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  1. Bell-Two

    Warm December Day Hunt Makes Cents!

    The weather forecast said it would get into the high forties and sunny and be a bit breezy…..well it was 41 degrees when we started hunting, and it was sunny and my oh my it was breezy! So it felt much cooler than the temperature was but Diane was a trooper…she hates cold…she kept detecting all...
  2. Bell-Two

    Two Sites One New One Old Both Good!

    Last Saturday Doug, Diane and I went out to the fields to find a new site, it was out in a cornfield….and when I say out I mean out at least three quarters of a mile from the road edge. We were successful in finding the spot and I quickly found a very nice suspender buckle, complete and the...
  3. Bell-Two

    Big Copper Streak Saver

    Black Friday is a tradition event that a lot of people participate in, getting rushed, crushed and pushed at the mall! Well I have a tradition on the day after Thanksgiving is Track Friday, I go to the fields to track out some old finds! Typical for Ohio fields are such finds, Diane calls them...
  4. Bell-Two

    Mystery Belt Plate!

    We got back out to a few of our fields Monday but the going was a bit slow. Found a new site just did a quick scan to see what may be found. Seems like a newer site since we found some early 20th century items including Diane’s finding a model T valve stem cover. We then went to the site where...
  5. Bell-Two

    Foggy Hunt On Veterans Day!

    Veterans Day started out a very foggy day in South West Ohio. But the promise of a warm up and blue skies got us eager to get out we hit the road by 7:00 AM to go out to the fields I recently got permission on. It was nice that Doug could join us it had been awhile since he has been so busy with...
  6. Bell-Two

    Two New Sites!

    We went out and secured permissions for some new sites and on the way back home decided to hit our stand by Large Cent field and again it did not disappoint as right along the edge of cornstalks Diane got a decent signal and Large Cent number seventeen emerged from this site! It was a super...
  7. Bell-Two

    Sweet Indian!

    Diane and I were invited by a friend to do a small group hunt, our sites were a cornfield, bean field and two old houses. The finds for us were not many but Diane made an interesting find and an outstanding find. I got a first for me so it was a good day hunting with some new friends. We...
  8. Bell-Two

    Button and Indian!

    We got out Thursday for a short hunt, weather was nice, went to a field that we have had good luck at in the past and found that it had been turned. A bit tricky walking I found a button but we decided to move on and wait until some rain comes to wash down the ruts a bit. We went to the field...
  9. Bell-Two

    3 Big Ones!

    We went out to check some field sites and were pleased to see one of our permissions had been cut. The corn stubble looked decent so we decided to detect this field where last year we had an amazing run of finds including 13 Large Cents. My first good find was a button and that was followed by a...
  10. Bell-Two

    Small Find A BIG FIRST!

    We went back to the field where I had gotten the Indian and the Shield Nickel the day before and was rewarded for years of patience and digging those darn 12-06 to 12-09 signals out in the fields. What are those signals typically, foil, small bits of copper or brass and these so many of these I...
  11. Bell-Two

    Fresh Cut Bean Field Produces Keepers!

    Saturday morning was a brisk but sunny day here in South West Ohio and drove out to the fields and was pleased to see a field I have permission on was cut, the bean stubble was a pleasing site since the corn last year in this field made swinging the coil more difficult. My first good signal was...
  12. Bell-Two

    Coppers Are A Girl's Best Friend!

    Coppers Are A Girl’s Best Friend! We went back up to meet with Bill to check out some possible field sites but both of the ones were still in beans. So we went to a site that last year Bill found a lot of great stuff and the day before pulled a couple more Large Cents! This is a huge field...
  13. Bell-Two

    Old Silver From Ohio Field!

    Old Silver From The Field! My friend Bill sent me some pictures of his finds from the last two days from a new site…some pictures….well let’s say they knocked my eye out, the fantastic finds he had made. He then invited us to join him the next day in hunting this field with him, what a generous...
  14. Bell-Two

    Three House & Two Field Hunt

    House Hunt and Two Field Hunts I have not been posting much lately, so busy with work around house and other things but field season is starting so I plan on getting out much more often. My nephew Jim has an old house he is renovating and he asked us to come and detect. The yard is very...
  15. Bell-Two

    CTX Newsletter

    I signed up for the CTX Newsletter as soon as I got my Handbook but have not got one yet, have any been published as of yet?
  16. Bell-Two

    Google Earth Questions

    It seems as Historic Map Works does not allow overlays anymore at least not for my area SW Ohio, there is no longer and overlay option on the township maps that it pulls up. So I went to Google Earth and with a bit a playing around I was able to do and overlay. Some Questions 1. Is there a best...
  17. Bell-Two

    July Door Knocking

    Taking advantage of a moderating temperature and a nice breeze Diane and I went out and did a door knock. He stopped at an old house that I have been eyeing for a while, we had been detecting in an adjacent field all winter and turning up some great finds. The lady that answered the door was...
  18. Bell-Two

    A Nice Fourth Of July Hunt!

    Did a couple of door knocks on the Fourth and met some wonderful people and made some good finds. First house was an 1850’s house and we had high expectations but not so much was found but we were invited back and plan to do it again soon. Doug got six wheat cents earliest 1925, Diane got two...
  19. Bell-Two

    Hot Time In The Field!

    Went out today for a short hunt it seems as Spring is turning into Summer here in Ohio as it got into the upper 80’s. Went to a field that is still open to us not fertilized or planted as of yet. Went to a different spot and while there were not a lot of signals at least I was getting some high...
  20. Bell-Two

    First Field Hunt Ever!

    A first field hunt, no not mine as I have done hundreds but for my friend Jim Brown. Jim just got into the hobby and has some success with his Ace 350 and recently joined our club the Dayton Diggers. I took Jim to a field that has been good to us to see how it could do. I told him if he was...
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