tnt-hunter
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Back to school one more time before the kids come back. I can still do weekends, but I was trying to get the most out of the holiday time off and winter is about to freeze things. I worked a little with the Excalibur, but it wasn’t doing as well as I had hoped in the area I was working and the CZ was giving a stronger response for the deeper targets so after a half hour I switched back to the CZ21 and worked 4.5 hours more. I started working a grid on the field to be sure I didn’t leave any good stuff behind. So I was digging all mid, high and combination tones which means more trash, but I don’t miss the iffies.
All together I found 67 coins with a face value of $2.57, part of a lead ball, a railroad smashed penny, a GM key, a silver ring, a silver cross, an aluminum cat pin, a horse bit, some aluminum bottle caps, some cans and slaw and a pile of tabs (mostly beaver tails).
The horse bit could be from almost any time. Maybe part of the civil war camp, but definitely a work horse and not a cavalry one.
The ring was a nice tight high tone. I though it was probably a dime. When the ring popped out it looked so brown and funky I thought it was a cheapie. The stone looked good so I gave the ring a rub and it was shiny. It’s marked 925 and has a nice little amethyst in it. The cross was in the plug with a penny. The penny was a high tone and when I took it from the plug there was still a mid tone in the plug. All covered with dirt the cross looked like a piece of can slaw. A little rub and I could tell it was mangled jewelry. It had been hit 4 or 5 times. It looks like it was sucked up by a multi blade mower deck and got hit by multiple blades before it was ejected. So nothing old on this trip, but silver is always a welcome find.
I went back to the college. I haven’t been here in almost a full year. It was frosty with a few frozen spots, but not too bad yet. In 4 hours with the CZ21 I found 38 coins with a face value of $3.46, a Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch watch face, an equipment tag, a brass fishing spinner or earring dangle, tabs and can slaw. I have done better here, but you can’t have goodies all the time.
I got a new permission over the holidays for a rental property that was built in 1920. It’s been below freezing off and on so the ground was frozen in spots. I noticed that the original house had been added onto and the ground reworked for parking and the addition. I spent 5 hours with the CZ21 doing a quick survey and gridding a small part of the yard.
I found 77 coins with a face value of $3.43, an an aluminum slotted spoon bowl, a stainless modern keychain, a pocket knife, a marble, 2 car keys (1 old, 1 new), a decorative brass plate, a gold plated watch (I thought it was solid gold when I dug it), a mine chit, a rouge tin, a buffalo nickel, an Indian head penny, 4 can tabs and a nice assortment of junk including a pair of pliers and 2 railroad spikes. I did all the sorting and picture taking and remembered I still had a Junior Police badge in my finds box that I hadn’t taken out so it’s in a separate picture.
The Indian head penny is a 1906 and is from the back yard. The buffalo nickel is a 1936 from the front yard. I found most of the wheaties and the buffalo in a 10 by 10 area of the yard near the sidewalk. (Sidewalk, front porch and other parts are all newer additions to the house). The wheat field has a wide date range, 1914, 1917, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1940, 1941, 1951, and 1957D. With that many wheaties you would think there has to be silver here somewhere. I’ll keep looking and hoping, but sometimes silver just isn’t there. This was the poor side of town so the kids probably didn’t have a dime to lose and the adults were very careful with their money.
The coal mine chit is pretty common in this town because that was the main industry for years. This one has been recycled. It has 349 on one side, on the other is a 38 marked out by 2 zeros. When you are poor you make the best of what you have and coal miners did not get rich.
So my first week of the new year was good. Unfortunately the snow hits tonight and the freezing nights will make detecting hard for awhile. Hopefully not too long. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
All together I found 67 coins with a face value of $2.57, part of a lead ball, a railroad smashed penny, a GM key, a silver ring, a silver cross, an aluminum cat pin, a horse bit, some aluminum bottle caps, some cans and slaw and a pile of tabs (mostly beaver tails).
The horse bit could be from almost any time. Maybe part of the civil war camp, but definitely a work horse and not a cavalry one.
The ring was a nice tight high tone. I though it was probably a dime. When the ring popped out it looked so brown and funky I thought it was a cheapie. The stone looked good so I gave the ring a rub and it was shiny. It’s marked 925 and has a nice little amethyst in it. The cross was in the plug with a penny. The penny was a high tone and when I took it from the plug there was still a mid tone in the plug. All covered with dirt the cross looked like a piece of can slaw. A little rub and I could tell it was mangled jewelry. It had been hit 4 or 5 times. It looks like it was sucked up by a multi blade mower deck and got hit by multiple blades before it was ejected. So nothing old on this trip, but silver is always a welcome find.
I went back to the college. I haven’t been here in almost a full year. It was frosty with a few frozen spots, but not too bad yet. In 4 hours with the CZ21 I found 38 coins with a face value of $3.46, a Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch watch face, an equipment tag, a brass fishing spinner or earring dangle, tabs and can slaw. I have done better here, but you can’t have goodies all the time.
I got a new permission over the holidays for a rental property that was built in 1920. It’s been below freezing off and on so the ground was frozen in spots. I noticed that the original house had been added onto and the ground reworked for parking and the addition. I spent 5 hours with the CZ21 doing a quick survey and gridding a small part of the yard.
I found 77 coins with a face value of $3.43, an an aluminum slotted spoon bowl, a stainless modern keychain, a pocket knife, a marble, 2 car keys (1 old, 1 new), a decorative brass plate, a gold plated watch (I thought it was solid gold when I dug it), a mine chit, a rouge tin, a buffalo nickel, an Indian head penny, 4 can tabs and a nice assortment of junk including a pair of pliers and 2 railroad spikes. I did all the sorting and picture taking and remembered I still had a Junior Police badge in my finds box that I hadn’t taken out so it’s in a separate picture.
The Indian head penny is a 1906 and is from the back yard. The buffalo nickel is a 1936 from the front yard. I found most of the wheaties and the buffalo in a 10 by 10 area of the yard near the sidewalk. (Sidewalk, front porch and other parts are all newer additions to the house). The wheat field has a wide date range, 1914, 1917, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1940, 1941, 1951, and 1957D. With that many wheaties you would think there has to be silver here somewhere. I’ll keep looking and hoping, but sometimes silver just isn’t there. This was the poor side of town so the kids probably didn’t have a dime to lose and the adults were very careful with their money.
The coal mine chit is pretty common in this town because that was the main industry for years. This one has been recycled. It has 349 on one side, on the other is a 38 marked out by 2 zeros. When you are poor you make the best of what you have and coal miners did not get rich.
So my first week of the new year was good. Unfortunately the snow hits tonight and the freezing nights will make detecting hard for awhile. Hopefully not too long. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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