floodplaindetector
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Finds are from the last 2 weekend hunts at public researched sites. Everything was found with my eTrac.
The 1892 Morgan Dollar and the 1900 Barber Quarter were found at and old city park where a real old school used to set.
I pulled the Barber Quarter first. It was about 10 inches deep in the middle of a garbled up area full of Iron and Junk. My day was made at that point.
Right before I was ready to hit the road, about 50 feet from the quarter, I hit a real deep high tone in the middle of another area laden with iron and trash.
I was seeing 01-42 and 02-43 Ferrous/Conductivity numbers on my detector as I was trying to center it. "Possible Silver Dollar" quickly flashed into my mind but then I thought, I am sure it is just a crushed can or lid as is so often the case with that type of signal.
Up popped the huge silver from about 12 inches deep. I was in disbelief and thought how lucky I was to not hit it with my hand shovel.
This was my first old silver I have found to have a Carson City (cc) Mint mark.
I pulled A beauty of a 1959 Class Ring yesterday from a site so pounded I couldn't pull an old coin from. Before the ring came about 6 pop top beaver tail and crushed aluminum piece signals in a row.
Luckily I did dig the next low tone signal. It was giving me 12-16 Ferrous/Conductivity numbers @ about 7-8 inches. The shine of gold caught my eye right when I saw the top of the ring and I knew it was the real deal.
The first letter of the town high school on the ring isn't in the immediate area of where I found the ring so I may have to do some more research on that.
What a great hobby.
Thanks for looking!
Dave
Coin Finds
1892 cc Morgan Silver Dollar
1900 Barber Quarter (no mintmark), 1954 Washington Silver Quarter
9 Silver Dimes back to 1920
Nickels are back to 1891
2 Indian Head Pennies back to 1902
19 Wheat Pennies back to 1909
Other Finds
Women's 1959 Gold Class Ring
US Navy Honorable Discharge Pin (From my research WWI - 1930s era)
Older heavily silver plated ring (found at same site as Morgan Dollar)
Possible Horse Bridal Rosette (Star design in middle)
Good For 5 Cent Merchant Token
"Soo Line" Railroad lead items
Old White Pencil Sharpener
Old Corbin Key
Aluminum Tag Dated 1914
Padlock
Misc. buttons, Old Hinge, Music Box Reeds
The 1892 Morgan Dollar and the 1900 Barber Quarter were found at and old city park where a real old school used to set.
I pulled the Barber Quarter first. It was about 10 inches deep in the middle of a garbled up area full of Iron and Junk. My day was made at that point.
Right before I was ready to hit the road, about 50 feet from the quarter, I hit a real deep high tone in the middle of another area laden with iron and trash.
I was seeing 01-42 and 02-43 Ferrous/Conductivity numbers on my detector as I was trying to center it. "Possible Silver Dollar" quickly flashed into my mind but then I thought, I am sure it is just a crushed can or lid as is so often the case with that type of signal.
Up popped the huge silver from about 12 inches deep. I was in disbelief and thought how lucky I was to not hit it with my hand shovel.
This was my first old silver I have found to have a Carson City (cc) Mint mark.
I pulled A beauty of a 1959 Class Ring yesterday from a site so pounded I couldn't pull an old coin from. Before the ring came about 6 pop top beaver tail and crushed aluminum piece signals in a row.
Luckily I did dig the next low tone signal. It was giving me 12-16 Ferrous/Conductivity numbers @ about 7-8 inches. The shine of gold caught my eye right when I saw the top of the ring and I knew it was the real deal.
The first letter of the town high school on the ring isn't in the immediate area of where I found the ring so I may have to do some more research on that.
What a great hobby.
Thanks for looking!
Dave
Coin Finds
1892 cc Morgan Silver Dollar
1900 Barber Quarter (no mintmark), 1954 Washington Silver Quarter
9 Silver Dimes back to 1920
Nickels are back to 1891
2 Indian Head Pennies back to 1902
19 Wheat Pennies back to 1909
Other Finds
Women's 1959 Gold Class Ring
US Navy Honorable Discharge Pin (From my research WWI - 1930s era)
Older heavily silver plated ring (found at same site as Morgan Dollar)
Possible Horse Bridal Rosette (Star design in middle)
Good For 5 Cent Merchant Token
"Soo Line" Railroad lead items
Old White Pencil Sharpener
Old Corbin Key
Aluminum Tag Dated 1914
Padlock
Misc. buttons, Old Hinge, Music Box Reeds
