tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
DAY 1
I got a new permission at my yard sale last weekend. People see the CW bullets and jewelry for sale and I tell them I find it metal detecting. If they show interest sometimes I ask about their yard and occasionally I get the go ahead to detect. This one also comes with permission to detect their niece’s farm. It turns out I taught her many years ago. They told me someone had detected before about 8 years ago, but only found a penny. I told them I might not find much but I’m sure I’ll find something. The house was built in 1920.
When I got there I was a little surprised to see a few junked cars, mowers and farm equipment scattered around half of the yard. It is a 1 acre lot so still plenty of mowed areas to detect without the junk getting in the way.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 22 coins with a face value of $1.30, 2 wheaties, a car emblem, an aluminum token, a dog tab, play money, a game tab, a mine chit, cheapie jewelry, a modern button, a decorative brass embellishment, 2 brass pieces of hardware, an aluminum jar lid, part of a wire connector, 2 modern bullets, a toy car, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, copper wire and tubing, aluminum foil and 9 tabs.
The ELCAR emblem is a little rough, but was something I had never seen before. It ready ELCAR A WELL BUILT CAR. I found it in an article on line about car emblems.
“In December 1922, the new management of the Elcar Motor Company redesigned the Elcar radiator emblem. The new emblem design was shield shaped with a winged Pegasus above the name "ELCAR" and the company slogan "A Well Built Car" below, see example shown at the top of this post. This emblem was used on all Elcar models from 1923 until 1928, except for eight-cylinder models which had a special emblem in 1927. Although the emblem shown at the top of this post was widely used it is, nevertheless, a scarce emblem.”
In the same hole as the emblem I found an aluminum token. Unfortunately I hit it with the shovel when I scooped out the emblem, my primary target. It is a POPSICLE PARAMOUNT STAR token of CLIVE BROOK and was made in 1933. Another interesting find.
The jar lid is from RAWLEIGH’S ointment or cream. There were a variety of products produced from 1889 onward. This one is probably from the 1940s or 50s.
The oldest find of the day was the dog tag. My oldest is 1905. This one is a SOMERSET COUNTY, PA DOG TAX FOR 1916 PAID tag. The house is not near SOMERSET County. My best guess is the person who built the house came from there with their dog. Many owners don’t remove old tags they just add the new ones and this one might have fallen off.
DAY 2
I went back to the far fields again searching for more goodies. It was hot again, and as before there was a lot of dead space. As I was swingin the rain started and I kept at it until the thunder and lightning arrived, then I packed it up.
I spent 4.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 25 coins with a face value of $1.87, 4 bullets, a rifle cartridge, the end of an inflation needle, aluminum bottle caps, foil, can slaw, some shotgun headstamps and 21 tabs.
The first 3 are oldies and the fourth is a modern copper jacket. The first measures .40 caliber. It is smoothed down the side and has a thin line close to the base. The base has a lip. I believe it was a slightly larger caliber originally and was forced down the barrel, smoothing the sides and creating the lip on the base.
The second one has definitely been fired. It is also .40 caliber. It has a prominent mold spru and 3 rings.
The last is a small roundball. It measures .30 caliber and also has a prominent mold spru. All 3 are old. I can’t identify them precisely as civil war bullets, but I have found a minie ball and another guy who came by the last time I was here said he found a Gardner bullet. With the 2 large cents and the Spanish 1 reale as context I do believe they are civil war.
DAY 3
School starts soon so I went back to the K to 8 school to clean up some more areas. Unfortunately it is still hot and my clothes were drenched in the first hour of the hunt. I cleaned up a section on a steep hillside and then moved to a flat section of the upper field when I got tired of fighting the steep hillside.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 42 coins with a face value of $1.46, 2 wheaties, a buffalo nickel, 2 game tabs, a military collar disk, a modern button, 2 pieces of cheapie jewelry, whole aluminum cans, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, copper and aluminum wire, 54 tabs and 4 pencil ends.
The buffalo nickel is in bad shape. The soil is very hard on them. If you look just right it almost looks like it is a 26, but I don’t believe that is correct. When I look closely with a magnifying glass it doesn’t look like any numbers.
The game tabs are from a Pepsi matching game. They were found a long way apart. One is an instant winner. I have found a decent number of these, but rhis is the first instant winner. Too bad it is only for 25 cents. The original owner, must have not looked and just threw it away. Of course it has no value now, but it is interesting, at least to me it is.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
Nothing much this week. I found a penny and a nickel in the coinstar and a penny on the ground. There were more tiny flowers out in the field. The pictures don’t quite do them justice.
