Cosmo3
Full Member
- Feb 8, 2017
- 178
- 241
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Pro-Pointer AT, Hori-Hori Knife, Gerber Folding Shovel
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Beautiful day here in Chattanooga today. I went to a local Elementary School built in the late 1930s.
I had my AT Pro, it was set in Pro Zero with the Discrimination set at 32 with the sensitivity 2 bars below max. It was ground balanced at 80. I found 6 quarters, 2 nickles, 12 dimes, and 27 pennies which one looked like it had been run over or something.
The oldest was a 1967 Quarter. All of the pennies were Lincoln with no shields.
I also found a find that I am very excited about. It is a dog tag with a 1946 date on it.
I wrote down what it said above the dog tag. It rang up at 82 on my machine and showed 10 inches deep. I dug the hole a little large to give myself room to dig with my Hori Hori digger. Sure enough when I spotted it I measured and it was at about 9 inches.
I am going to see if I can find this person or a relative and return it to them. I honestly don't think it is military issue but I remember as someone that was born in 1950 dog tags were very popular when I was around 6 or 7. Maybe before that but that is as far back as I remember. I did research the school and got this quote from the school history.
""During World II, the school was used as an agency to register soldiers and issue rationing stamps. The principal during those years contributed many additional hours to this work. Miss Martha Bean and Miss Angie Fleeman organized and filed old Harrison and Oak Hill records and delivered surplus government commodities to disadvantaged families in the community. Rex Richey delivered cafeteria supplies to the school. For a time, breakfast was served in the cafeteria.""
All in all I had a great day and a lot of fun. Thanks for reading everyone and God Bless.
I had my AT Pro, it was set in Pro Zero with the Discrimination set at 32 with the sensitivity 2 bars below max. It was ground balanced at 80. I found 6 quarters, 2 nickles, 12 dimes, and 27 pennies which one looked like it had been run over or something.
The oldest was a 1967 Quarter. All of the pennies were Lincoln with no shields. I also found a find that I am very excited about. It is a dog tag with a 1946 date on it.
I wrote down what it said above the dog tag. It rang up at 82 on my machine and showed 10 inches deep. I dug the hole a little large to give myself room to dig with my Hori Hori digger. Sure enough when I spotted it I measured and it was at about 9 inches.I am going to see if I can find this person or a relative and return it to them. I honestly don't think it is military issue but I remember as someone that was born in 1950 dog tags were very popular when I was around 6 or 7. Maybe before that but that is as far back as I remember. I did research the school and got this quote from the school history.
""During World II, the school was used as an agency to register soldiers and issue rationing stamps. The principal during those years contributed many additional hours to this work. Miss Martha Bean and Miss Angie Fleeman organized and filed old Harrison and Oak Hill records and delivered surplus government commodities to disadvantaged families in the community. Rex Richey delivered cafeteria supplies to the school. For a time, breakfast was served in the cafeteria.""
All in all I had a great day and a lot of fun. Thanks for reading everyone and God Bless.
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