Brendan M.
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- Warrensburg, New York
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- White's DFX, Bullseye II pinpointer, Gray Ghost Headphones
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I'm Back, With A CW Trade Token, NICE Braided LC, and a Tribe o' Injuns
Hello Everyone! Long Time, No Post!
There's been a perfect storm of factors keeping me mostly out of the field and off these boards lately: lots of work, home projects, tick season, and some LONG days now that me and the wife are both back to working full-time and taking care of the little Manley (who's now 3 months old!). I hope everyone else is enjoying their spring...
I did manage to get out a little here and there, and I'll post some more stuff later to catch y'all up. I felt like this weekend's hunt merited its own post:
Since the tick menace has driven me out of my usual woods, my spots are a lot thinner, to say the least. I hadn't gone back to my old park, where I first started learning to swing the XLT, in quite a while, so I figured I'd give it a shot again, and try to see if my greater experience and settings tweaks can make the place productive again. The area has been a hotbed since the mid-1800s, and I'd found a few LCs and relics before, so it's always a decent bet.
Focusing on a 50x50 plot of ground, I worked a pretty strict grid over the span of two days, a few hours here and there, listening around the pulltabs and stuff for deeper signals in the 5-6 inch range. I'd then dig all these. I ended up digging a lot less trash and bagged some real nice coins. Looks like I hit a pocket of CW-era activity. Here's the tally:
Again, enjoy the spring. I hope to "see" you all again soon!
Cheers,
B
Hello Everyone! Long Time, No Post!
There's been a perfect storm of factors keeping me mostly out of the field and off these boards lately: lots of work, home projects, tick season, and some LONG days now that me and the wife are both back to working full-time and taking care of the little Manley (who's now 3 months old!). I hope everyone else is enjoying their spring...
I did manage to get out a little here and there, and I'll post some more stuff later to catch y'all up. I felt like this weekend's hunt merited its own post:
Since the tick menace has driven me out of my usual woods, my spots are a lot thinner, to say the least. I hadn't gone back to my old park, where I first started learning to swing the XLT, in quite a while, so I figured I'd give it a shot again, and try to see if my greater experience and settings tweaks can make the place productive again. The area has been a hotbed since the mid-1800s, and I'd found a few LCs and relics before, so it's always a decent bet.
Focusing on a 50x50 plot of ground, I worked a pretty strict grid over the span of two days, a few hours here and there, listening around the pulltabs and stuff for deeper signals in the 5-6 inch range. I'd then dig all these. I ended up digging a lot less trash and bagged some real nice coins. Looks like I hit a pocket of CW-era activity. Here's the tally:
- 1844 Braided Hair Large Cent (nice shape, for a change!)
- 1863 Civil War Trade Token -- "Frederick Rollwagen Jr. - #587 - Third Avenue and 20 & 21 - Centre Market - N.Y."
- Four Indian Heads -- Two 1860s "fatty" IHs (rough dates); an 1864; and an 1892 (also pictured is a 1906 from a different dig last weekend)
Again, enjoy the spring. I hope to "see" you all again soon!
Cheers,
B
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Man, I would love for someone to invent the ultimate tick repellent... [sigh] Too bad you're dealing with the same. My only advice is to do what I just did: Find a nice old town park or village green where the bugs aren't an issue. Plenty of old coins for the determined shooter! Where have you been hunting now that the warm weather's here?
