Couple from the local park

[Treasure Hunting NM]

I moved out to Ohio about a year and a half ago due to life happening and will be here at least another year before heading back to New Mexico. The area I live in has been around for a while and was a huge town back in the early 1900s. They had streetcars on all the main roads and a really old tennis court and baseball area (which unfortunately has become a paved grocery store parking lot). I went out to a local park that was built in 1907. I first detected the park when I got to ohio and found a 1944 Walker. Since the weather is finally breaking I went out on the first day and started gridding areas I missed. As I got around the dirt that surrounds the kiddie playground I get a high tone and I'm thinking it's junk. Dug it up and out pops the 1942 Walker. Smiled and thanked God for that one.
The following day I hit another park that I found and it was a lot smaller. Found 2 quarters and lots of dog poop that the owners left from their puppies lol. Decided to go back to the park that I found the second walker at and started from the other side. This kind of blew my mind but I was by the basketball court and I was the only one there. I saw something that was on the aluminum bench on the court. It looked like and crumbled up gum wrapper that was from Wrigley's that is silver in color. I thought for a second and figured I better go see what it was and it turned out to be a sterling silver ring. Didn't even need the metal detector on that one. Some days like that just shaking my head in wonder.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

Congratulations. Good stuff!

 

[Bamasteve]

Great finds!

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Awesome

 

[Digger RJ]

I moved out to Ohio about a year and a half ago due to life happening and will be here at least another year before heading back to New Mexico. The area I live in has been around for a while and was a huge town back in the early 1900s. They had streetcars on all the main roads and a really old tennis court and baseball area (which unfortunately has become a paved grocery store parking lot). I went out to a local park that was built in 1907. I first detected the park when I got to ohio and found a 1944 Walker. Since the weather is finally breaking I went out on the first day and started gridding areas I missed. As I got around the dirt that surrounds the kiddie playground I get a high tone and I'm thinking it's junk. Dug it up and out pops the 1942 Walker. Smiled and thanked God for that one.
The following day I hit another park that I found and it was a lot smaller. Found 2 quarters and lots of dog poop that the owners left from their puppies lol. Decided to go back to the park that I found the second walker at and started from the other side. This kind of blew my mind but I was by the basketball court and I was the only one there. I saw something that was on the aluminum bench on the court. It looked like and crumbled up gum wrapper that was from Wrigley's that is silver in color. I thought for a second and figured I better go see what it was and it turned out to be a sterling silver ring. Didn't even need the metal detector on that one. Some days like that just shaking my head in wonder.

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[oldmxrat]

Man that Walker must have been lost in '43, such beautiful detail! And the ring on the bench, nice icing on that cake!

 

[djackson7348]

Great day!

 

[Treasure Hunting NM]

Man that Walker must have been lost in '43, such beautiful detail! And the ring on the bench, nice icing on that cake!

I was surprised by how good it looked coming out of the ground. The 1944 was a lot more worn and the edge of it looked like it was dropped on the concrete but I'm happy with both. They're the first ones I founding the 3 1/2 years of metal detecting.

 

[johnnycat]

Good work and a nice find.

 

[iAmMike]

You had a good day!

 

[river roamer]

Impressive silver finds. Congrats