Frodov
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- Joined
- May 24, 2007
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- Location
- Lexington, KY
- Detector(s) used
- Whites Prism IV / Bullseye II pinpointer
The Wrangler was a Hero, Two Silver !
Hello again my fellow treasure hunters and metal (detector) heads. I hope this post finds you all well and happy. I may not be completely mended yet with my bum knee, but I’m getting there, and I’m happy! Happy that I can move around and get up and down well enough that I could go detecting today. I had to make the two hundred plus mile trek to Cincinnati to take my wife to a weekly doctor’s appointment this morning, but this afternoon was free time for me. I couldn’t have asked for nicer weather... well... yeah I guess I could, maybe just a little cooler temperatures, but it really wasn’t bad at all. A BIG blue sky dotted with big fluffy white clouds to add to the shade of the immensely well shaded park that I was hunting, a light breeze to dry the little perspiration that I worked up swinging my detector. Did I mention lots of shade trees? BIG BIG BIG OLD shade trees. Oaks, Coffe Trees, Catalpas, Ash, Hickory.. You name it, it’s probably in that park. The name of the park? Well “Woodland Park” of course. <grin> I’ve hunted the park many many times in the past, and I’m sure I’ll hunt it again and again in the future as well, because it’s a popular park. That and it plays host to many events like Shakespeare in the park (outdoor performances), Picnic with the pops, and just recently, an Arts Fair. Lots of tents and booths where artists of every bent were set up to show and sell their creations... lots of food vendors, etc. etc. Simply put, LOTS of people traffic, lots of lost treasures and coin, and there I was to help “clean up” the park. <smile>
I caught myself getting angry early into my hunt this afternoon. It appeared that I was not the first treasure hunter to search the park after the Arts Fair. I was seeing holes dug all over the place that hadn’t been filled back in. I was getting pretty worked up then I remembered where I was, WOODLAND PARK!... SQUIRREL CITY! Yeah, there had been other treasure hunters there alright, and they were STILL there working the park as I was detecting. NUTS ! The treasure for the squirrels that is. Burr Oak, Pin Oak, Hickory, Walnut... a squirrel’s smorgasborge . I had to laugh at myself for getting angry. Oh well, the squirrels weren’t the only ones finding treasure. I began finding coins as soon as I turned on my detector, one step from my parking space. Funny thing though, I ended up finding a LOT of coins today, but the majority of them were not recent drops. Most of the coins I found today were under the grass roots in the soil. As many times as I’ve hunted this park I still find stuff in the same ground I’ve covered time and time again. Cool!
There were a bunch of surface finds too of course, not all of which required my detector to find them either. A lot of “eyeball finds” went into my finds bag, plastic bottle tops, a bungee, a glass worry stone.
Some surface finds were made by the detector, and the eyeballs... The usual things you might find after a gathering like the arts fair... display hooks, pins, junk... and forks?
Chinese fork? The fork would turn out to be NOT the only Chinese made discovery today. I found Chinese SILVER! Woohoo! Three pieces of bling picked up and or dug up today. One cheap “junque” bangle or bracelet, and two silver rings. The Bangle was just down in the grass, the rings were in the soil. One cleaned up nicely... gleaming with “LOVE”. The other, the Chinese Silver ring still looks a bit dirty even after I cleaned it more than is shown in the pictures.
The Chinese ring had five stones set in it, of course I didn’t figure they were actually diamonds after I saw that the ring was silver... or claimed to be. Sure, it’s stamped 925 with a little CZ beside it, and a hallmark that I can’t quite make out, it’s stamped “China” as well... I’m thinking it may be simply silver plated. The ring just didn’t shine up much even with cleaning.
The “Love” ring sure shined up nicely though, it’s stamped 925 as well, and a hallmark that is hard to make out too.
You just never know what you’re going to unearth when you go metal detecting do you? Oh sure, there are always going to be the usual suspects discovered... Pull tabs...
... the odd bits and pieces of metal hardware that makes you sit back on your heels and say “Whatzit?”...
If you are very lucky, sometimes you find an old coin... Like this 1950’s vintage Wheat Penny...
... and every once in a while you might just find a “HERO” while detecting. Wait? What? A “HERO”?
Yeah, that’s what the back said anyway. I didn’t know that a Wrangler could be a Hero... It’s certainly not a Timex! This baby’s long dead... still a neat find though.
Oh... did I mention the pile of clad I found? Some on the surface, but most was dug up. There is probably lots and lots more coins in that park waiting to be found yet too. I’ll do my best to help remedy that situation when I can. <smile> I’ve got to pace myself though, don’t want to overdo it with my knee that’s still on the mend. I called it a day today after about two and a half hours, despite free time, I still had to cook dinner this evening after all. I was not disappointed with the totals though...
... another fine addition to the Vacation Fund... and more treasured memories in my “soul” bank as well. I hope all of you got to get out and play a little this week, or will this holiday weekend. Hope your “soul bank” is filling up too. As always...
