tnt-hunter
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- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
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I have been having detecting withdrawal I haven’t been out in 7 days. The weather has not been the detectorists friend lately. The temps have been in the teens most days with high winds and we have had snow with a freezing rain layer on the ground for 4 or 5 days. The sun has been out the past few days and the temps have made it above freezing so I thought I would give it a try and see if I could find some ground I could get a shovel into. I almost didn’t go, but I figured it was now or never because we are going to have freezing rain the tomorrow and the day after I have a family obligation. After that who knows what the weather will be like.
I went to campus and tried a few spots. The ground was frozen down 2 or 3 inches, but with my full weight on the shovel I could get it in and get a plug out so I decided to go for it. I guess I was lucky the snow insulated the ground from the low temps or the ground would have been frozen much deeper and I would have gone home empty handed.
I was working a grid and started where I left off last time. With the frozen ground there were no fast recoveries. Every hole was a slow excavation After about 25 minutes I had 2 tabs, 2 nickels and a penny. I got a mid tone that sounded like it should be a piece of can slaw, but I’m cleaning up and digging all mid and high tones so I cut the plug and about 4 inches down was a nice gold class ring peeking out at me. It is a 1971 ring from a local high school.
Altogether in 3.5 hours of swingin the CZ21 I found 25 coins with a face value of $1.77, a small pistol round ball, the ring, a copper clad bullet, a micro ambulance and the usual foil, tabs etc.
That is 2 class rings this month. I usually am lucky if I find 2 a year much less 2 in one month. They both came from the same field, one is a man’s stainless and the other a woman’s 10k gold. Both are from the same school, one 1971 the other 1978. I found the woman’s name and am narrowing down the man’s so hopefully I can make contact soon and made the returns. Of course there is a good chance the ladies name has changed since high school, but if the school has an alumni group I might get lucky.
It was hard work, but it was worth it. Gas money, a new vehicle for my garage (lol), class ring number 24 and some good exercise prying icy chunks out of the earth. Thanks for looking and may your coil lead you to good things.
I went to campus and tried a few spots. The ground was frozen down 2 or 3 inches, but with my full weight on the shovel I could get it in and get a plug out so I decided to go for it. I guess I was lucky the snow insulated the ground from the low temps or the ground would have been frozen much deeper and I would have gone home empty handed.
I was working a grid and started where I left off last time. With the frozen ground there were no fast recoveries. Every hole was a slow excavation After about 25 minutes I had 2 tabs, 2 nickels and a penny. I got a mid tone that sounded like it should be a piece of can slaw, but I’m cleaning up and digging all mid and high tones so I cut the plug and about 4 inches down was a nice gold class ring peeking out at me. It is a 1971 ring from a local high school.
Altogether in 3.5 hours of swingin the CZ21 I found 25 coins with a face value of $1.77, a small pistol round ball, the ring, a copper clad bullet, a micro ambulance and the usual foil, tabs etc.
That is 2 class rings this month. I usually am lucky if I find 2 a year much less 2 in one month. They both came from the same field, one is a man’s stainless and the other a woman’s 10k gold. Both are from the same school, one 1971 the other 1978. I found the woman’s name and am narrowing down the man’s so hopefully I can make contact soon and made the returns. Of course there is a good chance the ladies name has changed since high school, but if the school has an alumni group I might get lucky.
It was hard work, but it was worth it. Gas money, a new vehicle for my garage (lol), class ring number 24 and some good exercise prying icy chunks out of the earth. Thanks for looking and may your coil lead you to good things.
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