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
It was 22 degree and the ground was crusty, but there wasnāt any wind, the sun was shining brightly and the temperature rose to 35 degrees so it was the first really good weather hunt for me in awhile. I went back to the middle school. It has been several weeks since I was here because the finds were really thinning out. I gridded two small sections and had some luck.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 57 coins with a face value of $4.09, a dollar bill, a serrated knife blade, a pendant, a silver Rosie, gold ring, 2 ace bandage clips, a key tag ring, an old earphone, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, construction materials, 22 tabs and 14 pencil ends.
It was a great hunt, but not your normal one. On my way to the first grid section I swung the detector and found the Mercury dime pendant on the edge of an undetected section. I found a few coins but not much else on the grid. On the second grid I didnāt find much either except for a few coins and the dollar bill partly rolled up and hiding in the grass. On my way back to the truck after the second grid I found the silver Rosie and 5 minutes after that the gold ring. The best finds were on the way back to the truck, did that ever happen to anyone else? š Yes it seems to happen to a lot of folks.
When I found the merc I thought it was a whole dime. I cleaned off some of the dirt and I could see it was a cutout coin pendant. Thatās a first for me. It has a couple of small tarnish spots and was down about 3 inches so it has been here awhile. It really is a dime but I didnāt count it as a coin in the count and face value numbers. The Rosie is a 1963 D. There are not a lot of silver coins here so it was a nice surprise. The gold ring was slightly discolored coming out of the ground. But I could tell it was not plated. It is marked SOLID X GOLD and has a small indentation with an A in it. I tested this one to be sure of the purity and it is 10k. It weighs 6.2 grams or .20 troy ounces which puts the scrap value from our local dealer at $191. My normal hunt pays about $1 or less per hour. Because of the ring this hunt paid a little over $35 per hour. So I had a good day which I really needed to get me back in the detecting spirit. The spirit really faded last week.
I am curious about the SOLID GOLD mark. I have found some information on line, but some of it is confusing. Does anyone know when this mark was used and if it can still be used today? I am curious as to how old this ring is. Most of what I find here is modern, but I did find a barber dime, a couple of musket balls and a trigger guard from a Lancaster rifle so the site does have some older history. I know there are a few people here who really are good at digging up info like this. Any help would be appreciated.
That makes silvers number 96 and 97 and gold number 20 for my year beginning May 1st. I still have 4 months to go in my year so it is looking like a good year for silver and gold if I can keep this up.
DAY 2
It snowed and we had ice on top of it even to the east down the mountain where they get less snow and itās normally warmer so I couldnāt go out for a few days, which worked out since we had a lot to do for the holidays. The next day it thawed enough so I went to a set of ball fields with a basketball court and a tot lot. I get here a couple of times a year. Some areas were really dead, not a beep to be had, others did have some fresh losses.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 90 coins with a a face value of $4.92, a stainless fork, 2 rings, 2 pieces of a bill, a whistle, a toy car, Spider-Man for a crock, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps and 18 tabs.
The rose ring looks nice, but it is not. Both rings are kiddie rings. I found 2 little pieces of a $20 bill. I looked all around for the rest, but I couldnāt find anything else. The person who lost the corners probably retrieved the rest of the bill.
Another short week, but tis the season to be busy. I did have some success, gold, silver and money for the clad total so all is good. We will be going away to see our daughter and might not get out again until after the new year. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
It was 22 degree and the ground was crusty, but there wasnāt any wind, the sun was shining brightly and the temperature rose to 35 degrees so it was the first really good weather hunt for me in awhile. I went back to the middle school. It has been several weeks since I was here because the finds were really thinning out. I gridded two small sections and had some luck.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 57 coins with a face value of $4.09, a dollar bill, a serrated knife blade, a pendant, a silver Rosie, gold ring, 2 ace bandage clips, a key tag ring, an old earphone, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, construction materials, 22 tabs and 14 pencil ends.
It was a great hunt, but not your normal one. On my way to the first grid section I swung the detector and found the Mercury dime pendant on the edge of an undetected section. I found a few coins but not much else on the grid. On the second grid I didnāt find much either except for a few coins and the dollar bill partly rolled up and hiding in the grass. On my way back to the truck after the second grid I found the silver Rosie and 5 minutes after that the gold ring. The best finds were on the way back to the truck, did that ever happen to anyone else? š Yes it seems to happen to a lot of folks.
When I found the merc I thought it was a whole dime. I cleaned off some of the dirt and I could see it was a cutout coin pendant. Thatās a first for me. It has a couple of small tarnish spots and was down about 3 inches so it has been here awhile. It really is a dime but I didnāt count it as a coin in the count and face value numbers. The Rosie is a 1963 D. There are not a lot of silver coins here so it was a nice surprise. The gold ring was slightly discolored coming out of the ground. But I could tell it was not plated. It is marked SOLID X GOLD and has a small indentation with an A in it. I tested this one to be sure of the purity and it is 10k. It weighs 6.2 grams or .20 troy ounces which puts the scrap value from our local dealer at $191. My normal hunt pays about $1 or less per hour. Because of the ring this hunt paid a little over $35 per hour. So I had a good day which I really needed to get me back in the detecting spirit. The spirit really faded last week.
I am curious about the SOLID GOLD mark. I have found some information on line, but some of it is confusing. Does anyone know when this mark was used and if it can still be used today? I am curious as to how old this ring is. Most of what I find here is modern, but I did find a barber dime, a couple of musket balls and a trigger guard from a Lancaster rifle so the site does have some older history. I know there are a few people here who really are good at digging up info like this. Any help would be appreciated.
That makes silvers number 96 and 97 and gold number 20 for my year beginning May 1st. I still have 4 months to go in my year so it is looking like a good year for silver and gold if I can keep this up.
DAY 2
It snowed and we had ice on top of it even to the east down the mountain where they get less snow and itās normally warmer so I couldnāt go out for a few days, which worked out since we had a lot to do for the holidays. The next day it thawed enough so I went to a set of ball fields with a basketball court and a tot lot. I get here a couple of times a year. Some areas were really dead, not a beep to be had, others did have some fresh losses.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 90 coins with a a face value of $4.92, a stainless fork, 2 rings, 2 pieces of a bill, a whistle, a toy car, Spider-Man for a crock, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps and 18 tabs.
The rose ring looks nice, but it is not. Both rings are kiddie rings. I found 2 little pieces of a $20 bill. I looked all around for the rest, but I couldnāt find anything else. The person who lost the corners probably retrieved the rest of the bill.
Another short week, but tis the season to be busy. I did have some success, gold, silver and money for the clad total so all is good. We will be going away to see our daughter and might not get out again until after the new year. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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