Tonytone1437
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- Delaware/Chadds Ford Pa
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- Explorer ii, Fisher F70, XLT Spectrum, DFX300, Sovereign GT, Sovereign XS2a Pro.
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- All Treasure Hunting
Ok so i was just driving around today trying to find a New MD'ing spot when i saw this Older looking house in the distance of a Field, so I drove down the driveway to see if i could get permission to MD his property.
Knocked on the Door and a Older gentlemen came to the door probably in his early 70's or so, So i asked the man if there was anyway i would be able to metal detect on his property, and he said sure no problem. So i started talking to him, asking him about the age on the house and what not, He told me it was built in the late 1800's, but shortly after he told me that he said there use to be a Old house about 100 yards behind his house that was built in the early 1700's and that it burnt down in 1920's, So i asked him how he knew the old house was there back then and he told me that his parents are the ones that built his house and use to take care of the older family that lived in the 1700's home. So I told the man Thank you and that i would fill all my holes that I dug and went about my way.
So first things first go to the spot where the 1700's house was. First thing i Dug up was a old bottle with the lid still on. about 5 minutes go by when i got a Huge hit down about 7 inches, it was a Huge Spoon, wasn't positive that it was silver cause it didn't say sterling on the back. So was kinda thinking it wasn't silver, about 2 foot next to that hole was another spoon but it was just the Handle, so I threw it in my back back and kept going, Next thing you know I get another Huge Hit, again it was Another Huge Spoon, I couldn't believe it. About another 4 foot away I got another Huge hit it was a Sterling Silver Candle Stick Holder, so I kept going but wait the same hole I just dug for the Candle Holder was another Huge hit it was the Matching pair the the other Candle Stick Holder. So I kept going hoping to find some coins and some more silver but Nothing except some Square nails and a old iron Hinge. So I start making my way back to the car when I see the Old man walking toward me. Right before he started to ask me a Question I got another Huge hit. Old man said to me Well aren't you gonna dig it, I looked at him and said yea cause i knew it was something Silver about 10 inches down it was another Huge spoon but this one was Messed up i thing I hit it with my shovel when i was trying to start my Hole. The old guy looked at me and said
boy if i would have known there was silver on my property i wouldn't have given you permission to hunt it, I said to him how do you know it was silver, He Replied, that was my dads shape he use to make sterling silverware. At this time my heart is RACING cause he didn't know I found the other Big Spoons or the Candle Stick Holders. I thought he was gonna take the spoon I found in front of him but he didn't. I even Offered it to him as a sign of saying thanks for letting me MD there and he said, no that's OK you keep it but i don't want you back over here Madding anymore cause he wanted to find all the other silver buried in his back yard. I felt like someone Stepped on Chest and Ripped it out..... So i just started gathering my things up and started heading back to the Truck....
As I drove away from the Old Mans House and my FAVORITE new MD'ing Site that I could no longer dig at I pulled over on the side of the road and started looking at all these spoons and Candle Stick Holders, Still Convinced that this Spoons weren't Sterling Silver I went to a local Coin shop to have them Tested...... I couldn't believe what my ears Heard, Yup they are Silver I only took 1 in with me and didn't even think about getting it Weighed or anything and Went home......
Got back to my house and pulled out the Tarn X and started cleaning the Spoons. They shined up really nice.
At the end of the Day i got 3 1/2 Silver spoons that are 9 inches long and 2 Candle Stick Holders that are 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches.
I'm going to the Bed Bath and Beyond Store in a little while to buy a Scale so i can Weigh Everything ill let everyone know how much it Weighed
Thanks for Reading and Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..........................TONY
Knocked on the Door and a Older gentlemen came to the door probably in his early 70's or so, So i asked the man if there was anyway i would be able to metal detect on his property, and he said sure no problem. So i started talking to him, asking him about the age on the house and what not, He told me it was built in the late 1800's, but shortly after he told me that he said there use to be a Old house about 100 yards behind his house that was built in the early 1700's and that it burnt down in 1920's, So i asked him how he knew the old house was there back then and he told me that his parents are the ones that built his house and use to take care of the older family that lived in the 1700's home. So I told the man Thank you and that i would fill all my holes that I dug and went about my way.
So first things first go to the spot where the 1700's house was. First thing i Dug up was a old bottle with the lid still on. about 5 minutes go by when i got a Huge hit down about 7 inches, it was a Huge Spoon, wasn't positive that it was silver cause it didn't say sterling on the back. So was kinda thinking it wasn't silver, about 2 foot next to that hole was another spoon but it was just the Handle, so I threw it in my back back and kept going, Next thing you know I get another Huge Hit, again it was Another Huge Spoon, I couldn't believe it. About another 4 foot away I got another Huge hit it was a Sterling Silver Candle Stick Holder, so I kept going but wait the same hole I just dug for the Candle Holder was another Huge hit it was the Matching pair the the other Candle Stick Holder. So I kept going hoping to find some coins and some more silver but Nothing except some Square nails and a old iron Hinge. So I start making my way back to the car when I see the Old man walking toward me. Right before he started to ask me a Question I got another Huge hit. Old man said to me Well aren't you gonna dig it, I looked at him and said yea cause i knew it was something Silver about 10 inches down it was another Huge spoon but this one was Messed up i thing I hit it with my shovel when i was trying to start my Hole. The old guy looked at me and said
boy if i would have known there was silver on my property i wouldn't have given you permission to hunt it, I said to him how do you know it was silver, He Replied, that was my dads shape he use to make sterling silverware. At this time my heart is RACING cause he didn't know I found the other Big Spoons or the Candle Stick Holders. I thought he was gonna take the spoon I found in front of him but he didn't. I even Offered it to him as a sign of saying thanks for letting me MD there and he said, no that's OK you keep it but i don't want you back over here Madding anymore cause he wanted to find all the other silver buried in his back yard. I felt like someone Stepped on Chest and Ripped it out..... So i just started gathering my things up and started heading back to the Truck.... As I drove away from the Old Mans House and my FAVORITE new MD'ing Site that I could no longer dig at I pulled over on the side of the road and started looking at all these spoons and Candle Stick Holders, Still Convinced that this Spoons weren't Sterling Silver I went to a local Coin shop to have them Tested...... I couldn't believe what my ears Heard, Yup they are Silver I only took 1 in with me and didn't even think about getting it Weighed or anything and Went home......
Got back to my house and pulled out the Tarn X and started cleaning the Spoons. They shined up really nice.
At the end of the Day i got 3 1/2 Silver spoons that are 9 inches long and 2 Candle Stick Holders that are 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches.
I'm going to the Bed Bath and Beyond Store in a little while to buy a Scale so i can Weigh Everything ill let everyone know how much it Weighed
Thanks for Reading and Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year..........................TONY
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That's his business... 
I'd say it's coin silver (Silverware) I imagine the candle holders are weighted? Awesome score, way to go and nice silver! 
If I find something that has a direct connection to the property owner I would not hesitate to offer it to them as the sentimental and historic value of these relics far exceeds the metalic value of what we dig -- I've never been in this hobby for the money. I would feel good being able to recover a long lost item for them and you never know what doors of opportunity may be opened to you.
People were just trying to help YOU out. People do that sometimes,,,,,,,,
