100 yr old park..found some cool items

[swf29]

was out and about at gillespie park in sarasota...3 hours and found these cool items...worth anything? btw im a new to the site and new to MD world! wish me luck.

 

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[digging440yrs]

WELCOME TO TNET !

 

[diggyboy]

That's not bad at all for a beginner! Nice lock and finds and welcome to T-net!

 

[detroitdigger]

Cool finds, I like the axe head, happy hunting.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Welcome and looks like you're on your way.

One bit of advice? Unless you're trying to pay bills with your finds, forget about "worth anything". Enjoy and learn.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[lookindown]

Welcome aboard...have you been to Siesta Key yet?

 

[swf29]

thank you all, I appreciate it. I have not md on siesta. was thinking about it tomorrow. I like the woods and open field aspect more than the water aspect...i feel more free and feel like ill find more intresting things like old coins and items that could be worth alot to collectors..i love the rush of every beep!

 

[swf29]

you got that right! gotta love diggin anytime!

 

[NHBandit]

The padlock is from a piece of Caterpillar heavy equipment and not real old. I used to be a heavy equipment mechanic and the cool thing about those is that they all take the same key. That way a field mechanic like I was could go out in the field and work on anyones machine without them needing to provide a set of keys. They are used on the various compartment covers on every machine CAT makes. That is the exact style they used in the 80s. I have several of those locks and use them in my garage among other places because I don't have to mess around figuring out what key fits which lock.

 

[flatbutton]

Not to shabby! Welcome, and congrats

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Welcome to TreasureNet.

Since you say you are new to metal-detecting, here's a bit of free friendly advice, based on the photo of your freshly-washed finds in the bottom of a kitchen sink. Do not wash the dirt off your finds in a sink, because doing that repeatedly will eventually cause the dirt to build up in your house's drainpipes and clog them, resulting in an expensive visit by the Roto-Rooter company. (Trust me about that, please... I was a Plumber's assistant for about a year.) Better to wash your digging-finds outside, or in bucket or a large bowl filled with water. Afterward, you dump the water and dirt out the back door.

One other bit of advice, since you are new here. The best place on the internet to get unknown digging-finds CORRECTLY identified is at another category in T-Net's "Our Discoveries" section... the "What Is It?" forum.

May you have good fortune in your metal-detecting trips.

 

[swf29]

wow that is very great and intresting info NHBandit. very cool! thanks

 

[swf29]

wow great to know. cool, thanks cannonballguy!

 

[firemac]

Nice lock, keep hunting!

 

[l2hunt]

good luck, looks like you're off to a good start!

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Kaleb71386]

If I was you I wouldn't wash the axe head with water it will just make it rust more.. That padlock is very cool

 

[lookindown]

thank you all, I appreciate it. I have not md on siesta. was thinking about it tomorrow. I like the woods and open field aspect more than the water aspect...i feel more free and feel like ill find more intresting things like old coins and items that could be worth alot to collectors..i love the rush of every beep!

Yeah, you wont find anything old at Siesta Beach...only modern gold and silver.

 

[Juice Diggalow]

Nice finds. Keep it up and keep posting! HH!

 

[CoinFetcher]

It looks like a silver Cup... Do any testing to determine content?