tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2018
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- 2,052
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Most of the time I grid search areas and dig all the mid, high and combination tones so I get those goodies that others might miss. Not all goodies sound as good as we would like. That also means I dig a lot of trash including lots of tabs, foil and pencil ends. It can be frustrating at times, but when the gold shows up it makes it all worth while. I just wish the gold would show up. Hopefully next time.
DAY 1
I went to the K to 8 school and finished up the grid around the outside of the upper soccer field. Not a lot of good things, but it is pretty clean now. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 17 coins with a face value of $0.75, a wheatie, some jewelry, part of a small aluminum carabiner, an ACE bandage clip, a broken inflation needle, a brass whatzit, can slaw, foil 78 tabs and 13 pencil ends.
The brass whatzit looks like a center bracket that held a rod. It is bent and on close inspection it was poorly made. You can see imperfections in the metal. Not pitting for the acid soil, but deeper holes in a smooth surface.
DAY 2
I went to the middle school and worked 2 more grid sections. I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 45 coins with a face value of $1.49, a wheatie, a silver dime, an Indian head penny, a United Way pin, some cheapie jewelry, a coke game tab, aluminum bottle caps, construction aluminum, aluminum nails, can slaw, some lead, foil, 35 tabs and 26 pencil ends.
The Indian head is a 1906 in poor shape found in my first grid sections. It is the first one I have found here and is the second oldest coin from the school. The oldest is a 1903 Barber dime I found on my first trip to the school. The silver dime was found in my second grid section. It is a 1963. The section was really quiet. In an hour of hunting that section I found 3 coins and 4 tabs and nothing else. Luckily one of the coins was the silver dime. That’s why I cover it all no matter how poor the finds are.
DAY 3
I went back to one of the state parks I detected late in the summer. The water levels were low in August so not much swimming area left. Now they are completely dry so I thought I would give them another go to see what was lost late and what I might have missed. (Nobody gets it all no matter how good they are)
The weather was miserable. It was 30 when I got there and 38 when I left, mostly cloudy and very very windy all day. There was snow overnight at home and the temp there was 19 when I got up. Winter is here. I spent 5 hours swingin the ATPro and found 8 coins with a face value of $1.13 (4 quarters made the coin value decent), cheapie jewelry, tabs, sinkers, a snap, a starter blank and foil.
Most of the cheapie jewelry was deep so missed the first go round. Most of the tabs were outside the swim area in dry lake bed not normally detected since going outside the swim area when the water is present is not allowed. 2 coins were on the upper beach I don’t completely cover and the rest were outside the swim area.
The best find is the unusual ring. It is an incomplete circle with flowers on each end that would be worn so the gap and the flowers are on top. Not great, but different.
DAY 4
I went back to the scout camp again searching for recent losses and things outside the normal campsite areas. I covered 2 campsites in a part of camp that uses tent frames and very few tent pegs.
I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 111 coins with a face value of $10.90, 39 camp tent pegs, a large file, a couple of whatzits, part of a religious me, a hat pin back, a cut nickel, part of a new style belt buckle, a Carhartt snap, a boot hook, a bullet, a cheapie pendant, sinkers, melted foil from the campfires and 8 tabs.
The cut nickel is an odd find. It was not cut to make change, it’s not old enough for that. When scouts work on their metal working merit badge they sometimes get carried away with the cutters. I have found a number of coins cut by scouts over the years, mostly pennies.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a penny on the floor at the market and a dime in the parking lot. The coinstar machines have been empty for a long time. Not many machines in our area and it looks like a lot of people check them so it’s all about right time right place.
An ok week as I continue with my addiction, detecting is addictive and I definitely have the bug. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
DAY 1
I went to the K to 8 school and finished up the grid around the outside of the upper soccer field. Not a lot of good things, but it is pretty clean now. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 17 coins with a face value of $0.75, a wheatie, some jewelry, part of a small aluminum carabiner, an ACE bandage clip, a broken inflation needle, a brass whatzit, can slaw, foil 78 tabs and 13 pencil ends.
The brass whatzit looks like a center bracket that held a rod. It is bent and on close inspection it was poorly made. You can see imperfections in the metal. Not pitting for the acid soil, but deeper holes in a smooth surface.
DAY 2
I went to the middle school and worked 2 more grid sections. I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 45 coins with a face value of $1.49, a wheatie, a silver dime, an Indian head penny, a United Way pin, some cheapie jewelry, a coke game tab, aluminum bottle caps, construction aluminum, aluminum nails, can slaw, some lead, foil, 35 tabs and 26 pencil ends.
The Indian head is a 1906 in poor shape found in my first grid sections. It is the first one I have found here and is the second oldest coin from the school. The oldest is a 1903 Barber dime I found on my first trip to the school. The silver dime was found in my second grid section. It is a 1963. The section was really quiet. In an hour of hunting that section I found 3 coins and 4 tabs and nothing else. Luckily one of the coins was the silver dime. That’s why I cover it all no matter how poor the finds are.
DAY 3
I went back to one of the state parks I detected late in the summer. The water levels were low in August so not much swimming area left. Now they are completely dry so I thought I would give them another go to see what was lost late and what I might have missed. (Nobody gets it all no matter how good they are)
The weather was miserable. It was 30 when I got there and 38 when I left, mostly cloudy and very very windy all day. There was snow overnight at home and the temp there was 19 when I got up. Winter is here. I spent 5 hours swingin the ATPro and found 8 coins with a face value of $1.13 (4 quarters made the coin value decent), cheapie jewelry, tabs, sinkers, a snap, a starter blank and foil.
Most of the cheapie jewelry was deep so missed the first go round. Most of the tabs were outside the swim area in dry lake bed not normally detected since going outside the swim area when the water is present is not allowed. 2 coins were on the upper beach I don’t completely cover and the rest were outside the swim area.
The best find is the unusual ring. It is an incomplete circle with flowers on each end that would be worn so the gap and the flowers are on top. Not great, but different.
DAY 4
I went back to the scout camp again searching for recent losses and things outside the normal campsite areas. I covered 2 campsites in a part of camp that uses tent frames and very few tent pegs.
I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 111 coins with a face value of $10.90, 39 camp tent pegs, a large file, a couple of whatzits, part of a religious me, a hat pin back, a cut nickel, part of a new style belt buckle, a Carhartt snap, a boot hook, a bullet, a cheapie pendant, sinkers, melted foil from the campfires and 8 tabs.
The cut nickel is an odd find. It was not cut to make change, it’s not old enough for that. When scouts work on their metal working merit badge they sometimes get carried away with the cutters. I have found a number of coins cut by scouts over the years, mostly pennies.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a penny on the floor at the market and a dime in the parking lot. The coinstar machines have been empty for a long time. Not many machines in our area and it looks like a lot of people check them so it’s all about right time right place.
An ok week as I continue with my addiction, detecting is addictive and I definitely have the bug. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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