tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
DAY 1
I went to a local lake to detect a new permission. The house was built in 1928. A group of folks bought a set of lots and formed a club. They built one house and called it the club house and took turns using it. Eventually all the families built their own houses. The club house is now vacant and is to be burned down and replace with a new house.
I spent 5 hours with the CZ21 doing a quick search of most of the property. Some sections were pretty iron heavy, but most of the ground was quiet. I did find 56 coins with a face value of $2.22, 10 wheaties (1917, 1918, 1940, 1940, 1942, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1951), a spoon or fork handle, a 1926 D silver dime, a token, a 1942 Canadian penny, a game tab, 2 brass rings, a D ring, pieces of copper pipe from the plumbing, chunks of melted lead and a few bits of miscellaneous iron.
The token has an interesting story. The Summit Hotel opened its doors to the public in 1907. In 1929, a silent movie star named John Gilbert spent his honeymoon there. The bed remained in the honeymoon suit and was used as an advertising hook to bring in guests. The bed was listed for auction in 1936 so my guess is the token was made and distributed beginning in late 1929 or early 1930. The front has a picture of the bed and reads: JOHN GILBERT HONEYMOON BED 8X8 HONI SOIT MAL Y PENSE (Latin for “shamed be whoever thinks ill of it”). The back has a horseshoe and reads: LUCKY DOG. SUMMIT HOTEL MOUNT SUMMIT UNIONTOWN PA THE WORLDS PLAYGROUND. I found a picture of a barn painted advertising the John Gilbert Honeymoon Bed. It’s possible that a member of the club actually stayed at the hotel for their honeymoon. I think it is a unique kind of find.
DAY 2
I knew that this trip was not going to be as good as the last one. I hit the high spots last trip and this trip was a final cleanup. If this was a normal yard it would have taken a lot longer, but this home was only used in the summer and even then, not every day.
I spent another 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and managed 19 coins with a face value of $0.76, woohoo, an old dead scout knife, a silver quarter, 3 wheaties, a key, a sinker, part of a toy car, a brass whatzits, the brass rim from a key tag, some tabs, foil and miscellaneous copper, brass and lead to recycle. The copper, brass and lead will pay for the gas since the coins won’t.
The silver Washington saved the hunt. A 1955 in nice condition. It’s nice to find a nice looking one. The last couple I have found have been mower hit or badly beat up.
DAY 3
I went to a set of ball fields I have detected off an on for years. It has produced gold, silver and civil war finds. This trip was nothing great. In 5 hours I found 101 coins with a face value of $7.31, a Callaway golf token, a fishing swivel, a car key, 2 toy cars, a few tabs, a bunch of aluminum bottle caps and lots of can slaw and cans.
DAY 4
I went back to the civil war bullet school. It has been lucky for me lately and I was hoping my luck would continue. Unfortunately it did not. Just a bunch of clad (62 coins with a face value of $3.34), a pile of tabs and the usual assortment of junk.
DAY 5
I went back to the ball fields for 4 more hours with the CZ21 and found 74 coins with a face value of $4.77, a current baseball token (Big League Dreams Sports Park Souvenir Token), a game soda can tab, 2 Canadian pennies, a toy car, can slaw and tabs.
DAY 6
Back to the scout camp cleaning up sections hoping for some luck. In 6 hours I found 64 camp tent pegs, 108 coins with a face value of $7.93, a stainless fork and spoon, 2 year pins, a first class pin, a .45 caliber slug, 2 sinkers, a personal tent line tensioner, part of a belt hanger for a pocket knife, part of a pair of aluminum pot pliers and a bunch of melted aluminum from the campfires.
I did manage to find a quarter, 2 dimes and some pennies on our evening walks and I got 2 quarters in the coin return of a vending machine at the mall. The coinstars have been empty lately.
