Sunday Funday in the Field.

[Kurios1]

Howdy Folks. Tried to meet up with ole' Granddad of the field property I've been hunting today. Seems he was in church so I chatted with his son for a bit. I'll catch him on the rebound. Went back to the field I have been excavating iron from. Thought I'd scout out another area. Closer to the road but, far enough away to avoid gobs of nasty can slaw. First target just a few steps in the field produced the nice Nickel Plated brass furniture decoration. I thought, heck yeah. Peeps been down here too.

I dug a couple nice old pocket knives. Loving the target rich spot I selected this fine day. I was wired up but, still trying to go slow. Hit a solid repeatable around 45 on my Racer 2 and pulled a heart stopper! Golden goodness in the hole. After a little cleaning I was brought back to earth with a gold plated pin. Still a real thriller. Did I mention there was more iron in this spot? Dug another 30+ pounds I reckon. Back to searching for keepers I eventually managed a nice 1901 Indian Head Cent. Always tickled to death recovering my favorite US coin design in all it's GREEN goodness.

I ran across some really dense iron patches so I switched my RC26 5.5 x 10 coil over to the Nel Snake. No secret silver is HIGH on my target agenda I managed a 1945 Merc dime. I was hoping 1800's Barber when I first saw the gleam of silver but, had to be content with only my second silver coin from this field. I dug Woodsy Owl right along the first row. He's bent out of shape and blind as a BAT since he's missing a few rhinestones but, still cool to me.

Dug a two piece button shank intact but the top is gone. Found a few other bits and pieces of stuff? Not sure if the square chunk of lead is a "seal" of some kind? Anyhow, had a FUN Sunday! Hope ya'll did too! Thanks for stopping by! Kurios1

 

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[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

I would be happy with an IHP and Merc! Pic 7 shows a bee on the base of your thumb. Oddly, I got stung on the exact spot on both thumbs today through my gloves by yellow jackets while detecting a field. Weird! Congrats!!

 

[Kurios1]

I would be happy with an IHP and Merc! Pic 7 shows a bee on the base of your thumb. Oddly, I got stung on the exact spot on both thumbs today through my gloves by yellow jackets while detecting a field. Weird! Congrats!!

The "bee" is a "sweat" bee as we call them in Illinois. They like to suck the sweat off us I guess? They don't have stingers and are actually kind of cool. They let you pet them if you care to do such things. I enjoyed the day and am really taking to field hunting. Should have dove into field hunting from the beginning.

 

[Aureus]

Man... I thought it was a wasp. Sound like you had fun. Nice finds!

 

[trapperart]

You're on a roll congrats on some more nice finds

 

[RVRoamer73]

Good targets keep a man coming back for some more....Congrats on another good outting..

 

[vpnavy]

 

[pepperj]

Two sites in one field? Your sh'n me now aren't you.

Well done on the Merc. and the IH, a good day for the coinage recovery. Still there must be the elusive Barber hiding there or even something earlier your digging in the time frame.
Have you done a walk about on the whole field just hot spotting as of yet? The bee shot is a cool pic liking the info on the difference.
Well you had a hoot digging out in the field again one could say.

 

[relic nut]

That's a great hunt with lots of variety. I love finding old pocket knives. They were a big lose too someone back in the day.
Glad you had a nice day

HH, RN

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Looks like a good field to hunt,nice finds .
Gary

 

[scruggs]

Now that’s the way to do it! Good hunt with many nice finds!

 

[dts52]

Great finds!
HH
dts

 

[digger460]

Still on a roll I see. Grat's on the silver and IH! BEE careful

 

[Kurios1]

Two sites in one field? Your sh'n me now aren't you.

Well done on the Merc. and the IH, a good day for the coinage recovery. Still there must be the elusive Barber hiding there or even something earlier your digging in the time frame.
Have you done a walk about on the whole field just hot spotting as of yet? The bee shot is a cool pic liking the info on the difference.
Well you had a hoot digging out in the field again one could say.

This field is HUGE. I have been focusing on the high ground and surrounding slopes as you suggested. I tried close to the road just out of curiosity Sunday and managed some nice recoveries. I hit it again after work today and got a 1923 wheat and a pair of banged up two piece buttons. There was an old one room school house in the corner of this field or just beyond it on private property. I need to meet the home owners and introduce myself before circling their property in the field like a vulture. I have walked the high ground to the home owners property, about a quarter mile or so and it gets pretty quiet beyond the slopes on the flat ground. I may choose a day to walk the perimeter of the field just to scout for signs of activity. Right now I want to go meet the 92 year old Granddad and see if he can point me in the direction of more old homesteads or other hotspots. Perhaps he'll be home tomorrow.

 

[dirtlooter]

you keep finding some very cool stuff and that keeps it interesting. we have the sweat bees down here too. the bigger news bees can be rather noisy but harmless to us. that is a fun hunt setting and fun is good!

 

[Prairie Prowler]

Nice finds ..good site ...congrats on the silver

 

[sutphin]

NEET FIND

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Looks like a great hunt to me, congratulations!