Interesting finds but I ruined one!

[DANGLANGLEY]

I was hunting in my old yard again just before dark today. I was in a place where there's a bunch of large metal pieces and I had just dug up a hunk of rusty metal. I went over the hole again and I got a signal at 8" plus. I stuck the knife in the hole to dig it out deeper and I hit the tag with my knife and punched a hole clean through it. It was 10" deep and was reading as a dollar signal. I've dug so many junk dollar signals at 8" plus that I let my guard down and ruined my good find. That old pad lock piece was also about 10" deep and was reading as a half dollar to a dollar signal. It has been there long enough to have a nice green patina to it. I guess I'll be more careful from on in my old yard. You all have a good one.

 

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[partenr]

Man I KNOW I'm going to damage something with my manic digging and regret it. I get excited.

What exactly did you put you knife through? I couldn't really get that form your post.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Sorry about that. I really didn't want to show how bad I messed it up, lol!!! Here's a new and more revealing pic.

 

[partenr]

A least it wasn't mega-treeasure. I'm trying so hard to be mindful enough to NOT jam my trowel through a gold chain that I've detected but don't catch visually. SO my style.

 

[The Seeker]

Nice finds you have there! Thats to bad about the tag. I believe it's a tag from some barb-wire. The bundles were marked with similar tags! WTG 8)

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

I had hoped it was a coal mine car tag they used for when they filled a coal car they put their tag on the car so they would get credit for filling the car. Here's a pic and a link.


http://cgi.ebay.com/10-ANTIQUE-BRAS...7QQihZ005QQcategoryZ92152QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[partenr]

Hey Cool!! Sure looks like that's what it is!