tnt-hunter
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- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
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- All Treasure Hunting
I went back to the old high school to clean up another section of the grid before they start demolition and construction of the new house and all is lost. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 over the frosty crusty ground. The sun did come out and it did get above freezing so the digging was ok except for all the rocks.
I got lucky and found a few more oldies and interesting things. In all I found 27 coins with a face value of $1.61, 4 used copper rivets still in the leather in the same hole, an unused rivet, the cap from a brass instrument valve(The marching band used to practice on this field and I have found several of these.), 2 round balls, a sports medal, 2 wheaties, a religious pin, a Ford hubcap, can slaw, tabs and miscellaneous other junky bits.
The round balls are .69 caliber and are in beautiful dropped shape. A lot of the bullets out of here have been beat up by the earthmoving equipment used to built the school and the sports fields and to build the houses that were here before the school, but these were not touched. They were about 9 inches apart and came out of separate plugs.
The hub cap is a small one, only 4 inches in diameter. My research tells me it came from the 1930-31 models that Ford made.
The 2 wheaties are 1910 and 1919. That are a little crusty, but not bad for hundred year old coins. Wheaties don’t really excite me because as a kid I remember looking for these in coin rolls for my collection. But when you think about it finding something over 100 years old is not something you can do every day.
The pin looks like a Masonic knights Templar pin. It was enameled originally, but most of the enamel is gone and the pin part of the clasp is missing. It is an older style pin and looks like it has been beat up pretty good. It has a makers mark. I can’t find any info on it to help date the pin. It looks like it says IME WESTMINSTER PRES, PHILADELPHIA. Any help on the markings would be appreciated.
The Patrick Ewing commemorative medal from the 1992 Olympics is not terribly old, but it adds to the nice variety of find coming out of this place.
I got back on campus for another hunt. I spent 4.5 hours hoping for another goodie like the 2 cent piece from last time, but it was not to be. I did find 28 coins with a face value of $2.81, a large lead weight, a piece of junky jewelry, a screw in athletic spike, a copper jacket bullet, a brass and wooden whatzit, and of course tabs and slaw.
The lead weight is a clam shell style that I believe was used on fishing nets. There is a wide deep stream about 50 yards from where I found this one and I have found several others like it on campus. If anyone has more info on this it would be appreciated.
The brass and wooden whatzit was a mystery at first, but I thought it looked familiar. It finally came to me and I pulled the antique folding ruler off the shelf and sure enough it is part of the middle hinge. (My father collected antique tools and this is one of the few tools I kept after he passed years ago.) It is not a major find, but it is nice to be able to identify these weird little bits we dig up. So one more piece of the old farm sees daylight after a long dirt nap.
I did a couple of other hunts with mostly clad, junk and keys. Just a little more gas money and safe fun in the cold winter air.
So 150 year old lead, 100 year old coins and a 90 year old hubcap plus other interesting goodies. The fun never stops as long as your swingin. Now if the snow would stop and the ground would thaw things would be a lot better. Winter has really gotten a good grip on things here and it is getting worse by the day, so my swingin will be very limited for a while. Stay safe and keep swingin. (I hope your weather is better than mine.)
I got lucky and found a few more oldies and interesting things. In all I found 27 coins with a face value of $1.61, 4 used copper rivets still in the leather in the same hole, an unused rivet, the cap from a brass instrument valve(The marching band used to practice on this field and I have found several of these.), 2 round balls, a sports medal, 2 wheaties, a religious pin, a Ford hubcap, can slaw, tabs and miscellaneous other junky bits.
The round balls are .69 caliber and are in beautiful dropped shape. A lot of the bullets out of here have been beat up by the earthmoving equipment used to built the school and the sports fields and to build the houses that were here before the school, but these were not touched. They were about 9 inches apart and came out of separate plugs.
The hub cap is a small one, only 4 inches in diameter. My research tells me it came from the 1930-31 models that Ford made.
The 2 wheaties are 1910 and 1919. That are a little crusty, but not bad for hundred year old coins. Wheaties don’t really excite me because as a kid I remember looking for these in coin rolls for my collection. But when you think about it finding something over 100 years old is not something you can do every day.
The pin looks like a Masonic knights Templar pin. It was enameled originally, but most of the enamel is gone and the pin part of the clasp is missing. It is an older style pin and looks like it has been beat up pretty good. It has a makers mark. I can’t find any info on it to help date the pin. It looks like it says IME WESTMINSTER PRES, PHILADELPHIA. Any help on the markings would be appreciated.
The Patrick Ewing commemorative medal from the 1992 Olympics is not terribly old, but it adds to the nice variety of find coming out of this place.
I got back on campus for another hunt. I spent 4.5 hours hoping for another goodie like the 2 cent piece from last time, but it was not to be. I did find 28 coins with a face value of $2.81, a large lead weight, a piece of junky jewelry, a screw in athletic spike, a copper jacket bullet, a brass and wooden whatzit, and of course tabs and slaw.
The lead weight is a clam shell style that I believe was used on fishing nets. There is a wide deep stream about 50 yards from where I found this one and I have found several others like it on campus. If anyone has more info on this it would be appreciated.
The brass and wooden whatzit was a mystery at first, but I thought it looked familiar. It finally came to me and I pulled the antique folding ruler off the shelf and sure enough it is part of the middle hinge. (My father collected antique tools and this is one of the few tools I kept after he passed years ago.) It is not a major find, but it is nice to be able to identify these weird little bits we dig up. So one more piece of the old farm sees daylight after a long dirt nap.
I did a couple of other hunts with mostly clad, junk and keys. Just a little more gas money and safe fun in the cold winter air.
So 150 year old lead, 100 year old coins and a 90 year old hubcap plus other interesting goodies. The fun never stops as long as your swingin. Now if the snow would stop and the ground would thaw things would be a lot better. Winter has really gotten a good grip on things here and it is getting worse by the day, so my swingin will be very limited for a while. Stay safe and keep swingin. (I hope your weather is better than mine.)
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