SultansOfSwing
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Did some labor day detecting this afternoon with my Dad chauffeuring. He didnt swing because his RA was acting up. Hit an 1800s ball field that didnt produce anything except new change.
Second spot scored the musket ball.
Went to lunch and on the way back stopped at a farm and farm stand to see if we could get permission to detect the fields after harvest is over. The woman at the stand said wed have to get in touch with the owner and hes out probably working the fields now. We thanked her and left. Before leaving the lot I told my dad to swing back to the house next door, because there is a guy on a tractor in the front yard and we might be able to score a permission.
We pull in and hop out of the car. We approach the gentleman on the tractor and asked about the home and property (early 1800s) and then my dad had a hunch he might be the owner of the farm. He said he wasnt but he dad was and hes inside. He also said the property has been detected several times and they didnt find much and was sort of giving us a NO but said come inside and talk to his dad. We went in and introduced ourselves to the elderly fellow and explained our interest in the farm and the house. He said go ahead to both places but reminded us it had been detected before.
I started in side front yard and was getting a lot of EMI from the powerlines so I had to back down the sensitivity quite a bit but I started getting signals and popping plugs. New change and random metal fragments. About 20 mins in I dug the dateless Buffalo.
Then my dad said try about the back. I headed out back poking around here and there and then headed towards back corner of the house where it opened into the back side yard. Thats when I got a 96 at 2 inches. I lifted to coil a foot to see if it was still loud like an aluminum can would be and the signal was weak. I thought that was strange but I was still convinced it was a can. I had on the NEL thunder which is 10x14 inches and im still getting used to pin pointing with it. Well I was off....
I stuck in the digger and hit something had. I backed off and cut around it. No more than a half inch down was the 1923 S Peace Dollar. My first silver dollar less than 13 months into my detecting "career".
I called my dad over and showed him. I didnt find much else as I was moving quickly since we promised the owner wed only hang around for an hour. At the end we tried finding the elderly owner but he wasnt around. The son was still on the tractor so we showed him the 2 coins and he was quite astounded and handed them back. we said thank you, shook his hand and said we'll be back in a month or so to check the fields out.
Second spot scored the musket ball.
Went to lunch and on the way back stopped at a farm and farm stand to see if we could get permission to detect the fields after harvest is over. The woman at the stand said wed have to get in touch with the owner and hes out probably working the fields now. We thanked her and left. Before leaving the lot I told my dad to swing back to the house next door, because there is a guy on a tractor in the front yard and we might be able to score a permission.
We pull in and hop out of the car. We approach the gentleman on the tractor and asked about the home and property (early 1800s) and then my dad had a hunch he might be the owner of the farm. He said he wasnt but he dad was and hes inside. He also said the property has been detected several times and they didnt find much and was sort of giving us a NO but said come inside and talk to his dad. We went in and introduced ourselves to the elderly fellow and explained our interest in the farm and the house. He said go ahead to both places but reminded us it had been detected before.
I started in side front yard and was getting a lot of EMI from the powerlines so I had to back down the sensitivity quite a bit but I started getting signals and popping plugs. New change and random metal fragments. About 20 mins in I dug the dateless Buffalo.
Then my dad said try about the back. I headed out back poking around here and there and then headed towards back corner of the house where it opened into the back side yard. Thats when I got a 96 at 2 inches. I lifted to coil a foot to see if it was still loud like an aluminum can would be and the signal was weak. I thought that was strange but I was still convinced it was a can. I had on the NEL thunder which is 10x14 inches and im still getting used to pin pointing with it. Well I was off....
I stuck in the digger and hit something had. I backed off and cut around it. No more than a half inch down was the 1923 S Peace Dollar. My first silver dollar less than 13 months into my detecting "career".I called my dad over and showed him. I didnt find much else as I was moving quickly since we promised the owner wed only hang around for an hour. At the end we tried finding the elderly owner but he wasnt around. The son was still on the tractor so we showed him the 2 coins and he was quite astounded and handed them back. we said thank you, shook his hand and said we'll be back in a month or so to check the fields out.
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Really sorry to see you leave the " Haven't found one yet membership " being an aged member I truly believe that after gaining my membership some 45+ yrs ago I would someday part ways-but sadly I truly believe I'll be lifetime member.
