tnt-hunter
Bronze Member
- 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 got an invitation from Scout parent to detect a property where they demolished an old theater recently. The contact was made before our trip to Florida and he said it would be OK to wait until we got back. The building was constructed in 1883 and was a theater for many years in the small community located about 3 miles from my home.
Today I took a look at the site and what a shock. The lot is only 50 feet wide and about 120 feet deep. Also, they dug the footers and laid the blocks for the foundation for the new building. That only left the dirt inside the foundation (mostly dirt from the deeply dug footers) or the outside of the footers. There was only a 3 foot wide space for me to Detect. I almost went home, but I said what the heck and went swingin.
It only took me an hour, swinging the CZ 21 to cover all the exposed area. There were very few targets of any kind, not even nails, which was a surprise. I did find a 1972 penny, a belt buckle, a brass cap, a toe tap, a broken marble, aluminum cans, some copper wire and four beaver tail can tabs.
The cap looks like it came from an old cologne bottle. I’m not sure, of course, but I have seen bottles with a similar cap.
The belt plate was under a bunch of gravel on the edge of the alley that runs beside the building site and is really crusty. It will take a lot of cleaning to make it look decent, but I think it is in pretty good shape under the crud for probably being driven over from any years. The info I found indicates it is an Indian war belt plate of the 1872 variety. This is the first for me. I’m thinking electrolysis for the clean up because the crud is stuck pretty tight. If anyone with more experience with brass belt plates has a better idea, please let me know. Your never too old to learn.
This is only my second belt plate in 21 years of detecting. It was quite a shock when I saw it out of the gravel. (I was expecting an aluminum lid or a whole can. I’m glad I dig the junk or it would still be in the ground.)
With the holiday and shopping that is all the detecting I will get in this week. (WOW, a whole hour). Thanks for lookin, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
Today I took a look at the site and what a shock. The lot is only 50 feet wide and about 120 feet deep. Also, they dug the footers and laid the blocks for the foundation for the new building. That only left the dirt inside the foundation (mostly dirt from the deeply dug footers) or the outside of the footers. There was only a 3 foot wide space for me to Detect. I almost went home, but I said what the heck and went swingin.
It only took me an hour, swinging the CZ 21 to cover all the exposed area. There were very few targets of any kind, not even nails, which was a surprise. I did find a 1972 penny, a belt buckle, a brass cap, a toe tap, a broken marble, aluminum cans, some copper wire and four beaver tail can tabs.
The cap looks like it came from an old cologne bottle. I’m not sure, of course, but I have seen bottles with a similar cap.
The belt plate was under a bunch of gravel on the edge of the alley that runs beside the building site and is really crusty. It will take a lot of cleaning to make it look decent, but I think it is in pretty good shape under the crud for probably being driven over from any years. The info I found indicates it is an Indian war belt plate of the 1872 variety. This is the first for me. I’m thinking electrolysis for the clean up because the crud is stuck pretty tight. If anyone with more experience with brass belt plates has a better idea, please let me know. Your never too old to learn.
This is only my second belt plate in 21 years of detecting. It was quite a shock when I saw it out of the gravel. (I was expecting an aluminum lid or a whole can. I’m glad I dig the junk or it would still be in the ground.)
With the holiday and shopping that is all the detecting I will get in this week. (WOW, a whole hour). Thanks for lookin, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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congrats that's as neat find
