First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

[bazinga]

First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

Today I went out with Jim and Larry and hunted an iron infested field. Right off the bat I got something green and assumed and Indian Head. Later I checked it and it was a 1910 Wheat. BOOOO!

I usually run Iron Mask -13 or -14 on my XS and it was a constant null. Decided to try turning off the iron mask and switching from Conductive to Ferrous sounds. It seemed to work. Constant sound of iron, but occasionally I would get a signal that didn't sound the same.

I got a nice old button back, an 1894 Indian Head, and a 1900 V Nickel. I also got something pretty neat. An 1882 Indian Dog Tag. Has anyone else found one this old? I've got one from the teens, but didn't know they went back this far! On the back it reads something, and then underneath that it says Lafayette, IND.

The marbles and the buttons gave off pretty iffy signals

 

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[ringfinder]

Re: First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

Great finds, really like the dog tag. That is the oldest one I've ever seen. I have a lot of them but none that old.

Thanks for posting your finds and love the pictures.

HH, Ringfinder

 

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[mlw67]

Re: First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

Cool finds Brian.

I'm betting that dog tag is worth at least $100 nowadays. Rarely will you see a pre-1900 tag on Ebay for less than a C-note. (sometimes, but not often)

 

[bazinga]

Re: First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

Cool finds Brian.

I'm betting that dog tag is worth at least $100 nowadays. Rarely will you see a pre-1900 tag on Ebay for less than a C-note. (sometimes, but not often)

I may try it eventually, but I've been told that it's worth about $20. Apparently that year is fairly common. Who woulda thunkit?

 

[Mirage]

Re: First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

Nice finds Brian. The dog tag is neat. I found a 1933 one this week.

Also nice job on the IH's and V nickel. The nickel looks in good shape for over 100 years old.

Bob

 

[bazinga]

Re: First attempt at All-Metal & Ferrous

Nice finds Brian. The dog tag is neat. I found a 1933 one this week.

Also nice job on the IH's and V nickel. The nickel looks in good shape for over 100 years old.

Bob

Yeah, it didn't come out as rusty as most do.