pa-dirt_nc-sand
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Quick lunch hunt to an old cellar hole in park woods that I have been to several times. Opening way up now with the briars and leaf layer down.
Hiked 5 minutes, eyed the bushes I wanted to swing around to start, turned machine on, lowered to ground and it starts going crazy. Thought, man my brand new coil is toast again, can't be. So I lower sensitivity and it still is screaming high tones. This time I complete full swing and it actually sounds like a target, albeit overload. So I take a super shallow scoop and there is a pocket watch case. Think, cool another brass case at least my detector is fine, place in pocket continue short hunt. Rinsed off.
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537635.650389.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537635.650389.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420490-c41cab16a6eb5aeaa7259175d74307f1.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537645.329679.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537645.329679.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420496-9883ff9c5106483daa81d4b7c35cf06b.jpg)
I think this is solid coin silver from 1850's, not plated as I do not see any brass coming through or cracks through plating exposing corroded brass underneath. I have literally found 50+ pocket watch cases all have been plated silver or occasionally plated gold. This could be my first solid silver case, if so a bucket lister for me! (I have found over 100+ spoons, all plated as well...)
Here is the small handful. Pretty cool lead medic I believe, WW1 or WW2, not sure.
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537951.970379.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537951.970379.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420504-d75d5bcddda33171dc6efd76a4a65df7.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537963.354201.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537963.354201.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420508-8b26a7beee13d09462272799c21999ef.jpg)
If any pocket watch experts out there can provide ID, that would be great.
Good luck out there!
Hiked 5 minutes, eyed the bushes I wanted to swing around to start, turned machine on, lowered to ground and it starts going crazy. Thought, man my brand new coil is toast again, can't be. So I lower sensitivity and it still is screaming high tones. This time I complete full swing and it actually sounds like a target, albeit overload. So I take a super shallow scoop and there is a pocket watch case. Think, cool another brass case at least my detector is fine, place in pocket continue short hunt. Rinsed off.
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537635.650389.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537635.650389.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420490-c41cab16a6eb5aeaa7259175d74307f1.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537645.329679.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537645.329679.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420496-9883ff9c5106483daa81d4b7c35cf06b.jpg)
I think this is solid coin silver from 1850's, not plated as I do not see any brass coming through or cracks through plating exposing corroded brass underneath. I have literally found 50+ pocket watch cases all have been plated silver or occasionally plated gold. This could be my first solid silver case, if so a bucket lister for me! (I have found over 100+ spoons, all plated as well...)
Here is the small handful. Pretty cool lead medic I believe, WW1 or WW2, not sure.
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537951.970379.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537951.970379.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420504-d75d5bcddda33171dc6efd76a4a65df7.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537963.354201.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1520537963.354201.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1420/1420508-8b26a7beee13d09462272799c21999ef.jpg)
If any pocket watch experts out there can provide ID, that would be great.
Good luck out there!
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