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I feel so honored to have been invited by a couple (Hillbilly Dave, Linda) and their son Ron (I met them at our local MD club) to join them in a hunt of property next to Perryville Battlefield in Ky. As you can see in the pics, it's beautiful country. Sunny in the 40's :happydance01...

I found these pieces a couple days ago. It was almost dark outside, so when I saw the sparkling stone and 4 missing spots in the gold pieces, I thought I'd better take the soil from that area. There might be even more gold in it. It was found pretty darn deep about 8 in a yard of house built in...

Didn't find anything real exciting YET... but thought I'd share these cool pics of foggy Kentucky morning. My buddy Dave and I went out yesterday to a spot that had an archaelogical dig over 5 yrs ago, where a brick kiln had been found. There was tape and fence and was very mysterious back then...

Here are some of my faves of the year... I have a few bigger items that I haven't included, like Davy Crockett's uncle's revolutionary war stirrup! lol If anyone knows anything special about any of these, please share! The Ky drivers liscence badge is from 1941- it may be hard to read. And I...

I found this button yesterday at Davy Crockett's uncle's homestead. Joseph Crockett was a revolutionary war soldier I've been researching and hunting there about a year now. He led a very interesting life and is buried here at his old homestead (house was re-built in the spot though, in 1948)...

There's a farm near my house where I've been arrowhead hunting successfully for years. It dawned on me yesterday that I should MD where I had seen an old shed. Turns out upon closer inspection it is very old with stone foundation. There's no visible sign of where the house was, but after finding...

My hubby was taking some old aluminum chairs to recycling center and asked me if I wanted to cash in my years collection/5 gallon bucket of scrap copper. I said sure! thumbsup01 and it weighed in at 14 lbs and came home with $43.53! That's from pipe, wire and little copper odds-n-ends...

Thought I'd share a pic of my kids from last year. Hoping it goes better this next time! lol

Went to a friend's to help her find a gold earring and instead found her mother's gold class ring. Her mom has been gone many years now, so it is extra special to her. From 1936 and engraved with her mom's initials inside. She was shocked by the find and of course she gets to keep it! And...

I've tried about 10 different types and settled with Atlas brand. I go through a lot of them, end up having to buy new pair after I wear small holes in my right thumb, index and middle fingers (enough of hole to do serious damage to my fingers with some of the stuff I dig----gnarly dangerous...

I usually use trees and that fence post or flower bed over there, try to pay attention to where I've been, but I'm sure miss A LOT of area. Get sidetracked- ooh that area by the side porch looks good, etc.... How many of you grid and how do you do it? Yesterday I went out and bought a bunch...

Heck yeah! Hard work as in digging nails and junk.... I've been hunting the grounds of a vacant house (built in 1830's) during this dry spell so as to not destroy anybody else's grass :cheesysmile: This place is right around the corner of my house, so I've been hitting it hard for over a...

DAY 1: I'm trying to find the matchbox online :confused: and buckle :huh: it looks an ornate buckle? very fragile. Not sure! Del and coinnut came to mind to help identify ;) The one hole revealed all that stuff!!! I felt like a true archaelogist unearthing all of that cool stuff out of...

Yesterday I read an article in 1990 Eastern & Western Treasures (thanks pulltabsteve!) titled 'Are you really ready for the next hunt? It focused on the mental aspect of the hunt, not the phsyical. It suggested meditating before the hunt and picturing in your mind the kind of things you want to...

I've been hunting a house built in 1926, and have done very well the past couple weeks... 3 mercs, 1 rosie, 2 war nickels and over 20 wheats. The man who lives there likes to chat, so I learned that he's lived his whole life there (70 yrs) and that he was born in 1940. I found this matchbox...

I found this in front of a home built in 1921... near the sidewalk. A solid +90 VDI at about 3, the size of half dollar. Exciting find for me today! :happydance01: Anyone know where it's from? The owner of the house ---she's an archeologist ---- :envious: says her elderly husband (who's...

Have been hunting a few houses in old neighborhood. My mom does plaster restoration for a living (25 yrs now- I'm her helper now and then) & is great for obtaining old houses to hunt... This particular house was built in 1921, darn if I forgot my camera- it's a neat looking house. I'll be back...

The bottom says Patent Sept 06 1867 or 9 (?) the last # is hard to discern... I was thinking an old watch due to the gear thing a ma jig inside and looks like it stuck out the side at one point. Obviously crushed- I had to pry it open. Was surprised to see the gear inside, then realized the top...

Was very happy to have recently found a few more firsts--- my first Buffalo nickel, first silver necklace and first silver JFK half dollar (my 'very' first JFK was clad, although it was 40% silver- 1967 lol). The half came from this park next to the OLD jungle gym. As most of you know, (esp...

Found a '67 JFK half dollar and was puzzled because it didn't look like clad- it looked like silver! I called Handyman and he told me halves from '65-'69 are 40% silver 8/ learn something new everyday! I found it using my deep silver program, although it was only about 4 deep. It's so wild...