CVISChris

We spent a few hours at the camp today.  The easy targets are gone so now it’s low and slow. I still managed a few good finds.  I think I have spotted a few more stacked rock foundations to check out but they are obscured by some thick brush.   I’ll keep plugging along.  I would appreciate any good info on the coin.  The gold gilt button looks much better in person.   

F350 you need to slow it down!  I can’t keep up.  I see coin books and a curio cabinet in your future.   Awesome hunt.  

29 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

It came up as a weak 16-17 on the Equinox at first. 17 out of the ground. Only silver I've ever found here is Spanish, I thought I found another Real. I'd like to find some quarters! Chase got the only large silver so far. 😀 Shame the place that would have yielded the most got hunted out. Going to hit the river when they plant the fields, and I have a few places I can look that I haven't been to yet, a couple of early houses. Using maps and grid searching is the way to go if you have time.

The camp I’m at pre dates maps here. Mapping didn’t start till the 1880’s as far as I can tell.  I really enjoy your finds.  Keep it going.  

The Trime is a bucket lister for sure.  You are killing it.   Great finds 

The silver is just awesome.  How about that reed for an instrument? I have found several all different sizes where I’m detecting now. 

Thank you Eric.   I haven’t looked in the book yet. This place is crazy.  

The brass plate is really cool.  I also like the homemade fishing weight.  You have the drive to find this stuff.  

We took two trips back to the gold rush camp area.  I have identified 6 structures at the site so far.  My neck is burned and my family is tired but everybody seems to enjoy themselves.   No coins on the last two trips but some cool stuff has been pulled out.  Powder flasks give a hell of a tone on the Equinox!   Speaking of the Nox, it can find small stuff as in tiny buttons and pieces of lead.  So here are the pics.  My wife dug the Bowie knife and it may be my favorite find.   The trident looking thing is a mystery and it was dug by my sons friend with a Whites XLT I gifted him.  Cool find. Dug a square buckle with a star if anybody has info on it I would appreciate it.  A blurry pic of a child’s ring with a diamond imprint.   

38 minutes ago, Elbert said:

Part 5 after this weekend with more gold ?

No gold yet El.   I have found some period stuff I will post for part 5.   

You can whine all you want.  It does suck when you get a good tone and it’s a square nail.    Neat finds.    

Hi Scar.  Good job on the dime.  It’s awesome rust and all.  

7 hours ago, ChuckScrivener said:

Great finds! Inspiring to say the least. It sounds like you detect similar areas to myself. I’m new to the coin and relic game but have been nugget hunting for years. I just started a short while ago using my equinox 800 in some of the old camps and towns I have found over the years while patch hunting for gold.
 

You mentioned in an earlier post you are searching around an old chimney stack. I have a site I just started detecting with 3 chimney stacks spread apart over about 1000 feet. So far I have a few buckles and buttons, straight razors, many musket balls and one seated dime from 1872. The dime was right next to the chimney stack and everything else has been spread out but mostly right where I figure the cabin or tents sat. Being new to this kind of detecting do you experienced coin hunters suggest sticking near the chimneys or do the coins tend to be any place particular?

Thank you again for sharing your finds. 

Hi Chuck!  I have been a nugget hunter for years and have done well and mostly had a lot of fun.  I also now use the Equinox 800.   I just go in circles around the chimney and work my way out.   Then I just spaz out and start going all over the place but, I find stuff.  Seriously just hit it.   You will find the goods. The coins I have found have been spread out.  I found two recently where there was no iron.  They were pretty far away from the chimney.   

3 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

When I was a kid my mother used to take us out bottle digging, not sure she ever got permission to dig where we did but we found a really old site. 🤔  She was quite an adventurer. Dug hundreds of them, sold them at yard sales. Good times. There is an old dump behind my house and I'm working on permission for that.

Gotta say I look forward to your exploits, you've been finding great stuff! 

Thank you.  It’s some of the best stuff I have ever found.   I started digging bottles as a kid with my friend. There was an old dump behind my parents house.   We dug hundreds of bottles then one day we met the land owner who kicked us out and showed up wanting everything we dug.  He ended up giving us a small amount of cash but oh well. Lessons learned as a kid.  That’s how I got into treasure hunting.  You are doing well at your sites.  Keep posting the finds.   

Actually think the bottle is my favorite.  I live in California fig country.   Nice finds overall.   

Really good finds. 

38 minutes ago, Tiftaaft said:

Tom, you say that like you and the rest of the CA hunters aren't already sick...haha.  Not to mention the rest of us non-CA guys.   

I think we may need to start talking guys off the ledge if Chris comes back with Part 5... (by the way... based on the progression... no doubt you will Chris!!).  I will ask Steve H. to add a "support hotline" forum on DP!  😆

Oh part 5, 6 and 7 coming up.. 😎 

Btw I have a cat, his name is Harry as in Dirty Harry the attack cat.  Tom would be no match for Harry.  Tiftaaft hold on to your shorts I fully intend on bringing you part 5.  Here is a pic of a non metal but most likely Chinese artifact from a different location. Just for fun 

Thanks Tom!  I will hold off for now.  Maybe I’ll find more soon?!?  One can hope.  

Oops duplicate post.  So should I have them graded and packaged?  What is the best way to do this?  I have never found anything worth this much.  

You bet I am digging every repeatable tone on this site.  The ground seems hot, very chattery.  Still everything I’m finding are firsts for me.  The two gold coins are just crazy.   The large cent was a nice surprise.  Thanks for all the great replies. 

You bet I am digging every repeatable tone on this site.  The ground seems hot, very chattery.  Still everything I’m finding are firsts for me.  The two gold coins are just crazy.   The large cent was a nice surprise.  Thanks for all the great replies. 

The targets were scarce but crazy good today.  Two more firsts for me and a cast wreath which is number two for this site.  I have been detecting for many years and have never found a site like this. Gold coin number 2!!   Holy smokes.  

27 minutes ago, Tom_in_CA said:

Yup.  The off-center shield is the tell-tale bust dime.  Congratz !   Not easy to find Bust coins in CA

 

Your buckle is rare and valuable.   Here you go, thanx to Max Bell's great book:  Here's the description of your buckle @ the 6th picture down :

 

Hi Tom,  I emailed Max and have a copy of his book on the way.  

1 hour ago, Tiftaaft said:

Curious, what did that Bust TID, and how deep?

Well I’m not sure.  My wife found it with her detector.   She thought it was a slug and was going to toss it.  We got that thought cleared from her head.  She is on board now.  

GB, 18.67 mm and 2.2 grams on my scale.  Thanks for the info.  No mint mark on any of the coins I have found at this site. 

The hook pin thing is interesting.  What is on the other side?