A new site and some nice finds OHAPPYDAY!

jopher

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With high winds and rain ,the boss sent me home early today.After the 70 mile drive home I was anxious to get out and do some swingin.I grabbed my Whites and headed out for where I did not know.Ended up in the innards of Flint behind an old school with a monument date of 1929.The school was fenced off but behind it was an area I guess you would call a park??The road going in was barricaded off to vehicles.There were a few houses along the road in but they were boarded up or burned down.Real creepy area...trash everywhere and an unpleasant odor in the air.Anyway,I made my way into this "park" area and started swingin.My first dig was a memorial penny but my next was a 1919wheat...cool! I had to notch my disc up a little as the trash was mind boggling,but I knew there were goodies mixed in.Memorials were popping up like dandylions everywhere I went with better targets every so often.Spent about 3 hours looking here and there just getting a feel for the area.Ended up with a couple neat relics,3 silvers and four wheats(1912, 17, 19, 25) Oh yeah , and that big chunk-o-gold!! Mans 14k lawnmower droppings...I dont know what made me dig it.It hit just above a nickle on my IDX.Id passed up a thousand of the same signal today??...Intuition?? Anyway, Im very happy.This is one of the best days Ive had in awhile.This park obviously has not been hunted and I havent even scratched the surface, not to mention the accessable areas,including a sports field at the 1929 school.Definitely looking forward to spending some more time at this site.Thanks for looking and H.H.....Joe

Oh yeah, The button...I dont know anything about old buttons.Does the one in the pic look like anything??(no script on it)....thanks
 

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surfrat96

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Awesome finds! Nice gold!! Looks like you have a good place to hunt for a while. Anxious to see what else you dig up!


HH 8) surfrat
 

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jopher

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trk5capt said:
Looks, Like A Blazer Or Sport Coat Button. trk5capt...
Oh well.Ya dont know if ya dont ask.Thanks Capt.
 

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Excellent haul Joe,look's like this place is pretty happenin',keep us posted when you go back.Nice job and good luck!!
 

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jopher

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Had to add this pic.Its amazing what you can do with a wooden mallet and dowell!
By the way, the Merc is a 1919 in real nice shape.....H.H...joe
 

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Boobydoo

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What an awesome day you had, congrats,
got to love when that happens.
Bring you MD wit ya, save some time not having to go home.
That gold ring is beautiful,
and the Barber. That IS a hot spot.
Good luck getting more.

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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:o Awesome Joe!! :o

But...Please be careful out there! Sounds like a not-so-nice place to be!

That ring looks GREAT!!

Nana ;)
 

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Wow! You hit the jackpot, just watch your back around there. Tsgman
 

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Congrats on the great finds and awesome hunt! That ring is a honker. HH, Mike
 

Joe88

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Great finds!!!
Definitely go back there...to find some more keepers!!

HH!!

Joe
 

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Wow! Nice finds! You have a goldmine there. It is nice hitting an area that you can tell has not been hunted before. You'll be back again and again. Keep us posted. Congrats!
Mike
 

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jopher said:
Had to add this pic.Its amazing what you can do with a wooden mallet and dowell!
By the way, the Merc is a 1919 in real nice shape.....H.H...joe
Good thinkin' Joe.....That's excactly how I'm going to build my next "ESCAPE".....HH!!
 

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