Exhausting Work.

[SouthJerseyJim]

Started of today with a fellow Tnet member Jason. I was taking him to a homesite in the woods nearby my house with high hopes. After getting there and walking back we found the whole area flooded beyond and non accessable.. So we decided to drive and ask farmers for permission to metal detect. 1 by 1 we ask and get a short NO. Apparently someone has been reaking havok on their fields with NO permission. This guy even has the audacity to pull a knife on one of the farmers... Talk about ruining it for the rest of us.. If your on this forum I HATE YOU. We lost a super old colonial field thanks to your carelessness. The farmer thanked us for asking permission and told us to come back in 6 months after they knab this guy. Couple other leads turn cold and we wind up getting permission to hunt a 1940's house with a small field and another small plowed field. We hunted the 40's house for a few hours pulling wheaty after wheaty from the ground and a few cool items. A Davy Crocket ring, the tiniest pair of sciossors ever , one buffalo nickel and a few spoons. Jason pulled a silver rosy and merc also along with some other things he will chime in. Ended up with 22 wheat pennies all 1930-1955, 1935 buffalo and only 1 zincoln. It was a good ending at least we got to dig. But it wasn't the colonial finds we envisioned the night before. So for all you guys ruining it for the rest of us a big hats off to ya! On a plus side we got some nice produce from one farmer, cant beat Jersey tomatoes!

 

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[TheRandyMan]

Well...Jersey tomatoes can be beaten...*COUGH*..Texas..[size=12pt]*COUGH*...[/size] but congrats on repairing the reputation of detectorists everywhere. Keep up the good work!

 

[bogeymcq]

Congrats on some interesting finds!
And a appreciative KUDOS to you for taking the proper route in asking permission!!!!

22 wheaties! That is awesome!!!
Davy Crocket ring? Killer! Got any close up shots? Would love to see more of that one!

And those scissors!!!! I am so lovin' them! Curious about those as well

Now for the maters . . . mmmm, mercy . . . pass the salt!!!!! YUM!!!

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Thanks guys! The ring is really cool heres the pics.

 

[steelheadwill]

Great finds!
too bad about the 6 month ban.
Pulled a knife on the farmer! the only hits he should be getting are from iron bars.
on the brighter side, about those scissors, I was given a set of miniature brass tools,

these date from the '20s I was told. each has a hallmark,
yours look a lot older. Good Day, Herbie

 

[Woodland Detectors]

You just gotta love those old scissors!

The tomatoes look pretty good too

 

[Skelly607]

Sweet wheats! Love the scissors!!!

 

[steelheadwill]

Hadda do it,
Here's some heirloom 'Purple Stripe' tomato From the State of New Hampshire.
Hoowee! they are good, Don't know why I put the 'Sweet 100' in there.
I just tasted them side by side & no comparison.

 

[TommNJ]

What a shame, I hope they catch the looter. Glad to see you got some keepers, that ring is cool ! (Here's some small ones from the garden)

TommNJ

 

[bogeymcq]

Thanks for showing a bit more of the ring

Found one similar, or so I think:
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=200&ItemNo=89877
But lovin' yours more! Think it is an awesome find!

And the maters . . .mercy, everyone is KILLIN' me with pix of theres!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Wow , I remember The Alamo , Davey was the man ! Nice ring . Break out my coonskin cap , load up Ol Betsey and grab a tomater . Jersey tomatoes are tasty !

 

[Wldbil]

Great finds... The ring and scissors are really cool

 

[chark21798]

That guy i think hit up one of my farmers down in s jersey too. He said he told this guy no and he would not leave. Keeped hounding him my farmer said no again and said someone else is hunting his fields this detectorists knows who he is and i think i do to. Guy said well u let other guys hunt here why not me. My farmer buddy said he was going to call police if he didnt leave. He left next morn my farmers said someone in his fields that night and left open holes everywhere, I think i know who he is, so stay away from me my lesche shovel is looking for him.. HH mark

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Ya Mark just takes one A**hole to ruin it for the rest of us. And those ol' timer farmers arent easy to let people on their property as it is.

 

[Mr Tuff]

cool finds!!!! MR TUFF

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice Davey Crocket ring! Looks like you guys made lemonade out of lemons...or in this case tomato juice out tomatoes!

Maybe that was the scissors that the dude pulled on the farmer! (honestly I think the farmer made it up, but who knows!)

Sorry I couldn't join you. I have a few new spots in mind for Sunday if you want to find some silver. Let me know!