McCDig
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2015
- Messages
- 3,753
- Reaction score
- 9,039
- Golden Thread
- 1
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland
- 🥇 Banner finds
- 1
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher F75
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Got out on Saturday morning with JF and suggested a Baltimore County elementary school which opened in the 50s.
The site did not disappoint as JF had a personal best 5 silvers which included a Victorian silver pencil cover, 1947 Rosie, 1940 Merc, Sacred Heart medal, and a modern charm.
I was digging lots of high-tones but got behind quickly in the silver count until this beauty was unearthed from 9 inches (Equinox 600 stock coil has great depth).
Other items were found that indicated the connection of this property with a farm from earlier times: pocket watch cover and attachment parts, suspender clip.
Had to wrap up the hunt around 11:30 due to work for me but my last hole dug turned out to be my largest silver haul from a single dig. A home-made necklace of silver chain, iron key holder and a Cadillac hood ornament came out of the hole as a large twisted clump. Here it is cleaned up.
Total length as worn by the former owner was about a foot long.
Chain is marked "925 Italy" and bears a hallmark of the letter Y in a circle.
JF figured it to be an ounce of silver. He was close but it turned out to be just under 2 ounces.
We figure there is more silver and artifacts to be found but can we have a day better than this one?
The site did not disappoint as JF had a personal best 5 silvers which included a Victorian silver pencil cover, 1947 Rosie, 1940 Merc, Sacred Heart medal, and a modern charm.
I was digging lots of high-tones but got behind quickly in the silver count until this beauty was unearthed from 9 inches (Equinox 600 stock coil has great depth).
Other items were found that indicated the connection of this property with a farm from earlier times: pocket watch cover and attachment parts, suspender clip.
Had to wrap up the hunt around 11:30 due to work for me but my last hole dug turned out to be my largest silver haul from a single dig. A home-made necklace of silver chain, iron key holder and a Cadillac hood ornament came out of the hole as a large twisted clump. Here it is cleaned up.
Total length as worn by the former owner was about a foot long.
Chain is marked "925 Italy" and bears a hallmark of the letter Y in a circle.
JF figured it to be an ounce of silver. He was close but it turned out to be just under 2 ounces.
We figure there is more silver and artifacts to be found but can we have a day better than this one?
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Nice silver.
