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
DAY 1
The weather has cooled off and it was only 33 when I got to the K to 8 school to detect. Luckily it was sunny and it warmed up to a more comfortable temperature rather quickly. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and grid searching on the upper sports field. The section I worked didn’t have a lot of targets, but it did have some goodies.
Altogether I found 43 coins with a face value of $3.00, 5 wheaties, half a US lock, a ring, a silver dime, a Chinese cash coin, some kind of bulb, a key, toy vehicle parts, a pin or broach, a brass basketball medal, 2 ace bandage clips (they seem to be popping up on a regular basis these days), copper and aluminum wire, can slaw, 20 tabs and 15 pencil ends.
The ring is unfortunately smashed, but it is silver and it was a cute little snake ring. My daughter has some snake jewelry so maybe I’ll get my jeweler friend to fix it up for her. The dime is a 1940 Mercury. They have been popping up a lot lately too (I’ll real happy about that, I love the way they look). That makes number 80 and 81 silvers since my year started May 1st. I also have 19 golds, a real good start for the year.
The Chinese cash coin is really thin and light. Also the characters are flat and odd shaped. So I’m positive this one is a modern reproduction. I have found enough old ones to know this one is not the real deal.
The pin or broach was pretty deep. It has definitely seen better days. The backing is more than half gone and it crumbles off easily. Also some of the stones are missing. It was a real pretty piece at one time.
This is a weird one. It looks like some kind of bulb. It looks like it was a specialty item for a control panel or maybe an older car. It has PAT’S PENDING SIGNAL 3 on the back. If anyone can give a positive ID on this I’d be grateful.
The basketball medal probably was on a ribbon and fell off. After I took the first set of pictures I noticed that the medal had some writing on the back. I cleaned it up a little and it reads FIRST PRESBYTERIAN JACKIE BOOR. I send pictures and info on all the things I find at the school to the principal. It turns out the principal knows Jackie so I asked her to reach out and ask if she would like it returned. It is not a super find, but it may have great value to her and it is only a chunk of metal to recycle to me. (I have too much stuff after 22 years and I can’t move it all when we downsize in a couple of years.)
DAY 2
I had a chance to go back to the scout camp this week. The schedule has been packed but I finally had the time to make the trip. I have covered most of this area in the past, but I went looking for new losses and maybe some things that were missed. Luckily the scouts did a good job of loosing coins over the last few years.
I spent 6.5 hours swingin the CZ21 in 3 sites that have metal ten frames on them now and only use pegs for the tarps that go over the picnic tables. I finished all 3 sites and only found 5 camp tent pegs. I also found 191 coins with a face value of $16.19, a dead pocket knife from the fire pit, a neckerchief slide with the prongs cut off, a fake cob coin, a dollar coin, 2 scout pins, a modern copper jacket bullet, 2 rope tensioners, 4 sinkers, a live .22 bullet, a military blank cartridge, a pencil end, a few tabs, melted aluminum from the campfires and a batch of brass tent grommets.
The fake cob is like many others I have found here. They sell them in the trading post. This one is clearly marked COPY. The dollar coin was a nice surprise. 2 hunts in a row with dollar coins is nice as well. I like to find the slides and sinkers. Unfortunately this slide has been destroyed. Too bad it was brand new and would have made some new scout happy to have it.
DAY 3
I went back to my field of goodies with all the Indians, mercs, the large cent and shield nickels it has been a field of dream finds. I was hoping to keep the streak going and I did.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 29 coins with a face value of $1.87, a silver dime, silver nickel, 2 Indian head pennies, a modern button, a dollar coin, a mangled bullet, mangles round ball, a nice round ball, 2 wheaties, a scout 3 year pin, a few pieces of jewelry, a whatzit, bottle caps, some aluminum wire, foil and 56 tabs.
The finds were actually few and far between compared to previous visits to this field. In the first 3 hours of gridding I only found 2 dimes and 9 pennies, but at least 2 of the pennies were Indian heads. Unfortunately the Indian were in even worse shape than the others I have found here. Both are toasted, no date visible, but at least they are identifiable as Indians.
The silver dime is a 1946 Rosie. The war nickel is a 1944 P, silver number 3 and 4 from this field. With all the coins over a hundred years old you would think there might be some older silvers.
The bullet has an impacted nose so it was fired. The smaller round ball is messed up pretty bad, but the larger .50 caliber is in nice shape and has the telltale mold marks with a nice coat of oxidation.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
When we walk on Main Street I like to walk along the edge of the street or in the parking area to find coins and things dropped. If I walk on the sidewalk I can’t see items right up against the curb. This picture shows what I would have missed if I had been on the other side of the grass strip and on the sidewalk. Andy Jackson is not the only one I have found this way, but it has been awhile and he was a welcome sight.
Another uncommon find was a silver dime in the coinstar machine. I don’t find much in the few that are around here, but when I do, silver is rarely there. 2 pennies and a 1964D silver Rosie was the haul this day. Later I got a quarter in a coin return and some other coins on the street.
A few things from the beach I forgot to post last week. A flock of birds from the beach that looked like seagulls but turned out to be a mix of seagulls and black skimmers. The skimmer is a new one for me. They are not endangered, but they are on the watch list.
I also found a group of people who have definitely been on the beach too long. Nothing left but bones.
That is all I had time for this week. My wife has some surgery and that occupied a few days, but all is well and I did get time to play. It was a good week with 5 silver, 2 dollar coins, 2 Indians, interesting finds, a good clad total and good old Andrew Jackson cash. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
The weather has cooled off and it was only 33 when I got to the K to 8 school to detect. Luckily it was sunny and it warmed up to a more comfortable temperature rather quickly. I spent 5 hours swingin the CZ21 and grid searching on the upper sports field. The section I worked didn’t have a lot of targets, but it did have some goodies.
