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LaSiciliana · Jul 20, 2025

I live in SW Missouri where lots of Civil War skirmishes took place. I became excited at the prospect of finding treasure on my land when my daughter fell into a Civil War foxhole while playing outside. I grabbed my metal detector and heard a sound at the bottom. I unearthed a cool hammer from that era. I was hoping for some gold coins! The presence of a foxhole seemed to suggest that there was a prolonged skirmish/encampment of troops on my land; and that more foxholes should be nearby. I've not found them yet. There is also a monstrous oak tree on my land that has a very old spike or nail with a squarish head pounded into it, near the bottom. It seems to be from the same era, but I am going to take a close up photo of it to compare it to historical images online. I wondered how to begin to dig around such a large tree. I only have a cheap metal detector and I'm not sure how a tree that has been growing for over a century may have shifted anything that was buried there. Anyway, I am here to learn! If you have any tips, I'd love to hear them. The hammer hangs in the barn, at present. It's my incentive to keep trying.

Gare · Jul 20, 2025

LaSiciliana said:
I live in SW Missouri where lots of Civil War skirmishes took place. I became excited at the prospect of finding treasure on my land when my daughter fell into a Civil War foxhole while playing outside. I grabbed my metal detector and heard a sound at the bottom. I unearthed a cool hammer from that era. I was hoping for some gold coins! The presence of a foxhole seemed to suggest that there was a prolonged skirmish/encampment of troops on my land; and that more foxholes should be nearby. I've not found them yet. There is also a monstrous oak tree on my land that has a very old spike or nail with a squarish head pounded into it, near the bottom. It seems to be from the same era, but I am going to take a close up photo of it to compare it to historical images online. I wondered how to begin to dig around such a large tree. I only have a cheap metal detector and I'm not sure how a tree that has been growing for over a century may have shifted anything that was buried there. Anyway, I am here to learn! If you have any tips, I'd love to hear them. The hammer hangs in the barn, at present. It's my incentive to keep trying.

Welcome to Treasurenet . Wish i lived closer to you

I would gladly go hunting with you !@!!