tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- 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 went back to the far fields hoping for more oldies and goodies. There is a lot of empty space with no targets, but there are still things to find.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 37 coins with a face value of $4.35, 2 bullets, a tie tack back, a piece of a toy car destroyed by the lawn mower, a cloth covered button, an inflation needle, 4 game tabs, lots of can slaw, whole aluminum cans, aluminum bottle caps, foil, 2 horseshoe pieces, 60 tabs and 1 pencil end.
The 2 top tabs are from a Pepsi game. Pepsi games always have the number 904 on them for some reason. The 2 bottom tabs are from a Coca Cola Cash game.
One of the bullets is a match for one I found a while back on the opposite side of the field. From the older things I have found here I believe they are civil war era bullets. The style and oxidation level appear to be correct even though I can’t find an exact match in my bullet book. From the way the lead is pushed out on the edge of the bottom it may be that the bullet was forced into a rifle slightly smaller than the it was made for.
DAY 2
I got back to the middle school and worked another grid hoping for another good hunt like the last one. No silver this trip, but I did make some interesting finds.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 50 coins with a face value of $2.14, a set of keys, part of a pair of glasses, a button, a game tab, the bowl of a drug pipe, a SEXY coin, an ACE bandage clip, part of a snap, a brass tip off something, aluminum and copper wire, aluminum bottle caps, very little foil and can slaw, 3 pencil ends and 16 tabs.
The keys are custodian keys. There are some school keys, a hex wrench used to lock and unlock the push bar on the exit doors and a pronged light switch key. I let the principal know I found them and I stopped by and returned them. The rust on the ferrous items tells me they were in the ground for a good while.
The button is a flat button without a shank. It is well pitted by the acid soil, but it has a fancy LONDON backmark. I didn’t use any water on it because that would eliminate most of the detail. I wiped off the surface dirt and could see it was fancy, but couldn’t get any detail or read the backmark. I took a small piece of scotch-Britt pad (tough green scratch pad of dishwashing) and rubbed it gently over the surface until I could see the detail. Rub a little, then look with a magnifying glass and repeat until it is the way you want it. If you try this don’t get too aggressive or you might make things worse and it CANNOT be undone if you go too far.
DAY 3
I got back to the scout camp and worked another campsite hoping for new losses and maybe something a little farther out on the edges that was missed on prior trips.
I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 84 coins with a face value of $7.94, 96 camp tent pegs, 2 aluminum carabiners, a neckerchief slide, a silver dime, a attendance pin, a fishing spinner, a quartz watch, a stainless utensil handle, a metalworking merit badge project, a modern bullet, a pile of sinkers, 2 rope tensioners, melted foil aluminum from the campfires, 2 aluminum cans and 14 tabs.
The neckerchief slide is a troop slide for troop 257 from Irwin, PA. It is broken but can be fixed easily.
The dime was out beyond the edge of the campsite. Something I didn’t find on prior trips. I have found thousands of coins here, but only about 6 silver coins so this was a nice surprise. It is a 1964 D.
DAY 4
I got a new permission from a man who came to my yard sales. His house was built in 1865. I have waited to detect there because it has been so dry and I would end up leaving brown spots where I dig. People don’t like that so I try and avoid it. It has rained some lately and it has gotten much cooler so it is time to give it a shot.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 22 coins with a face value of $1.53, 7 wheaties, copper whatzits, 2 lead soldiers, 2 silver coins, a buffalo nickel, an aluminum religious medal, a clock gear, a car key, a BAYER aspirin cap, aluminum siding scraps, can slaw, some lead pieces, more aluminum caps and 9 tabs.
The first coin of the day was the buffalo nickel in the front yard. It was a typical mixed nickel signal for the CZ and when I dug it out I pinpointed in the hole again and popped out the 1942 D silver quarter. The buffalo is a no date. The dime is a nice 1941 merc. It was in the back yard much later. The seven wheaties are in decent shape for the acid soil around here. They are dated 1930, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1946, and 1950.
The copper whatzits are actually something I have found in several yards in town. They were used to hold tar paper on the roof before shingles or slate was put on. I have found several about 15 years ago with patent dates and a company name. Those were part of a home kit that was sold by Sears between 1908 and 1942. These are probably from the same time frame, but not necessarily from a home kit.
The lead soldier’s foot was in the front yard. The more complete soldiers were both in the back yard. The one without a head looks like others I have found before. The one shooting from behind the wall is very different. The back is almost totally missing, but the front looks really good. Too bad it is not in better shape.
Overall a good hunt, but it was disappointing in some ways. I was hoping for some older items since the home was built in 1865 and there were very few good targets for the amount of ground I covered. Unfortunately things don’t always turn out like we hope. I still have a small part of the yard I haven’t finished and I do want to go over the yard at a 90 degree angle from this trip with the Equinox 800 and see if it picks up anything I missed. In the past that has produced decent results. We will see.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a nickel and a penny on the floor at the market and a penny in the coinstar.
At the middle school I did see some interesting plants jimson weed with purple flowers and velvetleaf both in an area recently seeded.
The middle school also had a rabid wolf spider in the grass .
When I was driving back through the woods to the campsite to detect I saw a flock of 12 wild turkeys. They were moving away from the truck rapidly, but I did get a shot of some of them through the closed truck window as well as the deer watching in the background.
