toddsumm1
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- Feb 19, 2010
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett ATPro w/ProPointer/White's DFX 300/White's DFX/White's Eagle Spectrum/Radio Shack (Bounty Hunter)/
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hello everyone! A while back I posted a thread in regards to a possible colonial home site I stumbled upon. Well I think its safe to say it is indeed an unknown site...that is until now. I had some expert verification last week when I asked a fellow detector swinger who has many more years experience than I do to tell me his thoughts. Well after that trip he was convinced. He pulled out a few of his own keepers!
The bad news was today was +95 degrees and I braved the elements to try and pull a few keepers out. I stayed for about 2 1/2 hours and called it quits.
The good new is that the area I am finding everything is separated by a fence and on the other side is planted corn. The relics are concentrated in a half circle right up to the fence. I just hit the other side of the fence and pulled out two flats. One is back marked "Standard Colour w/ a Crown and a wreath w/ the number "4" in it).
The cool thing about all this is I have already acquired permission to hunt the corn field when its gets harvested.
The Large Cents are 1817/1844/ and a very toasted early. The 1844 could have been nicer but I cleaned it with water (Never again) My buddy suggested when he witnessed me dig the 1817 to just brush it off and leave it be. Best advice because I do believe it looks nicer and retains more detail. Good thing he was around when I dug the oldest one.
Enjoy and I can't wait to post a new thread in the fall. Maybe time to start water hunting in this weather. I was given an invite and a detector to give it a whirl!
Posted Pics of items dug today with the rest of the finds to give an idea of how much stuff is there from just one side of the fence!
The bad news was today was +95 degrees and I braved the elements to try and pull a few keepers out. I stayed for about 2 1/2 hours and called it quits.
The good new is that the area I am finding everything is separated by a fence and on the other side is planted corn. The relics are concentrated in a half circle right up to the fence. I just hit the other side of the fence and pulled out two flats. One is back marked "Standard Colour w/ a Crown and a wreath w/ the number "4" in it).
The cool thing about all this is I have already acquired permission to hunt the corn field when its gets harvested.
The Large Cents are 1817/1844/ and a very toasted early. The 1844 could have been nicer but I cleaned it with water (Never again) My buddy suggested when he witnessed me dig the 1817 to just brush it off and leave it be. Best advice because I do believe it looks nicer and retains more detail. Good thing he was around when I dug the oldest one.
Enjoy and I can't wait to post a new thread in the fall. Maybe time to start water hunting in this weather. I was given an invite and a detector to give it a whirl!
Posted Pics of items dug today with the rest of the finds to give an idea of how much stuff is there from just one side of the fence!
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