Hi all,
Got out to several sites this weekend and today with varying results. The first site was an 1839 church I got a permission on. Not much found here so far, but told it's been detected a lot in the past. I did manage a couple old wheaties in the gravel drive between cemetery lots, an old bike tag, an old brass tag from a sewing machine, harmonica reed, and a partial wheel hub from a model T.
Next I was off to the old park where I found the old foundations and walls. This time I moved down to another section where I saw an old silo and some old walls in the woods. Sure enough, I actually found an old cellar hole, with the old well, and even a bottle dump. Being close to the road it must have been picked clean over the years. I did manage to find one silver rosie in the woods nearby though.
Across the street from this site is a sports park that apparently dates back to 1922. This park also has been hit hard as I got little clad even. But in one corner near the entrance nestled between some nails I managed to squeeze out another silver rosie!
On the way home I stopped at an abandoned house that's marked as park preservation land. Looks like the owners had left everything behind when they moved out. Though it was getting dark, I did find some clad and another wheatie for the day.
Today I had to stop at the DMV to renew my plates so left several hours early as one never knows how long it will take. I got in and out in 20 minutes-wow! So with about 2 hours left before work I stopped at a little city park not far from work. I didn't give it much hope as it's a fairly new park, though the history of the location goes back to the mid 1800s. Not much at first, but once I worked my way towards the far end I picked up a wheatie. Good sign! Lots of trash so slow going was key. I found a little more clad, another wheatie and my first gold dollar coin.
But here's where the fun started. First I get a 12-43 signal at about 6 inches and was awarded with a 1923 Merc. Then I got a sketchy 12-08 bouncing to 12-14 at 7 inches. I thought it was likely another piece of trash but something told me to dig it. I found this big crusty disc eventually and once I broke it apart I was amazed to see red power and silver peeking out of it. Upon a bit of cleaning it turns out to be a corroded V nickel dated 1891! My first, and a bucket lister! Looks like it was mint when it was dropped, but unfortunately didn't weather the soil too well. One odd find too was a 50 cal. bullet. Fired from a smooth bore as there is no rifling. No way to date, but post civil war. Guessing around 1880s era.
Both Rosies are 1946. Wheaties are 1916, 45, 46, 46D, 46D, and 55D. Total of $3.35 in clad
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