A decent week, but no silver or gold. I will be going back to the new permission next week and going back to the scout camp as well. Maybe I’ll get lucky. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I got a new permission at my yard sale last weekend. People see the CW bullets and jewelry for sale and I tell them I find it metal detecting. If they show interest sometimes I ask about their yard and occasionally I get the go ahead to detect. This one also comes with permission to detect their niece’s farm. It turns out I taught her many years ago. They told me someone had detected before about 8 years ago, but only found a penny. I told them I might not find much but I’m sure I’ll find something. The house was built in 1920.
When I got there I was a little surprised to see a few junked cars, mowers and farm equipment scattered around half of the yard. It is a 1 acre lot so still plenty of mowed areas to detect without the junk getting in the way.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 22 coins with a face value of $1.30, 2 wheaties, a car emblem, an aluminum token, a dog tab, play money, a game tab, a mine chit, cheapie jewelry, a modern button, a decorative brass embellishment, 2 brass pieces of hardware, an aluminum jar lid, part of a wire connector, 2 modern bullets, a toy car, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, copper wire and tubing, aluminum foil and 9 tabs.
The ELCAR emblem is a little rough, but was something I had never seen before. It ready ELCAR A WELL BUILT CAR. I found it in an article on line about car emblems.
“In December 1922, the new management of the Elcar Motor Company redesigned the Elcar radiator emblem. The new emblem design was shield shaped with a winged Pegasus above the name "ELCAR" and the company slogan "A Well Built Car" below, see example shown at the top of this post. This emblem was used on all Elcar models from 1923 until 1928, except for eight-cylinder models which had a special emblem in 1927. Although the emblem shown at the top of this post was widely used it is, nevertheless, a scarce emblem.”
In the same hole as the emblem I found an aluminum token. Unfortunately I hit it with the shovel when I scooped out the emblem, my primary target. It is a POPSICLE PARAMOUNT STAR token of CLIVE BROOK and was made in 1933. Another interesting find.
The jar lid is from RAWLEIGH’S ointment or cream. There were a variety of products produced from 1889 onward. This one is probably from the 1940s or 50s.
The oldest find of the day was the dog tag. My oldest is 1905. This one is a SOMERSET COUNTY, PA DOG TAX FOR 1916 PAID tag. The house is not near SOMERSET County. My best guess is the person who built the house came from there with their dog. Many owners don’t remove old tags they just add the new ones and this one might have fallen off.
DAY 2
I went back to the far fields again searching for more goodies. It was hot again, and as before there was a lot of dead space. As I was swingin the rain started and I kept at it until the thunder and lightning arrived, then I packed it up.
I spent 4.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 25 coins with a face value of $1.87, 4 bullets, a rifle cartridge, the end of an inflation needle, aluminum bottle caps, foil, can slaw, some shotgun headstamps and 21 tabs.
The first 3 are oldies and the fourth is a modern copper jacket. The first measures .40 caliber. It is smoothed down the side and has a thin line close to the base. The base has a lip. I believe it was a slightly larger caliber originally and was forced down the barrel, smoothing the sides and creating the lip on the base.
The second one has definitely been fired. It is also .40 caliber. It has a prominent mold spru and 3 rings.
The last is a small roundball. It measures .30 caliber and also has a prominent mold spru. All 3 are old. I can’t identify them precisely as civil war bullets, but I have found a minie ball and another guy who came by the last time I was here said he found a Gardner bullet. With the 2 large cents and the Spanish 1 reale as context I do believe they are civil war.
DAY 3
School starts soon so I went back to the K to 8 school to clean up some more areas. Unfortunately it is still hot and my clothes were drenched in the first hour of the hunt. I cleaned up a section on a steep hillside and then moved to a flat section of the upper field when I got tired of fighting the steep hillside.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 42 coins with a face value of $1.46, 2 wheaties, a buffalo nickel, 2 game tabs, a military collar disk, a modern button, 2 pieces of cheapie jewelry, whole aluminum cans, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, copper and aluminum wire, 54 tabs and 4 pencil ends.
The buffalo nickel is in bad shape. The soil is very hard on them. If you look just right it almost looks like it is a 26, but I don’t believe that is correct. When I look closely with a magnifying glass it doesn’t look like any numbers.
The game tabs are from a Pepsi matching game. They were found a long way apart. One is an instant winner. I have found a decent number of these, but rhis is the first instant winner. Too bad it is only for 25 cents. The original owner, must have not looked and just threw it away. Of course it has no value now, but it is interesting, at least to me it is.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
Nothing much this week. I found a penny and a nickel in the coinstar and a penny on the ground. There were more tiny flowers out in the field. The pictures don’t quite do them justice.
A decent week, but no silver or gold. I will be going back to the new permission next week and going back to the scout camp as well. Maybe I’ll get lucky. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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ZI get confused when people say Dog tags as opposed to dog license
