Digging it Old School - A few relics found in the corn field - VIDEOS

ModernMiner · Mar 31, 2009

My wife and I just returned from a four day trip to my home turf in Northern Indiana. My brother offered to fly me up there to show him how to post items on Craigslist and E-bay. Who was I to say "no"?

Of course I took my detector with me. :thumbsup:

On Friday, I hit a corn field that I've been trying to get at for years. According to my old maps, I knew there used to be an old one room school house out there back at the turn of the century.
Every time I had been back there before the corn was over 6 foot tall. :'(

So as you can see in the videos, the corn was fast asleep this time. :thumbsup:

I only had a few hours to locate the school and detect, because my wife was anxious to hit the casinos. It was a bit cold & windy, but I didn't care, I wanted something, ANYTHING, out of that field as proof. I concentrated on a section that was raised up close to the road. After numerous pieces of crappe' and shotgun shell heads, I finally found a piece of a pocket watch. After that a few square nails, a small piece of brick, a lantern thumb wheel, old key, a brass goat bell, and finally a coin! It's only a 1907 IH cent, but to me it was the joy of knowing that indeed I was in the right spot and was able to locate a few pieces from days gone by. By Sunday it was cold & snowing, so I couldn't get back out there again. At least I know where to start again when I get back there next time.
VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxrizlwUMcc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0W72JmmzY

Oh yeah, my wife did WAY better than me this trip. I only got an IH penny, but she hit TWO royal flushes on video poker ($1284 and $1250). Did I mention how much I love my wife?

Have a great week,
MM
P.S. Sorry I haven't been on TN too much lately, but I had to get a garden going.

thrillathahunt · Mar 31, 2009

Way to go MM!

I think digging a 1907 IH is more fun than a casino anyway.

Hmmm, Well maybe if I won $3,000 it would be different

Detectingfreak · Mar 31, 2009

Nice job on the Indian head penny modern miner!

VOL1266-X · Mar 31, 2009

MM, apparently you and your wife have good luck in Indiana too. I smell a new MD in your future (or a new tiller). Cool finds!!!

ModernMiner · Mar 31, 2009

thrillathahunt said:
Way to go MM!

I think digging a 1907 IH is more fun than a casino anyway.

Hmmm, Well maybe if I won $3,000 it would be different

Thanks Thrilla.
I agree, I like to detect more than gamble. Except when it's snowing that is.

-MM-

VOL1266-X said:
MM, apparently you and your wife have good luck in Indiana too. I smell a new MD in your future (or a new tiller). Cool finds!!!

I was thinking more like the 67 Nova SS fixer-upper I spotted on a small car lot in town. :thumbsup:

Thanks VOL.
-Doug-

Detectingfreak said:
Nice job on the Indian head penny modern miner!

Thanks DF.
Not the best coin, but an IH is always a welcome sight to me. :thumbsup:

-MM-

rtde3 said:
Thanks for the videos Doug! Nice find on the IH! I use the same gloves as you did in the videos.
I would take your wife with you from now on!

Great minds think alike Rob.

-Doug-

BuckleBoy · Mar 31, 2009

This thread needs more of what one Tnet member called a "SCROTAL Bell" (I am thinking that I do NOT want to know what that type of bell was for!) :tard:

So, great video MM. It is awesome to find signs of a site. In some of our hunts, we come back with nothing more than bricks and a few flat buttons. But we're always happy to know that we found the right spot.

And then there are times when we bring back a bit more. :wink:

Keep up the good work, and congratulations on finding the site. That's the tough part. The easy part is hunting it.

Your next assignment is to find a homestead or school in the Middle of a bean field or corn field that is at least 80 acres in size.

This reply will self-destruct in five seconds.

-Buckles 8)

John (Ma) · Mar 31, 2009

Love the videos and it looks like there will be some good hunting there for some time.

allen · Mar 31, 2009

tell the wife congratulations on those winning hands... :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Mar 31, 2009

Nick Pappagiorgio said:
I love your wife too ...

After all she is ITALIAN ...

Congrat's on the IH & GOAT BELL ... leave it to the Lish to find a GOAT BELL ...

Rock On ~ Nick ...

Nick,
You know her best find was ME. :tongue3:

"More cow bells"
-Lish-

allen said:
tell the wife congratulations on those winning hands...

Thanks Allen.
-MM-

John (Ma) said:
Love the videos and it looks like there will be some good hunting there for some time.

