Old ball field hunt.

[Fire Fighter 43]

I found this place after looking at some old ariel photos from 1937. The site is currently just an open field. The photo shows a diamond shaped object about the size of a ball diamond so I thought it would be worth checking out. Well my suspicions were correct. My first couple of swings yields a Merc at 5 inches. The silver I found were as follows a 37- D and 44 Merc, 2 Rosie's 48-S and 52-D. I also found $2.02 in clad all dated from the 60's a 35 buffalo Nickel and 5 wheats the oldest is 1919. I did find one interesting item it is a pin that has a runner on the front. On the back of the pin it has:
RT McKenzie copyright 1912 For playground and Recreation Assn. of Amercica
Does anyone know anything about this pin?

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Metal Detecting Wisconsin with the Minelab Etrac Season 2 E

 

[Cheap Thrills]

Great job on the research , finds ,video and pictures . erfect10: |:cheering: )The figure on the medal is of someone running the hurdles ( a track and field event ) . Nice beach hunt you had also . :groovy:

 

[CODY]

Great finds.

 

[MinelabIowa]

Incredible video and finds! Great job Cody!

 

[randy]

Honeyhole alert. erfect10: Grid it and pound it until its stops bleeding silver. Quite possible this site could be a monster. Good luck with it.

 

[BHNugget]

Nice finds FF!! Where would a person begin looking for aerial photographs that old of an area?

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

Nice finds FF!! Where would a person begin looking for aerial photographs that old of an area?

We have a great site here in Wisconsin for viewing these old images. Milco from this forum posted it. I know it won't do you much good unless your in WI but here is the link.
http://maps.sco.wisc.edu/WHAIFinder/#
I would do a Internet search for your state to see what is available or contact the state university system. You could even try your state or local historical society.
Good Luck

 

[jkress]

Great video FF43. :clapping: Another hunt full of silver. thumbsup01
Your research really gets you into some nice hunting grounds. Congrats.

p.s. I hope you had a spare 9 volt for the PP with you. That sound is very distinctive. lol

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

p.s. I hope you had a spare 9 volt for the PP with you. That sound is very distinctive. lol

I shut it off and turned it back on and it was fine. I think it is going bad it has been using batteries faster than usual and it keeps acting up on me.

 

[milco]

Another great hunt, good job eyeing up that field, looks like a productive spot! :clapping:

 

[aloldstuff]

What a great site, and all those keepers. Looks like it might be virgin. Congrat on finding it.