Junkophile
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I hadn't had the chance to take my ACE 250 out in awhile, so I decided to see what was in the backyard. After hitting some trash, I found an old tin RC can(haven't found the pull tab yet) 
, The ground is so hard packed I had to use an army surplus pick axe to make a dent in the dirt, so I decided to hit the farmer's field behind the house.
The field was recently irrigated so digging was easier. I got some good hits and found a mushroomed .22 bullet and then an old .44 mag slug that I know has been in the dirt for over 20 years. Before some of the fields in my area became developed I use to shoot out back, so I know there is a lot of lead out there.
Next hit was a rusty square nail and the one after that was the surprise. I got a signal on the half dollar mark so I dug out what I thought was a corrorded quarter. Looking at it I thought it seemed more like copper. It was bent and beat up after years of being disced and plowed. I managed to clean it up enough to see it was an old Mexican Un Centavo dated 1891. Now I'm hooked again.
I know the field to the east of my home once served as a temporay camp for the US Cavlary back in the 1930's. I know that for a fact because my mom lived on that piece of property and she remembered finding all sort of stuff after they packed up and left. There is an old canvas feed bag still hanging in the utiltiy room that she found.
So today's tally is one Un Centavo dated 1891, a 1982 penny, a thirty year old RC can, a square nail, some modern lead slugs and a whole lot of hope for more finds. Not bad for less than twenty mintues of effort.
, The ground is so hard packed I had to use an army surplus pick axe to make a dent in the dirt, so I decided to hit the farmer's field behind the house.The field was recently irrigated so digging was easier. I got some good hits and found a mushroomed .22 bullet and then an old .44 mag slug that I know has been in the dirt for over 20 years. Before some of the fields in my area became developed I use to shoot out back, so I know there is a lot of lead out there.
Next hit was a rusty square nail and the one after that was the surprise. I got a signal on the half dollar mark so I dug out what I thought was a corrorded quarter. Looking at it I thought it seemed more like copper. It was bent and beat up after years of being disced and plowed. I managed to clean it up enough to see it was an old Mexican Un Centavo dated 1891. Now I'm hooked again.
I know the field to the east of my home once served as a temporay camp for the US Cavlary back in the 1930's. I know that for a fact because my mom lived on that piece of property and she remembered finding all sort of stuff after they packed up and left. There is an old canvas feed bag still hanging in the utiltiy room that she found.
So today's tally is one Un Centavo dated 1891, a 1982 penny, a thirty year old RC can, a square nail, some modern lead slugs and a whole lot of hope for more finds. Not bad for less than twenty mintues of effort.
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