MangoAve
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On the 22nd I got out into the woods at a cellar hole I recently found. I was hoping it was a missed site, but it was still way too much snow. I only got two pieces of iron, most likely a hinge pin for a large gate and wire. Since I could only use all metal mode I just decided to give up and go home. The following Sunday I was hoping the snow was gone due to some rain during the week and warmer temps. Wrong. Again, two pieces of iron and I gave up. Yesterday I took advantage of the warm weather and hit a standing, but uninhabited 1752 house I got permission at. There was a lot of trash there. I saw it still had the stone posts out back. I only managed to score a clad dime and 4 memorials. One was even under a paving brick so you can imagine I scoured a bit. The layout of the yard was apparent when you are out in the back. I did get a lot of junk.
Today, tho, was even warmer temps so I went back there. This time I tried to stay away from the house and do the small field out back. There was a really big well, and some weird structures. I am thinking there were two areas for ox/cattle on each side of this structure. The first thing I got was a 45 shell. Then some more junk. I pulled out a huge chunk of lead. Since there was still a lot of junk I moved near where I think cars were parked.. since cars have been around. I finally pulled a 44 wheat.. then back for more memorials. Then a 51 wheat. Then finds stopped for a bit. The machine was telling me there was something like silver near those stone posts. Oddly enough there was a piece of iron around the depth the machine was ringing up, but always checking the hole I got something deeper, in the 6-8" range. There was a complete buckle. Crazy not more than 25 feet away from a wheat I get a relic that was 150-200 years older. After going back toward the structures I pulled up a huge piece. Some sort of cap. Hope it's not like another Hudson wheel cap. There was a piece of pottery and in case anyone wants to see what a mason jar lid looks like, it's in a pic. The white ceramic piece came out broken along with it. And for the pics.
Today, tho, was even warmer temps so I went back there. This time I tried to stay away from the house and do the small field out back. There was a really big well, and some weird structures. I am thinking there were two areas for ox/cattle on each side of this structure. The first thing I got was a 45 shell. Then some more junk. I pulled out a huge chunk of lead. Since there was still a lot of junk I moved near where I think cars were parked.. since cars have been around. I finally pulled a 44 wheat.. then back for more memorials. Then a 51 wheat. Then finds stopped for a bit. The machine was telling me there was something like silver near those stone posts. Oddly enough there was a piece of iron around the depth the machine was ringing up, but always checking the hole I got something deeper, in the 6-8" range. There was a complete buckle. Crazy not more than 25 feet away from a wheat I get a relic that was 150-200 years older. After going back toward the structures I pulled up a huge piece. Some sort of cap. Hope it's not like another Hudson wheel cap. There was a piece of pottery and in case anyone wants to see what a mason jar lid looks like, it's in a pic. The white ceramic piece came out broken along with it. And for the pics.
