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michigan michael
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Hi all. This is my first post in this category. I had a family member ask a friend of theirs if I could mine their property. That's what she calls it. She asks if I am going mining today all the time. lol 
The answer was yes and I was getting the background of the place over the phone on the way there. I am told there are a lot of arrow heads in the field. I was asked to please let the property owner have what I find of them. (They pulled 3 cigar boxes full of them from the field. He collects them.) I thought that was more than fair seems how I was asking to metal detect and not arrow hunt. The background of the property starts from the Indian period and shortly after the relocation program a farm was erupted there. Years later on this farm there are many barns and small sheds that looks as if they may of been outhouses once upon a time. A mechanic business was started on the property and lots of car parts, tools and misc parts were brought in. I am told that old man worked for one of the big three, and NEVER and I mean NEVER SPENT MONEY! They owned like 3 cars in their lifetime and lived a very simple life. When this gentleman passed away there was no bank accounts because he did not trust banks and no sign of money in the house.
The family jokes of a fortune being buried on the property some where. They laugh and say, "Who would bury their money? Ha Ha! but, what did he do with the money? " I kind of took this part of the story with a grain of salt. I was just happy to hunt some private property again. I arrived and checked in with the family member of the house. As I was leaving the wife says if you find that chest we want half and starts to laugh. I smiled and said no problem. My son and I search for a couple hours not finding much of anything. an axe head, square nails, some shell casings etc. Not a single coin! (There is a lot of iron littered in the ground here. ) So, what I have here is a possible hoarder, that most hoarders would have a tight grasp on their coins, I have a story of missing money with zero assets to show for and extremely old land. Where do I seriously start hunting this cache? I am worried because I am only armed with an ace 250 so who knows if I am walking right over it. I plan on upgrading but, not until after the holidays.
Any suggestions out there? Any encouragement? Do you think the story could be real? I would really like to find this for myself and their family. Thanks for any and all help.
~HH
The answer was yes and I was getting the background of the place over the phone on the way there. I am told there are a lot of arrow heads in the field. I was asked to please let the property owner have what I find of them. (They pulled 3 cigar boxes full of them from the field. He collects them.) I thought that was more than fair seems how I was asking to metal detect and not arrow hunt. The background of the property starts from the Indian period and shortly after the relocation program a farm was erupted there. Years later on this farm there are many barns and small sheds that looks as if they may of been outhouses once upon a time. A mechanic business was started on the property and lots of car parts, tools and misc parts were brought in. I am told that old man worked for one of the big three, and NEVER and I mean NEVER SPENT MONEY! They owned like 3 cars in their lifetime and lived a very simple life. When this gentleman passed away there was no bank accounts because he did not trust banks and no sign of money in the house.
The family jokes of a fortune being buried on the property some where. They laugh and say, "Who would bury their money? Ha Ha! but, what did he do with the money? " I kind of took this part of the story with a grain of salt. I was just happy to hunt some private property again. I arrived and checked in with the family member of the house. As I was leaving the wife says if you find that chest we want half and starts to laugh. I smiled and said no problem.
My son and I search for a couple hours not finding much of anything. an axe head, square nails, some shell casings etc. Not a single coin! (There is a lot of iron littered in the ground here. ) So, what I have here is a possible hoarder, that most hoarders would have a tight grasp on their coins, I have a story of missing money with zero assets to show for and extremely old land. Where do I seriously start hunting this cache? I am worried because I am only armed with an ace 250 so who knows if I am walking right over it. I plan on upgrading but, not until after the holidays. Any suggestions out there? Any encouragement? Do you think the story could be real? I would really like to find this for myself and their family. Thanks for any and all help.
~HH
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