tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Mountain Maryland
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have been doing a lot of detecting the last week in the cold and wind. Temps have been low to high 30’s with wind. I have been digging all mid and high tones and mostly the finds have been the usual junk, clad and a few slightly interesting items. Yesterday in the cold rain and snow mix things got better and I found my second gold for 2020 a man’s 10k gold 1961 class ring.
Sunday I went to campus to do more grid work and found 35 coins with a face value of $2.27, a gold plated cross (I was sure it was the real deal until I got it cleaned up), a copper rivet and what might be canister shot, but is probably just a big ball bearing (not sure the measurements are right for shot).
Monday, back gridding the campus 50 coins with a face value of $4.46, an older bullet (whadcutter maybe), a mashed round ball, a crucifix missing Christ, a copper rivet and a folded over lead disk.
Tuesday campus gridding again, only 16 coins with a face value of $.65, a plain half mashed flat button missing the shank, a small flat button with a geometric design (also shankless) and a modern copper jacket bullet.
Thursday one more trip to campus on a different field 21 coins with a face value of $1.11, a intersting aluminum whatsit, 3 athletic spikes and a smashed plain 2 piece button (back mark hidden or nonexistent).
Friday I went to a new permission hoping to find some silver, but no luck. 52 coins with a face value of $3.38, a D buckle, a lead alloy embellishment (maybe part of a bed frame), a chromed winder and 3 wheaties, 1916, 1951D, 1946D.
Yesterday I went back to the old high school and found 32 coins with a face value of $2.13, a mashed round ball that has been cut almost in half by a plow maybe, a 1951D wheatie, a Boy Scout Camp souvenir knife and the gold ring.
I got a mid tone signal that I was sure was another poptab, I was digging a ton of them. I popped the plug and it broke open revealing the gold ring. Isn’t it great when that happens? The ring is an older style with the owners initials on the outside instead of being engraved inside the ring. The school name is missing, but the letter on the medallion matched the school where I found the ring. I will try and check to see if that is the design used by the school in 1961. If it is I can track the owner. I have already found the yearbook on line and there is only one man in the graduating class with those initials. It weighs .41 troy ounces or 12.75 grams, a nice chunk of gold.
Maybe I should change my name from tnthunter to classringfinder. The class rings just keep jumping under my coil.
That is 4 in the past 4 months (first on October 18) For a total of 25 with 16 returns so far. I’ll let you know if I find the owner. Thanks for looking and may your coil lead you to good things.
Sunday I went to campus to do more grid work and found 35 coins with a face value of $2.27, a gold plated cross (I was sure it was the real deal until I got it cleaned up), a copper rivet and what might be canister shot, but is probably just a big ball bearing (not sure the measurements are right for shot).
Monday, back gridding the campus 50 coins with a face value of $4.46, an older bullet (whadcutter maybe), a mashed round ball, a crucifix missing Christ, a copper rivet and a folded over lead disk.
Tuesday campus gridding again, only 16 coins with a face value of $.65, a plain half mashed flat button missing the shank, a small flat button with a geometric design (also shankless) and a modern copper jacket bullet.
Thursday one more trip to campus on a different field 21 coins with a face value of $1.11, a intersting aluminum whatsit, 3 athletic spikes and a smashed plain 2 piece button (back mark hidden or nonexistent).
Friday I went to a new permission hoping to find some silver, but no luck. 52 coins with a face value of $3.38, a D buckle, a lead alloy embellishment (maybe part of a bed frame), a chromed winder and 3 wheaties, 1916, 1951D, 1946D.
Yesterday I went back to the old high school and found 32 coins with a face value of $2.13, a mashed round ball that has been cut almost in half by a plow maybe, a 1951D wheatie, a Boy Scout Camp souvenir knife and the gold ring.
I got a mid tone signal that I was sure was another poptab, I was digging a ton of them. I popped the plug and it broke open revealing the gold ring. Isn’t it great when that happens? The ring is an older style with the owners initials on the outside instead of being engraved inside the ring. The school name is missing, but the letter on the medallion matched the school where I found the ring. I will try and check to see if that is the design used by the school in 1961. If it is I can track the owner. I have already found the yearbook on line and there is only one man in the graduating class with those initials. It weighs .41 troy ounces or 12.75 grams, a nice chunk of gold.
Maybe I should change my name from tnthunter to classringfinder. The class rings just keep jumping under my coil.
That is 4 in the past 4 months (first on October 18) For a total of 25 with 16 returns so far. I’ll let you know if I find the owner. Thanks for looking and may your coil lead you to good things.
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