Monty
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- Jan 26, 2005
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- Location
- Sand Springs, OK
- Detector(s) used
- ACE 250, Garrett
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- All Treasure Hunting
Went to the urban renewal project again this morning for a couple of hours. I noted that the ground had dried out considrably and the demolition contractor was working across the street. I had to climb a steep bank to get up to the house and yard so I took my light weight ACE 250 instead of my 2500. I also knew ther would be a lot of junk so I put on my small coil.
The house is the only two story house in the neighborhood and I was told that it was built by the City founder in aboutr 1909 before the rest of the community was built around it. There use to be a cotton gin nearby but I am not sure it has anything to do with the house?
I hurridly hit all the places that one might expect to find something, aling the sidewalks and around the large front porch, and found nothing but rusty nails. I went to the back yard and saw where the contractor had dug up the sewer line and plugged it as is required before demolition can take place. I made a mental not that quite a bit of topsoil had been dug up and replaced as I went around the sidewalks and along the back stoop and found....you guessed it, nothing! I then moved over to where the sewer line had been plugged and almost immediately found a 1920 wheat penny. A few more swings and I uncovered a 1920 wheat penny and a Smith's Pride metal button. After this I slowed down and hit a really hot signal at 2" in the fill dirt. I flipped the top off a little mound and could see to my surprise a Liberty Head nickel! I popped it out and wiped it off a bit and could read the date of 1907, and turning it over there was a "V" on the back! This is significant to me because it is my oldest found coin, and Oklahoma became a state in 1907! Needless to say, I was and still am elated to finally find something worth posting! It's awful dark and awful worn but it is a 1907 Liberty Head Nickel! And to prove I really am a nice guy, I found a .22 short cartridge case and a .32 caliber bullet and some junk just for Nana! I'll be back tomorrow if they don't tear it down today. I think it is not scheduled until next month, some kind of title problem? dI'll take my 2500 and see if I can peek just a bit deeper next time. Monty
Oh, and I found a broken trigger guard, an almost completely rusted out fishhook, and whatever? Thanks for looking!
The house is the only two story house in the neighborhood and I was told that it was built by the City founder in aboutr 1909 before the rest of the community was built around it. There use to be a cotton gin nearby but I am not sure it has anything to do with the house?
I hurridly hit all the places that one might expect to find something, aling the sidewalks and around the large front porch, and found nothing but rusty nails. I went to the back yard and saw where the contractor had dug up the sewer line and plugged it as is required before demolition can take place. I made a mental not that quite a bit of topsoil had been dug up and replaced as I went around the sidewalks and along the back stoop and found....you guessed it, nothing! I then moved over to where the sewer line had been plugged and almost immediately found a 1920 wheat penny. A few more swings and I uncovered a 1920 wheat penny and a Smith's Pride metal button. After this I slowed down and hit a really hot signal at 2" in the fill dirt. I flipped the top off a little mound and could see to my surprise a Liberty Head nickel! I popped it out and wiped it off a bit and could read the date of 1907, and turning it over there was a "V" on the back! This is significant to me because it is my oldest found coin, and Oklahoma became a state in 1907! Needless to say, I was and still am elated to finally find something worth posting! It's awful dark and awful worn but it is a 1907 Liberty Head Nickel! And to prove I really am a nice guy, I found a .22 short cartridge case and a .32 caliber bullet and some junk just for Nana! I'll be back tomorrow if they don't tear it down today. I think it is not scheduled until next month, some kind of title problem? dI'll take my 2500 and see if I can peek just a bit deeper next time. Monty
Oh, and I found a broken trigger guard, an almost completely rusted out fishhook, and whatever? Thanks for looking!
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