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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