Weekend of firsts from new Craigslist found site!! PT.2

Baggins · Feb 10, 2010

Getting out to the site on the second day, we headed directly over to the field next to where we hunted the day prior, in hopes of finding some evidence to the stage coach stop....In the field, I was lucky enough to find some more firsts, and items off of my wish list....some brass pieces that look a lot like the pics of box clamps out of my Civil War collectors encyclopedia...What do you think? I also was lucky enough to find a brass thimble, my first, and a brass piece that looks to be some sort of planting guage.....it has wheat, barley, oats, and Flax Seed hand stamped on it...any idea on this item? Along with these, I found another broken part of a harmonica reed, and some shotgun brass...the only two coins for the day were a '56 wheat, then the oldest coin I have found to date....an 1867 shield nickel! I knew it was old by the looks and feel, but had to clean it up at home to id it....it is in pretty rough shape, but I'll take it! We are looking forward to getting back out to this spot and search out the stage coach stop!

Kanyontreasures · Feb 10, 2010

nice finds :icon_thumleft:

txpathfinder · Feb 10, 2010

Enjoyed the post! How was this a Craigslist found site?

Baggins · Feb 10, 2010

I place ads on Craigslist looking for older properties, homesites, farm fields etc. to detect on....it has worked great for me for finding places to hunt! You place you ad, and it is free, and you can relist every 3-4 days....
Baggins

John (Ma) · Feb 10, 2010

Very cool! I should give it a try as well.

jdsarasin8194 · Feb 10, 2010

John (Ma) said:
Very cool! I should give it a try as well.

You from MA? I am too.
Where abouts are u from?

seger98 · Feb 10, 2010

Great finds.....

mts · Feb 10, 2010

Do you offer to pay the owners to let you hunt the site or do you just ask for people to let you on for free? Can you give a sample of your ads?

Thanks!

Baggins · Feb 10, 2010

mts said:
Do you offer to pay the owners to let you hunt the site or do you just ask for people to let you on for free? Can you give a sample of your ads?

Thanks!

Ok, I will now show you all how I do it....I post this ad on Craigslist, and with it being FREE it's a great deal!! And you can relist your ad every 2 or 3 days! I have been doing this for the last 3 or 4 years and has worked great for me, I currently have over 20 different places to hunt, with more constantly being added!
First I list in the For Sale section under the WANTED headline........my ad title reads:
OLD HOMES, FARM FIELDS HOMESTEADS TO METAL DETECT
list in the area you wish to hunt, and then the body of my ad reads:

I am looking for older properties, farms, fields, homesites to metal detect on....I am first and formost interested the local history, or just history in general.....I am an adult with years of experience metal detecting, and would leave your property better than when I arrived....I haul out all trash that I dig, and refill all of the holes I dig...The holes are only big enough to retrieve the item, then is quickly refilled. You never know what you will find buried under your feet....old coins, guns, toys, items you had lost, the list goes on and on.....Some of my finds include tokens, coins, buttons, dog tags, Civil War finds, Revolutionary War finds, and so on....So, if you don't mind me detecting your old property, or even watching while I do it....that would be great...I am also willing to share some of what I find with the landowner....Property, fields and farms I am looking for should be no newer than the '50s....
Thanks for your time, and I hope to hear from you! Let's dig some history!

I also include a couple of pics of my finds, and there you go!

Now all of you are in on my secret, so, no excuses....Now get out there and find those relics!
Baggins

SkyPirate · Feb 10, 2010

Kanyontreasures said:
nice finds

nice finds!!

Baggins · Feb 10, 2010

Forgot to add that there was word of maybe a mill in the area as well....I had dug this large saw blade...the front bolt on this appears to maybe have a design on it...gonna try to clean it and see if anything appears....blade is about 22" long and 4" at it's widest point.
Baggins

Ray in CA · Feb 11, 2010

That's great info, Baggins, and thanks for sharing it with us. Nice shield nickel too! I've only found one and it was in worse shape than yours.

Ray

Baggins · Feb 11, 2010

No problem Ray, that's why we are all here...to pick up tips, and lend a hand!!
Baggins

mts · Feb 11, 2010

Baggins said:
mts said:

Do you offer to pay the owners to let you hunt the site or do you just ask for people to let you on for free? Can you give a sample of your ads?

Thanks!

Click to expand...

Ok, I will now show you all how I do it....I post this ad on Craigslist, and with it being FREE it's a great deal!! And you can relist your ad every 2 or 3 days! I have been doing this for the last 3 or 4 years and has worked great for me, I currently have over 20 different places to hunt, with more constantly being added!
First I list in the For Sale section under the WANTED headline........my ad title reads:
OLD HOMES, FARM FIELDS HOMESTEADS TO METAL DETECT
list in the area you wish to hunt, and then the body of my ad reads:

I am looking for older properties, farms, fields, homesites to metal detect on....I am first and formost interested the local history, or just history in general.....I am an adult with years of experience metal detecting, and would leave your property better than when I arrived....I haul out all trash that I dig, and refill all of the holes I dig...The holes are only big enough to retrieve the item, then is quickly refilled. You never know what you will find buried under your feet....old coins, guns, toys, items you had lost, the list goes on and on.....Some of my finds include tokens, coins, buttons, dog tags, Civil War finds, Revolutionary War finds, and so on....So, if you don't mind me detecting your old property, or even watching while I do it....that would be great...I am also willing to share some of what I find with the landowner....Property, fields and farms I am looking for should be no newer than the '50s....
Thanks for your time, and I hope to hear from you! Let's dig some history!

I also include a couple of pics of my finds, and there you go!

Now all of you are in on my secret, so, no excuses....Now get out there and find those relics!
Baggins

Baggins, thanks for sharing your secret! :icon_thumleft:

There really are no excuses now. Great finds and great idea. I've seen a guy in my area posting similar ads in the past. I wonder if he gets as good of results as you do.

Keep up the good work and thanks again for sharing.

SSDigger · Feb 11, 2010

My dad reminded me that Christmas about 1980 he bought all four of us (me and my brothers) harmonicas. Could be parts to those unless you can tell that they are much older.

Goes4ever · Feb 11, 2010

great finds, I too place ads on CL in my area and have gotten quite a few places to hunt! Not one single person has ever wanted any of my finds, even though I offered to share. Most people are just curious to what I find, and tell me "you found it you keep it"