A Little Silver from a Little Forest Hunt

[oldmxrat]

I only had a short time this morning before the rain was supposed to start, so I headed out to the spot where I found the 1942 License plate recently. This place is pretty heavily vegetated and has a ridiculous amount of old cans and trash, so pretty tough hunting. Actually the toughest place I hunt. Still, I managed to pull a few good sounding targets from that mess.

The quarter was in the hole with a 16 penny nail and gave a pretty erratic signal, but I've learned to trust the tones of the Legend. The rifle cartridge is a Remington 25-35.

The Eagle shield button is a mystery to me, never have seen one like it. Maybe one of you knows what it is. It has a rather strange back.

Here's what I'm up against at this place:

There are a few clearings that aren't quite so bad, but still loaded with no-see-ems (nails).

Good fun for a short hunt, and whenever I walk out of the forest with silver I feel like a winner!

 

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[pepperj]

You were rewarded nicely getting the silver, well done.

 

[Digger RJ]

I only had a short time this morning before the rain was supposed to start, so I headed out to the spot where I found the 1942 License plate recently. This place is pretty heavily vegetated and has a ridiculous amount of old cans and trash, so pretty tough hunting. Actually the toughest place I hunt. Still, I managed to pull a few good sounding targets from that mess.

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The quarter was in the hole with a 16 penny nail and gave a pretty erratic signal, but I've learned to trust the tones of the Legend. The rifle cartridge is a Remington 25-35.

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The Eagle shield button is a mystery to me, never have seen one like it. Maybe one of you knows what it is. It has a rather strange back.

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Here's what I'm up against at this place:
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There are a few clearings that aren't quite so bad, but still loaded with no-see-ems (nails).
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Good fun for a short hunt, and whenever I walk out of the forest with silver I feel like a winner!
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Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Conito@55]

I only had a short time this morning before the rain was supposed to start, so I headed out to the spot where I found the 1942 License plate recently. This place is pretty heavily vegetated and has a ridiculous amount of old cans and trash, so pretty tough hunting. Actually the toughest place I hunt. Still, I managed to pull a few good sounding targets from that mess.

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The quarter was in the hole with a 16 penny nail and gave a pretty erratic signal, but I've learned to trust the tones of the Legend. The rifle cartridge is a Remington 25-35.

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The Eagle shield button is a mystery to me, never have seen one like it. Maybe one of you knows what it is. It has a rather strange back.

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Here's what I'm up against at this place:
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There are a few clearings that aren't quite so bad, but still loaded with no-see-ems (nails).
View attachment 2169795

Good fun for a short hunt, and whenever I walk out of the forest with silver I feel like a winner!
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good job. you got silver

 

[Bamasteve]

Very successful hunt, congrats!

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on finding anything in that! I believe the button is a 2pc snap button that's still together.

 

[LauraLou56]

WTG on finding anything in that! I believe the button is a 2pc snap button that's still together.

Hi oldmxrat, your button looks quite similar to this but the examples I found weren't a clasp style- the case you dug is interesting, great finds!

 

[oldmxrat]

Hi oldmxrat, your button looks quite similar to this but the examples I found weren't a clasp style- the case you dug is interesting, great finds!

Thanks Laura, definitely looks like the same design.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

I only had a short time this morning before the rain was supposed to start, so I headed out to the spot where I found the 1942 License plate recently. This place is pretty heavily vegetated and has a ridiculous amount of old cans and trash, so pretty tough hunting. Actually the toughest place I hunt. Still, I managed to pull a few good sounding targets from that mess.

View attachment 2169790

The quarter was in the hole with a 16 penny nail and gave a pretty erratic signal, but I've learned to trust the tones of the Legend. The rifle cartridge is a Remington 25-35.

View attachment 2169791

The Eagle shield button is a mystery to me, never have seen one like it. Maybe one of you knows what it is. It has a rather strange back.

View attachment 2169793


Here's what I'm up against at this place:
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There are a few clearings that aren't quite so bad, but still loaded with no-see-ems (nails).
View attachment 2169795

Good fun for a short hunt, and whenever I walk out of the forest with silver I feel like a winner!
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tough conditions compared to what I normally dig. Nice bunch of saves and love that silver!

 

[xr7ator]

Ever think about leaving the tector home for a day and rake and haul out all that trash? A fellow detectorist did that up above Central City at a particular spot and managed a seated quarter and a walker the next day when he went back with his Minelab.
He still swears the fingerprint on the seated quarter is of William Greeneberry Russell.
Great job sniffin out the quarter and thanks for the share.