tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2018
- Messages
- 2,053
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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 had to go to camp for a court of honor and I arrived early and spent 1.5 hours swingin the CZ21 in a campsite round the tents to see if I could get lucky. Not a lot, but a long way from skunked. I found 26 coins with a face value of $2.17, a knife that may be salvageable, a copper neckerchief slide that was made in metal work merit badge, a sinker, some melted aluminum from the campfires and 6 tabs. Most of the coins were on the surface under leaves or a thin layer of dirt from rain runoff. The knife was out in the middle of the woods and I found it as I walked from my truck to the site. It is an official Scout knife with stainless blades so a newer model. The older ones did not have stainless blades and rust up completely. A soak in white vinegar and a little oil and it might be usable.
DAY 2
So it was back to the park to clean up another swimming area. This one is smaller and had fewer targets so I finished most of it in one day. I spent 3.5 hours swinging the ATPro and found 11 coins with a face value of $1.37, a batch of jewelry, 2 sinkers, 4 tabs and some foil.
I did manage to find 2 rings. The first is black stainless steel that is pretty heavily scratched. The other one is silver. It had a lot of CZs in it, but a number of them are missing. It is marked S925. It was deep on the edge of the clay under the sand. It was also out beyond the swim ropes. I pushed the ropes out on this trip to see what was just behind the boundary, something I don’t usually have time to do, but sometimes yields surprises when I do.
DAY 3
I went back to the park and did about 90% of the last swimming area. I spent 3.5 hours swingin the ATPro through the water and found 13 coins with a face value of $1.70, 2 toy cars, another batch of jewelry, 4 tabs, 4 sinkers, a selfie stick retainer, a piece of broken off a screw on aluminum cap, a nose piece from a pair of glasses, an inflation needle, 2 magnets and foil.
I got lucky on the silver jewelry on this trip. I found the pair of earrings on my way down to the water. The owner was smart enough to know that they would probably get lost in the water, so they took them off. But they were unlucky, because they lost them in the sand. The small cz stud and the sun stud are also silver. The ring made silver number 5 for the day. It has a Celtic design and runes around the edges. I found the exact ring on line and it is made in stainless steel, titanium and silver. I got the lucky one.
The 2 magnets are fairly powerful. I have to keep them at least 3/4 of an inch apart or they jump together. The signal from the magnets is kind of mixed and I scoop it just in case it might be something good.
DAY 4
I renewed a permission to do another park swimming area. This one has a time restriction and I can only detect from 8 am to 9 am on week days until after Labor Day and it is 30 miles away. I figured I would give it a shot and hope for the best.
I got lucky and they opened the gate early so I got a few extra minutes swingin the ATPro in the water. I covered 2/3 of one swimming area. It is about half sandy bottom and half gravel and medium sized rocks so some targets are tough to recover.
In my 1.25 hours of detecting I found 16 coins with a face value of $1.36, jewelry, a squashed penny, a shoe grommet, 2 pieces of can tab and one piece of foil. Luckily most of the targets were in the sand and not the gravel and rocks.
I found 2 whole rings and apiece of another. The piece of ring looked plated coming out of the water, but I got the better half because it is marked 925. When silver is in the water and starting to tarnish it looks kind of coppery when it first comes out of the water so it looks like plated copper. Once it dries out and you look at it through a magnifying glass you can tell it is silver.
The 2 rings are winners. The first one is platinum. It has an inscription that reads AUDACES FORTUNA JUVAT. It is Latin and means “fortune favors the bold”. It weighs .41 troy ounces or 12.7 grams. The second ring is 18k gold. Not a thick band but big, size 13. It weighs .12 troy ounces or 3.6 grams. With the price of gold and platinum these 2 rings made it a very worth while hour of swingin.
DAY 5
I went back to the park I did DAY 4 to see if the other swimming area had any nice things for me. Not a lot of targets, but a couple of interesting finds. I spent my hour swingin the ATPro and found 5 coins with a face value of $0.42, some jewelry, a tab, a sinker, the end of a pop rivet and 3 pieces of foil. A lot less than I expected.
The good thing is the 2 rings are nice ones. Not worth a lot to me but expensive when they were new. The first one is a TRITON TUNGSTEN CARBIDE 850. I found it on line new for $359. Someone has one for sale on eBay for $39. So another yard sale $5 ring. (I just had a yard sale and sold a dozen rings for $5 each which is good because they have no scrap value like gold or silver.)
The second ring is one of the coolest rings I’ve ever seen. It is an enamel chameleon. This little guy put a smile on my face when I saw him in the scoop. I found him on line new too. I was surprised that he sells for $130 of course you can get one on eBay for $12.99. I might have to charge more for him because he is so cute.😊
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a few coins in the coinstar machine, but nothing great. 2 dimes, a nickel and 9 pennies.
