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 back to the older scout camp to clean up another site. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 46 coins with a face value of $2.58, 15 camp tent pegs, a 1.5 pound weight, 7 wheaties, 5 blank cartridges, a war nickel, a second class scout pin, a bolo tie end, a flashlight bulb, a rope tensioner, 6 bullets, foil, grommets, whole aluminum cans and 15 tabs.
Most of the wheaties and nickels were out in the woods away from the site. The war nickel was a nice surprise. I knew it was a nickel, but it was so crudded up it just looked like a regular nickel that had been in the ground a long time. When I was looking over the coins at home I noticed a little silvery spot on the coin and started to do a little rubbing with a tooth pick. I could see the P on the back and the date 1944. I left most of the crud on the back so you see what it looked like when it came out of the ground. The wheaties are pretty toasted. Only 2 have readable dates, a 1936 and a 1958.
The blank cartridges were all close together. They were all misfires, the firing pin hit the primer, but they didn’t open up so they didn’t actually fire. They are all marked L C 79, so produced at the Lake City Arsenal in 1979.
DAY 2
I went back to my newer scout camp and worked a site that was covered in the recent past and expanded the area out into the woods. I spent 6.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 79 camp tent pegs, 94 coins with a face value of $8.09, 2 knives, a copper fish neckerchief slide made for metal working merit badge, a toy soldier, sinkers, a rope tensioner, a dead Times watch, a square brass nut, 2 pieces off the back of broken neckerchief slides, a brass screw, 2 clevis pins, a fishing lure, melted aluminum from the campfires, 31 brass grommets and 18 tabs. I find a grommet here and there all the time, but this time it was grommets everywhere.
One knife was out way from the site and is really dead. The other one was in the site under some leaves and was probably lost last summer. It’s not a great knife, only about $20 new, but it is in great shape so I can get a few dollars for it.
The toy soldier is kind of cool. It has a lot of detail for something so small. The paint is chipped and it looks like he originally had multiple colors, but has been painted over in all green.
DAY 3
I went back to the middle school and gridded another area that I have walked over many times. Last time I did a similar area and found a class ring. This time I did find some jewelry but unfortunately it is all cheapie.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 15 coins with a face value of $0.75, some jewelry, 2 game tabs, a whatzit, a striker wheel from a disposable lighter, an interesting chunk of lead, foil, a little can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, 7 pencil ends and a whopping 93 tabs.
The area I gridded this time only had a few interesting items, but it was loaded with tabs. There were 12 different varieties not counting the game tabs.
The jewelry could have been good in fact when I found the heart and chain I thought it was gold. But when I took a closer look I could tell it was plated and not gold. The winged skate was a pin, but the pin is missing. Some sites say it is a pin for the Chicago Skate company.
The lead chunk looks something like a bullet. It has a lot of indentations and looks a lot like it has been seriously chewed. I believe it was chewed by a person and not an animal. Years ago I found one at a civil war site that was similar, but the bullet type was still identifiable. This is a bullet but I can’t tell what type.
A poor hunt but I had to cover every inch because you never know when the next gold ring or goody is gonna turn up. If you don’t cover it all you might miss something good and I’d rather do the work and be sure than wonder if I would have found something if I had some more.
DAY 4
I went back to the K to 8 school gridding another section. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 11 coins with a face value of $0.76, a pocket watch piece, an earring, an aluminum button, a wheatie, 2 bullets, a bracelet, wrist watch guts, the end of a dart, 2 cartridges, an aluminum tag, a brass whatzit, foil, can slaw, 13 tabs and 6 pencil ends.
The whatzit is interesting, no idea what it is.
Another poor hunt, but I’m still going to cover it all. Last trip I found a large cent and the trip before that I found a 1917 Mercury dime so the work does pay off.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
Spring has sprung and the small flowers are blooming. Still crazy weather though, one day 70s the next day 20s with frost.
This little guy was under the leaves retrying to stay warm at the newer scout camp. He is an eastern red backed salamander. They are very common. After he posed for his picture I put him back under the leaves to keep him warm until the temperature went up.
A lot of Virginia Springbeauty and a couple of Dutchman’s Breeches at the older scout camp.
A sweat bee on a dandelion at the K to 8 school. There were a lot of honey bees as well but they didn’t stay still long enough to get a photo.
I also got a nickel in a soda machine coin return which is becoming a rare thing because most machines are being converted to card only machines. Also a nickel and 2 pennies on the street while we walked.
Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I got back to the older scout camp to clean up another site. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 46 coins with a face value of $2.58, 15 camp tent pegs, a 1.5 pound weight, 7 wheaties, 5 blank cartridges, a war nickel, a second class scout pin, a bolo tie end, a flashlight bulb, a rope tensioner, 6 bullets, foil, grommets, whole aluminum cans and 15 tabs.
Most of the wheaties and nickels were out in the woods away from the site. The war nickel was a nice surprise. I knew it was a nickel, but it was so crudded up it just looked like a regular nickel that had been in the ground a long time. When I was looking over the coins at home I noticed a little silvery spot on the coin and started to do a little rubbing with a tooth pick. I could see the P on the back and the date 1944. I left most of the crud on the back so you see what it looked like when it came out of the ground. The wheaties are pretty toasted. Only 2 have readable dates, a 1936 and a 1958.
The blank cartridges were all close together. They were all misfires, the firing pin hit the primer, but they didn’t open up so they didn’t actually fire. They are all marked L C 79, so produced at the Lake City Arsenal in 1979.
DAY 2
I went back to my newer scout camp and worked a site that was covered in the recent past and expanded the area out into the woods. I spent 6.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 79 camp tent pegs, 94 coins with a face value of $8.09, 2 knives, a copper fish neckerchief slide made for metal working merit badge, a toy soldier, sinkers, a rope tensioner, a dead Times watch, a square brass nut, 2 pieces off the back of broken neckerchief slides, a brass screw, 2 clevis pins, a fishing lure, melted aluminum from the campfires, 31 brass grommets and 18 tabs. I find a grommet here and there all the time, but this time it was grommets everywhere.
One knife was out way from the site and is really dead. The other one was in the site under some leaves and was probably lost last summer. It’s not a great knife, only about $20 new, but it is in great shape so I can get a few dollars for it.
The toy soldier is kind of cool. It has a lot of detail for something so small. The paint is chipped and it looks like he originally had multiple colors, but has been painted over in all green.
DAY 3
I went back to the middle school and gridded another area that I have walked over many times. Last time I did a similar area and found a class ring. This time I did find some jewelry but unfortunately it is all cheapie.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 15 coins with a face value of $0.75, some jewelry, 2 game tabs, a whatzit, a striker wheel from a disposable lighter, an interesting chunk of lead, foil, a little can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, 7 pencil ends and a whopping 93 tabs.
The area I gridded this time only had a few interesting items, but it was loaded with tabs. There were 12 different varieties not counting the game tabs.
The jewelry could have been good in fact when I found the heart and chain I thought it was gold. But when I took a closer look I could tell it was plated and not gold. The winged skate was a pin, but the pin is missing. Some sites say it is a pin for the Chicago Skate company.
The lead chunk looks something like a bullet. It has a lot of indentations and looks a lot like it has been seriously chewed. I believe it was chewed by a person and not an animal. Years ago I found one at a civil war site that was similar, but the bullet type was still identifiable. This is a bullet but I can’t tell what type.
A poor hunt but I had to cover every inch because you never know when the next gold ring or goody is gonna turn up. If you don’t cover it all you might miss something good and I’d rather do the work and be sure than wonder if I would have found something if I had some more.
DAY 4
I went back to the K to 8 school gridding another section. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 11 coins with a face value of $0.76, a pocket watch piece, an earring, an aluminum button, a wheatie, 2 bullets, a bracelet, wrist watch guts, the end of a dart, 2 cartridges, an aluminum tag, a brass whatzit, foil, can slaw, 13 tabs and 6 pencil ends.
The whatzit is interesting, no idea what it is.
Another poor hunt, but I’m still going to cover it all. Last trip I found a large cent and the trip before that I found a 1917 Mercury dime so the work does pay off.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
Spring has sprung and the small flowers are blooming. Still crazy weather though, one day 70s the next day 20s with frost.
This little guy was under the leaves retrying to stay warm at the newer scout camp. He is an eastern red backed salamander. They are very common. After he posed for his picture I put him back under the leaves to keep him warm until the temperature went up.
A lot of Virginia Springbeauty and a couple of Dutchman’s Breeches at the older scout camp.
A sweat bee on a dandelion at the K to 8 school. There were a lot of honey bees as well but they didn’t stay still long enough to get a photo.
I also got a nickel in a soda machine coin return which is becoming a rare thing because most machines are being converted to card only machines. Also a nickel and 2 pennies on the street while we walked.
Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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