tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2018
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
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- 9
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have not been able to get out and detect for the last 2 weeks because of all the snow and the frozen ground. The weather has gotten warmer and the snow has stoped falling. There is still a ton of snow at my house and the scout camp to the northwest of us, but down the mountain 10 miles to the east almost all the snow is gone and the ground is thawed. So I have been making the drive for the past few days.
Day 1- I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 at a set of sports fields. I found 41 coins with a face value of $2.66, an Rival Dog Food ID tag, a 1936 wheatie, a fishing sinker, 2 screw in sports cleats, and the ever present tabs, can slaw and foil.
The dog ID tags was a give away by sending in a label from a Rival can. I have seen the ad but it is not dated. Some listing say it was from the 1930s others say the 1950s. I think the 1950 date is probably correct.
Day 2 - I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 at the grass parking area and fields of a festival location that has been in use since 1910. I found 118 coins with a face value of $6.19 (penny heavy with 79 pennies), a modern key, a cheapie ring, a silver dime, a silver quarter, a wheatie, a copper rivet, can slaw and some tabs. They allow camping on the fields and parking area during festivals so I also found tent pegs, grommets and even some whole aluminum cans buried in the ground.
The 1912 Barber dime is the first Barber I have found for a while so it was a nice surprise. Too bad it’s in poor shape. The quarter is a 1935. Both silvers are dark because unlike most places I detect this one has a low acid level in the soil. The zincs make out pretty well, but the silvers come out dark gray.
This may sound weird, but this key is my favorite find of the day. The silvers are better finds, but I have found Barbers and Washingtons before. This is the first time I have found a key like this and it is really a cool looking key even though it is not old and still available for purchase.
Day 3 - I had such good luck at the festival field I decided to give it another shot. It is a very large area so I could go every day for a month gridding it and not get it all covered. In another 5 hours I found 123 coins with a face value of $6.17 (penny heavy again 82 pennies), a bunch of copper jacket bullets, a silver earring, 2 wheaties, a heavy brass ring, more can slaw, tabs, tent pegs and grommets.
The earring is slightly mangled, but is fixable. It contains a nice oval tourmaline. Not expensive but better than a CZ. The wheaties are nothing special, 1945 and 1951D.
The ring may have been used as jewelry but I believe it is actually a brass bushing. You can see a product number on the edge.
Day 4 - I went back to the old high school to try and finish up as much as I can before the demolition begins. Nothing old this time but I did make out pretty well. I found 61 coins with a face value of $2.81, a fired non-lethal training round, a type setting “2”, a war nickel, a wheatie, the ID tag from a set of chimes, a chunk of chain, slaw, tabs and because it is a school a bunch of metal eraser ends from old wooden pencils.
The nickel and the wheatie are both 1944 Philadelphia mint coins. The chain is silver and looks like it might be part of an ID bracelet. I poked around carefully trying to find the rest of it. I found 3 nails in the hole, but no luck on the rest of the silver. (If it was a mower strike the other part could be a long way off.)
The weather has been pretty nice and is a welcome change. It has brought a nice pile of clad, some silver and a few other interesting items as well. Of course I also have a nice pile of scrap metal I can add to the recycling pile. I may need to take a load in soon (if I take the time to clean and sort it). Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
Day 1- I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 at a set of sports fields. I found 41 coins with a face value of $2.66, an Rival Dog Food ID tag, a 1936 wheatie, a fishing sinker, 2 screw in sports cleats, and the ever present tabs, can slaw and foil.
The dog ID tags was a give away by sending in a label from a Rival can. I have seen the ad but it is not dated. Some listing say it was from the 1930s others say the 1950s. I think the 1950 date is probably correct.
Day 2 - I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 at the grass parking area and fields of a festival location that has been in use since 1910. I found 118 coins with a face value of $6.19 (penny heavy with 79 pennies), a modern key, a cheapie ring, a silver dime, a silver quarter, a wheatie, a copper rivet, can slaw and some tabs. They allow camping on the fields and parking area during festivals so I also found tent pegs, grommets and even some whole aluminum cans buried in the ground.
The 1912 Barber dime is the first Barber I have found for a while so it was a nice surprise. Too bad it’s in poor shape. The quarter is a 1935. Both silvers are dark because unlike most places I detect this one has a low acid level in the soil. The zincs make out pretty well, but the silvers come out dark gray.
This may sound weird, but this key is my favorite find of the day. The silvers are better finds, but I have found Barbers and Washingtons before. This is the first time I have found a key like this and it is really a cool looking key even though it is not old and still available for purchase.
Day 3 - I had such good luck at the festival field I decided to give it another shot. It is a very large area so I could go every day for a month gridding it and not get it all covered. In another 5 hours I found 123 coins with a face value of $6.17 (penny heavy again 82 pennies), a bunch of copper jacket bullets, a silver earring, 2 wheaties, a heavy brass ring, more can slaw, tabs, tent pegs and grommets.
The earring is slightly mangled, but is fixable. It contains a nice oval tourmaline. Not expensive but better than a CZ. The wheaties are nothing special, 1945 and 1951D.
The ring may have been used as jewelry but I believe it is actually a brass bushing. You can see a product number on the edge.
Day 4 - I went back to the old high school to try and finish up as much as I can before the demolition begins. Nothing old this time but I did make out pretty well. I found 61 coins with a face value of $2.81, a fired non-lethal training round, a type setting “2”, a war nickel, a wheatie, the ID tag from a set of chimes, a chunk of chain, slaw, tabs and because it is a school a bunch of metal eraser ends from old wooden pencils.
The nickel and the wheatie are both 1944 Philadelphia mint coins. The chain is silver and looks like it might be part of an ID bracelet. I poked around carefully trying to find the rest of it. I found 3 nails in the hole, but no luck on the rest of the silver. (If it was a mower strike the other part could be a long way off.)
The weather has been pretty nice and is a welcome change. It has brought a nice pile of clad, some silver and a few other interesting items as well. Of course I also have a nice pile of scrap metal I can add to the recycling pile. I may need to take a load in soon (if I take the time to clean and sort it). Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
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