Recent content by Bell-Two

My friend Doug and I got out Saturday,the first stop was a bust, cornstalks and weeds too high to swing a coil. Next stop was across the road which was my original field site where I got started, nothing going on there either. We went to a third site where I did manage a Eagle button a bale seal...

Went out to one of our old permissions on a warmer overcast day. We ended up having a pretty good day, Diane found two tokens, a decorative lid and a buckle. I got a star studded clip, double bitted axe head, cobbler’s shoe form for a child size shoe a Goodyear Rubber button. I got a repeatable...

Have not posted for awhile for a variety of reasons but hope to catch up a bit, we have made some good finds and these are a sample I will post some more later. My best find is the Model 1851 Officer's Sword Belt plate (circa 1862-1864! An 1861 Fatty Indian, WW 1 Cap Badge, Indian Wars Eagle...

We went out yesterday to find one of our permissions that had not been planted and fortunately we found a couple so we chose a spot that has been very good to us in the past but in the last season really slowed down. Dianestarted us off with a wonderful 1857 Flying Eagle Cent she followed that...

Monday and Tuesday were beautiful weather days in Southwest Ohio so we got out and tried to take advantage of them and get in some hunts before the fields are planted. On Monday we hit a field where I have done well in the past but nothing turned up there. So we went to another of our old sites...

Again the weather here in Ohio has been chaotic, a day of warmth, then rain next snowstorm and tornadoes! And the wind at times has been incredible, on a couple of warmer days we had constant 30-40 mph winds with gusts over 50 mph! Well if you want to detect you go and hope you don’t get blown...

Finally getting some breaks in the weather here in Ohio we were able to get out a few times. First hunt turned up a couple of buttons including a broken pewter and a very early harness strap guide. On Monday Diane and I went to a later era site we have hunted several times, she got an 1888...

This winter has really curtailed our field hunts, cold, snow and when the weather did warm a bit…rain…lots of rain! We have been able to get out a few times and have had some modest success. Last hunt of the year produced three Indian Heads, two by Diane and one for me. I then got a nice 1918...

Taking advantage of a few nice days Diane and I were able to get out and on Saturday our friend Doug and his son Malachi were able to join us. I am still working on rehabbing my leg so while not long hunts we were able to find some nice things. Diane has been doing very well lately with a Large...

Continuing my rehab we went again to the bean field where we have had some luck. And amazingly another "Billies Place" token turned up...this is the third that we have found there, I said to Diane "Maybe this is where Billies Place was located"! Not much else was found except some big...

We made a second visit to our new permission and we found some interesting items. Diane and I both found matching tokens and the odd thing is that Diane had found the same token about 3 months ago at a house about two miles away from this field site! She also found a nice Skeleton key and some...

Finally a decent day in Ohio, I went out for the first time in over 6 weeks, I have been suffering from a very painful Sciatica attack and it is just now easing off. I was able to do an hour and believe me that was enough…hopefully soon I can go longer. Went to a new site for the first time and...

Went out to the fields today found none of our better fields have been cut yet. A few of our older permissions at least let us stretch our legs. Diane got a 1930's wheat and I got some gold! A 1950 class ring but only School ID is the letter "S" I am looking into trying to find any schools in...

You never know what you are going to find at old houses. I have been meaning to do a doorknock on this small house for a long time and since Diane was out with her sisters I went out on my own to knock. I had hoped for more in the way of coins, but 4 wheats and some clad would have to do. I dug...

Haven't been out much since my hospital stay but getting my strength back, decided to go out early 4th of July to a fresh cut wheat field. Went early and only stayed a couple of hours since it was hot and so hard to find spots I could swing since the stubble is so tough. My first dig and my best...