tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2018
- Messages
- 2,054
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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 middle school and cleaned up another section. Again there was a lot of dead space with nothing so I covered a big area, but I did manage to find some things.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 78 coins with a face value of $3.71, some bits of jewelry, a toy car door, a dollar coin, a bullet, a toy gun and part of a toy gun barrel, 2 fancy brass pieces, lots of cans and slaw, aluminum wire, aluminum bottle caps, 5 pencil ends and 32 tabs.
The little toy gun actually fired caps. I had one just like it years ago. The 2 fancy brass pieces were in the same hole and they do go together to make a real nice fancy drawer pull. It looks pretty old to me. A little out of shape from its time in the ground but a nice find anyway.
DAY 2
I went back to the set of fields where I found the Spanish 1 reale and spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 on the upper field and the hill between the fields. I found 73 coins with a face value of $6.78, a minie ball, a piece of interesting metal, 2 foreign coins, a broken lock back knife, a key, a wheatie, a toy jeep, a zipper pull, aluminum cans and some slaw, aluminum bottle caps, 39 tabs and a plow blade.
The minie ball looks like a mangled .58 caliber and was only about an inch deep. When they make these playing fields they really move the dirt around and things end up on top that should be deep and things that should be on the top end up deep. Depth does not determine age in these cases.
The piece of interesting metal has the right shape and the look of a piece of a conastoga wagon bell. I did a small grid around the piece, but couldn’t find any more of it. The poor thing is like the minie ball and is in bad shape.
The foreign coins are a 2004 Canadian dollar and a 2004 Mexican 10 peso. They were not found together, far from it, but they are from the same year. They are worth $0.73 and $0.52 in US currency, but no place to really cash them in so just more interesting coins for the collection.
The plow blade is big and heavy, but looks like a newer type. It’s probably less than 50 or 60 years old.
DAY 3
I had a chance to get back to the scout camp before they put up the tents for the season. I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 in 2 sections of the staff site and part of scout craft. I found 162 coins face value $11.93, 33 camp tent pegs, a multi tool, 2 rope tensioners, a ring, a hat pin, a sinker, a live hollow point round, a dead lock back knife, a flashlight lense, a neckerchief slide, part of a zipper, melted aluminum from the campfires, aluminum tent pole tips and 9 tabs.
The ring was a nice surprise. I don’t find much good jewelry at camp. Most of the scouts are smart enough not to bring good stuff to camp. This one was down about 9 inches and had a coating on it to prevent tarnish. The coat had deteriorated and was coming off. I scrubbed the rest of it off and I can see the 925 and a makers mark, SL in a circle.
The multi tool is in good shape. It sells for about $20 and should sell for a few bucks at the yard sale.
DAY 4
I was asked by a teacher friend of mine to do a demonstration for the Lego robotics team. There are 4 members of the team but only 2 could make it. I had a new permission that is right across the street from the school so I took them there. It was my first time here and the signals were few and far between, but the kids had a good time and we did find a few things. They enjoyed using the Garrett carrot and searching through the dirt for the target. Their teacher said he enjoy it as well and learned a lot about detecting so a productive trip even if we didn’t find a lot.
In the 2 hours I was swingin the CZ21 and explaining we found 9 coins with a face value of $0.42, a button, 2 wheaties, a faucet handle, an interesting brass disk, a chromed plated item, an earring, a putter head, aluminum bits from the siding, foil and 3 tabs.
The chrome plated item has WMHS NURSING etched onto the surface. The initials are for the now defunct Western Maryland Health System that used to run the hospital. The end has a hole in it and does push in. I think it might be part of a key ring. It does not look like a medical device.
The button has a lyre on it and is coat sizes. There appears to be a backmark, but I can’t make it out. The front is in great shape, but the back is pitted. It must have been in the ground backside up. I did find an exact match for the button design and construction which has a backmark of WATERBURY BUTTON CO ***. My button looks like it might match that backmark. That backmark was a post civil war mark, but I’m not sure how long it was used. It is definitely an older one.
The wheaties are a 1918 and a 191? D. The last digit is eaten up. The house was built in 1920 so these are a reasonable find. Hopefully there will be some silver of the same age somewhere in the yard on my next hunt here.
Here are the robotics team members and their coach. The girls are holding the pinpointer and some of the finds.
