BigCatDaddy
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Well, it was back to the old house I hunted last Saturday. The house was built in 1872, so I figure are are still pretty good that a few more keepers should be lurking there for the AT to ferret out from amongst all the nails and other bits of iron debris. I started out with Iron disc set at 25 (quickly changed it to 35), Sens at 4 bars, GB at 74, Zero Disc, Pro mode. I worked at it for about 4 hrs. before I ran out of steam. I dug lots of different stuff and managed a small piece of my favorite kind of target....GOLD!! It's a tiny thing and was buried down about 4 inches, give or take. It came in just like a pulltab, but I pretty much dig everything that gives a solid repeatable and pay little attention to the display, just use my ears. So anyways, here's a couple of pics of the loot. I didn't take any pics of the trash this time, but suffice it to say, there was a goodly amount of it!!
Here's the relicky stuff!!!
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Some interesting items in there, still trying to get the crud off it some of them. The rectangle thing sez "President" on the face and has a patent date of Aug. 23, 1892 and the name Shirley on the back. Might be some suspender part. The round thing, bottom right, appears to be a top off of and old ink bottle. That's the only word I can make out so far.
Here's the loot!!
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Got a couple of wheats, ones a '36 and the other is still cruddy, can't see the date, same thing for the nickle.
And here's the tiny locket after a little cleaning!!
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I'm going to get after it with the Dremel a little later and try to get the crud out of the engraving. I figure it's pretty old by the way the crud has adhered itself in the engraving. I wast to open it, but I fear I made damage it in the process. I might take it by a jeweler and see if he can open it without ruining it.
I'm excited to get my first gold with the AT and hope a lot more comes up when the water heats up and I can start hitting the lakes again!! And for those of you who dig by the meter and avoid those pulltab and foil signals...let me know where you hunt and I'll come hit that gold for you!!
Here's the relicky stuff!!!
[attachment 192337 0lockrelics.jpg]
Some interesting items in there, still trying to get the crud off it some of them. The rectangle thing sez "President" on the face and has a patent date of Aug. 23, 1892 and the name Shirley on the back. Might be some suspender part. The round thing, bottom right, appears to be a top off of and old ink bottle. That's the only word I can make out so far.
Here's the loot!!
[attachment 192336 0lockloot.jpg]
Got a couple of wheats, ones a '36 and the other is still cruddy, can't see the date, same thing for the nickle.
And here's the tiny locket after a little cleaning!!
[attachment 192335 0locklock.jpg]
I'm going to get after it with the Dremel a little later and try to get the crud out of the engraving. I figure it's pretty old by the way the crud has adhered itself in the engraving. I wast to open it, but I fear I made damage it in the process. I might take it by a jeweler and see if he can open it without ruining it.
I'm excited to get my first gold with the AT and hope a lot more comes up when the water heats up and I can start hitting the lakes again!! And for those of you who dig by the meter and avoid those pulltab and foil signals...let me know where you hunt and I'll come hit that gold for you!!
Nice hunt!
WTG!
Congrats on the gold!
Cool finds!
Thanks for sharing!
Happy Hunting!