wygold
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- May 21, 2016
- 54
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab X-Terra 705 Dual Pack
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
My first relic hunt for 2019.
I went with a friend the other day to an old homestead in the middle of the suburbs that was later a dairy farm to hunt for what ever may have been lost. The site dated before 1900, but the farm was dated from 1910 thru 1970’s and has has been abandoned since. I couldn’t find the first site due to so much trash from a recent abandoned homeless camp and the tree were the homeless camp sat was the tallest and oldest tree in a quarter mile area. While the second site sits on the same property and still has part of the rock foundation exposed. The fireplace is still standing and was made out of river rock.
The first day I found a modern Stickin Lincoln around one tree and a 1929-D Wheat Cent next to the base of another tree behind the foundation. A few minutes later I found another wheat cent a few feet away from the same location as the first Wheat Cent, which I cannot get a date. We believe the coin was in a fire as parts of the remains that are either buried or sticking out of the ground showed signs that the house burned to the ground sometime ago and from what the current property owners stated. There was a large amount of iron and trash and tons of broken dishes, jars, and bottles strewn all over and even buried. That’s not including from people dumping their trash during this time period. My friend found 2 parts of a silver coin purse before we left for the day.
We returned the next day to hunt for more parts of the silver coin purse and I went off to detect around where I found the wheat cents. Half way thru the hunt I was pulling up all kinds of rusted iron to modern aluminum cans. Then I moved a large piece of metal that is part of a bumper (1970’s). I started swinging my 6” coil after spending the first part of the day with the 15” DD coil in the field. Yesterday I was using my 6” coil all day and wanted to switch to my larger coil to gain ground trying to locate were all the activity from the past may have been. As we suspected all of our finds were right behind the second homesite.
After moving the bumper I got hit and started digging and found what I thought at first was a small mason jar lid. Only to my amazement after I turned over the item to show its real identity. I saw a gear and knew right then that I just found my very first ever turn of the century pocket watch. Jumping up and down with joy I continued in the same area searching for the rest. Then about 20 minutes later and 10 feet away I found another relic.
Now I watch a lot of YouTube videos of others metal detecting from the beaches to the Deep South to the mining camps of Alaska digging up old pocket watches and other relics of such. I would have never thought I would find a pocket watch, but then I found what I thought to be a hermonica reed. Indeed it is. We ended the hunt shortly after as a storm moved in on us. This is one site that I will be returning to in the future. My friend did find another small piece to the silver coin purse but nothing else.
I went with a friend the other day to an old homestead in the middle of the suburbs that was later a dairy farm to hunt for what ever may have been lost. The site dated before 1900, but the farm was dated from 1910 thru 1970’s and has has been abandoned since. I couldn’t find the first site due to so much trash from a recent abandoned homeless camp and the tree were the homeless camp sat was the tallest and oldest tree in a quarter mile area. While the second site sits on the same property and still has part of the rock foundation exposed. The fireplace is still standing and was made out of river rock.
The first day I found a modern Stickin Lincoln around one tree and a 1929-D Wheat Cent next to the base of another tree behind the foundation. A few minutes later I found another wheat cent a few feet away from the same location as the first Wheat Cent, which I cannot get a date. We believe the coin was in a fire as parts of the remains that are either buried or sticking out of the ground showed signs that the house burned to the ground sometime ago and from what the current property owners stated. There was a large amount of iron and trash and tons of broken dishes, jars, and bottles strewn all over and even buried. That’s not including from people dumping their trash during this time period. My friend found 2 parts of a silver coin purse before we left for the day.
We returned the next day to hunt for more parts of the silver coin purse and I went off to detect around where I found the wheat cents. Half way thru the hunt I was pulling up all kinds of rusted iron to modern aluminum cans. Then I moved a large piece of metal that is part of a bumper (1970’s). I started swinging my 6” coil after spending the first part of the day with the 15” DD coil in the field. Yesterday I was using my 6” coil all day and wanted to switch to my larger coil to gain ground trying to locate were all the activity from the past may have been. As we suspected all of our finds were right behind the second homesite.
After moving the bumper I got hit and started digging and found what I thought at first was a small mason jar lid. Only to my amazement after I turned over the item to show its real identity. I saw a gear and knew right then that I just found my very first ever turn of the century pocket watch. Jumping up and down with joy I continued in the same area searching for the rest. Then about 20 minutes later and 10 feet away I found another relic.
Now I watch a lot of YouTube videos of others metal detecting from the beaches to the Deep South to the mining camps of Alaska digging up old pocket watches and other relics of such. I would have never thought I would find a pocket watch, but then I found what I thought to be a hermonica reed. Indeed it is. We ended the hunt shortly after as a storm moved in on us. This is one site that I will be returning to in the future. My friend did find another small piece to the silver coin purse but nothing else.
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