I got permission to hunt a hill/field in Etzenricht, that has an old church on it that dates back over 400 years. My landlord and I hit the hill at about 10:30 this morning and found nothing but old bottle caps, melted lead and iron.
About an hour later, I noticed a stump from a very large tree sticking about 5 inches out of the ground. I walked over and with my first sweep, got a 75-81 hit on my AT Pro and pinpointed the object to a 10 inch depth. I dug down and found a lead toy soldier, which I thought was kind of cool. I rechecked my hole, found nothing and refilled my hole.
About 20 inches away, I got another huge hit, 75+ repeatable at a depth of 10+ inches. I dug down to about 12 inches and out popped a VERY OLD necklace locket. All I can make out is that one side has the face of Jesus and the other side has the face of a female. (Mary perhaps?) Both sides have some writing on them but The object is so old and dirty that even after some light cleaning, I still can't read it.
I don't know what kind of metal this is and don't want to destroy it. I'm thinking about taking it to a jeweler for cleaning. Anyone have any suggestions on how to clean this otherwise?
Oh yeah.....and after finding this, I found my first horseshoe and once I get my camera replaced, I'll post pics!