Found a true Earthly Treasure last Sunday!

[tanacat]

My friend invited me to her hometown to detect a reaLLLLy old park next to a spring last Sunday. There's a canal leading from the spring under a stone bridge (the pics really don't do it justice) and there are these steps where they used to do Baptisms.

I was swinging near those steps when I said to her: Ya know, it sure would be neat to pull up a religious medallion over here and just minutes later I pulled this out of the ground!

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It was about 5 deep next to a glazed brick -you can see it in one of the pics- so I thought it must be pretty old. But the antique jewelry store I took it to confirmed that it was sterling and CZ and not antique. He called it bling from the 80's :-\ crying01

But it's still very special to me :) Btw I'm going to spend all next week detecting during the day because my kids are going to summer camp in that town :happydance01:

I found the other items at various sites. I have a good story about the eagle buttons- I found the older one there near the cross, but involves more pics & will post it in Relics at a later time--- mostly because we're in a rush (my hubby is nagging me right now) lol to get on the road to visit my step-dad for father's day.


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[MartinL]

I think I'd been clutching my chest when I pulled that gem up! Too bad you could not have hunted longer. martin

[jkress]

:shocked04: What a beautiful piece of silver. :smitten: Must have been very exciting to see that in the dirt. :clapping:
Looks like an awesome place to hunt Tana.
Congrats on the other great keepers too. You've been pocketing some nice items lately. :beerbuddy:

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on the spectacular silver cross, Tana! Love the photos of the park! What a beautiful place to hunt! :smitten:

It looks like you found some nice coins too! Glad to see a post from you with some finds!

[del]

you go girl :happydance01: happydance02 :wow: what a great looking piece of jewelry :loveit: :drool: . congrats , hey congrats on temporarily getting some time for yourself during the days to come . :cheering:

Dan

[Ill Digger]

:shocked04: Oooh nice one! thumbsup01
It does look antique-ish :yes: 80's bling or not, thats a nice hunk of silver girl! :clapping:
And the silver coinage is always a nice site in the hole! :yes: thumbsup01
Congrats! :grin:
Whats the coin under the Merc? A IH? ::huh::

[CODY]

Very, very nice! :congrats:

[yazoo]

Nice job Tana. Betting there is a whole lot more there 2 be discovered . You go girl. Yazoo

[Cheap Thrills]

That will keep those pesky Vampires away Tana .Great finds and photos . |:cheering:

[pulltabsteve]

It doesn't have to be worth thousands to be special. The pictures rock! Looks like a really cool place. Congrats on the silver Tana! |:cheering:

[tanacat]

I think I'd been clutching my chest when I pulled that gem up! Too bad you could not have hunted longer. martin


Actually, my eyeballs almost popped out of my head! rofl

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[aloldstuff]

That sure is one nice religious medallion. The park looks really great and hope on your return trips you find some more keepers. Your other finds (silver, buttons) look good also. Nice to see ya posting again and will be looking forward to your future posts.

[tanacat]

Whats the coin under the Merc? A IH? ::huh::


Thanks Tim! Yes it's an 1880 IH I found at an old distillery and mill! I also found the 1943 merc there- in front of the house built in 1790. I am determined to find more there. I did find lots of lantern parts, always a fun find for me :yes:




That will keep those pesky Vampires away Tana .Great finds and photos . |:cheering:


Thanks BaBA lol



That sure is one nice religious medallion. The park looks really great and hope on your return trips you find some more keepers. Your other finds (silver, buttons) look good also. Nice to see ya posting again and will be looking forward to your future posts.


I hope to find some more neat stuff to post later in the week :) It has been a long time since I've been able to hunt/post. My kids have been keeping me very busy this summer. But they are in camp for a couple weeks :happydance01:



It doesn't have to be worth thousands to be special. The pictures rock! Looks like a really cool place. Congrats on the silver Tana! |:cheering:


Thanks Steve- I agree! It is a really neat site and I'd love to share the history but I'm afraid to share my site- lurkers might race there before me :rolleyes: lol




you go girl :happydance01: happydance02 :wow: what a great looking piece of jewelry :loveit: :drool: . congrats , hey congrats on temporarily getting some time for yourself during the days to come . :cheering:

Dan


Yes Dan I am so happy to be going back this week. I'm hoping the big downpour hit the area last night :yes:

[Fire Fighter 43]

Congrats on some nice finds, that cross would have stopped my heart, WTG |:cheering:

[Bell-Two]

A beautiful Cross Tana, but tell the jeweler the Cross is never just bling but a treasure beyond compare. Not an Earthly treasure alone but much more! :angelic:

Matthew 6
19 &quot:grin:shocked04: not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 &quot:beerbuddy:ut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;

[tanacat]

Nice job Tana. Betting there is a whole lot more there 2 be discovered . You go girl. Yazoo


Thank you Mike! I'm getting ready to go now... wish me luck! |:cheering: Haven't talked to you in forever!