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- Feb 3, 2007
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- All Treasure Hunting
With the amount of heat (90?s+) and high humidity we?ve had in the burbs near Chicago I?ve detected only twice this August. Since it?s been so hot, hunting the shadows of the trees was the most practical option.
My first August hunt was three weeks ago in a backyard of a 1900?s permission property. I had been to this backyard before but it was always overgrown or saturated with standing water but when I got there for this hunt, the ground conditions were much better than I expected. The majority of my targets included nuts, nails and the usual trashy items but the farther I got away from the house, my recoveries started to improve. Those pictured include the top half of a bicycle bell, part of a brass drawer pull, a Victorian broach and belt buckle. The obvious star of my hunt was the German silver pocket watch (over 10? deep). . . which I thought for sure was going to be at least a silver quarter or half-dollar on my NOX. What I found most interesting about the watch was the unusually shaped copper insert piece which appears to have been cut and soldered into the back. Maybe to replace a damaged portion on the watch?s back? Or
My last hunt (last week) was at an old ball field where I?ve hunted quite a bit during the past 8 years. I really wanted to hunt the field area where I?ve had the most success but it was just too HOT to be in the sun. So instead, I hunted within the shaded areas of trees that were planted in the 1970?s. I never really had much luck there in the past but, I was working my way to an air-conditioned car. After a few nice-sounding rusted nails, 3 toasted wheats from the 1940?s and a 1946 Rosie, I heard a quick, very nice target tone (no I.D. numbers) and after 11? of digging, I recovered my oldest Barber (no mint mark) of the year. I was happy, so I called it a day.
Thanks for looking and Happy Hunting!
My first August hunt was three weeks ago in a backyard of a 1900?s permission property. I had been to this backyard before but it was always overgrown or saturated with standing water but when I got there for this hunt, the ground conditions were much better than I expected. The majority of my targets included nuts, nails and the usual trashy items but the farther I got away from the house, my recoveries started to improve. Those pictured include the top half of a bicycle bell, part of a brass drawer pull, a Victorian broach and belt buckle. The obvious star of my hunt was the German silver pocket watch (over 10? deep). . . which I thought for sure was going to be at least a silver quarter or half-dollar on my NOX. What I found most interesting about the watch was the unusually shaped copper insert piece which appears to have been cut and soldered into the back. Maybe to replace a damaged portion on the watch?s back? Or
My last hunt (last week) was at an old ball field where I?ve hunted quite a bit during the past 8 years. I really wanted to hunt the field area where I?ve had the most success but it was just too HOT to be in the sun. So instead, I hunted within the shaded areas of trees that were planted in the 1970?s. I never really had much luck there in the past but, I was working my way to an air-conditioned car. After a few nice-sounding rusted nails, 3 toasted wheats from the 1940?s and a 1946 Rosie, I heard a quick, very nice target tone (no I.D. numbers) and after 11? of digging, I recovered my oldest Barber (no mint mark) of the year. I was happy, so I called it a day.
Thanks for looking and Happy Hunting!
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