The week started nicely, but ended poorly. You can’t win them all, but you won’t win any if you don’t try. I am off to Florida to visit relatives. Last year I did pretty well on the beach there. We will see what this year brings. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I went to a local lake to detect a new permission. The house was built in 1928. A group of folks bought a set of lots and formed a club. They built one house and called it the club house and took turns using it. Eventually all the families built their own houses. The club house is now vacant and is to be burned down and replace with a new house.
I spent 5 hours with the CZ21 doing a quick search of most of the property. Some sections were pretty iron heavy, but most of the ground was quiet. I did find 56 coins with a face value of $2.22, 10 wheaties (1917, 1918, 1940, 1940, 1942, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1951), a spoon or fork handle, a 1926 D silver dime, a token, a 1942 Canadian penny, a game tab, 2 brass rings, a D ring, pieces of copper pipe from the plumbing, chunks of melted lead and a few bits of miscellaneous iron.
The token has an interesting story. The Summit Hotel opened its doors to the public in 1907. In 1929, a silent movie star named John Gilbert spent his honeymoon there. The bed remained in the honeymoon suit and was used as an advertising hook to bring in guests. The bed was listed for auction in 1936 so my guess is the token was made and distributed beginning in late 1929 or early 1930. The front has a picture of the bed and reads: JOHN GILBERT HONEYMOON BED 8X8 HONI SOIT MAL Y PENSE (Latin for “shamed be whoever thinks ill of it”). The back has a horseshoe and reads: LUCKY DOG. SUMMIT HOTEL MOUNT SUMMIT UNIONTOWN PA THE WORLDS PLAYGROUND. I found a picture of a barn painted advertising the John Gilbert Honeymoon Bed. It’s possible that a member of the club actually stayed at the hotel for their honeymoon. I think it is a unique kind of find.
DAY 2
I knew that this trip was not going to be as good as the last one. I hit the high spots last trip and this trip was a final cleanup. If this was a normal yard it would have taken a lot longer, but this home was only used in the summer and even then, not every day.
I spent another 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and managed 19 coins with a face value of $0.76, woohoo, an old dead scout knife, a silver quarter, 3 wheaties, a key, a sinker, part of a toy car, a brass whatzits, the brass rim from a key tag, some tabs, foil and miscellaneous copper, brass and lead to recycle. The copper, brass and lead will pay for the gas since the coins won’t.
The silver Washington saved the hunt. A 1955 in nice condition. It’s nice to find a nice looking one. The last couple I have found have been mower hit or badly beat up.
DAY 3
I went to a set of ball fields I have detected off an on for years. It has produced gold, silver and civil war finds. This trip was nothing great. In 5 hours I found 101 coins with a face value of $7.31, a Callaway golf token, a fishing swivel, a car key, 2 toy cars, a few tabs, a bunch of aluminum bottle caps and lots of can slaw and cans.
DAY 4
I went back to the civil war bullet school. It has been lucky for me lately and I was hoping my luck would continue. Unfortunately it did not. Just a bunch of clad (62 coins with a face value of $3.34), a pile of tabs and the usual assortment of junk.
DAY 5
I went back to the ball fields for 4 more hours with the CZ21 and found 74 coins with a face value of $4.77, a current baseball token (Big League Dreams Sports Park Souvenir Token), a game soda can tab, 2 Canadian pennies, a toy car, can slaw and tabs.
DAY 6
Back to the scout camp cleaning up sections hoping for some luck. In 6 hours I found 64 camp tent pegs, 108 coins with a face value of $7.93, a stainless fork and spoon, 2 year pins, a first class pin, a .45 caliber slug, 2 sinkers, a personal tent line tensioner, part of a belt hanger for a pocket knife, part of a pair of aluminum pot pliers and a bunch of melted aluminum from the campfires.
I did manage to find a quarter, 2 dimes and some pennies on our evening walks and I got 2 quarters in the coin return of a vending machine at the mall. The coinstars have been empty lately.
The week started nicely, but ended poorly. You can’t win them all, but you won’t win any if you don’t try. I am off to Florida to visit relatives. Last year I did pretty well on the beach there. We will see what this year brings. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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