Nana40
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OK...so it's Thursday morning. Everything was still soaking wet from the rains the night before, and Lisa had already given me the iffy on whether she was going to hunt when I spoke to her on Wednesday night. I was determined to get one last hunt in before the new year, muddy or not! Well, I called Terri to see what was up with her. After being sick for the past week (sounds familiar, huh? 
), she decided that it would be warm enough for her to get out and get some fresh air. I email Lisa and tell her that I'm going hunting and Terri's going too. Five minutes later I get her reply and that she'd pick me up in a few. 
We get to the site and get to diggin'.
Terri & Lisa...
We've hunted all around this site but never really on it, due mostly to the summer overgrowth and the sad fact that it is heavy with iron and junk...old bed springs from ancient mattresses, tons of nails and tin...just stuff in general that no one wants to have to dig. But today I decided that I'd take my time and give it whirl. First find was a miners tag. Woohoo! There are keepers here! Next find was a neat old button..got the usual tax token and cool old lock. The lock has 'RFD' on one side and an 'S' ? on the other. Found my first Old Kentucky overall button and spoon that is marked 'Sterling Sil Plt Co'. and a wheat from the 50's.
Found a neat little gun...
It had turned out to be quite a nice day, a few keepers in my pocket and the relic bucket full, but I still hadn't found that I-can't-wait-to-get-home-and-clean-it-up find. The sun was leaving us all too quickly and I knew my hunting for the year was coming to a close in a matter of a few minutes. I get this great beep and look down to see 74 on the screen (usually a good one). My last keeper of the year turned out to be this sterling ring...it ain't too purdy, but I'll keep it.
It's marked Sterling and the makers mark is an M with two arrows on each side pointing to the M.
I looked for the missing stone, but nothing. I marked where I had found it, so maybe I could return and sift thru the dirt another day. But seeing that two of the prongs are missing, prospects of finding it is slim.
I hope you all have a great year of detecting this year!
Happy New Year!!!
Nana
), she decided that it would be warm enough for her to get out and get some fresh air. I email Lisa and tell her that I'm going hunting and Terri's going too. Five minutes later I get her reply and that she'd pick me up in a few. We get to the site and get to diggin'.Terri & Lisa...
We've hunted all around this site but never really on it, due mostly to the summer overgrowth and the sad fact that it is heavy with iron and junk...old bed springs from ancient mattresses, tons of nails and tin...just stuff in general that no one wants to have to dig. But today I decided that I'd take my time and give it whirl. First find was a miners tag. Woohoo! There are keepers here! Next find was a neat old button..got the usual tax token
and cool old lock. The lock has 'RFD' on one side and an 'S' ? on the other. Found my first Old Kentucky overall button and spoon that is marked 'Sterling Sil Plt Co'. and a wheat from the 50's.
Found a neat little gun...
It had turned out to be quite a nice day, a few keepers in my pocket and the relic bucket full, but I still hadn't found that I-can't-wait-to-get-home-and-clean-it-up find. The sun was leaving us all too quickly and I knew my hunting for the year was coming to a close in a matter of a few minutes. I get this great beep and look down to see 74 on the screen (usually a good one). My last keeper of the year turned out to be this sterling ring...it ain't too purdy, but I'll keep it.
It's marked Sterling and the makers mark is an M with two arrows on each side pointing to the M.
I looked for the missing stone, but nothing. I marked where I had found it, so maybe I could return and sift thru the dirt another day. But seeing that two of the prongs are missing, prospects of finding it is slim.
I hope you all have a great year of detecting this year!
Happy New Year!!! Nana
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