tnt-hunter
Bronze Member
- Apr 20, 2018
- 1,864
- 9,871
- 🏆 Honorable Mentions:
- 9
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
When you go out you never know if you will hit a good spot or not. You just swing the detector and react to what the detector signal tells you.
DAY 1
I went back to the Civil War bullet school. I keep gridding and hoping. Things started really slow on this trip. At the end of the first hour I had some tabs and trash and 1 nickel and a penny. At the end of the second hour I had only found 1 more penny and a dime. Then it happened. I found another meal chit. About 6 feet away and 5 minutes later I found another. These were about 30 feet away from where I found the pair last time. I found a few more coins and then the civil war bullet showed up. This is the first one from this part of the school grounds. About a half an hour later I found a gold ring. The weather was great and the finds were good, a terrific day.
All together in 5 hours with the CZ21 I only found 30 coins with a face value of $1.36, which is low for the school, a toy gun, 2 meal chits, a civil war minie ball, a Kobalt folding box knife, an old house key, a ring, a piece of cheapie chain, a sash decoration, a cheapie earring, a mangled up plated spoon, some can tabs and a miscellaneous pile of brass copper and aluminum with a few nails.
I am thrilled with the meal chits. I just love the look of them and the history they represent. I am still hoping to get more info on them. I will fill you in when that happens. What I know so far is that they are probably from a railroad tie treatment plant built by the B&O in 1911 in Green Spring WV. These 2 match the others on the front B. & O. TIE PLANT, on the back they all say MEAL, but these 2 are numbers 69 and 160, last time it was 35 and blank. I’m not exactly sure why these make me really happy. I guess it is partly because they are so unusual. Another part I believe is that they are in such good shape. The soil around here is really hard on copper and brass and these things frequently come out of the ground all crusty and hard to read and these are in great shape. They must have been in some “happy” soil.
The toy gun is a fun find. It was made by ZEE Toys during the early 70s. It is in good shape and surprisingly still works.
The gold ring is a 10k. When it first came out of the ground I wasn’t sure about it. The dirt was sticking to it like it would on a cheapie. But a little extra rubbing took it off so I could see the telltale shine and the 10k mark. The 10k is in a diamond type shape that I am sure represents the manufacturer. I haven’t been able to find it on line. If anyone recognizes the mark and can identify the manufacturer and time frame I would appreciate the help.
Folks if you are new to detecting pay attention to this next part. IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE GOLD RINGS LIKE THE ONE ABOVE
YOU NEED TO BE DIGGING THESE. (see picture above)
If you ignore the mid tone pop tab signals, gold can be hard to find. I dig a lot of tabs, but I also get all those stinkin zinc Lincolns, nickels and lately most of my silver jewelry has been the small stuff that are mid tones as well. You will go faster and dig less junk, but you will leave goodies for people like me to dig up later. Your choice.
DAY 2
I got back to the scout camp to do my usual peg clean up and to see what else was hiding in the ground. I spent 6 hours with the CZ21 doing a quick check on 2 spots and expanding my search outside the normal camping area. I found 117 coins with a face value of $11.14, 98 camp tent pegs (including another Big Bertha), a good Buck knife, a mashed penny, a brass corner protector, a silver ring, 2 sinkers, a brass valve, a metal button, part of a knife holder for a scout belt, an older style flashlight bulb, a leather stamp handle, a few tabs, the aluminum lid to several rusted away ferrous beverage cans and melted aluminum from the campfires.
The silver ring looks like it had a stone in it at one time and it is mashed up some. (This one was a high tone, a little bigger and heavier than the last 2 mid tone silvers) It will go in the scrap silver pile. I don’t think it is worth repairing. Jewelry, especially silver and gold jewelry is a rare find at camp. Most of the scouts are smart enough to leave their good stuff at home.
