannonball that was used between 1770 and 1800.

Found
Finished

 

[Truth]

There I was drooling over the silver and then saw the cannonball! Well done!

Thank you Coily )

 

[Truth]

Life is truly amazing since January 1 I could not find a thing and then I stumbled upon this piece of public land that really was nothing special it is just been cut so I said why not and I found my 1809 Spanish 8 reales which got me a banner and a 1770’s French cannonball all in the same week. God is good [emoji1317]

 

[trdking]

Should I shorten the story I didn’t realize it was that long I don’t wanna bore anybody.

Like we have something better to do right now? Write us a frickin novel

 

[Truth]

Like we have something better to do right now? Write us a frickin novel

LMFAO!!! I’m getting there lol

 

[tinpan]

OMG , If Truth finds gold next week . There will be a movie trilogy like Lord of Rings , TV series , and a new comic. book hero . Sorry Dean that villain that hides in my black heart comes out some times TP

 

[Truth]

OMG , If Truth finds gold next week . There will be a movie trilogy like Lord of Rings , TV series , and a new comic. book hero . Sorry Dean that villain that hides in my black heart comes out some times TP

Now Tinpan IF you had to save keep that black heart pumping would you?

 

[tinpan]

Hi , Mate we are almost on to stage 4 restrictions .State borders closed only essential travel Army and cops everywhere . No church so I cannot go to confession .So your going to put up with my sins .lol TP

 

[Truth]

Hi , Mate we are almost on to stage 4 restrictions .State borders closed only essential travel Army and cops everywhere . No church so I cannot go to confession .So your going to put up with my sins .lol TP

**** where are you living in mother Russia?

A good friend of mine just visited me and he lives in Australia and I’ve been watching a show down here called Parkers adventures and he’s looking for gold in Australia. And I’m also watching a lot of opal hunting in Australia. Seems like everything can kill you out there. I wonder who Summers or more hot yours or mine? Here is a very wet heat so if it’s 95 the heat index is really 103 of wet ass.

 

[tinpan]

Hi Nothing to say What still coughing up wrong way donut after my remark .hehehe TP

 

[tinpan]

Hi mate I live in foothills below the mountains . Between to rivers with farmland and huge forests . Town has a population of 94,000 but drive away from town for 10 minutes your in the wild Mostly deadly snakes in my area .Had few in my yard over the years .Stood one on once that something i will never forget Australia is a huge country .TP

 

[CarsonChris]

Awesome finds! You have one hell of a place to hunt!

 

[Truth]

Hi Nothing to say What still coughing up wrong way donut after my remark .hehehe TP

I would say 95% of America doesn’t even know your presidents name or your Prime Minister whatever y’all may call them. Why is that?

 

[Truth]

Hi mate I live in foothills below the mountains . Between to rivers with farmland and huge forests . Town has a population of 94,000 but drive away from town for 10 minutes your in the wild Mostly deadly snakes in my area .Had few in my yard over the years .Stood one on once that something i will never forget Australia is a huge country .TP

Y’all don’t need guns you already have way too many things out there that’ll kill you.

 

[Truth]

Awesome finds! You have one hell of a place to hunt!

Chris i’ll probably only detected 30‘ x 30‘ it’s a lot of land and we pretty much know where a lot of people have hunted and this was one place that I haven’t heard or seen anybody here before. One problem is our summer is coming and it really kills you especially for somebody like me who doesn’t know when to stop until I almost blacked out which is happened a couple times.I wish I would’ve stumble across it during winter it’s perfect in the mid 60s