Altogether I found 43 coins with a face value of $3.00, 5 wheaties, half a US lock, a ring, a silver dime, a Chinese cash coin, some kind of bulb, a key, toy vehicle parts, a pin or broach, a brass basketball medal, 2 ace bandage clips (they seem to be popping up on a regular basis these days), copper and aluminum wire, can slaw, 20 tabs and 15 pencil ends.
The ring is unfortunately smashed, but it is silver and it was a cute little snake ring. My daughter has some snake jewelry so maybe I’ll get my jeweler friend to fix it up for her. The dime is a 1940 Mercury. They have been popping up a lot lately too (I’ll real happy about that, I love the way they look). That makes number 80 and 81 silvers since my year started May 1st. I also have 19 golds, a real good start for the year.
The Chinese cash coin is really thin and light. Also the characters are flat and odd shaped. So I’m positive this one is a modern reproduction. I have found enough old ones to know this one is not the real deal.
The pin or broach was pretty deep. It has definitely seen better days. The backing is more than half gone and it crumbles off easily. Also some of the stones are missing. It was a real pretty piece at one time.
This is a weird one. It looks like some kind of bulb. It looks like it was a specialty item for a control panel or maybe an older car. It has PAT’S PENDING SIGNAL 3 on the back. If anyone can give a positive ID on this I’d be grateful.
The basketball medal probably was on a ribbon and fell off. After I took the first set of pictures I noticed that the medal had some writing on the back. I cleaned it up a little and it reads FIRST PRESBYTERIAN JACKIE BOOR. I send pictures and info on all the things I find at the school to the principal. It turns out the principal knows Jackie so I asked her to reach out and ask if she would like it returned. It is not a super find, but it may have great value to her and it is only a chunk of metal to recycle to me. (I have too much stuff after 22 years and I can’t move it all when we downsize in a couple of years.)
DAY 2
I had a chance to go back to the scout camp this week. The schedule has been packed but I finally had the time to make the trip. I have covered most of this area in the past, but I went looking for new losses and maybe some things that were missed. Luckily the scouts did a good job of loosing coins over the last few years.
I spent 6.5 hours swingin the CZ21 in 3 sites that have metal ten frames on them now and only use pegs for the tarps that go over the picnic tables. I finished all 3 sites and only found 5 camp tent pegs. I also found 191 coins with a face value of $16.19, a dead pocket knife from the fire pit, a neckerchief slide with the prongs cut off, a fake cob coin, a dollar coin, 2 scout pins, a modern copper jacket bullet, 2 rope tensioners, 4 sinkers, a live .22 bullet, a military blank cartridge, a pencil end, a few tabs, melted aluminum from the campfires and a batch of brass tent grommets.
The fake cob is like many others I have found here. They sell them in the trading post. This one is clearly marked COPY. The dollar coin was a nice surprise. 2 hunts in a row with dollar coins is nice as well. I like to find the slides and sinkers. Unfortunately this slide has been destroyed. Too bad it was brand new and would have made some new scout happy to have it.
DAY 3
I went back to my field of goodies with all the Indians, mercs, the large cent and shield nickels it has been a field of dream finds. I was hoping to keep the streak going and I did.
I spent 5.5 hours swingin the CZ21 and found 29 coins with a face value of $1.87, a silver dime, silver nickel, 2 Indian head pennies, a modern button, a dollar coin, a mangled bullet, mangles round ball, a nice round ball, 2 wheaties, a scout 3 year pin, a few pieces of jewelry, a whatzit, bottle caps, some aluminum wire, foil and 56 tabs.
The finds were actually few and far between compared to previous visits to this field. In the first 3 hours of gridding I only found 2 dimes and 9 pennies, but at least 2 of the pennies were Indian heads. Unfortunately the Indian were in even worse shape than the others I have found here. Both are toasted, no date visible, but at least they are identifiable as Indians.
The silver dime is a 1946 Rosie. The war nickel is a 1944 P, silver number 3 and 4 from this field. With all the coins over a hundred years old you would think there might be some older silvers.
The bullet has an impacted nose so it was fired. The smaller round ball is messed up pretty bad, but the larger .50 caliber is in nice shape and has the telltale mold marks with a nice coat of oxidation.
NON DETECTOR FINDS
When we walk on Main Street I like to walk along the edge of the street or in the parking area to find coins and things dropped. If I walk on the sidewalk I can’t see items right up against the curb. This picture shows what I would have missed if I had been on the other side of the grass strip and on the sidewalk. Andy Jackson is not the only one I have found this way, but it has been awhile and he was a welcome sight.
Another uncommon find was a silver dime in the coinstar machine. I don’t find much in the few that are around here, but when I do, silver is rarely there. 2 pennies and a 1964D silver Rosie was the haul this day. Later I got a quarter in a coin return and some other coins on the street.
A few things from the beach I forgot to post last week. A flock of birds from the beach that looked like seagulls but turned out to be a mix of seagulls and black skimmers. The skimmer is a new one for me. They are not endangered, but they are on the watch list.
I also found a group of people who have definitely been on the beach too long. Nothing left but bones.
That is all I had time for this week. My wife has some surgery and that occupied a few days, but all is well and I did get time to play. It was a good week with 5 silver, 2 dollar coins, 2 Indians, interesting finds, a good clad total and good old Andrew Jackson cash. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and may your coil lead you to good things.
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