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
Well it was snowing again and the high temps were in the upper 20s so off to the east I went where it is a little warmer and it is rain and not snow. I went back to the park I have been working lately in the grassy picnic areas. Most of the time I go to this park to detect the water and beach, but I have cleaned them out pretty much. I did most of the grass here 15 years ago and then they restricted detecting to the beach and swimming areas. I was recently told they have opened the grass back up to detecting so it’s time to see what has been lost in the past 15 years.
DAY 1
In 5.5 hours wandering around checking to see what’s what and cherry picking mostly high tones and a few good sounding mid tones. I found 255 coins with a face value of $9.96 (including 191 pennies), a cute little cheapie ring, a cheapie earring, a broken key, a 2 ounce sinker, an old laser pointer a few tabs and 2 aluminum cans.
DAY 2
I went back to the Civil War bullet school hoping to find some more goodies. It was 28 and frosty. It did warm up to 33 but then the rain started. I continued a grid that I had started that would connect to another grid where I had some luck and found the officers sword belt plate. The ground was wet and sticky and a pain to work with, but I kept swingin.
In 5 hours with the CZ21 I found 43 coins with a face value of $2.47, a gold ring, a 2 piece button face, a merc dime, a coal chit, a piece of decorative pewter, 2 game tabs, a swivel hook, a decent pile of can slaw, aluminum bottle caps and a big handful of can tabs (mostly beaver tails).
The first goodie was about an hour into the hunt. I had found a few coins, nothing noteworthy. Normally when I get a signal I just go ahead and cut a plug with my shovel but this one sounded close to the surface and was a midtone, so I figured another pop tabs. I pulled out the pin pointer and located it, stuck the trowel in and popped a small shallow plug. I pinpointed in the plug and found a gold edge just under the surface of the grass. It turns out that it was just barely under the ground with the grass growing up through the middle of it and it was a gold ring. It’s a man’s wedding band with three little diamonds in it. It’s decently bent. Shouldn’t be much trouble to straighten. It’s not real heavy, 3.8 grams or 0.12 troy ounces. It’s a thin gold 10k but hey gold is gold. This is the first gold of 2023 and ice is always nice even it they are small.
The mercury dime was a nice surprise. It was down in a damp low spot. That’s why it’s so badly tarnished, that area is rarely dry. A 1942 Philadelphia mint. The button was not very deep. It looks like it’s a Civil War navy button and it’s just the front. From what I can find this style was used between 1850 and 1941 so without a backmark it is difficult to determine the age. Considering its condition (badly eaten by the acid soil) I’m thinking civil war, but no way to confirm. Coal chits are common in this area and this one is a number 78. The ornamental piece looks and feels like it might be pewter, but I have no idea what it is a part of. I was hoping to find more of it, but no luck.
DAY 3
I went back to the park knowing I would probably get piles of pennies, but hoping for a goodie to make it more worthwhile.
I spent 4.5 hours with the CZ21 roaming around looking for the sweet spots. It was above freezing, but the wind has come back which made it quite chilly and it nearly blew me over several times. I almost quit early, but I am a die hard and stuck it out. All together I found 212 coins with a face value of $8.64, 2 sinkers, a Canadian penny, an allen wrench, a little foil and a pile of can tabs.
This park has been a penny bank. I have made 4 trips here lately and found 121, 73, 191 and 149 pennies for a total of 534 in 17 hours of detecting.
With snow falling everywhere tomorrow and doctor appointments the rest of the week that will be all I can do this week. Gold, silver and a couple of oldies make it a good week. Piles of clad helped some too. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
DAY 1
In 5.5 hours wandering around checking to see what’s what and cherry picking mostly high tones and a few good sounding mid tones. I found 255 coins with a face value of $9.96 (including 191 pennies), a cute little cheapie ring, a cheapie earring, a broken key, a 2 ounce sinker, an old laser pointer a few tabs and 2 aluminum cans.
DAY 2
I went back to the Civil War bullet school hoping to find some more goodies. It was 28 and frosty. It did warm up to 33 but then the rain started. I continued a grid that I had started that would connect to another grid where I had some luck and found the officers sword belt plate. The ground was wet and sticky and a pain to work with, but I kept swingin.
In 5 hours with the CZ21 I found 43 coins with a face value of $2.47, a gold ring, a 2 piece button face, a merc dime, a coal chit, a piece of decorative pewter, 2 game tabs, a swivel hook, a decent pile of can slaw, aluminum bottle caps and a big handful of can tabs (mostly beaver tails).
The first goodie was about an hour into the hunt. I had found a few coins, nothing noteworthy. Normally when I get a signal I just go ahead and cut a plug with my shovel but this one sounded close to the surface and was a midtone, so I figured another pop tabs. I pulled out the pin pointer and located it, stuck the trowel in and popped a small shallow plug. I pinpointed in the plug and found a gold edge just under the surface of the grass. It turns out that it was just barely under the ground with the grass growing up through the middle of it and it was a gold ring. It’s a man’s wedding band with three little diamonds in it. It’s decently bent. Shouldn’t be much trouble to straighten. It’s not real heavy, 3.8 grams or 0.12 troy ounces. It’s a thin gold 10k but hey gold is gold. This is the first gold of 2023 and ice is always nice even it they are small.
The mercury dime was a nice surprise. It was down in a damp low spot. That’s why it’s so badly tarnished, that area is rarely dry. A 1942 Philadelphia mint. The button was not very deep. It looks like it’s a Civil War navy button and it’s just the front. From what I can find this style was used between 1850 and 1941 so without a backmark it is difficult to determine the age. Considering its condition (badly eaten by the acid soil) I’m thinking civil war, but no way to confirm. Coal chits are common in this area and this one is a number 78. The ornamental piece looks and feels like it might be pewter, but I have no idea what it is a part of. I was hoping to find more of it, but no luck.
DAY 3
I went back to the park knowing I would probably get piles of pennies, but hoping for a goodie to make it more worthwhile.
I spent 4.5 hours with the CZ21 roaming around looking for the sweet spots. It was above freezing, but the wind has come back which made it quite chilly and it nearly blew me over several times. I almost quit early, but I am a die hard and stuck it out. All together I found 212 coins with a face value of $8.64, 2 sinkers, a Canadian penny, an allen wrench, a little foil and a pile of can tabs.
This park has been a penny bank. I have made 4 trips here lately and found 121, 73, 191 and 149 pennies for a total of 534 in 17 hours of detecting.
With snow falling everywhere tomorrow and doctor appointments the rest of the week that will be all I can do this week. Gold, silver and a couple of oldies make it a good week. Piles of clad helped some too. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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