tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
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- All Treasure Hunting
After I finished the last swimming area I decided to go back to the park where I recently camped with the scouts. I have never found much here except for clad. I was figuring I would find a little clad and as always I was hoping to get lucky, but not expecting to find anything special. The hunt started slow with a few pennies and I was figuring I would be lucky to get $0.50. But in the end I found a 2 silvers and an interesting piece of local history. This goes to show that treasure can be almost anywhere. Sometimes in the spot you think is least likely to have any.
I spent 3.5 hours swingin the CZ21 in the park and found 42 coins with a face value of $2.00, a new dog tag belonging to Wolfgang, a tiny aluminum smiley pendant or charm, 2 wheat pennies, a dog tax tag, a silver whatzit, a silver ring, aluminum can slaw and whole cans as well as 2 pop tabs and assorted bits of copper, brass and aluminum.
The dog tax tag is unusual in several ways. All the ones I have seen up to now have the county or a city on them and they all have a year on them. (You pay a fee every year and get a new tag). This one is for a small district (current population is only 1400) in a neighboring county and does not have a year. I guess it could have been a one time tax paid for the life of the dog. No idea how old it is. It reads GARRETT COUNTY DOG TAX DIST. No 9 808. Maybe if I contact the county office someone will be able to give me some info, but from past experience I?m not hopeful.
The silver ring has W on it made of what looks like brass. It is marked sterling with a makers mark. I?m having trouble finding the mark. I?d like to get an idea how old the ring is. If you recognize the mark and have info on the years of production, please chime in.
The last piece is a mystery. With the engraving and lettering, it looks old. I believe it is silver. It passed the ice cube test, but I don?t want to use acid on it for a more definitive test. It is thin and has a hole in the middle that looks like someone drove a nail through it. Most of the front looks hand engraved and the number on the front matches the number stamped on the back. Also on the back on the edge you can see a Roman numeral 8 (VIII). The engraving under the numbers is hard to decipher. The edge bottom letters look like WELLED with a possible S in front of that. You can only see the tops of the middle lettering. If anyone recognizes this item please chime in. I have no idea where to start the search for this one.
So more silver to end the week. 6 hunts in a row with silver and 4 out of 6 with gold. Weeks like this don?t happen very often. I am a happy guy. I?ll take a couple of days off to recuperate and enjoy Labor Day with my wife and then it?s into the state parks for the fall harvest. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck, and may your coil lead you to good things.
I spent 3.5 hours swingin the CZ21 in the park and found 42 coins with a face value of $2.00, a new dog tag belonging to Wolfgang, a tiny aluminum smiley pendant or charm, 2 wheat pennies, a dog tax tag, a silver whatzit, a silver ring, aluminum can slaw and whole cans as well as 2 pop tabs and assorted bits of copper, brass and aluminum.
The dog tax tag is unusual in several ways. All the ones I have seen up to now have the county or a city on them and they all have a year on them. (You pay a fee every year and get a new tag). This one is for a small district (current population is only 1400) in a neighboring county and does not have a year. I guess it could have been a one time tax paid for the life of the dog. No idea how old it is. It reads GARRETT COUNTY DOG TAX DIST. No 9 808. Maybe if I contact the county office someone will be able to give me some info, but from past experience I?m not hopeful.
The silver ring has W on it made of what looks like brass. It is marked sterling with a makers mark. I?m having trouble finding the mark. I?d like to get an idea how old the ring is. If you recognize the mark and have info on the years of production, please chime in.
The last piece is a mystery. With the engraving and lettering, it looks old. I believe it is silver. It passed the ice cube test, but I don?t want to use acid on it for a more definitive test. It is thin and has a hole in the middle that looks like someone drove a nail through it. Most of the front looks hand engraved and the number on the front matches the number stamped on the back. Also on the back on the edge you can see a Roman numeral 8 (VIII). The engraving under the numbers is hard to decipher. The edge bottom letters look like WELLED with a possible S in front of that. You can only see the tops of the middle lettering. If anyone recognizes this item please chime in. I have no idea where to start the search for this one.
So more silver to end the week. 6 hunts in a row with silver and 4 out of 6 with gold. Weeks like this don?t happen very often. I am a happy guy. I?ll take a couple of days off to recuperate and enjoy Labor Day with my wife and then it?s into the state parks for the fall harvest. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck, and may your coil lead you to good things.
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