Another fun week with some oldies, 3 silvers and a wide assortment of other finds. You never know what will turn up when you dig that plug. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I went back to the far fields hoping for more oldies and goodies. There is a lot of empty space with no targets, but there are still things to find.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 37 coins with a face value of $4.35, 2 bullets, a tie tack back, a piece of a toy car destroyed by the lawn mower, a cloth covered button, an inflation needle, 4 game tabs, lots of can slaw, whole aluminum cans, aluminum bottle caps, foil, 2 horseshoe pieces, 60 tabs and 1 pencil end.
The 2 top tabs are from a Pepsi game. Pepsi games always have the number 904 on them for some reason. The 2 bottom tabs are from a Coca Cola Cash game.
One of the bullets is a match for one I found a while back on the opposite side of the field. From the older things I have found here I believe they are civil war era bullets. The style and oxidation level appear to be correct even though I can’t find an exact match in my bullet book. From the way the lead is pushed out on the edge of the bottom it may be that the bullet was forced into a rifle slightly smaller than the it was made for.
DAY 2
I got back to the middle school and worked another grid hoping for another good hunt like the last one. No silver this trip, but I did make some interesting finds.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 50 coins with a face value of $2.14, a set of keys, part of a pair of glasses, a button, a game tab, the bowl of a drug pipe, a SEXY coin, an ACE bandage clip, part of a snap, a brass tip off something, aluminum and copper wire, aluminum bottle caps, very little foil and can slaw, 3 pencil ends and 16 tabs.
The keys are custodian keys. There are some school keys, a hex wrench used to lock and unlock the push bar on the exit doors and a pronged light switch key. I let the principal know I found them and I stopped by and returned them. The rust on the ferrous items tells me they were in the ground for a good while.
The button is a flat button without a shank. It is well pitted by the acid soil, but it has a fancy LONDON backmark. I didn’t use any water on it because that would eliminate most of the detail. I wiped off the surface dirt and could see it was fancy, but couldn’t get any detail or read the backmark. I took a small piece of scotch-Britt pad (tough green scratch pad of dishwashing) and rubbed it gently over the surface until I could see the detail. Rub a little, then look with a magnifying glass and repeat until it is the way you want it. If you try this don’t get too aggressive or you might make things worse and it CANNOT be undone if you go too far.
DAY 3
I got back to the scout camp and worked another campsite hoping for new losses and maybe something a little farther out on the edges that was missed on prior trips.
I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 84 coins with a face value of $7.94, 96 camp tent pegs, 2 aluminum carabiners, a neckerchief slide, a silver dime, a attendance pin, a fishing spinner, a quartz watch, a stainless utensil handle, a metalworking merit badge project, a modern bullet, a pile of sinkers, 2 rope tensioners, melted foil aluminum from the campfires, 2 aluminum cans and 14 tabs.
The neckerchief slide is a troop slide for troop 257 from Irwin, PA. It is broken but can be fixed easily.
The dime was out beyond the edge of the campsite. Something I didn’t find on prior trips. I have found thousands of coins here, but only about 6 silver coins so this was a nice surprise. It is a 1964 D.
DAY 4
I got a new permission from a man who came to my yard sales. His house was built in 1865. I have waited to detect there because it has been so dry and I would end up leaving brown spots where I dig. People don’t like that so I try and avoid it. It has rained some lately and it has gotten much cooler so it is time to give it a shot.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 22 coins with a face value of $1.53, 7 wheaties, copper whatzits, 2 lead soldiers, 2 silver coins, a buffalo nickel, an aluminum religious medal, a clock gear, a car key, a BAYER aspirin cap, aluminum siding scraps, can slaw, some lead pieces, more aluminum caps and 9 tabs.
The first coin of the day was the buffalo nickel in the front yard. It was a typical mixed nickel signal for the CZ and when I dug it out I pinpointed in the hole again and popped out the 1942 D silver quarter. The buffalo is a no date. The dime is a nice 1941 merc. It was in the back yard much later. The seven wheaties are in decent shape for the acid soil around here. They are dated 1930, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1946, and 1950.
The copper whatzits are actually something I have found in several yards in town. They were used to hold tar paper on the roof before shingles or slate was put on. I have found several about 15 years ago with patent dates and a company name. Those were part of a home kit that was sold by Sears between 1908 and 1942. These are probably from the same time frame, but not necessarily from a home kit.
The lead soldier’s foot was in the front yard. The more complete soldiers were both in the back yard. The one without a head looks like others I have found before. The one shooting from behind the wall is very different. The back is almost totally missing, but the front looks really good. Too bad it is not in better shape.
Overall a good hunt, but it was disappointing in some ways. I was hoping for some older items since the home was built in 1865 and there were very few good targets for the amount of ground I covered. Unfortunately things don’t always turn out like we hope. I still have a small part of the yard I haven’t finished and I do want to go over the yard at a 90 degree angle from this trip with the Equinox 800 and see if it picks up anything I missed. In the past that has produced decent results. We will see.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a nickel and a penny on the floor at the market and a penny in the coinstar.
At the middle school I did see some interesting plants jimson weed with purple flowers and velvetleaf both in an area recently seeded.
The middle school also had a rabid wolf spider in the grass .
When I was driving back through the woods to the campsite to detect I saw a flock of 12 wild turkeys. They were moving away from the truck rapidly, but I did get a shot of some of them through the closed truck window as well as the deer watching in the background.
Another fun week with some oldies, 3 silvers and a wide assortment of other finds. You never know what will turn up when you dig that plug. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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