Never hunted out.

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Made it out to a site I pounded a year ago, brought a friend along for the hunt.

The site is a dot on the 1876 map and has given up a lot of silver coins and relics.

First signal was a Veeder cyclometer. This is an odometer made a hundred years ago as an odometer for bikes. Extremely well made to come out of the dirt like this.


A couple of wheats popped out and then roundness in the hole, big dandy button. Thought I had an old copper.

About 5' away the best signal of the day, about 6" deep, perfect high tone, small and not too strong. Dug the plug and green-ness popped out. Called Steve over.

Rubbed off some dirt to unveil a 1835 Largie, first LC from this site.


Another great signal sounded like a silver dime. Ended up being a random piece of silver (tested positive) maybe a bottle collar of some sort, no markings.


Here is everything from the afternoon hunt.

Plus another spoon for Steve's collection.

Here are some finds from a quick hunt on Friday.

Lots of lead soldiers at this site.

Broke my arm support towards the end of today's hunt. Will have a replacement printed by the time I wake up in the morning.

Gotta love it when your kids have useful toys!

Good luck out there!

 

[Truth]

Simply incredible that’s all I can say.

 

[Pepper06]

that is a very good day, makes me think that i ought to go back and hit a few of my old sites. love the large copper

 

[vpnavy]

Nice assortment of finds pa-dirt_nc-sand. Thanks for sharing...

 

[CRUSADER]

The scrap silver may have come off a pipe stem.

 

[toddbbq]

Wow thats some very nice finds.

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the old copper and button finds. The toys soldiers are always a cool dig, though I'm interested about the arm replacement photos.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

The scrap silver may have come off a pipe stem.

Thanks for the ID Crusader! While the piece I found has been trampled flat over decades you can see a curved edge on one side. Probably a pipe stem band like this.

 

[lookingharder]

Great post, Great pictures and Great details into the finds. This was a good read.

 

[against the wind]

Excellent day in the woods. We are watching the snow fall and the ground is frozen solid.
Congratulations on your finds.

 

[Rookster]

Did I see a Picker tag in the hand? Great day.

 

[RudyT]

Wow those are some great finds!!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Congrats on the old copper and button finds. The toys soldiers are always a cool dig, though I'm interested about the arm replacement photos.

Thx Pepperj! My son has an inexpensive 3D printer. There are a number of models available for download for arm cuff supports. This one is meant for my Garrett. Took about 6 hours to print with black PLA filament. I had my son program 50% honeycomb pattern infill, he thinks I could have gotten away with 25% which would have shaves off a few hours.

 

[civil_war22]

Thx Pepperj! My son has an inexpensive 3D printer. There are a number of models available for download for arm cuff supports. This one is meant for my Garrett. Took about 6 hours to print with black PLA filament. I had my son program 50% honeycomb pattern infill, he thinks I could have gotten away with 25% which would have shaves off a few hours.View attachment 1545568

Omg I want one of them 3D printers. What did that one cost

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the very productive hunt!

Love the 3D printer!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on some great relic finds. I like those lead soldiers, and the Large Cent.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Did I see a Picker tag in the hand? Great day.

Thx. I've found these brass tags all over W PA. Some just a number, some with a coal company or farmers name. I believe these were used like on a cows ear, a barrel of whiskey, a coal container or as a tag the miner would hang before entering the shaft.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

that is a very good day, makes me think that i ought to go back and hit a few of my old sites. love the large copper

Thx Pepper06! It is amazing how much a site in the woods changes in a year. The last time I was there it was a full out jungle thick foliage with bitting insects. It is nice and wide open now. Could have swung for another 3 hours. Also learned to detect slopes adjacent to flat areas in the last year and that is where I found the dandy and LC yesterday.

 

[BeenThere DugThat]

Those lead soldiers are cool and that Large Cent is a sweet find. You seem to be an expert ACE250 user, you find a lot of nice stuff.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Omg I want one of them 3D printers. What did that one cost

His 3D printer is an Anet A8, only cost $120 from santa, but took about a day to install.