tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I went back to campus the other day to do some more swingin. Even though it was below freezing must of the time the bright sun of the last 2 days actually melted some of the snow to the east of home. There was much more bare ground than I expected since we still have over a foot of snow on the ground at home. (Home is 9 miles to the west and 1,900 feet higher in elevation than the campus) I spent 4 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 28 coins with a face value of $1.91 a few beads, 2 more pieces of horseshoe from the old farm, a pendant, tabs and slaw as usual.
Not as many targets in this section of campus as last time so thankfully not as many tabs. 2 plastic beads and 3 brass beads were in the same hole (probably part of a necklace or bracelet). The pendant is a nice chunk of silver. It is the first silver in almost a month so it put a big smile on my face. Only the third silver of 2021, but number 100 on my gold and silver count for my detecting year that started May 1, 2020. I still have time to bring my count up, but the weather is not making it easy.
Yesterday I went to the oldest park in the area. It has been pounded by detectorists for over 40 years, but it still gives up a few goodies every now and then. I have found Barbers and civil war relics in the past. I spent 4.5 hours in the cold swingin over the bare spots and areas of shallow snow. I ended up with 44 coins with a face value of $1.31 (31 pennies), a set of keys, a house keys, a junky J pendant, a toy car, a bufffalo nickel, a wheatie, a mashed roundball, a mashed aluminum toddler bracelet, an odd brass screw cap, a vintage wire bail beer bottle stopper and of course tabs and slaw.
The buffalo is in decent shape, but the date is hard to read. It looks like 1927 to me. The wheatie is a 1952. The mashed roundball has a thick white coat of oxidation so it could be civil war, but no way to be sure.
The stopper with the wire bail is kind of junky, but they don’t turn up very often. When I used to dig bottles they turned up occasionally still on the bottles. The nicer ones were the porcelain ones with the brewers name or logo on them.
So I did get out and I did have a little luck. A nice silver, a buffalo nickel and outdoor fun in the cool snowy outdoors. This may be the last swingin I get to do for a while because the weather does not look good for the next few weeks and we got 5 more inches of snow last night. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
Not as many targets in this section of campus as last time so thankfully not as many tabs. 2 plastic beads and 3 brass beads were in the same hole (probably part of a necklace or bracelet). The pendant is a nice chunk of silver. It is the first silver in almost a month so it put a big smile on my face. Only the third silver of 2021, but number 100 on my gold and silver count for my detecting year that started May 1, 2020. I still have time to bring my count up, but the weather is not making it easy.
Yesterday I went to the oldest park in the area. It has been pounded by detectorists for over 40 years, but it still gives up a few goodies every now and then. I have found Barbers and civil war relics in the past. I spent 4.5 hours in the cold swingin over the bare spots and areas of shallow snow. I ended up with 44 coins with a face value of $1.31 (31 pennies), a set of keys, a house keys, a junky J pendant, a toy car, a bufffalo nickel, a wheatie, a mashed roundball, a mashed aluminum toddler bracelet, an odd brass screw cap, a vintage wire bail beer bottle stopper and of course tabs and slaw.
The buffalo is in decent shape, but the date is hard to read. It looks like 1927 to me. The wheatie is a 1952. The mashed roundball has a thick white coat of oxidation so it could be civil war, but no way to be sure.
The stopper with the wire bail is kind of junky, but they don’t turn up very often. When I used to dig bottles they turned up occasionally still on the bottles. The nicer ones were the porcelain ones with the brewers name or logo on them.
So I did get out and I did have a little luck. A nice silver, a buffalo nickel and outdoor fun in the cool snowy outdoors. This may be the last swingin I get to do for a while because the weather does not look good for the next few weeks and we got 5 more inches of snow last night. Thanks for looking, stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
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