vthepresident
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- Charlottesville, Virginia
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- White's DFX, White's Prism II, Tesoro Sand Shark
Hey gang,
This week marks my one year anniversary metal detecting, and every time I go out, I enjoy it more. This past weekend was one of my best yet, and I knocked off two items from my list of goals for 2008. Here's how it all went down:
I live in Birmingham, AL, a place that isn't that old, but has some good older sites to hit if you don't mind small arms fire and sharing your finds with homeless people. So, it goes without saying that when I read about all you beach folks' ring finds and all you northern folks' colonial finds on tnet, I am happy for you, but I am a little green. Why can't I trade the nine millimeter hollow points and jacked automobile ignitions that you find around here for just one flat button? Or heaven forbid a colonial copper?
Well, this past weekend, I had my chance to get some of the good stuff. I visited my wife's family in Virginia, and her dad and brother had some promising sites lined up for us that had 1700's potential. I was colonially excited to have this opportunity, so I pre set my DFX with the hottest settings I know how to use to get the most depth and charged my batteries to the gills.
On Saturday morning, I went to a site I had visited with them before that used to be a swimming hole but now is dry. It had previously yeilded a few silver coins and a silver religious pendant, but this time for me, it only gave up every tick on the eastern seaboard.
Undaunted, I scored permission to hunt an 1870 church by pure chance, and scored a 1944 mercury dime and what appears to be an old buckle. I have no idea the age, but it is in the group picture if anyone has an idea.
Invigorated, I headed for my brother in law's house with high hopes for the morrow, when my father in law was taking me to the 1780 house. When I arrived, my brother in law said " Want to go over there today?" Does the pope wear a funny hat? Does a bear poo in the woods? Does a one winged bird fly in a circle? Of course I wanted to go!
We went to the 5 acre lot with the old house with about 2 hours of daylight left. It was half flat, and half slightly inclined and every inch was beautiful green grass with only a few trees. I was largely excited. Day 1 didn't give up much, but right before leaving, I found my first Tootsie Toy, a 1950s 7 inch Greyhound Scenicruiser. It was in pieces, but it was all there, including all the wheels.
Here is what a complete one from ebay looks like
That was it for the day. Day 2 brought the rest of this stuff including a lantern wick adjuster dated 1863, another merc, my first silver Washington quarter, a little buckle with a fancy design on it, and a hoe/adze head with a large hand made square nail in the hole (any idea on the age?). I was beyond satisfied with my three silver coins even though no colonial coins showed up when low and behold, a US infantry button popped out, my first ever Civil War relic! I saw the eagle first and the "I" second, and I almost flipped my lid. There were no battles anywhere near the site, but obviously a soldier passed through this yard. I was overjoyed and was very sad to come back to the war zone down here after leaving that excellent site.
If anyone recognizes any of these things or can approximate age, please let me know!
Thanks for reading,
V
This week marks my one year anniversary metal detecting, and every time I go out, I enjoy it more. This past weekend was one of my best yet, and I knocked off two items from my list of goals for 2008. Here's how it all went down:
I live in Birmingham, AL, a place that isn't that old, but has some good older sites to hit if you don't mind small arms fire and sharing your finds with homeless people. So, it goes without saying that when I read about all you beach folks' ring finds and all you northern folks' colonial finds on tnet, I am happy for you, but I am a little green. Why can't I trade the nine millimeter hollow points and jacked automobile ignitions that you find around here for just one flat button? Or heaven forbid a colonial copper?
Well, this past weekend, I had my chance to get some of the good stuff. I visited my wife's family in Virginia, and her dad and brother had some promising sites lined up for us that had 1700's potential. I was colonially excited to have this opportunity, so I pre set my DFX with the hottest settings I know how to use to get the most depth and charged my batteries to the gills.
On Saturday morning, I went to a site I had visited with them before that used to be a swimming hole but now is dry. It had previously yeilded a few silver coins and a silver religious pendant, but this time for me, it only gave up every tick on the eastern seaboard.
Undaunted, I scored permission to hunt an 1870 church by pure chance, and scored a 1944 mercury dime and what appears to be an old buckle. I have no idea the age, but it is in the group picture if anyone has an idea.
Invigorated, I headed for my brother in law's house with high hopes for the morrow, when my father in law was taking me to the 1780 house. When I arrived, my brother in law said " Want to go over there today?" Does the pope wear a funny hat? Does a bear poo in the woods? Does a one winged bird fly in a circle? Of course I wanted to go!
We went to the 5 acre lot with the old house with about 2 hours of daylight left. It was half flat, and half slightly inclined and every inch was beautiful green grass with only a few trees. I was largely excited. Day 1 didn't give up much, but right before leaving, I found my first Tootsie Toy, a 1950s 7 inch Greyhound Scenicruiser. It was in pieces, but it was all there, including all the wheels.
Here is what a complete one from ebay looks like
That was it for the day. Day 2 brought the rest of this stuff including a lantern wick adjuster dated 1863, another merc, my first silver Washington quarter, a little buckle with a fancy design on it, and a hoe/adze head with a large hand made square nail in the hole (any idea on the age?). I was beyond satisfied with my three silver coins even though no colonial coins showed up when low and behold, a US infantry button popped out, my first ever Civil War relic! I saw the eagle first and the "I" second, and I almost flipped my lid. There were no battles anywhere near the site, but obviously a soldier passed through this yard. I was overjoyed and was very sad to come back to the war zone down here after leaving that excellent site.
If anyone recognizes any of these things or can approximate age, please let me know!
Thanks for reading,
V
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