Valley Ranger
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- Mar 24, 2011
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- Minelab Equinox 800, Garrett AT Pro (2), Makro Racer 2, Garrett AT Pinpointer (2)
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
I recently got permission to hunt an area near what was once a large Confederate winter camp. I don't have permission to hunt the actual camp ground, but very near that spot is a bold spring (bold as in 70 gallons per minute). This spring sits on a large tract of land here in the Shenandoah Valley in a very remote area. The spring house dates to at least the early 1800's - maybe earlier. Anyway, in talking to the landowner, he informed me that a few years ago, he had to do some excavating and fill all around the spring house. 
. Oh well, I thought I'd give it a try anyway and detect as close to that area as possible. Walked up a little knoll near the spring and started getting a lot of iron signals, with a sweet tone every now and then. The first good signal was this 1801 Draped Bust, 1/000 Large Cent - my very first one! I was using my Garrett AT Pro with the 5x8 coil I just purchased. I also found this other item that I thought was some kind of shield pin, but after doing some research, I believe it's probably a saddle shield. This is the same place I found what is apparently a counter-stamped large cent. Also found spoon parts and some other iron items I'll post separately. In doing some additional research since yesterday on that spot, I think I may have stumbled on to an old home site. I only had a couple of hours. The ground was a bit dry, but you can bet once we get some more rain, I'll be checkin' it out some more.
Thanks for lookin' - sorry, but my Canon Powershot ain't much for macro mode.
. Oh well, I thought I'd give it a try anyway and detect as close to that area as possible. Walked up a little knoll near the spring and started getting a lot of iron signals, with a sweet tone every now and then. The first good signal was this 1801 Draped Bust, 1/000 Large Cent - my very first one! I was using my Garrett AT Pro with the 5x8 coil I just purchased. I also found this other item that I thought was some kind of shield pin, but after doing some research, I believe it's probably a saddle shield. This is the same place I found what is apparently a counter-stamped large cent. Also found spoon parts and some other iron items I'll post separately. In doing some additional research since yesterday on that spot, I think I may have stumbled on to an old home site. I only had a couple of hours. The ground was a bit dry, but you can bet once we get some more rain, I'll be checkin' it out some more.Thanks for lookin' - sorry, but my Canon Powershot ain't much for macro mode.
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