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Bronze Member
- Nov 22, 2017
- 1,912
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab CTX 3030 and Equinox 800, XP Deus, Shadow X5, Shadow X2, Fisher F44, Whites Coinmaster, and Tesoro Compadre'
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Took the 800 to a Ballpark yeasterday
Yesterday morning the wife and I went out to do a little detecting. Amy hasn’t been with me very much, so her wanting to go made me very happy!!! So, I decided to take her to the ballpark where she could dig some coins and maybe a piece of jewelry, which would really hook her into wanting to go with me more.
After we arrived at the ballpark, I gave her a quick refresher course on her Fisher F-44, once that was done she was off and digging away. I hunted with my Equinox 800, which I’m still learning myself. After about two (2) hours of detecting it started getting hot and she was ready to go. We emptied our pouches and between the both of us we had dug a little over $8.00!!! along with a bit of trash of course… Lol
Amy’s find of the morning was what appeared to be a small silver-plated button which depicted a flower on the from side and the number two (2) above a shank / fastener on the back. The reason I’m not a 100% surer it’s a button is due the shank on the rear, it could actually be a small knob for something, but I really don’t have a clue. All I know is, when I did an air test on it with the Nox, it rang in at a solid and repeatable “23”.
My best find of the mooring was a sweet 1951 Wheatie, which was in great condition. It so sad as to the way things are made today from the way they were made back then. As I’m sure y’all know when a penny pops out the ground, you can usually tell how old it is by the condition it’s in, or at least I can tell, those old coppers hold up pretty darn good in my area.
Later that evening I decided to go back and do a little bit more hunting. Amy didn’t come this trip, because she had to go south to sit with her ailing father. I got to the ballpark around 1730 and stayed until dark. During my evening hunt I dug close to $7.00 by myself and to top it off I got a 1936 Wheatie, which was in better condition than the 51 I found this morning. I also found a 1964 Canadian one cent piece, an Usher badge or clip (not sure what you call it) and a 10[SUP]th[/SUP] anniversary “Krewe of MCCA” captains’ medallion from the 1990 Mardi Gras parade in Bogalusa, Louisiana. I realize these Wheaties and the Canadian one cent doesn’t compare to coins y’all find, but overall, I’m happy with them.
After I discarded what trash I had, I headed home to clean up all we found for the day. Once I finished cleaning our find’s, taking my pics and writing this book I realized it was close to 2330, so I decided to wrap things up for the night and finish tomorrow.
This morning I finished editing my pic’s, which I’m still learning how to do and complete this book… Lol
Anyhow, below are the pics of our finds and if anyone can tell me what the button / knob thingy actually is, I’d appreciate. Thanks for reading my book and checking out my pic’s. Take care, God bless and HH!!!
“D”
Yesterday morning the wife and I went out to do a little detecting. Amy hasn’t been with me very much, so her wanting to go made me very happy!!! So, I decided to take her to the ballpark where she could dig some coins and maybe a piece of jewelry, which would really hook her into wanting to go with me more.
After we arrived at the ballpark, I gave her a quick refresher course on her Fisher F-44, once that was done she was off and digging away. I hunted with my Equinox 800, which I’m still learning myself. After about two (2) hours of detecting it started getting hot and she was ready to go. We emptied our pouches and between the both of us we had dug a little over $8.00!!! along with a bit of trash of course… Lol
Amy’s find of the morning was what appeared to be a small silver-plated button which depicted a flower on the from side and the number two (2) above a shank / fastener on the back. The reason I’m not a 100% surer it’s a button is due the shank on the rear, it could actually be a small knob for something, but I really don’t have a clue. All I know is, when I did an air test on it with the Nox, it rang in at a solid and repeatable “23”.
My best find of the mooring was a sweet 1951 Wheatie, which was in great condition. It so sad as to the way things are made today from the way they were made back then. As I’m sure y’all know when a penny pops out the ground, you can usually tell how old it is by the condition it’s in, or at least I can tell, those old coppers hold up pretty darn good in my area.
Later that evening I decided to go back and do a little bit more hunting. Amy didn’t come this trip, because she had to go south to sit with her ailing father. I got to the ballpark around 1730 and stayed until dark. During my evening hunt I dug close to $7.00 by myself and to top it off I got a 1936 Wheatie, which was in better condition than the 51 I found this morning. I also found a 1964 Canadian one cent piece, an Usher badge or clip (not sure what you call it) and a 10[SUP]th[/SUP] anniversary “Krewe of MCCA” captains’ medallion from the 1990 Mardi Gras parade in Bogalusa, Louisiana. I realize these Wheaties and the Canadian one cent doesn’t compare to coins y’all find, but overall, I’m happy with them.
After I discarded what trash I had, I headed home to clean up all we found for the day. Once I finished cleaning our find’s, taking my pics and writing this book I realized it was close to 2330, so I decided to wrap things up for the night and finish tomorrow.
This morning I finished editing my pic’s, which I’m still learning how to do and complete this book… Lol
Anyhow, below are the pics of our finds and if anyone can tell me what the button / knob thingy actually is, I’d appreciate. Thanks for reading my book and checking out my pic’s. Take care, God bless and HH!!!
“D”
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