Thants all for now. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I went back to the middle school and cleaned up another section. Again there was a lot of dead space with nothing so I covered a big area, but I did manage to find some things.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 78 coins with a face value of $3.71, some bits of jewelry, a toy car door, a dollar coin, a bullet, a toy gun and part of a toy gun barrel, 2 fancy brass pieces, lots of cans and slaw, aluminum wire, aluminum bottle caps, 5 pencil ends and 32 tabs.
The little toy gun actually fired caps. I had one just like it years ago. The 2 fancy brass pieces were in the same hole and they do go together to make a real nice fancy drawer pull. It looks pretty old to me. A little out of shape from its time in the ground but a nice find anyway.
DAY 2
I went back to the set of fields where I found the Spanish 1 reale and spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 on the upper field and the hill between the fields. I found 73 coins with a face value of $6.78, a minie ball, a piece of interesting metal, 2 foreign coins, a broken lock back knife, a key, a wheatie, a toy jeep, a zipper pull, aluminum cans and some slaw, aluminum bottle caps, 39 tabs and a plow blade.
The minie ball looks like a mangled .58 caliber and was only about an inch deep. When they make these playing fields they really move the dirt around and things end up on top that should be deep and things that should be on the top end up deep. Depth does not determine age in these cases.
The piece of interesting metal has the right shape and the look of a piece of a conastoga wagon bell. I did a small grid around the piece, but couldn’t find any more of it. The poor thing is like the minie ball and is in bad shape.
The foreign coins are a 2004 Canadian dollar and a 2004 Mexican 10 peso. They were not found together, far from it, but they are from the same year. They are worth $0.73 and $0.52 in US currency, but no place to really cash them in so just more interesting coins for the collection.
The plow blade is big and heavy, but looks like a newer type. It’s probably less than 50 or 60 years old.
DAY 3
I had a chance to get back to the scout camp before they put up the tents for the season. I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 in 2 sections of the staff site and part of scout craft. I found 162 coins face value $11.93, 33 camp tent pegs, a multi tool, 2 rope tensioners, a ring, a hat pin, a sinker, a live hollow point round, a dead lock back knife, a flashlight lense, a neckerchief slide, part of a zipper, melted aluminum from the campfires, aluminum tent pole tips and 9 tabs.
The ring was a nice surprise. I don’t find much good jewelry at camp. Most of the scouts are smart enough not to bring good stuff to camp. This one was down about 9 inches and had a coating on it to prevent tarnish. The coat had deteriorated and was coming off. I scrubbed the rest of it off and I can see the 925 and a makers mark, SL in a circle.
The multi tool is in good shape. It sells for about $20 and should sell for a few bucks at the yard sale.
DAY 4
I was asked by a teacher friend of mine to do a demonstration for the Lego robotics team. There are 4 members of the team but only 2 could make it. I had a new permission that is right across the street from the school so I took them there. It was my first time here and the signals were few and far between, but the kids had a good time and we did find a few things. They enjoyed using the Garrett carrot and searching through the dirt for the target. Their teacher said he enjoy it as well and learned a lot about detecting so a productive trip even if we didn’t find a lot.
In the 2 hours I was swingin the CZ21 and explaining we found 9 coins with a face value of $0.42, a button, 2 wheaties, a faucet handle, an interesting brass disk, a chromed plated item, an earring, a putter head, aluminum bits from the siding, foil and 3 tabs.
The chrome plated item has WMHS NURSING etched onto the surface. The initials are for the now defunct Western Maryland Health System that used to run the hospital. The end has a hole in it and does push in. I think it might be part of a key ring. It does not look like a medical device.
The button has a lyre on it and is coat sizes. There appears to be a backmark, but I can’t make it out. The front is in great shape, but the back is pitted. It must have been in the ground backside up. I did find an exact match for the button design and construction which has a backmark of WATERBURY BUTTON CO ***. My button looks like it might match that backmark. That backmark was a post civil war mark, but I’m not sure how long it was used. It is definitely an older one.
The wheaties are a 1918 and a 191? D. The last digit is eaten up. The house was built in 1920 so these are a reasonable find. Hopefully there will be some silver of the same age somewhere in the yard on my next hunt here.
Here are the robotics team members and their coach. The girls are holding the pinpointer and some of the finds.
Thants all for now. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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