Well a good week with one stellar day. Next week after Labor Day I will be hitting a couple of state park swimming areas and beaches. Maybe I’ll have another great day. We’ll see. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
I had to go to camp for a court of honor and I arrived early and spent 1.5 hours swingin the CZ21 in a campsite round the tents to see if I could get lucky. Not a lot, but a long way from skunked. I found 26 coins with a face value of $2.17, a knife that may be salvageable, a copper neckerchief slide that was made in metal work merit badge, a sinker, some melted aluminum from the campfires and 6 tabs. Most of the coins were on the surface under leaves or a thin layer of dirt from rain runoff. The knife was out in the middle of the woods and I found it as I walked from my truck to the site. It is an official Scout knife with stainless blades so a newer model. The older ones did not have stainless blades and rust up completely. A soak in white vinegar and a little oil and it might be usable.
DAY 2
So it was back to the park to clean up another swimming area. This one is smaller and had fewer targets so I finished most of it in one day. I spent 3.5 hours swinging the ATPro and found 11 coins with a face value of $1.37, a batch of jewelry, 2 sinkers, 4 tabs and some foil.
I did manage to find 2 rings. The first is black stainless steel that is pretty heavily scratched. The other one is silver. It had a lot of CZs in it, but a number of them are missing. It is marked S925. It was deep on the edge of the clay under the sand. It was also out beyond the swim ropes. I pushed the ropes out on this trip to see what was just behind the boundary, something I don’t usually have time to do, but sometimes yields surprises when I do.
DAY 3
I went back to the park and did about 90% of the last swimming area. I spent 3.5 hours swingin the ATPro through the water and found 13 coins with a face value of $1.70, 2 toy cars, another batch of jewelry, 4 tabs, 4 sinkers, a selfie stick retainer, a piece of broken off a screw on aluminum cap, a nose piece from a pair of glasses, an inflation needle, 2 magnets and foil.
I got lucky on the silver jewelry on this trip. I found the pair of earrings on my way down to the water. The owner was smart enough to know that they would probably get lost in the water, so they took them off. But they were unlucky, because they lost them in the sand. The small cz stud and the sun stud are also silver. The ring made silver number 5 for the day. It has a Celtic design and runes around the edges. I found the exact ring on line and it is made in stainless steel, titanium and silver. I got the lucky one.
The 2 magnets are fairly powerful. I have to keep them at least 3/4 of an inch apart or they jump together. The signal from the magnets is kind of mixed and I scoop it just in case it might be something good.
DAY 4
I renewed a permission to do another park swimming area. This one has a time restriction and I can only detect from 8 am to 9 am on week days until after Labor Day and it is 30 miles away. I figured I would give it a shot and hope for the best.
I got lucky and they opened the gate early so I got a few extra minutes swingin the ATPro in the water. I covered 2/3 of one swimming area. It is about half sandy bottom and half gravel and medium sized rocks so some targets are tough to recover.
In my 1.25 hours of detecting I found 16 coins with a face value of $1.36, jewelry, a squashed penny, a shoe grommet, 2 pieces of can tab and one piece of foil. Luckily most of the targets were in the sand and not the gravel and rocks.
I found 2 whole rings and apiece of another. The piece of ring looked plated coming out of the water, but I got the better half because it is marked 925. When silver is in the water and starting to tarnish it looks kind of coppery when it first comes out of the water so it looks like plated copper. Once it dries out and you look at it through a magnifying glass you can tell it is silver.
The 2 rings are winners. The first one is platinum. It has an inscription that reads AUDACES FORTUNA JUVAT. It is Latin and means “fortune favors the bold”. It weighs .41 troy ounces or 12.7 grams. The second ring is 18k gold. Not a thick band but big, size 13. It weighs .12 troy ounces or 3.6 grams. With the price of gold and platinum these 2 rings made it a very worth while hour of swingin.
DAY 5
I went back to the park I did DAY 4 to see if the other swimming area had any nice things for me. Not a lot of targets, but a couple of interesting finds. I spent my hour swingin the ATPro and found 5 coins with a face value of $0.42, some jewelry, a tab, a sinker, the end of a pop rivet and 3 pieces of foil. A lot less than I expected.
The good thing is the 2 rings are nice ones. Not worth a lot to me but expensive when they were new. The first one is a TRITON TUNGSTEN CARBIDE 850. I found it on line new for $359. Someone has one for sale on eBay for $39. So another yard sale $5 ring. (I just had a yard sale and sold a dozen rings for $5 each which is good because they have no scrap value like gold or silver.)
The second ring is one of the coolest rings I’ve ever seen. It is an enamel chameleon. This little guy put a smile on my face when I saw him in the scoop. I found him on line new too. I was surprised that he sells for $130 of course you can get one on eBay for $12.99. I might have to charge more for him because he is so cute.😊
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a few coins in the coinstar machine, but nothing great. 2 dimes, a nickel and 9 pennies.
Well a good week with one stellar day. Next week after Labor Day I will be hitting a couple of state park swimming areas and beaches. Maybe I’ll have another great day. We’ll see. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
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