tnt-hunter
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
DAY 1
I went back to the middle school and worked on a steep hillside hoping for something good. I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 59 coins with a face value of $3.78, 2 wheaties, some jewelry, a melted piece of copper, 2 modern buttons, an old key, a whistle, some copper wire, aluminum bottle caps, construction materials, 31 pencil ends, 77 tabs and miraculously NO CAN SLAW for a change.
The wheaties are a 1940 and a well worn 1911.
The jewelry is interesting. First we have a cheapie aluminum kiddie Halloween ring with a goulish face. Then a small piece of a silver ring that looks like it was hit by a lawn mower. As I worked around I was hoping to find the rest of it, but no luck. The next piece is a small silver charm. I little man with a top hat and a ladder I believe is a chimney sweep. The ring to hang him from is mashed some and he is badly scratched like he was run over several times. I still think he is a cool find.
The big jewelry of the day looked like a ring at first. But as I cleaned it up I noticed the weld mark on one end and the fact that that end had part sticking up so it would be digging into your finger. So I straightened it out some and did a little research and found it on line. It is a silver earring with the post missing. I searched the makers mark and found the earring for sale.
The melted blob of copper has an edge like a coin so I cleaned it up as much as I could and took a good look with my magnifying glass. You can see TRUST on the edge of the blob. It is actually what is left of a copper Lincoln penny. I can’t make out anything on the back so it might be a memorial or a wheatie. No way to tell for sure. The key is a nice old one, slightly bent but in decent shape for its age.
DAY 2
I went back to the K to 8 school and worked a grid on the upper field. It was raining a little but nothing too serious. My wife called and told me there was a tornado watch for our area and she was worried about me so I packed up a little early to keep her happy. The field was pretty dead for the most part so after 3 hours I went off and did some checking around the area where they took out the old bleachers.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 36 coins with a face value of $2.87, a car name emblem, a 1951 wheatie, a flat button, a fired .22 slug, jewelry, an ace bandage clip, a wing nut, an aluminum number plate (70), a sinker, an aluminum button, a toy car, aluminum bottle caps, can slaw, whole aluminum cans, 2 aluminum tent pegs, 8 pencil ends and 47 tabs.
The aluminum rectangle is the setting for a kiddie ring. It had a plastic or glass stone in it in the past. According to the movie from 1989 ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, and it looks like I found one who did.
The flat button is slightly concave. You can see a ring and the remains of lettering. Unfortunately the acid soil has made all the writing unreadable.
The car name emblem looks like a Chevy Impala emblem. My research tells me it is probably from a 1960 model.
DAY 3
I went back to the scout camp and continued cleaning up sites looking for new losses and old misses. I covered one campsite, an activity area and started working my way around the staff tent platforms. I spent 6.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 111 coins with a face value of $10.88, 82 camp tent pegs, 7 pieces of stainless flatware, a small padlock, the brass part of a knife holder for a scout belt, 2 fishing lures, 7 sinkers, a bullet, the knob off of the top of a modern lantern, a camp rope tensioner, a personal tent rope tensioner, a good lock back knife, 6 tabs, 2 whole aluminum cans, a few flag grommets and melted aluminum from the campfires.
Most of the finds were recent losses. A few coins were deep and badly damaged by a long time in the soil the soil. I’m running out of room to stack the pegs at the quartermaster for this part of camp.
You can tell it is spring because the skunk cabbage is starting to sprout. It looks cool when it first pops up. It looks like something from a science fiction movie, nothing like it does when it is mature.
DAY 4
I went back to the Indian head penny field. I haven’t had much luck there lately, but we always start with hope because you never know what will pop up next.
Nothing great except for the nice sunshine that raised the temperature from 26 to 57 while I was swingin the CZ21. I was out for 6 hours and found 43 coins with a face value of $3.38, some small jewelry, a tubing cutter in terrible shape, 3 net weights, deep aluminum cans, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, melted lead and 35 tabs.
The 9 little jewelry pieces on the left were all in the same hole. Probably part of a cheapie bracelet. The bead on the right was all by itself. It looks nice, but you can see the copper peeking through the plating so another cheapie. The little religious pendant looked nice in the ground, but it is light and made of aluminum. It was made in Germany and is marked M.I.W. GERM.
The 3 net weights are the best looking of the ones I found. They are made of lead. There were several others in worse shape as well as some blobs of melted lead. They look like they were in a fire. I found some just like these at the college near the baseball field where the pitchers warm up. These were also in that location near the baseball part of this field. They were for holding down the bottom of the net behind the catcher in case the ball got away from him. They are not from fishing nets.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a few coins on the floor in the stores and on the street. I also found 3 pennies, a nickel and a silver dime in the coinstar. It is a 1949 S. The 9 is partly worn off, so not in great shape, but silver is always a good find and it’s been awhile so I’m happy.
