Popular Post Mark Gillespie Posted July 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2018 Being informed and observant can pay off at times. I posted a while back some of my finds from a local school expansion project. The area in the picture is being built up for a parking lot, but it's where the dirt comes from that has allow many of these finds. The dirt being hauled in is actually coming from where the old school grounds are. My buddy found a 1898 V nickel at the same site. It appears to be several more days of hunting as there's a lot of dirt yet to be relocated. I'd really like to know where they hauled the best top soil to, but I'm grateful like it is. But looks like a week of rain here, so hunting will be very limited. As a final note, I went to grade school in the mid 60's and actually played in this same area. Makes me wonder if I might find something I actually lost. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thats a nice haul! love the watch...way to sniff them out...thats a lot of stuff. strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Impressive finds, Mark! Reality is that a promising site trumps detector and even detectorist. You appear to have all three. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Haer Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happa54 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 It's obvious you were having a blast at this site. Awesome detecting and finds !!! Thax for sharing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillespie Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Me and I hunting buddy watches this site very close. Each day they are moving and spreading out more dirt. At some point they'll spread gravel and it will all be gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hillis Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Stay on it while you can, Mark. Pretty neat that you might be finding stuff you lost as a kid. HH Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Wow! Awesome finds. What a loot! I wish we could do this in Alaska but here with such complexity of land ownership status, top filing of lands, contesting of lands between indigenous peoples versus state and/or federal government land ownership (hostilities not uncommon), and also not uncommon is a lot of mining claims also top filed, etc just makes it a hassle to find who the landowner/ mineral rights owner is to seek permission from. Our local municipalities "allow detectors" but don't allow you to actually look for/ dig into the soils, nor disturb any vegetation! It's a joke ... so is very neat to see what can be found in other places where these legalities are not prohibitive. Am envious of your rights and privileges, but happy for your success and enjoy the pics and backstory of your finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillespie Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Amazing what the road of life brings. Born in Texas (dad in Airforce), lived and travelled around. Went to the 1 grade at this site, move to Turkey for the 2nd grade, then moved back here for the 3rd grade (same school) twice, I guess I didn't learn anything in Turkey. And have stayed here my adult life. My dad was born and raised in this little town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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