We have to be careful about expectations.

[WHADIFIND]

I tried a new park today and I think I was expecting too much. Because of this I started feeling a bit frustrated and feeling like another failed hunt was at hand. Couldn't put a finger on it but it felt like nothing was coming out. You know.

Funny thing was, "things" WERE coming out and at pretty much the same rate as any other hunt.




Blingie was wishing he had hair today. LOL



The whatzitz corner. Just a top from a ring, some sort of yellow something and a big gray blob.
About that big gray blob? We'll come back to that to explore why weird blobs are worthy of our attention.



Looks like a top piece of a ring to me.



The back of this says "Liberty Classic" (no clue )



Then, I get this hit. Nothing really spectacular about it, just good enough in this VERY mineralized ground that I decided to dig. Sounded like maybe a deep penny. I dug and checked the hole, nothing. Dug deeper and wider, still nothing. Rechecked with the detector, no signal!! Dangit!! Frustrated at being fooled, I refilled and stomped the plug back into place. Then, as I always do, I rechecked. There was the signal again! HUH!?!

I was going to pass it up but nothing else was doing either so, I dug again. Wouldn't you know it, the signal completely disappears again. I even went a little deeper. I was down to about 8 inches already. The pointer was no help, not even when I extended it's range. Finally I shrugged and refilled again.

This time I was just going to walk away, not even recheck the repaired hole, (which was starting to get ugly). I swung left, right, then did a 360 and went back over the former hole. Yep. There again. I was getting just a bit perturbed at this point.

I was tempted at this point to go back to my car and get my full shovel!! But, since I hadn't been bothered by people and this was a new place that I "might" want to come back to another day. I didn't.

Still, this was too much! NOW, I was GOING to find out what the heck was going on! LOL

I dug again, down to 9 inches or so. Couldn't get the signal on the detector but if I used the nickel trick on my pointer, I did, just barely get a reading deeper yet. I dug a rather large rock out and it helped a little but not much. This ground was really, really mineralized! I pushed the pointer into the dirt a little deeper and thought I had a signal. I dug another clod of dirt and the signal went away. BUT! This time the signal was on the surface. Buried in the last clod pulled.




Isn't that incredible!!!!




I haven't really cleaned this one up much just yet. But, look at how high the relief
is on the lettering and date!





I think this will be a nice one if I can clean it up a bit.
But, ya know what? Even though this is an extremely nice and strange find. I don't
see it as the find of the day.

This one was:



Yep, my big gray metal blob.
At first I was just gonna toss it, but I didn't. Now I'm very glad I didn't.

When I got it home and cleaned it up a bit, this is what I saw:



How about them apples!?

It EVEN came with an identifying mark!



Don't go running for a mirror, I've already done the work:



Also, here is a link to more information if so desired.

Rice & Hutchins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for taking the time to read this far. I know it was a bit wordy today.

I felt like the hunt was a failure for a while, but after I reviewed everything, I was smiling!

 

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[Foot hill]

We just never know!.... That's why we keep digging.
Nice story and thanks for sharing.

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Looks like a good hunt to me. You scored a deep Bison nickel, too.

 

[Argentium]

Amazing story pics and results - the buffalo nickel looks like a honey - if it cleans nicely please show us again ! I love the shoe ad too !!!

 

[ironhorse]

Quite a story!

Your liberty classic item looks like a watch winder, and the item you call a ring top looks more like a cuff link half

 

[Zee]

Looks like a great hunt to me. I dig the story too! HH!

 

[Old Dude]

Hmmmmmmmmmm......now ya got me thinking those disappearing signals were coins and not just my detector "buffaloing" me

 

[Breezie]

Looks like a productive hunt, and my favorite is the turn of the century advertising plate for shoes! It's rare to find one in that good condition at that age! I don't know how many TNet folks remember, but this is his 2nd advertising plate from the late 1800s-early 1900s. Here's the link: (we had a great time with this one): http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/327127-old-printing-plate.html Way to go! Breezie

 

[silversurfer1111]

sweet buff ..most of the time i dig trash up the a$$ . I just tell my self im going to fined some good eventually.. I am right most of the time

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

Id say that was a great hunt! I hunted today and found nothing but garbage. I would have atleast called it productive if the smashed empty beer cans were full but they weren't. Eh Next time I always tell myself. If we found something great everytime that would take the fun out of it. HH and good luck! Take care of Blingie!!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Looks like a productive hunt, and my favorite is the turn of the century advertising plate for shoes! It's rare to find one in that good condition at that age! I don't know how many TNet folks remember, but this is his 2nd advertising plate from the late 1800s-early 1900s. Here's the link: (we had a great time with this one): http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/327127-old-printing-plate.html Way to go! Breezie

Oh my! Yeah, that was a really tough one. Might never know what that one was for sure.

Is it me? Or is the finding of this type of old plate a fairly common thing? I don't remember seeing any others posted, but then, I don't get out much. LOL



Thanks Breezie!

 

[wheatfinder13]

Great job on the printing plate!

 

[mariposagold]

Nice find. I understand the feeling. And I certainly get down and out with a lack of good finds at times. Most of my frustrations comes from Life in General or lack of hunt time. When it comes to digging the great unknown items, like your corner, Nothing thrills me more than trying to uncover a mystery. I scrub down the scummiest pieces looking for some clue as to what it could be. I actually have a piece here now, that I have no clue what it is. It's been sitting here for months un-posted and unidentified.

It's probably the most unusual unidentified piece I've found to date.

 

[WHADIFIND]

I actually have a piece here now, that I have no clue what it is. It's been sitting here for months un-posted and unidentified.
It's probably the most unusual unidentified piece I've found to date.

Looks like a wrestling medal to me.

 

[jewelerguy]

that's a really nice buffalo

 

[WHADIFIND]

Not too bad, even if I do say so myself.



Just in case any were wondering.