Treasure Lizard Knows All!

[Silvermonkey]

Greetings everyone. I was able to get out for a hunt earlier today. Good signals were few until I passed my coil over a very rotted tree branch. Yup...there was something there with a VDI in the low 80's. I turned over the rotted branch and came face to face with this beast!

This treasure lizard encouraged me to dig....so I did! He was sitting on a small pocket spill of IHP's and a lovely seated dime.

All in all there were six Indians when I got done cleaning out the hole. I was a little perplexed by the lower than expected VDI ( lower 80's @ 11.7 khz), but then realized that there was some iron in the hole too...maybe part of a iron skeleton key.

A very satisfying hunt overall! Thanks for taking a peek. Cheers!

 

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[tnt-hunter]

Congratulations on a great spill. I hate to break the news, but that is a spotted salamander, not a lizard. He was the unofficial guardian of your treasure until you came to claim it. Way to go, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Dang! That is One Sweet pocket spill !!! Congrats! Lol I need a Treasure Lizard🤣😂🤣

 

[Jose The Goon]

Huge congrats "Sivermonkey" on a great spill find !! Top shelf find.
Over the years I have come across those Spotted Salamanders in & around The Blue Hills.
I'm speculating, but could "Sal" have been sitting atop the copper & silver spill for some warmth after the Sun goes down? Copper, silver & gold maintains the heat from the Sun longer than the normal soil of the Earth does.
Or, maybe "Sal" has arthritis & the copper helped ease his pains.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

What a GREAT pocket spill - congrats !

 

[Blak bart]

I like your treasure lizard story....congrats on the beautiful coin spill !!

 

[Centsless Detecting]

That is one awesome little spill congrats. When I was young I saved a salamander just like that one. He was in a parking lot and his tail was missing. Long story short I kept him and he lived with me for 10 years. Tail grew back and he was so fat and happy living off crickets. I would hand feed him some times. Good little dude. His name was Stormy.

 

[Jeff H]

Nice group of finds there SilverMonkey. Usually when you see a "treasure lizard", you are not too far from a vernal pool.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Thanks for all of the nice comments. I thought " Treasure Lizard" sounded more exciting than "spotted salamander", so I went with that. I like Jose the Goon's theory about "Sal" sitting on those copper to help with his arthritis! Poor critter.
I haven't come across a seated coin in quite some time, so that, combined with a whole tribe of Indians was quite exciting!

 

[CRUSADER]

Congratulations on a great spill. I hate to break the news, but that is a spotted salamander, not a lizard. He was the unofficial guardian of your treasure until you came to claim it. Way to go, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

Yeap reminds me more of what we call a Newt (needs damp conditions) rather than a lizard that normally needs the opposite.
Anyways nice piece of Nature.

 

[oldmxrat]

Cool post and a great spill, congrats!

 

[releventchair]

Congrats!
Nice pics too.

 

[Lenrac2]

Part of me really wants a treasure lizard now but part of me knows I would be temporarily be terrified of it! Nice spill!!

 

[scruggs]

You hit the jack pot!

 

[Digger RJ]

Greetings everyone. I was able to get out for a hunt earlier today. Good signals were few until I passed my coil over a very rotted tree branch. Yup...there was something there with a VDI in the low 80's. I turned over the rotted branch and came face to face with this beast!

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This treasure lizard encouraged me to dig....so I did! He was sitting on a small pocket spill of IHP's and a lovely seated dime.

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All in all there were six Indians when I got done cleaning out the hole. I was a little perplexed by the lower than expected VDI ( lower 80's @ 11.7 khz), but then realized that there was some iron in the hole too...maybe part of a iron skeleton key.

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A very satisfying hunt overall! Thanks for taking a peek. Cheers!

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[lenmac65]

Better a treasure lizard than a treasure snake, in my opinion 😁. Nice story and finds. I rarely find Seated coins, and that’s a good one. Exciting coin spill. Congrats!

 

[Groundhogg]

Here's my latest...found near an old spring head. No spill though.

 

[Sandog]

There's treasure and then there's treasures. God blessed you with both. Congrats.

 

[jewelerguy]

great coins, cool salamander