- Feb 3, 2009
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- Detector(s) used
- Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Went out late yesterday to hunt, to the clear the head type therapy. Got to the site, no detector, back home again thankful that the new site is only a couple of miles away. Got in less than a hour it's already pretty dark and a truck rolls up behind mine. The driver gets out and shines a spot lamp on mine as he's walking up to it, that's when I said "HELLO!"from the field. Spot light lit me up! Turns out it's a conservation officer, and he checks me & the truck for guns. He was cool about everything and said he might get his wife a detector for Xmas as she has the passion for dump digging.
So one 1920 penny a couple of relics, a curved handle?.
Today it was raining off and on, and a little over a hour I confirmed that the home site was there, found the well also, even had signals in the hole, but didn't dig them today, got some old glass out each hole it seemed, a pewter pot spout, and the biggest bell part, this crotal bell half measures 70+mm across!
Then a high tone no mistaking it's going to be something signal and it's the prettiest silver rosette with the leather backing attached, not too old but it made the hunt.
The second bent spoon from the top is Durham Silver plate 1874 lily pattern
The site is mowed right down from grazing with a few old meadow muffins, a walk in the park type of hunting. 6" of soft sod then all sand. The only problem it seems with the site is the iron and sq. nails are on top of everything else, so it's a iron tone type of digging.
So one 1920 penny a couple of relics, a curved handle?.
Today it was raining off and on, and a little over a hour I confirmed that the home site was there, found the well also, even had signals in the hole, but didn't dig them today, got some old glass out each hole it seemed, a pewter pot spout, and the biggest bell part, this crotal bell half measures 70+mm across!
Then a high tone no mistaking it's going to be something signal and it's the prettiest silver rosette with the leather backing attached, not too old but it made the hunt.
The second bent spoon from the top is Durham Silver plate 1874 lily pattern
The site is mowed right down from grazing with a few old meadow muffins, a walk in the park type of hunting. 6" of soft sod then all sand. The only problem it seems with the site is the iron and sq. nails are on top of everything else, so it's a iron tone type of digging.
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