~HAPPY HUNTING~
Frodov
Hello again my fellow treasure hunters and metal (detector) heads. I hope this post finds you all well and happy. I may not be completely mended yet with my bum knee, but I’m getting there, and I’m happy! Happy that I can move around and get up and down well enough that I could go detecting today. I had to make the two hundred plus mile trek to Cincinnati to take my wife to a weekly doctor’s appointment this morning, but this afternoon was free time for me. I couldn’t have asked for nicer weather... well... yeah I guess I could, maybe just a little cooler temperatures, but it really wasn’t bad at all. A BIG blue sky dotted with big fluffy white clouds to add to the shade of the immensely well shaded park that I was hunting, a light breeze to dry the little perspiration that I worked up swinging my detector. Did I mention lots of shade trees? BIG BIG BIG OLD shade trees. Oaks, Coffe Trees, Catalpas, Ash, Hickory.. You name it, it’s probably in that park. The name of the park? Well “Woodland Park” of course. <grin> I’ve hunted the park many many times in the past, and I’m sure I’ll hunt it again and again in the future as well, because it’s a popular park. That and it plays host to many events like Shakespeare in the park (outdoor performances), Picnic with the pops, and just recently, an Arts Fair. Lots of tents and booths where artists of every bent were set up to show and sell their creations... lots of food vendors, etc. etc. Simply put, LOTS of people traffic, lots of lost treasures and coin, and there I was to help “clean up” the park. <smile>
I caught myself getting angry early into my hunt this afternoon. It appeared that I was not the first treasure hunter to search the park after the Arts Fair. I was seeing holes dug all over the place that hadn’t been filled back in. I was getting pretty worked up then I remembered where I was, WOODLAND PARK!... SQUIRREL CITY! Yeah, there had been other treasure hunters there alright, and they were STILL there working the park as I was detecting. NUTS ! The treasure for the squirrels that is. Burr Oak, Pin Oak, Hickory, Walnut... a squirrel’s smorgasborge . I had to laugh at myself for getting angry. Oh well, the squirrels weren’t the only ones finding treasure. I began finding coins as soon as I turned on my detector, one step from my parking space. Funny thing though, I ended up finding a LOT of coins today, but the majority of them were not recent drops. Most of the coins I found today were under the grass roots in the soil. As many times as I’ve hunted this park I still find stuff in the same ground I’ve covered time and time again. Cool!
There were a bunch of surface finds too of course, not all of which required my detector to find them either. A lot of “eyeball finds” went into my finds bag, plastic bottle tops, a bungee, a glass worry stone.
Some surface finds were made by the detector, and the eyeballs... The usual things you might find after a gathering like the arts fair... display hooks, pins, junk... and forks?
Chinese fork? The fork would turn out to be NOT the only Chinese made discovery today. I found Chinese SILVER! Woohoo! Three pieces of bling picked up and or dug up today. One cheap “junque” bangle or bracelet, and two silver rings. The Bangle was just down in the grass, the rings were in the soil. One cleaned up nicely... gleaming with “LOVE”. The other, the Chinese Silver ring still looks a bit dirty even after I cleaned it more than is shown in the pictures.
The Chinese ring had five stones set in it, of course I didn’t figure they were actually diamonds after I saw that the ring was silver... or claimed to be. Sure, it’s stamped 925 with a little CZ beside it, and a hallmark that I can’t quite make out, it’s stamped “China” as well... I’m thinking it may be simply silver plated. The ring just didn’t shine up much even with cleaning.
The “Love” ring sure shined up nicely though, it’s stamped 925 as well, and a hallmark that is hard to make out too.
You just never know what you’re going to unearth when you go metal detecting do you? Oh sure, there are always going to be the usual suspects discovered... Pull tabs...
... the odd bits and pieces of metal hardware that makes you sit back on your heels and say “Whatzit?”...
If you are very lucky, sometimes you find an old coin... Like this 1950’s vintage Wheat Penny...
... and every once in a while you might just find a “HERO” while detecting. Wait? What? A “HERO”?
Yeah, that’s what the back said anyway. I didn’t know that a Wrangler could be a Hero... It’s certainly not a Timex! This baby’s long dead... still a neat find though.
Oh... did I mention the pile of clad I found? Some on the surface, but most was dug up. There is probably lots and lots more coins in that park waiting to be found yet too. I’ll do my best to help remedy that situation when I can. <smile> I’ve got to pace myself though, don’t want to overdo it with my knee that’s still on the mend. I called it a day today after about two and a half hours, despite free time, I still had to cook dinner this evening after all. I was not disappointed with the totals though...
... another fine addition to the Vacation Fund... and more treasured memories in my “soul” bank as well. I hope all of you got to get out and play a little this week, or will this holiday weekend. Hope your “soul bank” is filling up too. As always...
~HAPPY HUNTING~
Frodov
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