BigCatDaddy
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After my usual Sat. morn. breakfast of some breakfast tacos with plenty of HOT salsa slathered on, it was off to Buzzard Gulch for a morning of stumbling and bumbling while implementing the Blind Hog Grid Method. I had just arrived an gotten the AT geared up and had a couple of keepers in my pouch when Snoop and his wife showed up and introductions were made. Mrs. Snoop had to work, so couldn't join in on the hunt.
Here's the area we were trying to plunder!!
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Well, the Blind Hog Grid method was working well for me, but Snoop seemed to be busy clearing out the ringtabs and lead weights with his AT. Meanwhile, I got a fair amount of goodies and some were nice keepers.
Here's the loot for the day!!
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I got a nice little silver Avery ring, a junker ring and what I think is a mangled half dime (it's the little thing in the lower right corner)
And the trash removed from the lakebed!!!
[attachment 195171 04_16trash.jpg]
Here's the rings after a heck of a time getting the crud off!!
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and a couple of shots of the front and back of the supposed half dime.
[attachment 195165 04_16halfdimeback.jpg]
[attachment 195166 04_16halfdimefront2.jpg]
It looks like the poor thing was beat on by someone trying to make a ring. I had to take a nylon jewelers mallet and pound it down flat as it was bent like a tiny taco. I can read "States of America" around one side and an "A" in the middle of the coin, right where it should be. All I can make out on the other side are the stars, even using a 10x loupe. It almost weighs enough, off by .04 grams, but I give that to the hole.
All in all, it was a good hunt, nice weather and just great to not be sitting in my office behind a computer screen. The AT continues to amaze and I'm sure even more great finds are ahead for everyone when the good weather comes around for every one!! Good hunting and goodbye!!
Here's the area we were trying to plunder!!
[attachment 195167 04_16lakebed.jpg]
Well, the Blind Hog Grid method was working well for me, but Snoop seemed to be busy clearing out the ringtabs and lead weights with his AT. Meanwhile, I got a fair amount of goodies and some were nice keepers.
Here's the loot for the day!!
[attachment 195168 04_16loot.jpg]
I got a nice little silver Avery ring, a junker ring and what I think is a mangled half dime (it's the little thing in the lower right corner)
And the trash removed from the lakebed!!!
[attachment 195171 04_16trash.jpg]
Here's the rings after a heck of a time getting the crud off!!
[attachment 195170 04_16rings2.jpg]
and a couple of shots of the front and back of the supposed half dime.
[attachment 195165 04_16halfdimeback.jpg]
[attachment 195166 04_16halfdimefront2.jpg]
It looks like the poor thing was beat on by someone trying to make a ring. I had to take a nylon jewelers mallet and pound it down flat as it was bent like a tiny taco. I can read "States of America" around one side and an "A" in the middle of the coin, right where it should be. All I can make out on the other side are the stars, even using a 10x loupe. It almost weighs enough, off by .04 grams, but I give that to the hole.
All in all, it was a good hunt, nice weather and just great to not be sitting in my office behind a computer screen. The AT continues to amaze and I'm sure even more great finds are ahead for everyone when the good weather comes around for every one!! Good hunting and goodbye!!
