I went back to the 1905 church I hunted a week ago or so and found a railroad token, and merc dime, plus a v nickel on that hunt.
This time around things started off with the usual wheats. After working around the church to the back that I really never hit yet, and working up the side I got a typical f75 dime reading. Bouncing back and forth from 78-80, maybe 82 on the readout. Dug a deep plug and out pops a 1900 Barber dime! Sweet! Dug a half dozen clad quarters, and some modern dimes, and a few more wheats. Last target before lunch was a cheap copper/brass looking ring with fake stones.
I went home and took a couple hour break, then got back out. Dug more clad, and a bunch of wheaties. Then another silver dime signal, and bam, a merc. A couple signals after out popped a silver sterling ring! The wife says it looks like an older class ring. The top is missing.
The last target I dug before it got completely dark was a 91 on the readout and an overload siren when I pinpointed it. I figured it was big iron junk and I pulled this star from under the sod with 1800's writing. After some research it belongs to one of the Graves next door in the grave yard. These were given to some civil war soldiers by the county commissioners! Last Saturday there were woman cleaning the church getting it ready for Sunday services. I am going over there tomorrow to see how to get this back on the correct grave that some A hole messed with.
Actually pretty neat to find it and get it back where it belongs! Would have just sat there forever I'll bet had it not been detected. All in all a fun day. 11 wheaties, a barber dime, merc dime, buffalo nickel, silver ring, and an 1889 ihp. Don't know when I dug this since they look like wheats when dug and I was trying to hustle. I do remember a DEEP one though. Probably it...
Good luck to everyone on their weekend hunts
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This time around things started off with the usual wheats. After working around the church to the back that I really never hit yet, and working up the side I got a typical f75 dime reading. Bouncing back and forth from 78-80, maybe 82 on the readout. Dug a deep plug and out pops a 1900 Barber dime! Sweet! Dug a half dozen clad quarters, and some modern dimes, and a few more wheats. Last target before lunch was a cheap copper/brass looking ring with fake stones.
I went home and took a couple hour break, then got back out. Dug more clad, and a bunch of wheaties. Then another silver dime signal, and bam, a merc. A couple signals after out popped a silver sterling ring! The wife says it looks like an older class ring. The top is missing.
The last target I dug before it got completely dark was a 91 on the readout and an overload siren when I pinpointed it. I figured it was big iron junk and I pulled this star from under the sod with 1800's writing. After some research it belongs to one of the Graves next door in the grave yard. These were given to some civil war soldiers by the county commissioners! Last Saturday there were woman cleaning the church getting it ready for Sunday services. I am going over there tomorrow to see how to get this back on the correct grave that some A hole messed with.
Actually pretty neat to find it and get it back where it belongs! Would have just sat there forever I'll bet had it not been detected. All in all a fun day. 11 wheaties, a barber dime, merc dime, buffalo nickel, silver ring, and an 1889 ihp. Don't know when I dug this since they look like wheats when dug and I was trying to hustle. I do remember a DEEP one though. Probably it...
Good luck to everyone on their weekend hunts
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