mighty_mace
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- Jun 29, 2007
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- Location
- Schuylkill County, PA
- Detector(s) used
- Whites MXT, V3i
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Well, got the opportunity to go out with DKinPA this morning. Hit up an old ball field that has now been transformed into a horse pasture with no more horses.(they passed away) Seemed like their is a lot of trash in the area from over the years but ended up getting lucky and digging my first silver coin. Turned out to be a 1918 Merc in great shape, not that I have any to compare it to. Wanted to tear off the headphones and notify DK immediately but kept calm and waited a little while anyways. Did a moderate happy dance and moved on.
Only other coin I dug at this location was a 1970 nickel. Did find a cracker jack (I believe) John Adams Presidential token and also what DK told me was an old valve stem cover. Has some letters on it but forgot to try and make them out until I was typing this up. Lots of pull tabs and some awesome sunburn on my once white shoulder.
Later on in the evening I went back to my Brother In Law's house which I found out is now sold so I only have a short while to detect there any more. I managed to dig up 3 more wheats, a little buckle, something that looks like a fishing type weight, and some assorted trash. Did also find a little toy car that looks pretty old. That must be why their have been so many wheats in the yard due to a kid or kids being there at one point or another. Probably dug about 7 now altogether in a very, very small yard.
Also figured I would mention a trip I made on Friday with my little boy. We merely went for a hike up to an old colliery (kalmia for Jeff and Dk) No metal detector along, just my little boy in the 'ole Kelty backpack. Immediately upon getting out of the truck spotted a clad dime on the ground. I seem to look at the ground more often than I ever did before starting detecting.
Their is a geocache up there I planned on looking for but the terrain got sketchy considering I was carrying the precious cargo on my back. Did come upon a burn/party area that looked like someone was partying and didn't pick up their empty beer cans. Their were lots of them, and I don't know if they brought their kids or what but their were happy meal type toys laying around, so of course I picked em up and drug them home. Ended up with two california raisins, a Pound Puppy, the Phillie Fanatic, a dude playing the flute, and a soldier ready for battle.
Only other coin I dug at this location was a 1970 nickel. Did find a cracker jack (I believe) John Adams Presidential token and also what DK told me was an old valve stem cover. Has some letters on it but forgot to try and make them out until I was typing this up. Lots of pull tabs and some awesome sunburn on my once white shoulder.
Later on in the evening I went back to my Brother In Law's house which I found out is now sold so I only have a short while to detect there any more. I managed to dig up 3 more wheats, a little buckle, something that looks like a fishing type weight, and some assorted trash. Did also find a little toy car that looks pretty old. That must be why their have been so many wheats in the yard due to a kid or kids being there at one point or another. Probably dug about 7 now altogether in a very, very small yard.
Also figured I would mention a trip I made on Friday with my little boy. We merely went for a hike up to an old colliery (kalmia for Jeff and Dk) No metal detector along, just my little boy in the 'ole Kelty backpack. Immediately upon getting out of the truck spotted a clad dime on the ground. I seem to look at the ground more often than I ever did before starting detecting.
Their is a geocache up there I planned on looking for but the terrain got sketchy considering I was carrying the precious cargo on my back. Did come upon a burn/party area that looked like someone was partying and didn't pick up their empty beer cans. Their were lots of them, and I don't know if they brought their kids or what but their were happy meal type toys laying around, so of course I picked em up and drug them home. Ended up with two california raisins, a Pound Puppy, the Phillie Fanatic, a dude playing the flute, and a soldier ready for battle.
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