Lucky Horse Shoe with Question

[cusedpjd]

So this is my 2nd year metal detecting. Great to be back on this forum with you all. Got out today with my AT Pro after a lonnnnnng winter. Went out to the back of a local elementary school and only had one pull tab and ten clad coins, only one of which was a penny. So I was feeling pretty good about how much I learned with the AT Pro last year. I had the AT Pro on Pro Mode and heard a very slight blip. No depth. No ID number. When I switched to standard mode, there was no sound. So I thought back to hearing about people digging little blips in Pro Mode and figured, what the heck, I'll go for it. I dig a plug and go down a bit but nothing with the pointer. I swing the detector over it and I at least now get some numbers around 81 to high 70s. So I figure I may have a deep old coin. I keep digging and digging and coming up empty, but still, the AT Pro is telling me there is something there. I widen out the plug and finally get a better lead on where this thing may be but nothing yet with the pointer. At this point, I have a pretty deep hole dug out and a neighbor from across the street comes by to see what I am doing. Nice guy, asking the usual questions. As he is talking to me, my pointer starts going off. I am still expecting a coin. I keep digging out with the lesche and coming up empty but the pointer is getting louder. So I am telling this guy, almost there. Finally I hit something big. This ain't no coin. I can grab it but cannot see it. I pull it and it comes out. A fully intact horseshoe! What a great sign to begin the year! So there I am standing in this field, celebrating with some random guy I just met. He was excited too. The school was built in the 1950s and was old farm land before that. I am thinking this dates back to the early 1900s based on this and the dept but am no expert on horseshoes so if anyone knows better, please let me know. But my question was AT Pro related? When I brought the item out of the hole it was in the 30s to 40s. I rescan the hole. Nothing. The hole then fills up with water on the bottom. Ground was pretty saturated which is likely why I got the blip. But why did it ring up as an 81 to high 70 item? Thanks and happy hunting!

 

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[Greg407]

I've gotta ask what the ground looked like when you replaced your "plug." If you were able to make it look "good as new," then I bow to you, for your landscaping prowess far exceeds my own.

I hope for your sake and for that of your fellow local MDers that you were able to restore the ground to the state it was in when you started digging that crater, for it can definitely have a negative effect on the hobby if there's a massive hole in the middle of a public, landscaped park.

Not to sound "holier than thou," but I do not think I'm alone (at least not in thought) in reacting to your post in this way.

Horseshoes are not rare, and it might be better to employ a bit of restraint next time you're out in a visible area.

 

[gman7665]

Looks like a Horseshoe to Play the Game of Horseshoes ? I have been using the Garrett Ace 350 for a Year now , and from what I have read here and My personal experience "Garrett" is My First and Only M.D. so far . / Ground Condition / Weather/ and Soil all make a difference , I guess Numbers are not always everything / TONE Pitch and overall sound of the Tone are ... H.H. hope that tid bit helps... Garry

 

[cusedpjd]

I actually am a master at plug replacement and use a very neat and organized system to make the ground look as good as new, which is what happened here. All plugs are cut in a c shape with the sod still attached. Any removed dirt is placed on a towel or towels. So returning of ground status afterwards is a simple matter of emptying the dirt off the towel back in the hole and flipping the plug flaps over. It's all about staying organized. there was no gaping hole left in the ground and this was not in a park. It was actually in a pretty remote section. Some bowing would seem to be in order.

 

[vpnavy]

Great find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[cusedpjd]

By the way, there is no way this is a toy horse shoe. There is still a nail driven through one side of it and there are no nails driven through toy horse shoes.