tim185
Jr. Member
- Jan 7, 2014
- 58
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- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro
Garrett Ace 350
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Last Saturday I was hunting a bluff in a pasture. There is an old homesite a 1/4 mile away dating to the 1850s. A Civil War battle occurred about 1 mile away.
Anyway, at the top of this bluff are huge rocks, like the size of a full size trucks, protruding out and there are carvings in the rock with names. They appear to me to be kid's names and there are ledges where one could imagine this would be a neat place to hang out back in the day. There are also dates carved into the rocks next to the names. Dates are March 26, 1865 and another one May 18, 1897.
I never thought to take photos of the bluff, rocks, and carvings. I am planning to go back and will do this.*
That is the location.
This is what I found directly underneath one of those ledges where the carvings are. It was 6" deep. It appears to be a ring but thought I'd throw it out there to those of you who have been doing this way longer than I.
It's not brass, not copper. It reads a straight nickel on my Garrett Ace 350.
As you can hopefully tell from the photos... it's got an edge on both underneath sides like it's coated or something if that makes sense. No markings at all.
Do you folks think this may be an old lost ring? What would it be made of? Any thoughts are welcome.*
I thank you in advance.
Tim from Missouri
Anyway, at the top of this bluff are huge rocks, like the size of a full size trucks, protruding out and there are carvings in the rock with names. They appear to me to be kid's names and there are ledges where one could imagine this would be a neat place to hang out back in the day. There are also dates carved into the rocks next to the names. Dates are March 26, 1865 and another one May 18, 1897.
I never thought to take photos of the bluff, rocks, and carvings. I am planning to go back and will do this.*
That is the location.
This is what I found directly underneath one of those ledges where the carvings are. It was 6" deep. It appears to be a ring but thought I'd throw it out there to those of you who have been doing this way longer than I.
It's not brass, not copper. It reads a straight nickel on my Garrett Ace 350.
As you can hopefully tell from the photos... it's got an edge on both underneath sides like it's coated or something if that makes sense. No markings at all.
Do you folks think this may be an old lost ring? What would it be made of? Any thoughts are welcome.*
I thank you in advance.
Tim from Missouri
