Ok, so now Ive done the acid test of my technique. (with a hat tip to Scrappy).

[WHADIFIND]

Ok, so now I've done the acid test of my technique. (with a hat tip to Scrappy).

LAST UPDATE.








Any who've been following my exploits knows I've been trying out a few changes to the way I hunt.
The last three hunts, in three different places all seemed to say, "Ok....this seems to be working."

I needed one more. A different kind of hunt, in a place that I KNOW real well and what I can expect.
Scrappy, in one of his posts mentioned, "The Giving Tree". And that reminded me of one particularly
old tree that I have only done some minor work around, but mostly just cherry picked. This was because
the tree was a known spot for beer parties. Plus there was a TON of iron around it.

I was avoiding trying because of all that but I've always felt that this tree is holding some nice things just
aching to give them to me. It's a tree at my "mansion"!

Scrappy's post reminded me of this and I said "perfect!" So, off I went today to play in the mud around this
tree. I wanted to see if my technique could stand up to such a challenge. I'll let you guys decide:







This appears to be an axe head.


The weight on the left has a 3 on it, the other appears to have something stamped but I can't read it.
The reed actually has a C# stamped on it.





I'm VERY happy finding ANY coins there! '20 Wheatie.




A very nondescript coin? Does anyone see what I'm seeing?
A part of a design, sort of like the bottom of a shield like item near to 6-oclock?
AND.....MAYBE....even a date?

This next one is also a puzzle:



A completely featureless coin?
Not quite, for when I turned it over & tooth-picked some more:



I saw a face staring back at me! LOL
And...even some characters!

I haven't a clue! LOL

Anyway, if the mansion can give up this much stuff in just one 4 hour hunt,
in only one third of approx 30' x 30' grid, I suspect that 2016 is going to be a VERY interesting year!

Feel free to comment on any or all.

Fishy seemed to like the big crotal, Blingie? Well, he's kinda turned his back on relics. No shiny-shiny.

Thanks for peeking!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Lord baltimore copper?

Looks similar

I was leaning that way too, CJ. But, the shield was too rounded and it didn't have a date.
Nice try though!

 

[WHADIFIND]

The first copper looks like some kind of halfpenny token, with a date of 17??

The Roman now I've studied it is a unifaced copy. (by the way plenty of real ones have been found in the US, nothing to do with the Roman's visiting - kids playing with show & tell)

23mm is the right size but the weight for a solid silver one, should not be much more than 3.2g. Also its too round, nothing on the reverse & the nose & eye look funky. I've seen plenty of copied coins used as buttons, but it's not clear what this one was meant to be used for.

I know what your saying Cru. That sort of funky look to this and the way it felt in my hand did not seem to be a "coin" per se. But I couldn't put a finger on it until today. Looking with magnification and feeling this thing I noticed something. It sort of has a shape to it similar to a button. What I mean is the thickness. It has sort of a rounded edge but only to a point. Then it is flat! Almost as if one took a coin with a sort of rounded edge and sanded down the back. Would explain why there's no detail on the back.

In any case, both of these are still excellent finds in anyone's "walk" and I'm happy knowing what they are now.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Scrappy]

Glad you got an ID on that token. There are some sharp SOB's on this site. Wow! Great job OutdoorAdv!!!

Congrats again in the dinds

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Glad you got an ID on that token. There are some sharp SOB's on this site. Wow! Great job OutdoorAdv!!!

Congrats again in the dinds

You're totally right... there are some sharp SOB's on here. Me... I just get lucky every now and then with google

 

[WHADIFIND]

Well you're certainly proving your changes work!
Very nice array of goodies!
Congrats!
Kinda makes you wonder what that tree has wrapped it's roots around and is keeping for it"s self!
The coins are very interesting!
What numbers did the AT give them, and have you weighted them yet?
People collect old coins and hand them down all the time. Where ever people have been they leave trails of lost, hidden & discarded items.
So it may well be the real thing :sly:

Blingie is just going to do inventory of all his "shiny-shiny"....that should take a while!

You have once again proven that "no place is hunted out"
It just requires a different approach. Well done!

Yes, this tree is 200 if it's a day. It has seen a LOT! I'm endeavoring to get it to give up some
of it's secrets. BUT, it's earned the right to keep some for itself too.

About the coins? I think we've finally got an ID for both.

The blingster won't be hurting any time soon, if he doesn't try to wear them all at once like Mr. T.

In all honesty, I know I could STILL, point out patches of ground at the mansion where I have NEVER
placed a coil! And any who know how long I've been there, knows how incredible that seems!

I'm working this tree in a TRUE grid fashion, BUT! Even now! There are SOME signals I'm passing up!
The only way to dig every signal there, would be with a bulldozer. I am going back over spots over and over though.
Different directions, angles, speeds, heights, you name it. To truly hunt a place out one would need to pile
up the dirt at one end and sift the WHOLE thing! LOL

I'll be going back there as long as I'm allowed and able. Everybody needs one happy place to go. Makes life easier.
Thanks!

 

[bill from lachine]

Some interesting finds for your efforts and as Crusader said the Roman coin looks a bit off.....most of them tend to be irregular along the edges unlike modern coins.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[WHADIFIND]

Glad you got an ID on that token. There are some sharp SOB's on this site. Wow! Great job OutdoorAdv!!!

Congrats again in the finds

Bet you never thought you could be the start of such a hunt, eh?
And yes! There are quite some gathering of intelligence here.

Thanks!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Yes, this tree is 200 if it's a day. It has seen a LOT! I'm endeavoring to get it to give up some
of it's secrets. BUT, it's earned the right to keep some for itself too.

About the coins? I think we've finally got an ID for both.

The blingster won't be hurting any time soon, if he doesn't try to wear them all at once like Mr. T.

In all honesty, I know I could STILL, point out patches of ground at the mansion where I have NEVER
placed a coil! And any who know how long I've been there, knows how incredible that seems!

I'm working this tree in a TRUE grid fashion, BUT! Even now! There are SOME signals I'm passing up!
The only way to dig every signal there, would be with a bulldozer. I am going back over spots over and over though.
Different directions, angles, speeds, heights, you name it. To truly hunt a place out one would need to pile
up the dirt at one end and sift the WHOLE thing! LOL

I'll be going back there as long as I'm allowed and able. Everybody needs one happy place to go. Makes life easier.
Thanks!

And don't forget your gold pan! Lol!
The tree likes you, it just maybe pushing some More goodies your way!
It is nice to know exactly what those mystery coins & items are, great "team" work!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Last update:

Ya know, it's rather freeing, when one KNOWS what they found isn't that
winning powerball ticket. LOL

I felt perfectly justified in taking off the kid gloves and get down to some SERIOUS
cleaning!

So, I put of these into my muriatic bath, ultrasonic, electrolysis, microwave machine. And, when the
smoke cleared:

This is what I saw:




You can see that this was a stamped piece. The characters on the left are the reversed letters of the front.



This is that flat & beveled edge I was talking about.


The bust on the front of the other coin.


Shows better in natural light.

So, there you have it. A confirmation I'd say.

(But, by the way, if anyone notices now, that either of these is the real deal
and worth a mint? Keep it to yourself. )

Thanks again!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Great cleaning job!....and mum is the word, of course I wouldn't know either way....happiness- priceless!!!