I finally was able to get out with Rob over the weekend before the rains came. Seems like we've not swung a coil forever! We decided to finally get back to the chimney we found in the woods a few months back. You may remember last time we kinda gut run out by some deer hunters. This time we were head to toe in blaze orange to be safe.
I hiked in with the T2 and Rob had his ID-Edge in his pack. We GPS'ed our way about 1/2 mile into the forest & saw the chimney once again....
[attachment 44615 Chimney1.jpg]
We knew all along going in that this house site was NOT colonial like the cellar holes we usually find. We know it would be trashy and was probably active into the 1900's. We expected lamp parts, and lots of other junk targets to surface, but I kept stressing that the more we dig we'll get into some good coins & relics eventually. We were thinking/hoping all along for some Seated silver.....
The terrain of the "yard" was pretty open & perfect for detecting....
here's a shot of the back area & some stone walls. We began swinging right here.....
[attachment 44616 chimneyYard.jpg]
Just as we figured it was very trashy....tons of iron & junk everywhere! But the good thing was we knew it had never been detected before. I started running on all metal & the closer I got to the chimney it sounded like a mashine gun
Rob had the right idea getting away from the chimney...
Here's Rob getting it going in the back yard with his ID-Edge.
[attachment 44617 ChimneyRob.jpg]
The site was a real challenge...not only for all the iron, but because it didn't take long to discover that this chimney must have been like a spot for hunters to all gather & hang out.....there were 100's of shotgun shells of all types everywhere!
This is just a snap shot of what would be a huge pile later.....
[attachment 44618 ChimneyShells.jpg]
The bad thing was they we all different numbers. So they had to be dug as they were the same range as indian heads & buttons would be
I had about 40 bullet shells before Rob finally walked over with a coin. It was a quarter...not seated, but an 1934 Washington. Not as old as we hoped...but a keeper. Checking the hole again his Edge gave another +33 coin reading.....another Quarter in the same hole! This even better....an 1897-o Barber (Rob's first).
Now I felt I had to really bear down & get a coin myself. I worked my way from a barn foundation toward where his coins came up. As I got closer I hit a silver quarter too! This was a dateless Standing Liberty.....
We pounded that spot for like an hour but that was it for coins. Back over by the barn, after a lunch break I got another coin....this one an 1893 Barber Dime....cool....That's 2 silver coins each.
[attachment 44619 ChimneySilvaz1.jpg]
We kept hunting for a little while longer then the rain started & we dumped our pockets on a rock & snapped a pic of all the relic-type stuff. We expected some indian heads & stuff to surface....but hey, 4 silver coins is even better & a nice way to end 2006!
[attachment 44620 ChimneyFinds06.jpg]
You know we'll be back to "The Silver Chimney" again in 2007!
HH,
Bill
I hiked in with the T2 and Rob had his ID-Edge in his pack. We GPS'ed our way about 1/2 mile into the forest & saw the chimney once again....
[attachment 44615 Chimney1.jpg]
We knew all along going in that this house site was NOT colonial like the cellar holes we usually find. We know it would be trashy and was probably active into the 1900's. We expected lamp parts, and lots of other junk targets to surface, but I kept stressing that the more we dig we'll get into some good coins & relics eventually. We were thinking/hoping all along for some Seated silver.....
The terrain of the "yard" was pretty open & perfect for detecting....
here's a shot of the back area & some stone walls. We began swinging right here.....
[attachment 44616 chimneyYard.jpg]
Just as we figured it was very trashy....tons of iron & junk everywhere! But the good thing was we knew it had never been detected before. I started running on all metal & the closer I got to the chimney it sounded like a mashine gun
Rob had the right idea getting away from the chimney...Here's Rob getting it going in the back yard with his ID-Edge.
[attachment 44617 ChimneyRob.jpg]
The site was a real challenge...not only for all the iron, but because it didn't take long to discover that this chimney must have been like a spot for hunters to all gather & hang out.....there were 100's of shotgun shells of all types everywhere!
This is just a snap shot of what would be a huge pile later.....
[attachment 44618 ChimneyShells.jpg]
The bad thing was they we all different numbers. So they had to be dug as they were the same range as indian heads & buttons would be
I had about 40 bullet shells before Rob finally walked over with a coin. It was a quarter...not seated, but an 1934 Washington. Not as old as we hoped...but a keeper. Checking the hole again his Edge gave another +33 coin reading.....another Quarter in the same hole! This even better....an 1897-o Barber (Rob's first).
Now I felt I had to really bear down & get a coin myself. I worked my way from a barn foundation toward where his coins came up. As I got closer I hit a silver quarter too! This was a dateless Standing Liberty.....
We pounded that spot for like an hour but that was it for coins. Back over by the barn, after a lunch break I got another coin....this one an 1893 Barber Dime....cool....That's 2 silver coins each.
[attachment 44619 ChimneySilvaz1.jpg]
We kept hunting for a little while longer then the rain started & we dumped our pockets on a rock & snapped a pic of all the relic-type stuff. We expected some indian heads & stuff to surface....but hey, 4 silver coins is even better & a nice way to end 2006!
[attachment 44620 ChimneyFinds06.jpg]
You know we'll be back to "The Silver Chimney" again in 2007!
HH,
Bill
