tnt-hunter
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- Location
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- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I’m getting a little tired of this weather. High 20s to low 30s is not bad, but add 20-30 mile an hour winds and things get a lot rougher on this old man.
DAY 1
I only spent 4 hours swingin at the civil war bullet school because I was just tired of the windy conditions. I did manage to find 48 coins with a face value of $2.21, a minie ball, a cheapie earring, a sinker, a toasted wheatie, aluminum bottle caps, tabs, can slaw and aluminum fence tie wire.
The minie ball is a nice .69 caliber. The first I have found at this site and it has been a while since I found a biggie. All the other bullets from the school have been .58 caliber. This one has the tip cut off, probably during the school construction. This is one heavy piece of lead. I’m glad nobody is firing this kind of thing at me.
DAY 2
I went back to the park I did last week hoping for another good clad day and maybe some goodies as well. Unfortunately the ground in large sections was frozen rock hard. I did manage to find enough semi frozen spots to swing the CZ21 for 3 hours with decent success.
I found 112 coins with a face value of $4.78, a dog tax tag, a Chuckie Cheese token, a 1956 D wheatie, 3 kiddie rings, a pocket knife on a key chain, a toy 4 wheeler, a few tabs and not much trash. The ground was tough to dig so I cherry picked the better signals and avoided the normal trash and maybe some goodies.
The dog tag is from FULTON COUNTY PA. It is tag number 15014 from 19??. The last part of the date is not legible. The key chain on the knife turns out to be a tool. It unscrews to reveal 2 small screwdrivers.
DAY 3
Back to the 1920 house. The ground thawed out, but it was showering so I only spent 4 hours gridding and cleaning up. I managed to find 41 coins with a face value of $2.64, a silver quarter, 2 wheaties, a graduation key (1975), a dinosaur coin, a rectangular grommet, a lead disc, 6 toy cars, a bonbon spoon, some foil, a hose nozzle and assorted yard junk.
The silver quarter is my first silver of 2023, but not the first silver of my year as my year starts May 1 and will end April 30. Poor George is beat up and it looks like a lawn mower strike. It is the only silver from this yard so far. I was hoping for more, but it doesn’t look promising. From the ground conditions I believe sometime in the past this yard was redone and fill brought in. We’ll see when I finish up on my next trip. The wheaties are in decent shape and are a 1930 and a 1945.
I have found bonbon spoons before. They are very thin brass with a wide flattish bowl for scooping up your candy and not using your grubby mitts to dig into the dish for your treats. This one is a LAWNEY. They started production in 1883, but I think this one is probably from around the 1930s. It is difficult to tell for sure. The handle was folded over when it came out of the ground and it broken during cleaning.
DAY 4
I got back to the scout camp for another weekly trip. It has been raining and it was kind of soggy. Also the dirt was sticky and made the work a little harder than normal as the pinpointer, trowel and gloves were coated with mud and every time I wiped them off they got recoated on the next dig. Sometimes it was hard to get the find in the pouch because it was stuck to my glove with mud.
In 6.5 hours with the CZ21 I found 131 coins with a face value of $10.34, 54 camp tent pegs, 2 dead scout knives, some fishing lures, the end of a bolo tie, a hat pin back, an acorn nut, a wing nut from a scout mess kit, a nice pile of sinkers, a few tabs and melted aluminum from the camp fires.
Not as nice a variety as usual, but lots of finds worth keeping and better than expected after 9 years hunting this place.
Not a great week, but I’m still out there swingin looking for the bucket listers. Who know what the next hole will bring. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
DAY 1
I only spent 4 hours swingin at the civil war bullet school because I was just tired of the windy conditions. I did manage to find 48 coins with a face value of $2.21, a minie ball, a cheapie earring, a sinker, a toasted wheatie, aluminum bottle caps, tabs, can slaw and aluminum fence tie wire.
The minie ball is a nice .69 caliber. The first I have found at this site and it has been a while since I found a biggie. All the other bullets from the school have been .58 caliber. This one has the tip cut off, probably during the school construction. This is one heavy piece of lead. I’m glad nobody is firing this kind of thing at me.
DAY 2
I went back to the park I did last week hoping for another good clad day and maybe some goodies as well. Unfortunately the ground in large sections was frozen rock hard. I did manage to find enough semi frozen spots to swing the CZ21 for 3 hours with decent success.
I found 112 coins with a face value of $4.78, a dog tax tag, a Chuckie Cheese token, a 1956 D wheatie, 3 kiddie rings, a pocket knife on a key chain, a toy 4 wheeler, a few tabs and not much trash. The ground was tough to dig so I cherry picked the better signals and avoided the normal trash and maybe some goodies.
The dog tag is from FULTON COUNTY PA. It is tag number 15014 from 19??. The last part of the date is not legible. The key chain on the knife turns out to be a tool. It unscrews to reveal 2 small screwdrivers.
DAY 3
Back to the 1920 house. The ground thawed out, but it was showering so I only spent 4 hours gridding and cleaning up. I managed to find 41 coins with a face value of $2.64, a silver quarter, 2 wheaties, a graduation key (1975), a dinosaur coin, a rectangular grommet, a lead disc, 6 toy cars, a bonbon spoon, some foil, a hose nozzle and assorted yard junk.
The silver quarter is my first silver of 2023, but not the first silver of my year as my year starts May 1 and will end April 30. Poor George is beat up and it looks like a lawn mower strike. It is the only silver from this yard so far. I was hoping for more, but it doesn’t look promising. From the ground conditions I believe sometime in the past this yard was redone and fill brought in. We’ll see when I finish up on my next trip. The wheaties are in decent shape and are a 1930 and a 1945.
I have found bonbon spoons before. They are very thin brass with a wide flattish bowl for scooping up your candy and not using your grubby mitts to dig into the dish for your treats. This one is a LAWNEY. They started production in 1883, but I think this one is probably from around the 1930s. It is difficult to tell for sure. The handle was folded over when it came out of the ground and it broken during cleaning.
DAY 4
I got back to the scout camp for another weekly trip. It has been raining and it was kind of soggy. Also the dirt was sticky and made the work a little harder than normal as the pinpointer, trowel and gloves were coated with mud and every time I wiped them off they got recoated on the next dig. Sometimes it was hard to get the find in the pouch because it was stuck to my glove with mud.
In 6.5 hours with the CZ21 I found 131 coins with a face value of $10.34, 54 camp tent pegs, 2 dead scout knives, some fishing lures, the end of a bolo tie, a hat pin back, an acorn nut, a wing nut from a scout mess kit, a nice pile of sinkers, a few tabs and melted aluminum from the camp fires.
Not as nice a variety as usual, but lots of finds worth keeping and better than expected after 9 years hunting this place.
Not a great week, but I’m still out there swingin looking for the bucket listers. Who know what the next hole will bring. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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