BACKYARD BONANZA

[Chemeng]

I am new to treasure hunting. My wife bought me a Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro detector for my birthday this past spring. Our property was the site of a garbage dump 100 years ago. I did not expect to find much but it turned out to have a good selection of hidden treasures. I have found numerous sterling silver spoons, silver coins, a couple of silver jewelry items and numerous artifacts. I had the jewelry cleaned up by a local jeweler and the spoons are in display cases. I am hooked on metal detecting. Looking forward to more discoveries in the future.

 

[xr7ator]

Dayamn! All those spoons are sterling? NICE SPOT to tect! Grats and thanks for sharing with us.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Wow......and better still, there's undoubtedly more to find..

I'd love to hear the story behind this little bauble..

 

[angelito1]

welcome to tnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

[smokeythecat]

Welcome. BTW NOBODY finds that many pieces of sterling in the ground in a short period of time so way to go!

 

[SlateBeltDigger]

WOW...nice collection!!! Welcome to the club and keep on posting-

 

[vpnavy]

I am new to treasure hunting. My wife bought me a Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro detector for my birthday this past spring. Our property was the site of a garbage dump 100 years ago...

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Chemeng! Take a look at Forum: Ohio for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

2nd - I moved ya from HELP! over to TODAY'S FINDS! for more exposure.

 

[Chemeng]

Hi Mike- Thanks for the comment. I'm still learning the ropes of how to use this website. My parents bought this property in Solon, Ohio in the early 50's and built a modest sized home where I have lived ever since. It has 5 acres. My father was told at the time it was used as a garbage dump and also as a hog farm. Some of the restaurant garbage was undoubtedly used to feed the hogs. The ring was found 4" underground and didn't look too impressive as you can see in the photo. I took it to a jeweler for cleaning and replacing a few of the marcasite gems that were missing. I saw a similar ring on the Internet that sold for $250. The large gem was green onyx. My wife loves it.

 

[Chemeng]

Thanks xr7ator for the comment. I am still getting used to using this website. Here are some more sterling spoons that I found as well. My favorite is a coin metal spoon made by C. Warner in the 1830's about the time Davy Crockett was defending the Alamo. The little spoon was made in Japan and pictures the Royal Imperial Palace. Funny thing, I only found the handle at first. Two months later I found the other part. It was originally made in two parts and obviously came apart. I had a jeweler solder it together.

 

[neodetectorist]

Welcome to T-net. Great place to learn, enjoy, and post.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on all the great finds !

 

[Trezurehunter]

Not bad for your own backyard ! Welcome to Treasurenet. Keep on digging.

 

[A2coins]

Holy smokes you have a treasure trove to dig. Keep em coming

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet also......Tommy

 

[jewelerguy]

wow you've made some nice finds

 

[Jeff H]

My father was told at the time it was used as a garbage dump and also as a hog farm. Some of the restaurant garbage was undoubtedly used to feed the hogs.

Nice finds! I've had 3 or 4 sites over the years that gave up a TON of spoons and forks, but mostly spoons. They were all former hog farms. A lot of cutlery was lost in the food garbage. I only managed a couple of silver spoons though, everything else was plated. I bet you are digging a few ear tags, vaccine bottle lids, etc.

 

[JeffInMass]

Welcome aboard! That is a serious group of beautiful silver- Congrats!

 

[islamoradamark]

Nice chunk of onex keep em comin

 

[Argentium]

Wow ! That's a lot of Silver ! Can you show the coins a little more clearly !

 

[ArfieBoy]

You have made some seriously great finds! Beautiful spoons, too! Get back out there as soon as you can. That is a nice ring! Thank you for sharing with us!