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- TEKNETICS T-2 LTD, Fisher F-75, White's MXT w/ 11 x 14" Excelerator Coil, WHITES Pulse TDI, WHITES Beach Hunter ID, Garrett Propointer and Lesche Digging Tool
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- All Treasure Hunting
Well, I got back to the spot that I hunted last Friday for a second time. This spot is located in a area with loads of history all around. The city had dug the dirt down 2 1/2 to 3 feet down from the surface to put in another road and that's prime depth for Civil war and colonial period relics. As you'll recall, on Friday, I recovered several nice keepers including an AWESOME bust image of a man carved in a pewter plate
, an 1863 Indian Head
, and a couple other period items that helped me date this site. Well, fast forward to Monday when I went back to this site. They had pulled the dirt off another 70 to 100 yards..again down about 2 1/2 feet and I knew it was going to be a good day. As soon as I jumped down into the area I got a great signal and pulled out a SUPER RARE find.....probably as rare as hen's teeth.......a 1860's era SHOTGUN SHELL almost totally COMPLETE. Now you all are VERY FAMILIAR with shotguns shells if you've ever done any type of metal detecting and most of us HATE THEM 
HOWEVER, what sets this one apart is the fact that the WHOLE shell down the length is brass, not just the head or base of it. I have seen these pull a PRETTY PENNY but I won't be selling this one! That was an awesome find and just got my BLOOD A PUMPIN even more. Next, I got the guts of a clock, some rivets, whats its and some other items including some more bullets and a buckle with leather still attached....AND then a NICE button that was dug there after cleaning revealed itself as a early 1800s Navy Button!
Judging from all the items that I have dug so far from this spot it was bustling with soldiers. The piece of land is very well known as a camp area during the war and I am glad to be able to preserve these pieces of history for the future generations. Also in the pics, you'll notice some "slug" coins as well and the items that were dug on Friday. The pic is of all the items dug at the spot so far.
All items were dug with EXPRESSED permission
, an 1863 Indian Head, and a couple other period items that helped me date this site. Well, fast forward to Monday when I went back to this site. They had pulled the dirt off another 70 to 100 yards..again down about 2 1/2 feet and I knew it was going to be a good day. As soon as I jumped down into the area I got a great signal and pulled out a SUPER RARE find.....probably as rare as hen's teeth.......a 1860's era SHOTGUN SHELL almost totally COMPLETE. Now you all are VERY FAMILIAR with shotguns shells if you've ever done any type of metal detecting and most of us HATE THEM HOWEVER, what sets this one apart is the fact that the WHOLE shell down the length is brass, not just the head or base of it. I have seen these pull a PRETTY PENNY but I won't be selling this one! That was an awesome find and just got my BLOOD A PUMPIN even more. Next, I got the guts of a clock, some rivets, whats its and some other items including some more bullets and a buckle with leather still attached....AND then a NICE button that was dug there after cleaning revealed itself as a early 1800s Navy Button!Judging from all the items that I have dug so far from this spot it was bustling with soldiers. The piece of land is very well known as a camp area during the war and I am glad to be able to preserve these pieces of history for the future generations. Also in the pics, you'll notice some "slug" coins as well and the items that were dug on Friday. The pic is of all the items dug at the spot so far.
All items were dug with EXPRESSED permission
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