TheHappyCanadian
Jr. Member
My wife and I were out early on a rainy Saturday morning to meet up with the Fraser Valley Treasure Hunters at Williams Park, which was originally a lumber mill pre-1900. My wife started hunting at the playground, while I swept around some old trees with my AT-Pro. After two hours we decided to venture into the woods off the path. There were hits for iron every few inches, and after filling my pouch with modern nails I switched off the Iron Audio and set discrimination to 30.
I had only walked three steps when I got a solid hit in the 70's, and even better yet; was only four inches down! I pinpointed the 8 1/2 x 11 inch coil and grabbed my shovel. I carefully dug around the target and levered the six-inch plug out of the ground. I waved the coil over the hole and heard nothing. Excitedly, I grabbed a handful of dirt from the plug and held it over the coil... still nothing. I was about to grab another handful when I saw it: a coin!
I carefully plucked up the coin and called my wife over. "It's a nickel! And it looks old..." At first I thought it was a Canadian nickel, but after I saw the Liberty head I knew it was American, and old. I wiped the coin again and saw a letter "V" which confused me since I'm new to detecting and not very familiar with American coins. Then I saw the year... 1899. My oldest coin by far, and in the most unlikely of places!
We searched around the spot finding several relics; old tools, part of a copper plate, an early 1900s suspenders clip, and many more nails (I love finding relics and usually hunt with zero discrimination!)
We were both happy with our finds and I have already planned a visit back there in the spring when the creek isn't as cold... I've been itching to take the AT-Pro underwater since it was the deciding feature that made me buy it originally.
old/new pull-tabs+misc
unknown iron object, maybe a burner grate from a stove?
misc. iron including a file
keepers!
President Co. Suspenders clip from early to mid 1900's
two bottlecaps from the 70's
tiny buckle my wife found (quarter for scale)
unknown object, nonmetallic with penny for scale
piece of what appears to be the rim of a copper plate
pretty sure this is a thumbtack, missing the pin. only kept it because my machine picked it up over a foot down!
another whatsit... I think it may be an end of a paintbrush or makeup brush
two pennies, 1996 and 1966. the newer of the two was only a few steps from the V nickel
I had only walked three steps when I got a solid hit in the 70's, and even better yet; was only four inches down! I pinpointed the 8 1/2 x 11 inch coil and grabbed my shovel. I carefully dug around the target and levered the six-inch plug out of the ground. I waved the coil over the hole and heard nothing. Excitedly, I grabbed a handful of dirt from the plug and held it over the coil... still nothing. I was about to grab another handful when I saw it: a coin!
I carefully plucked up the coin and called my wife over. "It's a nickel! And it looks old..." At first I thought it was a Canadian nickel, but after I saw the Liberty head I knew it was American, and old. I wiped the coin again and saw a letter "V" which confused me since I'm new to detecting and not very familiar with American coins. Then I saw the year... 1899. My oldest coin by far, and in the most unlikely of places!
We searched around the spot finding several relics; old tools, part of a copper plate, an early 1900s suspenders clip, and many more nails (I love finding relics and usually hunt with zero discrimination!)
We were both happy with our finds and I have already planned a visit back there in the spring when the creek isn't as cold... I've been itching to take the AT-Pro underwater since it was the deciding feature that made me buy it originally.
old/new pull-tabs+misc
unknown iron object, maybe a burner grate from a stove?
misc. iron including a file
keepers!
President Co. Suspenders clip from early to mid 1900's
two bottlecaps from the 70's
tiny buckle my wife found (quarter for scale)
unknown object, nonmetallic with penny for scale
piece of what appears to be the rim of a copper plate
pretty sure this is a thumbtack, missing the pin. only kept it because my machine picked it up over a foot down!
another whatsit... I think it may be an end of a paintbrush or makeup brush
two pennies, 1996 and 1966. the newer of the two was only a few steps from the V nickel
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