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    2 days at new site didn't quite pan out.

    Hi all,
    Spent the whole weekend working my permission at the mid 1800s lighthouse site. I have to say the place was terribly hard to detect with the amount of iron at the site. I was also very disappointed that in the amount of time and effort expended I couldn't uncover a single old coin-not even a wheatie!
    I did manage to find one nice silver ring, and my second ever skeleton key. Also found headstamps from the 20s, a couple bullets, and even a dropped unfired rifle shell. Final tally of the clad is $2.90.

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    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
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    Sharp looking ring! Congrats


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    That's a good looking ring. Try hitting it again with one of your other detectors. HH, Dave.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaddyDigger View Post
    That's a good looking ring. Try hitting it again with one of your other detectors. HH, Dave.
    That's exactly what I did. Saturday I hit it hard with the CTX. Sunday I went back over the site with the TDI. The TDI can dial out most iron but will still hit on the bigger stuff. That's how I pulled the iron key. The TDI was able to pick out lots more clad under the heaviest of trash and nails, but still no good coins or other goodies.
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    2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
    You Tube: Rediscovering America
    Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!

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    Very nice looking ring
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    Pretty ring....it it onyx?
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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Pretty ring....it it onyx?
    Yes, I believe it is onyx.
    I was just quite surprised that there wasn't a single old coin at a site this old. I was really hoping for a seated!
    Last edited by Digger_O'Dell; 04-25-2017 at 05:32 AM.
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
    You Tube: Rediscovering America
    Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!

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    Great looking ring, congrats! I hate those damn shotgun shell ends lol.
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    Very nice ring. Hey, you gave it your best, some sites just don't produce.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken C View Post
    Great looking ring, congrats! I hate those damn shotgun shell ends lol.
    Yeah, they can be a pain. But on the bright side, they can be used to date activity on a site. Some of them are also pretty rare and actually collectable.
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
    You Tube: Rediscovering America
    Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    Some of them are also pretty rare and actually collectable.
    Now you tell me ....I've thrown out dozens lol
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    Nice work on the ring, she is a beauty. Too bad the site did not pan out for coins.


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    Sweet silver ring!
    Always looking for that next ring !!

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    nice finds love the ring and key, been slow for me, 2 old farms late 1800's and 0 old coins dug an old dump and all I got was a nasty case of poison oak.But I did get two nice turkeys hunting the last 2 weeks in between the itching

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    Quote Originally Posted by Muddy Mike View Post
    nice finds love the ring and key, been slow for me, 2 old farms late 1800's and 0 old coins dug an old dump and all I got was a nasty case of poison oak.But I did get two nice turkeys hunting the last 2 weeks in between the itching
    Sorry to hear about the poison oak, that can be a real pain in the (ahem).
    Been a lean year here too so far. I don't hunt turkeys, but if I did I would be in great shape. Usually have anywhere from 5 to maybe 15 or more in my yard every afternoon.
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
    You Tube: Rediscovering America
    Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!

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