tnt-hunter
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2018
- Messages
- 2,060
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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 work on the backyard of a new permission that had a productive front yard. I showed them the stuff from my last trip when I got there and they took most of the good stuff. I did ask if I could keep the Germany 1 mark and they were ok with that. I spent 4 hours swingin the CZ21 before it poured down rain and I had to quit. I found 5 coins with a face value of $0.22, a lead figure, a decorative piece of brass, a toy plane, a game tab, a pin shaped like a bow, a small D buckle, a harmonica reed, a WAREVER pen cap, a brass pin, part of a Model T electrical system, scrap aluminum, foil, lead, copper and brass fittings and wire and 19 tabs.
I covered a pretty large area because the good signals were farther apart. The next door neighbor said part of the back was detected 6 or 7 years ago. The current owners didn’t know this because they have only been there 3 years.
The best find was the lead toy figure. It is of a farmer cutting corn stalks. The tassel at the top of the stalk is missing, but it is still in pretty good shape. I have found a good number of toy soldiers, but never a farmer. I found one example listed on line, but only one. It is supposed to be from the 1940s. The next best find was the toy jet. The wheels are missing, but otherwise it’s in decent shape. It is from the 1950s if the internet is correct. I’ll show them this batch when I go back to finish the backyard.
DAY 2
I went back to a different permission to finish that back yard. The first trip to the back yard was pretty dead, this trip was better. I spent 4 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 8 coins with a face value of $1.13 a finial, a clay marble, a melted watch back, a nut from a valve stem, a valve stem cover, a foil wrapper, a rouge case, a box end wrench, a skeleton key, a porcelain fuse, a toy car, parts of an old pocket knife (badly deteriorated in the ground), aluminum pegs, can slaw, melted aluminum, foil, miscellaneous junk and 4 tabs.
The skeleton key is a newer style, not like the big brass ones. It has a number 17 on it. This might be the room number or it could be a style number.
The clay marble was an eyeball find in the hole with some foil. I haven’t found one of those in awhile. The melted back looks like it might be a watch back. It’s not marked, but I’m pretty sure it is silver.
I finished the yard and had some time to kill so I spent a half hour at the local park tot lot and found $2.52. Just change nothing else so no picture but it added some gas money for the day so all is good.
DAY 3
We went camping with our daughter and her family in the park where the water was below the swim area at the beginning of the summer. We have had some rain and the swim area is no longer closed. The water is only half way up, but there are people playing in the water so I was hopeful that there would be some new losses. I cleaned this area out pretty good over the winter when it was dry. I know there may not be much, but you don’t know until you try.
I spent 4.5 hours swingin the ATPro and covered all the swimming area and the best parts of the beach. Altogether I found 8 coins with a face value of $0.97, some jewelry, a token, 3 selfie stick retainers, shoe grommets, an aluminum rivet, a small stainless nut, sinkers, a heavy duty MASTER lock, aluminum shavings, 3.2 tabs, one pencil end and a bunch of foil.
The Egyptian pendant looks like it could be silver, but it isn’t marked. The token is from the MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE in New York.
The shavings look like they came from someone drilling a hole in one of the aluminum floating dock sections. They bring them up on the dry beach in the winter and they probably did some work on part of it and left the shavings in the sand. When I found them they were in shallow water. They are sharp enough to cut someone’s foot so I’m glad I got them out of there even though they were annoying.
The only good find was a tiny lițtle hinged earring that is silver and marked 925. It is the smallest hinged one I have ever found. It probably was for a baby. It was such a faint signal I thought for sure it was more foil. I’m glad I dig the junk.
Overall not a great hunt, but I didn’t get skunked and I did find one goodie so all is good.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I did find a dime on the floor in the store and a penny on the ground in our campsite. The coinstar machines have been empty as usual.
Not a great week, but some interesting stuff and l got out swingin. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I went back to work on the backyard of a new permission that had a productive front yard. I showed them the stuff from my last trip when I got there and they took most of the good stuff. I did ask if I could keep the Germany 1 mark and they were ok with that. I spent 4 hours swingin the CZ21 before it poured down rain and I had to quit. I found 5 coins with a face value of $0.22, a lead figure, a decorative piece of brass, a toy plane, a game tab, a pin shaped like a bow, a small D buckle, a harmonica reed, a WAREVER pen cap, a brass pin, part of a Model T electrical system, scrap aluminum, foil, lead, copper and brass fittings and wire and 19 tabs.
I covered a pretty large area because the good signals were farther apart. The next door neighbor said part of the back was detected 6 or 7 years ago. The current owners didn’t know this because they have only been there 3 years.
The best find was the lead toy figure. It is of a farmer cutting corn stalks. The tassel at the top of the stalk is missing, but it is still in pretty good shape. I have found a good number of toy soldiers, but never a farmer. I found one example listed on line, but only one. It is supposed to be from the 1940s. The next best find was the toy jet. The wheels are missing, but otherwise it’s in decent shape. It is from the 1950s if the internet is correct. I’ll show them this batch when I go back to finish the backyard.
DAY 2
I went back to a different permission to finish that back yard. The first trip to the back yard was pretty dead, this trip was better. I spent 4 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 8 coins with a face value of $1.13 a finial, a clay marble, a melted watch back, a nut from a valve stem, a valve stem cover, a foil wrapper, a rouge case, a box end wrench, a skeleton key, a porcelain fuse, a toy car, parts of an old pocket knife (badly deteriorated in the ground), aluminum pegs, can slaw, melted aluminum, foil, miscellaneous junk and 4 tabs.
The skeleton key is a newer style, not like the big brass ones. It has a number 17 on it. This might be the room number or it could be a style number.
The clay marble was an eyeball find in the hole with some foil. I haven’t found one of those in awhile. The melted back looks like it might be a watch back. It’s not marked, but I’m pretty sure it is silver.
I finished the yard and had some time to kill so I spent a half hour at the local park tot lot and found $2.52. Just change nothing else so no picture but it added some gas money for the day so all is good.
DAY 3
We went camping with our daughter and her family in the park where the water was below the swim area at the beginning of the summer. We have had some rain and the swim area is no longer closed. The water is only half way up, but there are people playing in the water so I was hopeful that there would be some new losses. I cleaned this area out pretty good over the winter when it was dry. I know there may not be much, but you don’t know until you try.
I spent 4.5 hours swingin the ATPro and covered all the swimming area and the best parts of the beach. Altogether I found 8 coins with a face value of $0.97, some jewelry, a token, 3 selfie stick retainers, shoe grommets, an aluminum rivet, a small stainless nut, sinkers, a heavy duty MASTER lock, aluminum shavings, 3.2 tabs, one pencil end and a bunch of foil.
The Egyptian pendant looks like it could be silver, but it isn’t marked. The token is from the MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE in New York.
The shavings look like they came from someone drilling a hole in one of the aluminum floating dock sections. They bring them up on the dry beach in the winter and they probably did some work on part of it and left the shavings in the sand. When I found them they were in shallow water. They are sharp enough to cut someone’s foot so I’m glad I got them out of there even though they were annoying.
The only good find was a tiny lițtle hinged earring that is silver and marked 925. It is the smallest hinged one I have ever found. It probably was for a baby. It was such a faint signal I thought for sure it was more foil. I’m glad I dig the junk.
Overall not a great hunt, but I didn’t get skunked and I did find one goodie so all is good.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I did find a dime on the floor in the store and a penny on the ground in our campsite. The coinstar machines have been empty as usual.
Not a great week, but some interesting stuff and l got out swingin. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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