paleomaxx
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Every single yard is different; I have yet to find two alike even on the same street. This one was somehow able to be simultaneously the most fun and frustrating of the season! The ground was so mineralized that the sensitivity on my AT Pro was near the bottom and old standby signals meant nothing. The one mercury dime was 2" deep and normally at that depth they're an extremely consistent 86-87, but this one bounced from 38-65 and it wasn't until I flipped the plug over that it at least gave an 84. On the upside this meant I had to dig every signal that was close to repeatable and that seemed to work out pretty well!
There was very little modern trash and almost no modern coins. What was in the ground was every strange relic imaginable. This zinc sculpture is a prime example:
Absolutely no idea what it was doing in the ground or how old it is, but it was 10" deep and is fairly well corroded so probably not a recent toss.
This pocket watch was also 10" deep, but range up very clear despite the noise and depth.
This is my first with a porcelain face and all around very attractive. It's an Equity Watch Co. but I don't dare try to open it to get the serial number so I'm not sure how to date it. I was guessing 1880's; does that sound reasonable?
And now for the "big" silver. Who knows why these two Mexican coins were in the yard, but the were right on top of each other.
The big one is larger than a half-dollar and a whole 10% silver!
Oh well; still nice to find some silver, but hilariously the tiny mercury dime is nearly twice as much silver is this honking coin!
It was a good day for musical relics as I found a zinc harmonica that still had some of the original wood preserved and six pump organ reeds which are a first for me.
Those were pretty much the highlights, but there were four wheat pennies (1952, 1944, 1940, 1920) and one mercury dime from 1917. There was also a nice looking hatchet blade and an assortment of odd brass and copper relics.
If you can believe it; all this is from only 1/3 of the yard, so I have a lot more work to do!
There was very little modern trash and almost no modern coins. What was in the ground was every strange relic imaginable. This zinc sculpture is a prime example:
Absolutely no idea what it was doing in the ground or how old it is, but it was 10" deep and is fairly well corroded so probably not a recent toss.
This pocket watch was also 10" deep, but range up very clear despite the noise and depth.
This is my first with a porcelain face and all around very attractive. It's an Equity Watch Co. but I don't dare try to open it to get the serial number so I'm not sure how to date it. I was guessing 1880's; does that sound reasonable?
And now for the "big" silver. Who knows why these two Mexican coins were in the yard, but the were right on top of each other.
The big one is larger than a half-dollar and a whole 10% silver!
Oh well; still nice to find some silver, but hilariously the tiny mercury dime is nearly twice as much silver is this honking coin!It was a good day for musical relics as I found a zinc harmonica that still had some of the original wood preserved and six pump organ reeds which are a first for me.
Those were pretty much the highlights, but there were four wheat pennies (1952, 1944, 1940, 1920) and one mercury dime from 1917. There was also a nice looking hatchet blade and an assortment of odd brass and copper relics.
If you can believe it; all this is from only 1/3 of the yard, so I have a lot more work to do!
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