ToySoldier
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March was a wierd month for me and everybody else. A large part of my metal detecting time was spent on a new permission I've been working for over a year to get. Hundreds of acres and nearly a dozen old home sites in the woods and farm fields. An entire day was spent traveling to it and scouting sites with the property owner so I could mark them with GPS and find them again. I've been back twice with my detectors but it's not turning up much in the way of coins. (The owner agreed to let me bring a hunting buddy and he found an 1800s V nickel.) So far, mostly just relics I've agreed to give to the family that owns it because it was their ancestors who lived in those old home sites. None of those finds are pictured here, but I'll post more about that permission some other time.
The rest of my detecting time was spent in my backyard and on some old permissions learning a Minelab Explorer II I bought used at the beginning of the month. I just posted about my experience so far here:
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showpost.php?p=3209547&postcount=13
Below are are the shiny goodies from March plus a couple of my favorite relic items. After I took the photo I realized everything pictured was found with the Explorer II.
That quarter was still 1" in the bottom of the hole when the pinpointer was 1" below the surface. It was an awesome dig.
I've found a few pocket watches over the years, but they've always just been the case. This time I found the case and the guts, but no face or glass. Getting closer, I guess! It wasn't very deep and a good reminder to not assume every screaming shallow high tone signal is a crushed can.
The perfume still has the liquid inside. Depending on how old you are I'm guessing it smells like your mom or grandma did in 1950. Definitely different from the perfumes popular today.
The rest of my detecting time was spent in my backyard and on some old permissions learning a Minelab Explorer II I bought used at the beginning of the month. I just posted about my experience so far here:
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showpost.php?p=3209547&postcount=13
Below are are the shiny goodies from March plus a couple of my favorite relic items. After I took the photo I realized everything pictured was found with the Explorer II.
That quarter was still 1" in the bottom of the hole when the pinpointer was 1" below the surface. It was an awesome dig.
I've found a few pocket watches over the years, but they've always just been the case. This time I found the case and the guts, but no face or glass. Getting closer, I guess! It wasn't very deep and a good reminder to not assume every screaming shallow high tone signal is a crushed can.
The perfume still has the liquid inside. Depending on how old you are I'm guessing it smells like your mom or grandma did in 1950. Definitely different from the perfumes popular today.
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