invent4hir
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For the past 7 months I’ve been detecting near an old well where I believe a cabin once stood. After 21 visits and 135 hours I have found a 2 Reales, counterfeit 8 Reales, 15 Large Cents, the list goes on and on. Being a debris field, I’ve also found a lot of nails, etc. While waiting on my next permission to come through, I decided to try something different (for me).
Drilled some ¾” holes in the lid of my plastic equipment box, took it to the site and sat it on a rolling cart, then sifted one shovel of dirt through it at the time. Next went over the dirt remaining on the lid w/ a pinpointer and searched it visually. When done, I’d pour the dirt into a pile on the ground and got another shovel full. Once the hole was completely dug (about 16-20” deep), I ran my detector inside it, over the pile, then returned the dirt pile to the hole.
Lots of effort to be sure. In 12 hours over 2 days I found a pair of tiny flat buttons, 17 pottery sherds, 2 pieces of flint, a non-metallic sphere and other stuff shown in the last 3 pics below. Of course there were still a bunch of nails.
Drilled some ¾” holes in the lid of my plastic equipment box, took it to the site and sat it on a rolling cart, then sifted one shovel of dirt through it at the time. Next went over the dirt remaining on the lid w/ a pinpointer and searched it visually. When done, I’d pour the dirt into a pile on the ground and got another shovel full. Once the hole was completely dug (about 16-20” deep), I ran my detector inside it, over the pile, then returned the dirt pile to the hole.
Lots of effort to be sure. In 12 hours over 2 days I found a pair of tiny flat buttons, 17 pottery sherds, 2 pieces of flint, a non-metallic sphere and other stuff shown in the last 3 pics below. Of course there were still a bunch of nails.
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