Ya know, this field is really becoming an education for me.

[WHADIFIND]

I don't think I'll be changing to being a relic hunter, per se
but this field has taught me quite a few lessons about my detecting.

I'm sure that when I'm back collecting my clad I'll be just a lil
bit smarter about what my detector is telling me. There is such
a wide variety of them when hunting a field like this. It REALLY
makes one pay closer attention!

Here's today's effort:




The washer like thing? I was CERTAIN it
was a large cent from the signal.



Thing on the right, positive it was a zincoln. It has a
square shank on it.
The round button, absolutely sure it was a pulltab.
(my first round button!! )




Only one I could read, "LONDON GILT STANDARD"



I think Blingie's considering this one. Does shine, a bit.



Fishy's enjoying the Crotal. After cleaning
it, it started jingling for the the first time
in possibly a hundred years, or more! It
still works!

The signal it gave me had me believing this was just another
deep can. Boy! Was I surprised!

Every now and then one simply needs to get out of their comfort zone!
It teaches soooooo much!

Thanks for peeking folks!

 

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[BcuttinPlugs]

Love finding the crotal bells. Well I only ever found three completely intact.

 

[toasted]

Farm fields are easily my favorite place to detect. Easy swinging. Easy digging and nobody around to bother you. Better yet, always a chance you can get on the really old stuff. That crotal looks early too. Nice hunt

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That item on the right in your 3rd pic is part of a drawer pull that accepted one end of the handle (see below):

 

[treblehunter]

I found one of those parts for the drawer pull today, I love those bells and for sure love those fields.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Welcome to the world of a relic hunter!

Your crotal bell find is a very nice piece!

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on a nice walk.
The crotal bell cleaned up nice.

 

[relic lover]

I've got news for you you're a relic Hunter now. Welcome into the fold

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[sprailroad]

WHADIFIND, You said it all very well, after all these years, there are still times I feel like I'm learning all over again. I think it's the "You never know" that keeps us digging.

 

[Driftwoood]

Hey nice finds! Are there any markings on the bell (especially on the open end, or 'mouth' of the bell)? Nice that it still works... btw, the ball inside is called, I believe, a 'jinglet'.

 

[trapperart]

Nice assortment of finds and the fields are fun congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on the Relics Whadi. Crotal Bells are always a nice find for me. Congrats.

 

[Subterranean]

Whadi, that is a great looking batch of relics. That field is going to give you some sweet finds, so enjoy! Sub

 

[WHADIFIND]

Hey nice finds! Are there any markings on the bell (especially on the open end, or 'mouth' of the bell)? Nice that it still works... btw, the ball inside is called, I believe, a 'jinglet'.

Glad you reminded me, I intended to look a little closer.



All I can see is the horseshoe shaped design on the sides.




I'm not sure if this is a marking, or just a
coincidence of corrosion. Is that an "A" & something?

 

[Driftwoood]

I don't see any makers' mark on there... that circle area at the mouth is usually where it would be. Sometimes there is also a mark (usually a number) at the top, near the loop. Many of the ones I find here in the north are marked 'W B' and are made by William Barton... he was pretty bust making bells around here. Well, it's a sweet bell no matter who made it!

 

[Deft Tones]

To take it to the next level of education I went out and targeted only iron signals for a few days. Later when I returned to park hunts it had me pulling cool items nobody else was going to dig. I'm much more confident knowing how different iron relics respond. Game changer for sure. You'd be surprised how many pocket knives are in parks!

You're killing it at your spot there. Good hunting!

 

[WHADIFIND]

To take it to the next level of education I went out and targeted only iron signals for a few days. Later when I returned to park hunts it had me pulling cool items nobody else was going to dig. I'm much more confident knowing how different iron relics respond. Game changer for sure. You'd be surprised how many pocket knives are in parks!

You're killing it at your spot there. Good hunting!

I see that you've used the ATP. Any comments on it's iron audio sound? I know nothing works
as gospel but this does seem to help me. How does it compare to iron signals on others? Is there
a different sound or just have to rely on the tone/vdi?

 

[HunterMF]

Some awesome finds!!

 

[Driftwoood]

I see that you've used the ATP. Any comments on it's iron audio sound? I know nothing works
as gospel but this does seem to help me. How does it compare to iron signals on others? Is there
a different sound or just have to rely on the tone/vdi?

Sorry, I know this question wasn't directed at me, but I figured I'd put in a comment anyway. In my experience, the AT Pro will give a higher squeek when the iron is of higher quality... for example, a horse or ox shoe will give a grunty tone mixed with a high tone, kind of like what you get with flat iron. Sometimes, it is a more even 65-75, but won't sound as clean as a button or coin.

Also, the small (5x8") coil is seemingly more sensitive to types of iron. I went over a home site with the large coil and pulled out all the decent sounding signals (including, of course, the better sounding iron), then swapped coils to try the smaller one and it found half a dozen horse shoes -some only a few inches down- that previously had sounded low and grunty.

As a test, run your coil over different iron items like a file, hammer and axe head, chisel, etc. You will hear (and see) higher signals than what is commonly in the iron range. Nails sound grunty unless bent, when they'll give a little 'pip' sound. Also, I've noticed that nails that have been in a fire sound higher that ones that have not.

Hope that helps to answer your question. Happy hunting!

 

[Old Dude]

Great finds Gary! A crotal that rings when you clean it is a sweet sound!