Ronstar
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One of my oldest friends and long time hunting buddy lost his wife to cancer a year ago. Just after that he was rushed in for heart surgery and ended up staying with his oldest daughter just over 100 miles away from here. He finally got home a couple weeks ago but no lifting more than 20 lbs for awhile. So he calls on me for those pop up chores that require no brains just brawn.
I asked about detecting his 1.5 acres with a 1910 build house and he said go for it. I started having visions of dancing silver coins and couldnt sleep for a couple days. They bought the place in 1982 and no detectors since then. He thinks the place was empty most of the 60s and a rental in the late 70s. All I could do was keep positive and start swinging.
I dug 90c clad yesterday (all 65 + and 70s), seven copper memorials (same years) and one 1940S wheat. That was an area maybe 50x30 and our ground right now is bone dry down to 8-10”. Did find one older brass dog tag and a 70s car wash token but no silver coins. Tomorrow will be different I told myself.
Well, a bit better. Dug a costume ring made of twisted wire and a “diamond” glass stone. Not six feet away I hit a solid 41-42 showing deep. Brought up a mangled ring with an onyx type stone and broken shank. Looks older so fingers crossed. I finished up another section of lawn about the same size and not one silver!! I did get nine more copper pennies all 60s and 70s……. Did I mention no silver??? Well I get to go back and play all I want so a pretty big sandbox.
Once home and cleaned the twisted wire ring had no markings. The other ring tho……
Altho the shank is quite twisted and I thought it was broken it more appears it is cut and or designed that way. Right where the metal is bent the sharpest I could see it was stamped but unable to make it out on 10x loupe so bumped up to 20x, STERLING!!! So the venture is not totally lost.
I really think someone else hit this place in the 60s or 70s and most likely retrieved the biggest amount of silver coins. We will see…..
Note: The dog tag has a name and an address. Being the address is RR (rural route) and a PO box # dates that back to the 60s as well. The city has a zipcode so thats post 1963. I am trying to see if any family is still around and return it if wanted.
I asked about detecting his 1.5 acres with a 1910 build house and he said go for it. I started having visions of dancing silver coins and couldnt sleep for a couple days. They bought the place in 1982 and no detectors since then. He thinks the place was empty most of the 60s and a rental in the late 70s. All I could do was keep positive and start swinging.
I dug 90c clad yesterday (all 65 + and 70s), seven copper memorials (same years) and one 1940S wheat. That was an area maybe 50x30 and our ground right now is bone dry down to 8-10”. Did find one older brass dog tag and a 70s car wash token but no silver coins. Tomorrow will be different I told myself.
Well, a bit better. Dug a costume ring made of twisted wire and a “diamond” glass stone. Not six feet away I hit a solid 41-42 showing deep. Brought up a mangled ring with an onyx type stone and broken shank. Looks older so fingers crossed. I finished up another section of lawn about the same size and not one silver!! I did get nine more copper pennies all 60s and 70s……. Did I mention no silver??? Well I get to go back and play all I want so a pretty big sandbox.
Once home and cleaned the twisted wire ring had no markings. The other ring tho……
Altho the shank is quite twisted and I thought it was broken it more appears it is cut and or designed that way. Right where the metal is bent the sharpest I could see it was stamped but unable to make it out on 10x loupe so bumped up to 20x, STERLING!!! So the venture is not totally lost.
I really think someone else hit this place in the 60s or 70s and most likely retrieved the biggest amount of silver coins. We will see…..
Note: The dog tag has a name and an address. Being the address is RR (rural route) and a PO box # dates that back to the 60s as well. The city has a zipcode so thats post 1963. I am trying to see if any family is still around and return it if wanted.
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