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Oh, here's a photo of the rest of the stuff from the day.

Hi all, I was able to get put for the day with FF43 at one of his old hard hit sites. Beautiful area but tough hunting with tons of trash and iron everywhere. I didn't get as much swinging time ad I hoped because my gf decided that she needed me to teach her how to use my CTX at the last...

Follow up: it appears the crucifix is likely the oldest find and quite rare being made of lead. Reading the histories and documentation on identifying them, use of lead for crucifixes ended in the mid 1800s. Also having the second figure below is apparently very unusual.

A couple more pics: Far as I can tell never a home there, but is situated between 2 old farms.

Hi all, Got out for about 2 hours in the field before work today. Rough going because of z lot of corn stalks still standing and lots of road trash, mainly cans. The only really notable finds were a part of a lead cross which was folded and broke while cleaning the mud off and trying to...

Hi all, Yesterday I guess I timed it perfect. I had the morning off from work a d was planning to head out. But the past several days has been just one storm after another. Today we had what looked like a big Midwest hurricane go through which gave me about 5 hours of almost cloudless sunshine...

I managed to get out for a couple short field hunts before the latest rain storms swamped everything again. The only items of note are a couple bullets, flattened thimble, and a couple half rings found about a mile apart. Any ideas about the rings would be appreciated. A couple elusive...

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...

I've been wondering about the relation between the age of a site and the age of the finds on average. My question is in everyone's opinions and by past experience, how often do you find coins or dateable relics from the site you hunt? (Considering the site has been lightly hunted in the past...

Hi all, I stopped after work this morning for a short scouting hunt to check out the ground conditions and get a feel for the new permission I got. Found out very quickly it's going to be a really tough site. Like the typical park it has a lot of trash, but it's also really loaded with iron...

Got the model T hubcap cleaned and polished pretty good. Found the background under the logo is black enamel. Did some research and found this was only produced in 1914.

Hi all, Got out to the zoo again after work Wednesday morning after doing more aerial photo research. Found part of what is now the park used to be a strip of houses so thought to try the old yard areas. Apparently a lot of the dirt was stripped our, but a little was piled to make a small hill...

Thought I would show a couple pics from inside the lighthouse.

How all, Went out touring with the woman today and decided to go see the old lighthouse and take the tour since they were open today. The first lighthouse was built in 1855, but they soon realized it was too close to the eroding bluff edge. So a new lighthouse was built next door in 1888...

I got permission to detect at a mid 1800s lighthouse and museum. Apparently someone has been hitting the site recently as I found fresh plugs. One such plug they missed the target and I got this lead piece. Any ID help appreciated. Thanks!

I managed to get out to the old zoo this morning after work for a couple hours. I thought to give a particular area a try with the TDI because it was nearly impossible to detect with the CTX due to having so much trash and iron. Turns out it was a good decision! Found lots of clad, but finally...

Just thought I would show off my new ring case. Being foam I also stuck a few other items in until I either need the space for rings or have enough of the other items to warrant their own case. Very tough to get a photo with the lid down and not get the reflection of the overhead lights.

Hi all, Went to a site I've hunted a few times before. I know from old maps and a 1937 aerial there was a farm at the site, but thought it had been bulldozed. I was wrong! Apparently I walked within feet of the holes and never saw them due to the thick growth. Now the leaves are gone it's...

Just got off the phone with a very nice local gentleman who has my area locked on The RingFinders. Looks like I have a side taking calls for rings or lost items. Looking forward to the challenge of searching for these items and getting them back to the owners. Also found he's interested in...

Thanks Don! Here's a better photo of the bracelet without the sand.