Larry (IL)
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Nancy and I went camping with Rob, rcasio44 and Paulette and we managed to get some hunting in too. My first big find was the 10/12 K ring with a diamond. This is the strangest gold ring I have ever seen. Most of the ring is 10K except the bottom of the band which tested at 12K. It really doesn't look like it was a size adjustment, although it could be, but it looks more like it was made that way. The 12K section is about a 1/2 inch long. Stranger yet is the decoration on the inside of the ring which is very pretty. Sorry about the poor quality pictures, I really need too use natural light. The best I can tell, the ring is pretty old, prior to 1920, because is does not have any markings.
On day two we all hooked up with bswift, Bryan, from the MXT forum and he shared with us his favorite hunting grounds where I found my first ever Large cent, 1843. Thanks for the great time Bryan, I owe you big time. We still had some daylight left so Rob and I went back to the hill where I found the Gold ring and added another nice find to the list, a 1883 Seated dime.
Day three, we treated ourselves to some tenderloins and ate them at the fairgrounds where we spent some time clad gathering. When we got back to the camp grounds, the people who owned the vacant house next to where we camping were there trying out the Bounty hunter she received for Christmas. I called her the day before asking permission to hunt the yard and she said that she wanted to hunt it with her new detector but didn't know what to do. I told her I would help her understand the BH and help her learn how to use it which I did. After her lessons, I think she decided the hobby was a little more than she expected and said we could help ourselves to hunt the rest of the yard. That is where the fishing net licences came from which were her Dad's and Grandfathers business when she was young. She will get them in the mail with a card of thanks for letting us hunt there.
Today was day four and Rob and I started out the morning hunting some old school yards for a few hours. That is where I picked up the other two silver dimes and by mid-day is was time to break camp and say our goodby's until we can get together again. Nancy had permission to hunt another property on our way home and that is where I found the 1929 SLQ and a couple more Indian heads and some wheats. I was really hoping for the Barber dime to make my dime grand slam for the weekend hunt, but that was not to be. The three IH's were 1883, 1888 and 1898. A smashed silver ring, a brass propeller or leaves whatever, a couple of metal buttons, an old Bayer aspirin container and a handful of clad rounded out the hunting trip. All in all, everyone had a great time.
On day two we all hooked up with bswift, Bryan, from the MXT forum and he shared with us his favorite hunting grounds where I found my first ever Large cent, 1843. Thanks for the great time Bryan, I owe you big time. We still had some daylight left so Rob and I went back to the hill where I found the Gold ring and added another nice find to the list, a 1883 Seated dime.
Day three, we treated ourselves to some tenderloins and ate them at the fairgrounds where we spent some time clad gathering. When we got back to the camp grounds, the people who owned the vacant house next to where we camping were there trying out the Bounty hunter she received for Christmas. I called her the day before asking permission to hunt the yard and she said that she wanted to hunt it with her new detector but didn't know what to do. I told her I would help her understand the BH and help her learn how to use it which I did. After her lessons, I think she decided the hobby was a little more than she expected and said we could help ourselves to hunt the rest of the yard. That is where the fishing net licences came from which were her Dad's and Grandfathers business when she was young. She will get them in the mail with a card of thanks for letting us hunt there.
Today was day four and Rob and I started out the morning hunting some old school yards for a few hours. That is where I picked up the other two silver dimes and by mid-day is was time to break camp and say our goodby's until we can get together again. Nancy had permission to hunt another property on our way home and that is where I found the 1929 SLQ and a couple more Indian heads and some wheats. I was really hoping for the Barber dime to make my dime grand slam for the weekend hunt, but that was not to be. The three IH's were 1883, 1888 and 1898. A smashed silver ring, a brass propeller or leaves whatever, a couple of metal buttons, an old Bayer aspirin container and a handful of clad rounded out the hunting trip. All in all, everyone had a great time.
Rob is General's playmate......I mean his Godfather...