So a good week for silver and lots of time in the fresh air. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
I went back to the middle school and worked on a steep hillside hoping for something good. I spent 6 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 59 coins with a face value of $3.78, 2 wheaties, some jewelry, a melted piece of copper, 2 modern buttons, an old key, a whistle, some copper wire, aluminum bottle caps, construction materials, 31 pencil ends, 77 tabs and miraculously NO CAN SLAW for a change.
The wheaties are a 1940 and a well worn 1911.
The jewelry is interesting. First we have a cheapie aluminum kiddie Halloween ring with a goulish face. Then a small piece of a silver ring that looks like it was hit by a lawn mower. As I worked around I was hoping to find the rest of it, but no luck. The next piece is a small silver charm. I little man with a top hat and a ladder I believe is a chimney sweep. The ring to hang him from is mashed some and he is badly scratched like he was run over several times. I still think he is a cool find.
The big jewelry of the day looked like a ring at first. But as I cleaned it up I noticed the weld mark on one end and the fact that that end had part sticking up so it would be digging into your finger. So I straightened it out some and did a little research and found it on line. It is a silver earring with the post missing. I searched the makers mark and found the earring for sale.
The melted blob of copper has an edge like a coin so I cleaned it up as much as I could and took a good look with my magnifying glass. You can see TRUST on the edge of the blob. It is actually what is left of a copper Lincoln penny. I can’t make out anything on the back so it might be a memorial or a wheatie. No way to tell for sure. The key is a nice old one, slightly bent but in decent shape for its age.
DAY 2
I went back to the K to 8 school and worked a grid on the upper field. It was raining a little but nothing too serious. My wife called and told me there was a tornado watch for our area and she was worried about me so I packed up a little early to keep her happy. The field was pretty dead for the most part so after 3 hours I went off and did some checking around the area where they took out the old bleachers.
I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 36 coins with a face value of $2.87, a car name emblem, a 1951 wheatie, a flat button, a fired .22 slug, jewelry, an ace bandage clip, a wing nut, an aluminum number plate (70), a sinker, an aluminum button, a toy car, aluminum bottle caps, can slaw, whole aluminum cans, 2 aluminum tent pegs, 8 pencil ends and 47 tabs.
The aluminum rectangle is the setting for a kiddie ring. It had a plastic or glass stone in it in the past. According to the movie from 1989 ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, and it looks like I found one who did.
The flat button is slightly concave. You can see a ring and the remains of lettering. Unfortunately the acid soil has made all the writing unreadable.
The car name emblem looks like a Chevy Impala emblem. My research tells me it is probably from a 1960 model.
DAY 3
I went back to the scout camp and continued cleaning up sites looking for new losses and old misses. I covered one campsite, an activity area and started working my way around the staff tent platforms. I spent 6.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 111 coins with a face value of $10.88, 82 camp tent pegs, 7 pieces of stainless flatware, a small padlock, the brass part of a knife holder for a scout belt, 2 fishing lures, 7 sinkers, a bullet, the knob off of the top of a modern lantern, a camp rope tensioner, a personal tent rope tensioner, a good lock back knife, 6 tabs, 2 whole aluminum cans, a few flag grommets and melted aluminum from the campfires.
Most of the finds were recent losses. A few coins were deep and badly damaged by a long time in the soil the soil. I’m running out of room to stack the pegs at the quartermaster for this part of camp.
You can tell it is spring because the skunk cabbage is starting to sprout. It looks cool when it first pops up. It looks like something from a science fiction movie, nothing like it does when it is mature.
DAY 4
I went back to the Indian head penny field. I haven’t had much luck there lately, but we always start with hope because you never know what will pop up next.
Nothing great except for the nice sunshine that raised the temperature from 26 to 57 while I was swingin the CZ21. I was out for 6 hours and found 43 coins with a face value of $3.38, some small jewelry, a tubing cutter in terrible shape, 3 net weights, deep aluminum cans, can slaw, aluminum bottle caps, melted lead and 35 tabs.
The 9 little jewelry pieces on the left were all in the same hole. Probably part of a cheapie bracelet. The bead on the right was all by itself. It looks nice, but you can see the copper peeking through the plating so another cheapie. The little religious pendant looked nice in the ground, but it is light and made of aluminum. It was made in Germany and is marked M.I.W. GERM.
The 3 net weights are the best looking of the ones I found. They are made of lead. There were several others in worse shape as well as some blobs of melted lead. They look like they were in a fire. I found some just like these at the college near the baseball field where the pitchers warm up. These were also in that location near the baseball part of this field. They were for holding down the bottom of the net behind the catcher in case the ball got away from him. They are not from fishing nets.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
I found a few coins on the floor in the stores and on the street. I also found 3 pennies, a nickel and a silver dime in the coinstar. It is a 1949 S. The 9 is partly worn off, so not in great shape, but silver is always a good find and it’s been awhile so I’m happy.
So a good week for silver and lots of time in the fresh air. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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