It was 55 F. today, with a silver lining.

[John 'n' W.Va]

I took the family to Wheeling yesterday for the Christmas light show. Today I get to play. It was a beautiful day, so off I went.
I spent two hours at this old school. It was mostly asphalt except for the back. It was very bad soil almost all coal cinders. I would try to pp and it would null out a lot. When I thought I had silver, it was just hot rocks. I found a cigarette lighter against the foundation. I wonder what those kids were doing behind the school with a cigarette lighter? Also a 1961 SILVER quarter.

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After two hours I let the school and went back to check out some more demo-ed houses. People are just moving out of the houses. They are not demo-ed yet. I drive around and make sure the electric meter is going, then it is fair game. I found two houses vacated and more to come. Some houses produce and some don't. Today was mainly clad. Any idea what this is?

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Or this?

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Did get a silver ring.


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Total. also two wheat's; 1953 and 1918.

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[awhitster]

Nice ring and quarter. That deal almost looks like a plumb bob. There is a What Is It forum on Treasure Net that has people that probably could identify that thing.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Or the foot off a surveyors tripod.

Bill

 

[bottlebum]

Kinda looks like an attachment to a mechanical drawing compass.