Did a little detecting and found some silver Video!!

[Gonehunting]

I have been wanting to use the Garrett AT Pro lately and today I got the chance. I went to town and gained permission at an old lot. It was next to a home built in the early 1900s. I knew that the sidewalk ROW had been hunted hard in the past. I found a few memorials so I moved into the yard. Very first target was about a 4 inch 1917D wheat.

So I grabbed the camera and started filming.
I started digging one wheat after another and ended up with 15 on the day. I was now gridding the yard and got a mid 80′s tone but it was a little jumpy. I finally got it to remain consistent and dug.

Harry Disston & Sons Philadelphia 1896-1917


Harry Disston and Son’s were a very well know hand saw maker that dated back into the mid 1800′s. Evidently there are collectors of this “medallions” as they are called. I found several references, some for sale, and are heavily collected. This particular one is more of a common one and helped date the lot. ref DISSTONIAN INSTITUTE


I moved on to gridding and got a lower 80′s tone and was shocked to see a welcome piece of silver.

1899 plain Barber


Only way I could explain the lower number was it was an older dime and the yard was very trashy. Wasn’t long before I had another signal similar and bam, second silver of the day.

1919 Mercury Dime


I was still digging wheat, and found 4-1919 wheats and they were all in about the same area as this Merc and the Disston Medallion. I got a really loud 89-91 and can’t explain why these were there. They were about 7 inches apart in separate holes.

“M” monogram broken silverware ends


I did manage a coin spill of 2 wheats and my final old coin of the day. Cool date(Statehood).

1907 Indian Head Cent


I also found this Peter Pan Peanut button cap?

Peter Pan Peanut Butter


I was glad I got out and got to hunt. I filmed the hunt and will be posting it soon.

12-13-12 total finds




Hope you enjoy and thanks for looking


Evan


Gonehunting for History

 

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[kam50]

Once again Congrats and hope you find more..HH

 

[nsdq]

that is a very nice hunt , never seen a saw medallion before happy huntinn

 

[wheatfinder13]

Do you use a Garrett pro pointer?

 

[Gonehunting]

Do you use a Garrett pro pointer?

Yes I actually have two Garrett's. One I have had for a while and has the marked tape on it so I can tell how deep targets are, the other is brand new... I also use the ProFind..

 

[wheatfinder13]

Yes I actually have two Garrett's. One I have had for a while and has the marked tape on it so I can tell how deep targets are, the other is brand new... I also use the ProFind..

That's a great idea thanks

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Fun vid.
They used to make jewelry out of silverware, especially
if they couldn't afford the real thing. Those two pieces
were probably going to be earrings or pendants but were never finished.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gonehunting]

That's a great idea thanks

thanks... been using that for a while and sent it in for repair.. they were good enough to leave that on there and still repair it.. I just haven't gotten it out of the box till recently..

Fun vid.
They used to make jewelry out of silverware, especially
if they couldn't afford the real thing. Those two pieces
were probably going to be earrings or pendants but were never finished.
Thanks for sharing.

I have been getting a lot of detecting friends telling me that.. I did some research and found some jewelry,, definite possibility... thanks for the view...

 

[detroitdigger]

Nice haul, days like that are great!