Turtleman
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Folks,
I was on my way to a funeral and I saw an old abandoned house. I decided to seek permission to detect it from the owner on the way home from the funeral. I was granted permission although the lady was skeptical at first thinking I knew of some treasure on the land. I assured her I was after coins and colonial relics and would not fall down the well so she smiled and said, "Good luck. I hope you find something." Well, the house dates to the mid-1850's and was last lived in 12 years ago by an old single man. The house still is filled with his stuff from the day he died (I'd love to search the house). The outside had a 3 foot diameter open well filled in all but the top three feet with large rocks. Weeds and grass were 3 feet tall in the yard. It was tough going with the Explorer but I did manage a number of finds, most of them being made of copper. I found three buckle-like objects (can anyone date these?), some what its (one is the size of a cigarette butt and appears to have some gold gilt on it), an old barrette made of copper that still works, a tie tack? with a fake diamond and a sign made of brass that says, 'Push.' The only coin was a '58 wheat. I know there has to be silver there. I need to take a weedwhacker next time. I barely even touched the yard with the short hunt today; there's lots to search yet.
I also surprised two whitetail fawns that were bedded down in the tall grass. Unfortunately, I think their mama was laying dead along the road nearby.
Now to the pictures...
T-man
I was on my way to a funeral and I saw an old abandoned house. I decided to seek permission to detect it from the owner on the way home from the funeral. I was granted permission although the lady was skeptical at first thinking I knew of some treasure on the land. I assured her I was after coins and colonial relics and would not fall down the well so she smiled and said, "Good luck. I hope you find something." Well, the house dates to the mid-1850's and was last lived in 12 years ago by an old single man. The house still is filled with his stuff from the day he died (I'd love to search the house). The outside had a 3 foot diameter open well filled in all but the top three feet with large rocks. Weeds and grass were 3 feet tall in the yard. It was tough going with the Explorer but I did manage a number of finds, most of them being made of copper. I found three buckle-like objects (can anyone date these?), some what its (one is the size of a cigarette butt and appears to have some gold gilt on it), an old barrette made of copper that still works, a tie tack? with a fake diamond and a sign made of brass that says, 'Push.' The only coin was a '58 wheat. I know there has to be silver there. I need to take a weedwhacker next time. I barely even touched the yard with the short hunt today; there's lots to search yet.
I also surprised two whitetail fawns that were bedded down in the tall grass. Unfortunately, I think their mama was laying dead along the road nearby.
Now to the pictures...
T-man
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