tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2018
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Most of the places I detect are not great sites like some people have where everything is old or good. My sites are mostly new stuff with a few oldies hidden in the mess. So I grid and cover every square inch to be sure I don’t miss the few goals, silvers and oldies that are there. It is a lot of work and I dig lots of trash but I think it pays off in the long run. I do find the goodies and I recycle lots of the trash which gives me extra cash for gas. It works for me, it might work for you if you are willing to put in the work.
DAY 1
I went to the park closest to home. I’ve covered most of it but there are always fresh losses and some areas not covered where an oldie or a goodie might show up. I spent 4.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 20 coins with a face value of $1.80, a key, part of a toy car, an earring, an aluminum cross, a round ball, key charms, a mini brass faucet style handle, sinkers, fishing lures, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, aluminum tie wire, foil, part of a hatchet head and 8 tabs.
The jewelry is cheapie. A while back I found quite a pile of these key charms in the mulch on the tot lot. It was almost like somebody dumped a box of them into the mulch and spread them around. They removed all the tot lot equipment and the mulch and replaced it about a year ago. This trip I check around the edges of the tot lot in the grass and found these.
This park has produced some coins for the 1700s and the 1800s. This trip no old coins but I did find part of an axe head. It is hand forged and is part of an 1800s style broad hatchet. I have included a picture of a complete one for reference.
DAY 2
I went to the far fields hoping for some goodies. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 47 coins with a face value of $3.40, a spoon handle, 3 bullets, 3 ace bandage clips, a cheapie chain that was on the surface, foil, aluminum bottle caps, a little can slaw and 60 tabs.
Things are funny sometimes. I was gridding a section and in the first 3 hours I only found 3 bullets, 2 tabs, 3 coins and a piece of foil. Then I hit tab city and found the 58 other tabs, the rest of the coins and junk. Too bad there weren’t any goodies in the mix.
DAY 3
I went to the old K to 12 school site that closed a long time ago. I gridded part of the overgrown field edge that was mowed for the first time in many years. I’ve had some luck on other parts of the field.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 58 coins with a face value of $4.45, a pin, a cloth covered button, a utility pole tag (2021), part of a harmonica reed, an organ reed, a sinker, part of a toy pistol, foil, 2 aluminum bottle caps, lots of can slaw, a batch of aluminum cans and only 7 tabs.
The Hoover pin was an interesting find. From what I can see this one was from the 1928 campaign. It is in only in fair shape and the pin is missing, but it made the hunt.
DAY 4
I went back to the K to 8 school and spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 15 coins with a face value of $0.48, a big brass screw, a copper nail, part of a clock gear, part of an oil lamp, a large cent, 3 wheaties, a stainless cross, a fancy brass box clasp, 2 old bullets, a brass set screw, part of an inflation needle, a brass whatzit, a shoe grommet, a plated pocket watch back, a little foil, a little can slaw, 2 light bulb ends, copper flashing and a piece of copper pipe, construction aluminum, 6 tabs and 4 pencil ends.
The field I was gridding was very quiet, not even much trash or iron signals but I kept going. I got a signal that was not great, but it was definitely a diggable signal. It was only 3 inches down and I would have expected a better signal, but when I saw it in the hole I knew why. This silly thing was on edge down on the edge of the clay. The largie is fairly toasted, but it looks like a coronet 1816 to 1839. This is my first largie in 6 months and it made my week.
The oil lamp part is toasty from the acid soil. I can see in the end of the knob that it was patented in the 1860s.
I thought the decorative hasp was a hing at first, but the lower hole is too large compared to the top ones so probably a hasp. The bullets are both small caliber pistol rounds. They have a ribbed groove so they are not new, but were manufactured after 1880. The one end of the brass whatzit to the right of the hasp screws off. No idea what it was used for.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
This week I found a penny in the coin return at the market, a dime on the floor in the store and a penny in the parking lot. Slim Pickens, but at least I found something.
Goodies have been sparse lately, but you have to keep at it because you never know where the next goodie will show up and there might be more than one. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
DAY 1
I went to the park closest to home. I’ve covered most of it but there are always fresh losses and some areas not covered where an oldie or a goodie might show up. I spent 4.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 20 coins with a face value of $1.80, a key, part of a toy car, an earring, an aluminum cross, a round ball, key charms, a mini brass faucet style handle, sinkers, fishing lures, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, aluminum tie wire, foil, part of a hatchet head and 8 tabs.
The jewelry is cheapie. A while back I found quite a pile of these key charms in the mulch on the tot lot. It was almost like somebody dumped a box of them into the mulch and spread them around. They removed all the tot lot equipment and the mulch and replaced it about a year ago. This trip I check around the edges of the tot lot in the grass and found these.
This park has produced some coins for the 1700s and the 1800s. This trip no old coins but I did find part of an axe head. It is hand forged and is part of an 1800s style broad hatchet. I have included a picture of a complete one for reference.
DAY 2
I went to the far fields hoping for some goodies. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 47 coins with a face value of $3.40, a spoon handle, 3 bullets, 3 ace bandage clips, a cheapie chain that was on the surface, foil, aluminum bottle caps, a little can slaw and 60 tabs.
Things are funny sometimes. I was gridding a section and in the first 3 hours I only found 3 bullets, 2 tabs, 3 coins and a piece of foil. Then I hit tab city and found the 58 other tabs, the rest of the coins and junk. Too bad there weren’t any goodies in the mix.
DAY 3
I went to the old K to 12 school site that closed a long time ago. I gridded part of the overgrown field edge that was mowed for the first time in many years. I’ve had some luck on other parts of the field.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 58 coins with a face value of $4.45, a pin, a cloth covered button, a utility pole tag (2021), part of a harmonica reed, an organ reed, a sinker, part of a toy pistol, foil, 2 aluminum bottle caps, lots of can slaw, a batch of aluminum cans and only 7 tabs.
The Hoover pin was an interesting find. From what I can see this one was from the 1928 campaign. It is in only in fair shape and the pin is missing, but it made the hunt.
DAY 4
I went back to the K to 8 school and spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 15 coins with a face value of $0.48, a big brass screw, a copper nail, part of a clock gear, part of an oil lamp, a large cent, 3 wheaties, a stainless cross, a fancy brass box clasp, 2 old bullets, a brass set screw, part of an inflation needle, a brass whatzit, a shoe grommet, a plated pocket watch back, a little foil, a little can slaw, 2 light bulb ends, copper flashing and a piece of copper pipe, construction aluminum, 6 tabs and 4 pencil ends.
The field I was gridding was very quiet, not even much trash or iron signals but I kept going. I got a signal that was not great, but it was definitely a diggable signal. It was only 3 inches down and I would have expected a better signal, but when I saw it in the hole I knew why. This silly thing was on edge down on the edge of the clay. The largie is fairly toasted, but it looks like a coronet 1816 to 1839. This is my first largie in 6 months and it made my week.
The oil lamp part is toasty from the acid soil. I can see in the end of the knob that it was patented in the 1860s.
I thought the decorative hasp was a hing at first, but the lower hole is too large compared to the top ones so probably a hasp. The bullets are both small caliber pistol rounds. They have a ribbed groove so they are not new, but were manufactured after 1880. The one end of the brass whatzit to the right of the hasp screws off. No idea what it was used for.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
This week I found a penny in the coin return at the market, a dime on the floor in the store and a penny in the parking lot. Slim Pickens, but at least I found something.
Goodies have been sparse lately, but you have to keep at it because you never know where the next goodie will show up and there might be more than one. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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