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    Short cow pasture hunt Sat.

    Did a quick hunt in a cow pasture Sat - the owners had just spread new topsoil over ALL of the front and side yards of the 1800 farmhouse (@#&;%"!). The folks were great and said we could come again. I had asked the wife last fall - she said OK with her if her husband agreed. Couldn't get in...
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    Old park keeps producing:detecting:

    I couldn't resist going back for a third visit to my old park Sunday. Five more IHs: 1887, 2-1893, 2-1902 & twelve more wheats, and a dateless Buffalo. Also found a few more artifacts. At this point I'm digging mostly deep targets. After I've covered the park I'll go back again in different...
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    Two hour hunt yeilds 3 silvers and 5 IH incl old spill

    I went back to the old park I hit last Sunday (merc and 3 IH + old wheaties). The intersection at one corner of the park just had sidewalks replaced. The new walks were all in but there was a fairly large area at one corner between the walk and the curb where the sod had been skimmed off...
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    Short hunt Friday and I did the "Bryce Brown" thing on Sunday

    Friday night I had a chance to hunt a spot where an 18th century house had been torn down. I had to wait till after the last check was done by the state archaeologists who were looking for evidence of a Native American burial ground (one of them had found a 3 cent silver sitting on top of the...
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    Cellar hole last Sunday.

    Went back to the cellar hole I hit a few weeks ago. Large flat button and another small one. The suspender buckle with the ring on it is marked on the back: Pat. Sept 2nd 1856 Bruce in Ct
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    Cellar hole "stuff"

    Got out for a while this weekend and hit a cellar hole spot. I know it's been hit probably many times but you know the story, there's always more stuff. Only coin was an 1862 fattie IH. Also found a "domed" flat button and a huge buckle - if anyone knows what it might be for, I'd appreciate...
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    Timely qestion from the past:unsure:

    Got out for a short hunt Sat; Sun was a washout in Ct. I went back to the old wooden schoolhouse and found an 1860 fattie IH and a 1901 IH. The political GOP elephant I think is a cool find. It has GOP on the flag and on the elephant's side is the question "IS THE GOP DEAD?". Seems to be a...
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    Quick hunt before the police came

    Last week I had stopped at an old home and asked a person outside for permission to hunt the yard. Answer was "ok with me." Yesterday I stopped by with a friend of mine and started to detect. About an hour later I saw a pair of shoes come into view followed by "what are you doing here?" Turned...
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    Look what somebody did to George !!:shocked:

    I saw a small, older house being rennovated last weekend and got permission from the owner to check out the grounds. The area was small but turns out the house used to be a small school from late 1800's. I can tell the ground has been messed with over the years, but I was hoping to find...
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    Lucky three days in a row !!

    Friday I went back to the old farm location I've been posting about for the last few weeks. I pulled two more large cents and boy did they sing out ! Also found an 18(?)6 "un centime" which I think is French, although I could't find it in the world coin book under France. The other two coins...
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    Odd mix of bedfellows + back to the old farm location

    I had a chance to hit an old house being renovated - lots of dirt being pushed around. Well, the general area didn't produce much in the way of coinage, but I had luck on an untouched piece of the yard. The driveway was cescent shaped and the narrow stretch of grass between the driveway and the...
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    Back to the old farm location (see my 3/08/10 post)

    I went back to the farm I detected on 3/7 and had a blast. Nothing earth-shattering, but enough targets to keep it interesting. Canadian large cent 1859 (1st year of Dominion coinage) Large cent 1832 Another 2 cent pc 1865 Merc 1917s Small sterling ring Few buttons...
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    Old farmhouse location "coin" identified:thumbup:

    Re my post of 3/12/10 Old farmhous location: the mystery coin I found tuns out to be an imitation spade 1/2 guinea token. They were made as advertising and gaming (gambling) pieces in the mid 1800's. They were struck usind dates in the 1790's to avoid counterfiet laws. Most were struck in brass...
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    Old farm location pa:wiggle:ys off

    I had noticed a spot where an old farmhouse used to be but everything was frozen at the time ( house burned down in the '70's). A housing development is being built next to this property and when I took a drive by on Friday I saw that someone had cut a couple swaths with a bulldozer from the...
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    What are your detecting goals for 2010 ?

    It's about time to dust off the snow up here in New England and alot of other areas (I know you guys down south are still at it - what snow?). I thought it might be interesting to hear the goals or main items on the wish lists of others. As I stated in a previous post my goal this year is pre -...
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    BIG GOLD !!! (not):cry:

    Sunday I went back to my overgrown, trashed out area (see my 2/22/10 posting). Imagine in the fading light seeing the glint of gold against the black earth in the hole. Almost loaded my pants. I could't see the details in the dark - but it was heavy ! When I got home and opened it up - 14K GOLD...
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    Need ID help

    I posted some coins I found Sunday ( 2/22/10 Old stuff still hidin') - one item I found on the same day looks like it might be a heel plate. I have pictured it next to a quarter for size comparison. I'm looking to the experts : is it a heel plate? military ? vintage ? It seems to be made of...
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    Old stuff is still hidin'

    I went to a spot I've hit many times over the years. It's a rocky area covered by fairly shallow dirt. None of the targets are very deep, but the area is very overgrown and HIGHLY trashed out. Pull tabs, pop tops, crown caps, screw caps, foil - you name it, it's there and in abundance !! The...
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    2nd silvers of 2010 and WHATZIT

    I found an unfrozen spot near a riverbank Saturday. First find was a small spill of two wheats and a nickle (all from the 40's). Near that I found a tiny flat button. The next target gave a really funky signal that was all over the place on the screen. After pulling up a brass harness buckle I...
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    1st hunt of the year yields old SILVER !!

    I hit an old cellar hole area on Sunday. There was about an inch or two of snow on the ground but the digging was good (temp was in the 40's for a couple days). I first hit this spot last May. My friend and I each got a draped LC and a few flat buttons. I went back in June and got a colonial...
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