Well that’s all for this week. I have an appointment in Baltimore and then we are headed for the beach. Hopefully I will have some good stuff to show when we get back next week. This week was short, but good. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
back of the sash ornament. Special edition Buck knife
DAY 1
I went back to the Civil War bullet school. I keep gridding and hoping. Things started really slow on this trip. At the end of the first hour I had some tabs and trash and 1 nickel and a penny. At the end of the second hour I had only found 1 more penny and a dime. Then it happened. I found another meal chit. About 6 feet away and 5 minutes later I found another. These were about 30 feet away from where I found the pair last time. I found a few more coins and then the civil war bullet showed up. This is the first one from this part of the school grounds. About a half an hour later I found a gold ring. The weather was great and the finds were good, a terrific day.
All together in 5 hours with the CZ21 I only found 30 coins with a face value of $1.36, which is low for the school, a toy gun, 2 meal chits, a civil war minie ball, a Kobalt folding box knife, an old house key, a ring, a piece of cheapie chain, a sash decoration, a cheapie earring, a mangled up plated spoon, some can tabs and a miscellaneous pile of brass copper and aluminum with a few nails.
I am thrilled with the meal chits. I just love the look of them and the history they represent. I am still hoping to get more info on them. I will fill you in when that happens. What I know so far is that they are probably from a railroad tie treatment plant built by the B&O in 1911 in Green Spring WV. These 2 match the others on the front B. & O. TIE PLANT, on the back they all say MEAL, but these 2 are numbers 69 and 160, last time it was 35 and blank. I’m not exactly sure why these make me really happy. I guess it is partly because they are so unusual. Another part I believe is that they are in such good shape. The soil around here is really hard on copper and brass and these things frequently come out of the ground all crusty and hard to read and these are in great shape. They must have been in some “happy” soil.
The toy gun is a fun find. It was made by ZEE Toys during the early 70s. It is in good shape and surprisingly still works.
The gold ring is a 10k. When it first came out of the ground I wasn’t sure about it. The dirt was sticking to it like it would on a cheapie. But a little extra rubbing took it off so I could see the telltale shine and the 10k mark. The 10k is in a diamond type shape that I am sure represents the manufacturer. I haven’t been able to find it on line. If anyone recognizes the mark and can identify the manufacturer and time frame I would appreciate the help.
Folks if you are new to detecting pay attention to this next part. IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE GOLD RINGS LIKE THE ONE ABOVE
YOU NEED TO BE DIGGING THESE. (see picture above)
If you ignore the mid tone pop tab signals, gold can be hard to find. I dig a lot of tabs, but I also get all those stinkin zinc Lincolns, nickels and lately most of my silver jewelry has been the small stuff that are mid tones as well. You will go faster and dig less junk, but you will leave goodies for people like me to dig up later. Your choice.
DAY 2
I got back to the scout camp to do my usual peg clean up and to see what else was hiding in the ground. I spent 6 hours with the CZ21 doing a quick check on 2 spots and expanding my search outside the normal camping area. I found 117 coins with a face value of $11.14, 98 camp tent pegs (including another Big Bertha), a good Buck knife, a mashed penny, a brass corner protector, a silver ring, 2 sinkers, a brass valve, a metal button, part of a knife holder for a scout belt, an older style flashlight bulb, a leather stamp handle, a few tabs, the aluminum lid to several rusted away ferrous beverage cans and melted aluminum from the campfires.
The silver ring looks like it had a stone in it at one time and it is mashed up some. (This one was a high tone, a little bigger and heavier than the last 2 mid tone silvers) It will go in the scrap silver pile. I don’t think it is worth repairing. Jewelry, especially silver and gold jewelry is a rare find at camp. Most of the scouts are smart enough to leave their good stuff at home.
Well that’s all for this week. I have an appointment in Baltimore and then we are headed for the beach. Hopefully I will have some good stuff to show when we get back next week. This week was short, but good. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
back of the sash ornament. Special edition Buck knife
Amazon Forum Fav đź‘Ť
Upvote
17
