Now thats one big horseshoe!

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Now that's one big horseshoe!

Hello Friends, :hello:

Got out for 3 hours this afternoon to Lakeview Park here in Oshawa, ON for what will probably one of my last hunts before the snow fly's. :'( I'm not like Heavymetalnut (Dave) who 'likes' to hunt in the snow with freezing hands! :laughing7: The park has been very good to me this year and it has at least 8 other detectorists hunting it on a regular basis! :o This year so far I've found here a 1917 Walker Half Dollar, a 1918 Silver 'Fishscale' Dime, a Silver Mobius Loop, a 1950's Silver 'clip-on' Earring, a 1957 Silver Quarter and somewhere in the area of $50+ in lost change! Lakeview Park is certainly one of the largest and most well used public parks outside the GTA (Great Toronto Area).

I decided to hunt in the same general area that I found the 1950's Silver 'clip-on' Earring in, as there's still a lot of ground left to cover. I decided to dig any signal that was unusually strong in any range, just to see what it was. This probably helped me because I found a lot of lost change, $4.20 to be exact . . . then I found 'the shoe'! At first I wasn't even going to dig it as it didn't have the usual sound of high old iron, but it was a very strong signal and it was 6" down, so I knew it must be old & big! This thing measures 7" wide, by 8" tall, this must of been one big horse. :laughing7: I took a picture of it for comparison next to an average size horse shoe I found on a farm in April.

Thanks for looking and I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving next weekend! :thumbsup:
Dave
 

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baywalker

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

Budweiser is looking for that :laughing7:

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ANTIQUARIAN

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

baywalker said:
Budweiser is looking for that :laughing7:

Jonnie

Tell me about it . . . it's larger then my hand! :laughing7:

HH, Jonnie! :thumbsup:
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

It's a hind shoe, the front would be a little larger.
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

BosnMate said:
It's a hind shoe, the front would be a little larger.

Thanks for letting me know that BosnMate! :thumbsup:
It's amazing the things that I learn on this site! ;D

Best of luck to you, :icon_thumright:
Dave
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

Now that shoe must have some good luck in it :laughing9: ! I would carry that thing around when you go hunting Dave :laughing7: . Hope you get out again before the snow .
Take care and have a great Thanksgiving my friend ! :icon_thumright:
Glen
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

That's a sign of Good Luck on your next hunt!
Keep those old finds comin :wink:
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

Damon64 said:

:thumbsup:

pl8man said:
Now that shoe must have some good luck in it :laughing9: ! I would carry that thing around when you go hunting Dave :laughing7: . Hope you get out again before the snow .
Take care and have a great Thanksgiving my friend ! :icon_thumright:
Glen

After I've preserved the shoe, I intend on carrying it in the front pocket of my chinos on every hunt for good luck! :laughing7:

All the best to you and your family this Thanksgiving Glen! :thumbsup:
Dave

steelheadwill said:
That's a sign of Good Luck on your next hunt!
Keep those old finds comin :wink:

I hope it brings me luck when I hunt this farm on Monday! The house is considered a Historic Site and is now owned by The City of Toronto, but beyond the fence line it's fair game for me to hunt.

Thanks buddy,
Dave
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

That is what You can call HORSESHOE! I guess its the new star in Your collection! Hope it brings You BIG luck on Your next hunts!
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

Nice finds Dave. Great looking park there. Glad to see your getting out there before the snow whips in...
Maybe we have a few more weeks before that happens. Have a great weekend & Happy Tday 2u...
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

baywalker said:
Budweiser is looking for that :laughing7:

Jonnie

LOL. :laughing9:

Dave,
That looks like a lot of area to cover. :o No wonder you are still finding things on that pounded spot. :thumbsup:
Sorry to hear your season is coming to an end. I'll miss seeing your posts for a while. :-\
You have a Happy Thanksgiving too,
Doug
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

Its big for a reason....ever heard of the game Horseshoes?
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

deathhare said:
Its big for a reason....ever heard of the game Horseshoes?
Its not a Game shoe,back in the day Draft horses were the Mac trucks,this is from one.You should see the size of em on the logging/mining roads out here
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

If you do not like snow ... you travel to Spain. :laughing9:
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

That must of been a worker for sure :icon_thumleft:


Nice recoveries


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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

HISPAN said:
If you do not like snow ... you travel to Spain. :laughing9:

Got my ticket, waiting at the gate :laughing7:.
Seriously , that's a big shoe, I've found a few, some dating back to 1600's. But thats a nice one :thumbsup:, don't chuck it
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

gold plate that horseshoe :laughing7: and get a RUN DMC chain to hang it on :headbang:
 

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Re: Now that's one big horseshoe!

Cool find on that work-horse shoe!

All the best,

Lanny
 

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