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Hello everyone!

It was another beautiful spring day here in Michigan, so of course, I had to get out and hunt. I tried to hit an abandoned golf course with my Ace250 but the driveway/parking lot was flooded, so I couldn't get in. I had a back up plan to hit a few schools about 12 miles from my house that were close to the golf course. I also brought my old trusty Garrett TR machine for romping through the woodchips. I hit three different schools covering the woodchip areas only in 5 hours hunting time. What a day. Not a lot of valuable keepers, but a couple and a ton of targets dug and put into the pouch, about 300. I was exhausted.

My best find is a 925 sterling ring that has an Arabic word on it, four letters long. I have no idea what it means. It's a men's ring and very thick, about 8mm wide. If anyone knows the meaning of the word, it would be appreciated. I also got some beading sterling pieces from a broken necklace. One cool find that may or may not be gold is a pendant or earring with a mother of pearl disc and a ball of 12 amethyst gemstones. It was about 4 inches deep, and has no discoloration, so it might be real. It's really pretty either way and a keeper. The ring at the top has broken off, so maybe that had the hallmark? I also got a sterling charm bracelet chain with a #1 charm.

I found a ton of other junk jewelry. 2 earrings, 4 pendants, 11 shoe fobs, 6 rings, 2 pins, 3 Chuck-e-cheese tokens, a couple chains, and a set of keys. The keys have their address on them - not too smart huh...lol. I also dug an interesting penny with a star shape stamped out of the center. Another find was a large Polish coin (I think) 20 Lorint.

Also a huge pile of clad, 210 coins total, and exactly $14.00 face value. A lot of digging today and yes, I was sore, my back mostly as the old MD'ing muscles are not quite in shape yet.

Thanks for reading and happy hunting to you all. It's great to be back out TH'ing again!!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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coolcash2004 said:
WOW! Spectacular finds Bdoo!

Great searching, good luck and HH!

-CC

Hi CC!! Great to see you buddy.
Been out yet? See you around!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
OH my goodness, Scooby! That was a bunch a diggin!

Awesome on the finds!! 8)

Nana :)
 
DFX-Gregg said:
Great day digging 40 coins per hour! I found 104 in three hours. Averaged 35 per hour, out three hours only. To many kids following me around! Your clad total amount$ wise very very nice~ ;D Love to see that!

Hi Greg! I had lots of privacy today. It was fun to hit some schools I haven't been to yet. I have searched every one within at least 10 or 15 miles of my house. Counting the trash that I found I would say that I had probably 550 target digs. No wonder I am sore. ;D

Smiles!
BDoo
 
skierbob said:
Great finds. That's a lot of diggin'. You must be one tired pup. HH
Bob

Thanks Bob!! Appreciate the read and comment. Best of luck out there!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
What more can you ask for in a day BDoo....Maybe I'll take that back....Nice dig's,Congrat's..
 
Yeah, the writing on the ring is Hebrew (Jewish is no more a language than Islam is). Hebrew traditionally uses no vowels. On the ring is written "SH L M H". "SHLMH", with vowels, reads "shalom" and means "peace".
 
Green1 said:
;D ;D ;D ;D great finds amigo !!!!!!!!!! lost of finds = lots of fun !!


you must move as fast as i do....lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Permanent coffee buzz huh Rick! I definitely try to be efficiant out there, checking out my finds when I get home. Digging time for me is precious with my busy schedule. Take care bud!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Nice stuff there man. Lot's of stuff. Add to the ring collection another unique one. :)

Yeah, it was sweet out today. ;D ;D Wish I could have hunted all day. My clad total was only about $4. Did find a SBA. ;D :D

Bob
 
ILLINOISDOUG said:
Now thats alot of digging. I dug two coins today and maybe six trash targets. At my rate, I won't dig that much all year.

Hi Doug

I won't be in the schoolyards all the time, so I am sure I'll have some days like that too. We can only hope on those days, that the coins are silver keepers!
Thanks!! Best of luck to you!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Excellent finds Bdoo!

You should remember to limber up for a day like you had today. ;)

Great going!



Ridley
 
dr-quest said:
Man thats a great pile of goods.I know what you mean about those mding muscles.Started with 3 days in a row and will be recuping tommorrow.
You have abbandoned golf courses down there? ??? ???
HH ;D

Hello Dr Q! Thanks!

Hope you recupe fast. A good nights sleep should help.
They are developing a lot around here and there are at least three golf courses that are now abandoned bought by the developers. This one I am eyeing has short grass still. The others have been lost for 3 or 4 years so the grasses are really long.

Smiles!
BDoo
 
twincapes said:
Way to go BD, you're my hero. I enjoyed your W&ET article and am concentrating more on following your techniques this year. But 210 in one day makes my back hurt thinking about it! :P Keep up the good work.

Hello Twincapes!! Welcome to TNet my friend.
Thanks for your comment and I am glad you enjoyed the article in the mag. It was fun to write and I was really happy and honored to snag the cover too. I had a good day today for sure and am so glad that spring finally came. Best of luck to you!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Nana40 said:
OH my goodness, Scooby! That was a bunch a diggin!

Awesome on the finds!! 8)

Nana :)

Hi Nana!! Great to see you. Thanks for visiting and making my day!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
civilman1 said:
What more can you ask for in a day BDoo....Maybe I'll take that back....Nice dig's,Congrat's..

Hiya Civil!

Oh yes, it was worth it and the more we get out, the better it will get. All the finds make it feel better for sure! Thanks!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Eupho17 said:
Yeah, the writing on the ring is Hebrew (Jewish is no more a language than Islam is). Hebrew traditionally uses no vowels. On the ring is written "SH L M H". "SHLMH", with vowels, reads "shalom" and means "peace".

A peace ring!! How cool Thanks so much for the translation Eupho17!!
I think it's an even cooler fin now. If only peace could come for us,
that would really make me happy. Thanks again

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Mirage said:
Nice stuff there man. Lot's of stuff. Add to the ring collection another unique one. :)

Yeah, it was sweet out today. ;D ;D Wish I could have hunted all day. My clad total was only about $4. Did find a SBA. ;D :D

Bob

Hey Bob!! Thanks for the read and comment. Congrats to you too on the great finds. Looking forward to seeing your post!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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