I have been hunting this church since I started detecting and it always seems to give something up. I ended up with 2 silver dimes, a 1907 S Barber and a 1960 D Rosie a ring with some interesting history and a bunch of toasted Wheaties. The ring is inscribed with OB STER 1/30 14K RGP, it was manufactured by the Otsby Barton Company, established in 1879 in Providence Rhode Island. Engelhart Otsby (one of the founders) was killed in the sinking of the Titanic, making their jewelry more collect able. I have been told that the stone is Tiger Eye. The area that I was hunting is covered with grass now but it was rocked with 4 to 6" of gravel at some point in time. It would compare with todays 3/4" minus crushed rock and has set up just as hard. I don't know if this would make a difference in the numbers I was getting on the silver targets but they were very bouncy and I would have never dug them by the numbers. Would the layer of compacted rock mess with the numbers? The tones sounded relatively good and were repeatable. Everything seemed to be 6 to 7" deep, just an inch or two under the compacted rock. I'm going to have the ring checked out and probably repaired.
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Productive Couple of Days at 1860's Church
- Thread starter 54shooter
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E-Trac-Ohio
Well-known member
Congrats on the great finds !
Hunting the old gravel parking lots can be tough - they are often overlooked - but they can also give up some great finds.
I found a bunch of Barber's, V - Nickels, Indians, etc. that were 5" to 7" down in a hard packed gravel parking areas.
I've found that it's much easier to get good hits after a lot of heavy rain or the snow melts - when the ground is really soaked.
It also helps to use a screw driver to get the stones loose one at a time - so you don't hit a keeper with the tip of your Digger !
Hunting the old gravel parking lots can be tough - they are often overlooked - but they can also give up some great finds.
I found a bunch of Barber's, V - Nickels, Indians, etc. that were 5" to 7" down in a hard packed gravel parking areas.
I've found that it's much easier to get good hits after a lot of heavy rain or the snow melts - when the ground is really soaked.
It also helps to use a screw driver to get the stones loose one at a time - so you don't hit a keeper with the tip of your Digger !
Tenspeed
Member
Nice finds!
I hunt in areas that have been gravelled and are now grass (or even still gravel in some cases). It is difficult to get to targets and I agree with hunting after a rain to improve conductivity.
I agree with you and will put an old screwdriver in my bag in the future because it is tough to get around the rocks sometimes.
I hunt in areas that have been gravelled and are now grass (or even still gravel in some cases). It is difficult to get to targets and I agree with hunting after a rain to improve conductivity.
I agree with you and will put an old screwdriver in my bag in the future because it is tough to get around the rocks sometimes.
ChicagoJohn
New member
Great finds! Old church is great place to hunt!
Sooper Dave
Well-known member
Nice finds, love the old silver and that ring is very cool. Great job 