Thanks John.
Hopefully I can hit it again soon. There has to be at least one silver coin out there.

-MM-

BuckleBoy said:
This thread needs more of what one Tnet member called a "SCROTAL Bell" (I am thinking that I do NOT want to know what that type of bell was for!)

So, great video MM. It is awesome to find signs of a site. In some of our hunts, we come back with nothing more than bricks and a few flat buttons. But we're always happy to know that we found the right spot.
And then there are times when we bring back a bit more.
Keep up the good work, and congratulations on finding the site. That's the tough part. The easy part is hunting it.
Your next assignment is to find a homestead or school in the Middle of a bean field or corn field that is at least 80 acres in size.

This reply will self-destruct in five seconds.
-Buckles 8)

BB,
I was thinking of The Iron Brigade when I was out there, and all of the fields you guys & gals hunt. It was a lot of fun looking for some signs of the old school. At least I didn't go home empty handed. :thumbsup:

As far as finding a non-existing dwelling in an 80 acre field, NO PROBLEM. I now have my lucky scrotal GOATal bell.

Have a great week Big Guy.
-Doug-
P.S. Merf came to mind when I dug that IH up out in that corn field. Merf is the IH king. :icon_king:

B|lker · Mar 31, 2009

Doug, nice finds and i`m glad to hear that you and your LOVED one are doing alright.
Keep posting, we all love to look.

Bill.

cwdigger · Mar 31, 2009

Great finds buddy, like the vid as well. :thumbsup:

Cw

ModernMiner · Mar 31, 2009

B|lker said:
Doug, nice finds and i`m glad to hear that you and your LOVED one are doing alright.
Keep posting, we all love to look.

Bill.

Thanks Bill.
I have more to post from a few weeks ago, so hopefully I'll find time soon. :wink:

-Doug-

cwdigger said:
Great finds buddy, like the vid as well.

Cw

Thanks CW.
It was fun hitting a field for once instead of an old home yard.
-Doug-

silverfreak · Mar 31, 2009

Nice finds MM. :thumbsup:

crazyjarhead · Mar 31, 2009

Darn Doug. You mean you came to Indiana and didn't even look me up in Ohio :icon_pirat:

Glad you enjoyed your spring break in Indiana and not Florida

Nice finds and video too

{Sentinel} · Mar 31, 2009

Nice digging and nice video Doug :thumbsup:

I went out and found myself an Indian Head as well

Hope you're doing good!! :wink:

Mirage · Mar 31, 2009

Doug,
It's always more satisfying to prove something that just to make a find. :thumbsup:

Tell Diane that any day the wife doesn't spend more than she makes is a good day! :wink:

Bob

coltdavis · Mar 31, 2009

Nice find! i was at a site just like this tonight, there was brick pieces and even a piece of pottery here and there, but as soon as we got the detectors out the rain started coming down. My hunting partner got us permission to hunt the land so bright and early tomorrow we are going to hit the site pretty hard. I will post if we make any finds! :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Apr 1, 2009

silverfreak said:
Nice finds MM.

Thanks Bryce.
I was hoping for more, but time was an issue this trip.

-Doug-

crazyjarhead said:
Darn Doug. You mean you came to Indiana and didn't even look me up in Ohio Glad you enjoyed your spring break in Indiana and not Florida Nice finds and video too

Ron,
I tried to get over to Ohio, but my wife insisted on going to the casino. I'm glad she did.

-Doug-

{Sentinel} said:
Nice digging and nice video Doug I went out and found myself an Indian Head as well Hope you're doing good!!

Hey Josh,
No CW stuff in that field, but the IH was a treat. :thumbsup:

-Doug-

Mirage said:
Doug,
It's always more satisfying to prove something that just to make a find.

Tell Diane that any day the wife doesn't spend more than she makes is a good day!

Bob

Bob,
I made sure that I put her wins in my pocket, so we came home with some of it.

-Doug-

coltdavis said:
Nice find! i was at a site just like this tonight, there was brick pieces and even a piece of pottery here and there, but as soon as we got the detectors out the rain started coming down. My hunting partner got us permission to hunt the land so bright and early tomorrow we are going to hit the site pretty hard. I will post if we make any finds!

Good luck CD.
Detecting in these fields is a lot of fun. Due to so few targets I can actually use all metal mode on my detector out there.
Looking forward to seeing what you find.
-MM-