It was an absolute "screamer"...huge pinpoint area...and had an annoying "twang" to the hit. I was 99% SURE it was nothing but a stinkin' crushed soda can
...and I wanted to remove it to see if it was masking any old coins.
I CAN'T believe I didn't hammer it, scratch it, nick it, or mutilate it...because I was actually stabbing while trying to locate it in the hole.
I never did hit it...because as fate and luck would have it...it was laying perfectly flat and I must have stabbed right in the open center.
I gave it one more stab dead center in the plug and tried prying...and that's when I felt the digger trying to "pull" something out.
I figured it was a big, bent piece of copper tubing or something so I just started scraping away with my fingers until two moist clods broke off the top... and I saw this...
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What a freakin' rush...and one I won't soon forget.
When I pulled it from the dirt...I just put it in my hand and stared at it....and was trembling the whole time.
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In fact I had to take it out of my hand and put three fingers through it because I was shaking and couldn't hold still to take a pic.
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This place is the site of old drive in that shut down due to financial reasons...back in 1959...and this bracelet was 8" deep...so at the very least it's 50+ years old.
It's solid sterling silver and weighs 28 grams.
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I did uncover a crushed soda can about 4" towards the back of the hole...which explained to me why the pinpoint area was so huge. It also answered why the initial hit was such a "twangy", screaming hit.
I also want to point out that I'm stickler about cutting a nice plug and leaving the area looking undisturbed. I worked nearly 15 minutes reparing this one because of the rocky ground. The earlier rain helped out though and made the moist soil easier to repack with the rock.
I wanted to take pics of the repaired plug...but my camera batteries went dead after pic #6...oh well.
Here's to the 1% of those so called "soda can" hits that AREN'T just soda cans when you uncover 'em.
Here's to me being 50% WRONG about what was gonna' be at the bottom of the hole.
Here's to my buddy Hercules sporting the bling
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It's definitely the nicest bracelet I've found in my 35 years of hunting...and it came from absolutely nowhere.
What a wonderful hobby
...and I wanted to remove it to see if it was masking any old coins.I CAN'T believe I didn't hammer it, scratch it, nick it, or mutilate it...because I was actually stabbing while trying to locate it in the hole.
I never did hit it...because as fate and luck would have it...it was laying perfectly flat and I must have stabbed right in the open center.
I gave it one more stab dead center in the plug and tried prying...and that's when I felt the digger trying to "pull" something out.
I figured it was a big, bent piece of copper tubing or something so I just started scraping away with my fingers until two moist clods broke off the top... and I saw this...
[attachment 174678 bracelet.jpg]
What a freakin' rush...and one I won't soon forget.
When I pulled it from the dirt...I just put it in my hand and stared at it....and was trembling the whole time.
[attachment 174679 bracelet2.jpg]
In fact I had to take it out of my hand and put three fingers through it because I was shaking and couldn't hold still to take a pic.
[attachment 174680 bracelet3.jpg]
This place is the site of old drive in that shut down due to financial reasons...back in 1959...and this bracelet was 8" deep...so at the very least it's 50+ years old.
It's solid sterling silver and weighs 28 grams.
[attachment 174681 bracelet4.jpg]
I did uncover a crushed soda can about 4" towards the back of the hole...which explained to me why the pinpoint area was so huge. It also answered why the initial hit was such a "twangy", screaming hit.
I also want to point out that I'm stickler about cutting a nice plug and leaving the area looking undisturbed. I worked nearly 15 minutes reparing this one because of the rocky ground. The earlier rain helped out though and made the moist soil easier to repack with the rock.
I wanted to take pics of the repaired plug...but my camera batteries went dead after pic #6...oh well.
Here's to the 1% of those so called "soda can" hits that AREN'T just soda cans when you uncover 'em.
Here's to me being 50% WRONG about what was gonna' be at the bottom of the hole.
Here's to my buddy Hercules sporting the bling
[attachment 174682 bracelet5.jpg] [attachment 174683 bracelet6.jpg]
It's definitely the nicest bracelet I've found in my 35 years of hunting...and it came from absolutely nowhere.
What a wonderful hobby
Nice bracelet Bryce Good job!
