2nd LC of 2014

[Old Dude]

Hi all. Got out today in the hay fields I originally wanted to hunt yesterday. I am glad things worked out as they did so I could find the little silver ring yesterday, lol. Things go as they are intended, I suppose.
These fields are pretty tough to hunt. The owner has special grass growing in the fields. He raises a tall, wide blade grass in order to make grass pellets for heat. He cut the grass very early this year in 1 1/2 of the fields and it is just now starting to turn green again, so I thought it was now or never for a hunt.
First target was the little odd finial. I haven't a clue what it was for. If no one can help here, I may post it on What Is It forum.
Just about the last signal was the LC. It was a repeating 70's signal but the tone and VDI said "deep" so I knew if I was going to get a coin like I knew this 1820's farm held somewhere, this might be it. It was just about 8 inches and under a clump of the gnarly, thick, tough roots of the grass. I actually went back to the vehicle to get my sharpshooter shovel to dig this one. As soon as I got it in my hand, I could see this has better detail than any of my previous. It looks like it might be an 1834. I have it soaking in HP for the second time and tooth picked it once. Will post after pics later. Wish me luck in the cleaning, please!

Thank you for looking and GL!

 

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[VOL1266-X]

That style rein guide prevents the reins from sliding back out. Like the LC too. You are on a roll OD. HH, Q.

 

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[Old Dude]

That style rein guide prevents the reins from sliding back out. Like the LC too. You are on a roll OD. HH, Q.

Thank you very much, Sir! I guess the little disk acts as a keeper then. I wish we had the sites here that you have. Thanks for looking.

 

[Old Dude]

that's the kind of spot I like the one you know you can keep going back to. Just about all the spots I've gone too are a one shot deal. I find that when I go back to spot a second time I don't fair out as well as I think I should. I'm pretty methodical with my gridding. The only time I like going back to places is if I missed parts of the property, like side yards backyards etc.

Last year, I did the lawn of the farmhouse at this site. It took me 2 trips to do. There were a lot of big objects to dig. I was still pretty new to the hobby and was using my older Garrett then. Because of these factors, I believe the entire yard deserves to be done again. It will be interesting to see if I have learned anything, lol. The deepest thing I dug was a tiny little key at 8 inches if I remember correctly.

 

[Ahab8]

Last year, I did the lawn of the farmhouse at this site. It took me 2 trips to do. There were a lot of big objects to dig. I was still pretty new to the hobby and was using my older Garrett then. Because of these factors, I believe the entire yard deserves to be done again. It will be interesting to see if I have learned anything, lol. The deepest thing I dug was a tiny little key at 8 inches if I remember correctly.

I have had the same thoughts of going back to some of the sites I did when I started in September. I have learned SO much since I started those 8 months ago. Pretty sure I prob left some great stuff behind at some of these awesome sites. I actually thought about doing a post called the evolution of a man and his machine :-) but I didn't want to put everyone to sleep. It really is amazing how much I've learned thought... Not just with my machine but also in picking sites and reading the land.

 

[Old Dude]

I have had the same thoughts of going back to some of the sites I did when I started in September. I have learned SO much since I started those 8 months ago. Pretty sure I prob left some great stuff behind at some of these awesome sites. I actually thought about doing a post called the evolution of a man and his machine :-) but I didn't want to put everyone to sleep. It really is amazing how much I've learned thought... Not just with my machine but also in picking sites and reading the land.

Let's hope 5 years from now we are looking back and thinking " I STILL have a lot to learn". Realizing we can still make some progress will keep it interesting.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Kind of a shame. I somehow missed this post originally. I wish I hadn't because I would've told you it was an 1831 and that I would do VERY little cleaning on it.

Still great to know what sort of coins may be in store for this place.

Great saves!

 

[ModernMiner]

You lucky dog! Congrats on the LC. I have dug only three in 10 years.
Never saw a rein guide like that before. You learn something new every day here on Tnet.
Well done OD,
DUG

 

[Old Dude]

I really do feel special then. I thought surely a person that probably has a whole chapter in Dman and Josh's "How to spot civil war sites" book had found more, lol.


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