Did basically the same thing as last Sunday. Spotted a couple walls on Google, then took a ride. Got in a couple hours before a downpour chased me out.
First spot was a nice level area that looked promising. Was getting iron targets scattered about, but nothing good sounding. So, started digging to see what it was. Square nails, mystery iron chunks, and other stuff you'd hope to find in the woods. Surprise was the 2-piece iron monkey. I think it's a monkey anyways. 4" tall. Too back the back piece was broken, but it was maybe a foot from the front half. Didn't find anything else of interest, and moved on after 45 minutes. I wonder if it's been hit before.
Wandered down an old path and got the rest of my finds. 2 small buckles, a thin 2-piece tin, a Zincoln, and what my detector told me was a 2'nd Zincoln even deeper, turned out to be my oldest coin yet. A crusty 1880 IH! Hoping it'll clean up. Found a bit more crunk, checked out a couple more of those nice level areas, and after some light rain I was OK with, it started raining hard. Wasn't ready for that. Had a ziploc over the head, but all I had for the box was the small towel I always carry. Time to go!
Thanks for reading, and on with the pics. Monkey input is welcome. My guess is maybe a piece off a cast iron bank? I'm hitting the local hardware store tomorrow for distilled water. I want to tinker with electrolysis soon, and have something other than farming crunk to do it with.
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