Gold Seeker

That dime is a key date/low mintage and is worth at least couple of hundred bucks even being a dug coin, if it wasn't a dug coin it would be worth around a $1000 or so, I would put it on eBay as is if you are interested is selling it, good find IMHO!

The "crust" on your piece is too thick in IMHO to be "fusion crust" which is usually on about as thick as a fingernail, I think it's slag.

But grind a window anyway to be sure.

Some nice find for sure, I really like the model 1911 spur, it's in remarkable condition, never would know it was ever buried!!

On 4/24/2022 at 5:07 PM, ☠ Cipher said:

I have a pretty sizable lawn to detect on, on slow days. It sits right on top of what was the Upper Fort during the revolutionary war.  I’ve pretty much cherry picked all the high tones out of this lawn, so I’m now at mid tones. I got one today at a TID of 57, and singing. At 8” I found this little badge with my Simplex 

Im not entirely sure what it is, but this lawn is good for producing military relics, like a WW1 military dog tag, WW2 Airmen visor pin and numerous musket balls. 

Here's a list of the name Tooley who served in the CW from New York, the first name is Ashael J. Tooley and very well could be the presenter shown on the shield, notice he also was in the 2nd Regiment of Mounted Rifles.

There's no listing of a E. D. Tooley, maybe he was the brother of Ashael,  I found another link that says that Ashael was wounded at some point and served approximately 6 months after enlisting and died of his wounds, maybe he made and sent/gave the shield to E. D. sometime during that 6 months or lost it before he could present it.

"TOOLEY , ASHAEL J. — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, December 31, 1863, at Amherst; mustered in as private, Co. H , December 31, 1863, to serve three years; wounded, date not stated; died of such wounds, June 30,1864, at Washington, D. C,; veteran."

Link of him being wounded.

http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/cavalry/2ndMtdRiflesCW_Roster.pdf

The other 3 Tooleys listed as being in the 2nd Regiment of Mounted Rifles could most likely be related, IMHO

https://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/names/13775indexT.xml;query=tooley;hit.rank=2

1 hour ago, Gold Catcher said:

The problem with this and the hoodie option is the heat. When you live in warmer climates (AZ, NV, CA) this will not work most of the times.

GC

Those are designed for desert use and is why I posted them, sure they're going to add a little warmth but not nearly as hot as wearing nothing in the desert sun.

15 hours ago, phrunt said:

that's quite a good idea and brings to mind the windproof ear flap hats you can buy, there are many types of them, probably not too good for a hot climate though.

https://www.amazon.com/Connectyle-Fleece-Winter-Windproof-Earflap/dp/B07Y1Q3ZP5

15 hours ago, jasong said:

Hmm both good ideas. I actually have a baseball cap style ushanka hat, just tried it when I saw this, an it won't really fit over the headphones, but that one you linked looks like it would.

A hoodie definitely would work, I'll try that next time. It's pretty dang cold out with the wind right now so not a problem until July or so.

How about a desert hat with a back flap, something like this, many different styles out there to choose from.

1 hour ago, GhostMiner said:

A NOTE TO READERS : THIS IS BASED ON A GOVERNMENT REPORT AS FAR AS ESTIMATED GOLD FOUND BY A MINER ON OUR CLAIMS IN 1936 BUT HIS NAME WAS CHANGED & THE STORY IS FICTIONAL. I FIGURD EVERYONE KNEW THAT BUT JUST PUTTING IT OUT HERE. THANKS TO ALL THE READERS. I HAVEN"T SOLD ANY BOOKS & HAVE DECIDED THE ENDLESS DRAMA ISN"T WORTH IT. CHEERS.

So what does this mean, is this the end of the story?

2 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

Glad I haven't seen any Yucca. 😁 The article link pretty much says they put the signs there because people still walk over the dunes 😵 Worse, people were right up to them today hiding behind the sand fences. Gonna hunt those spots tomorrow! 😈 

I'm not particularly afraid of snakes either, I come across a lot of them back home, and let the copperheads go their way. Once I did have to get rid of a 5 foot black snake that was climbing all over the stairs to our RV, then later found mice had gotten in there. 🤬

Do you ever get down to Tybee? I imagine the finds are better in Hilton Head. 👍 There are no high end accommodations here despite houses selling for millions. It's cheesy like the Outer Banks, that's why we like it.

On a rare occasion I might go to Tybee, but there are numerous beaches over here so no need to go anywhere else when I ever get the time to go to the beach, I work to much and as old as I'm getting I don't have  the energy to go on my only day off, A.K.A. Sunday, if I ever retire the beach will see me more often, the last time I went the beach was to try and find a tourist's couple (wife) wedding ring, which she lost 2 days earlier, they found a cheap metal detector somewhere and tried to find it themselves the next day but no luck, I happened to just see the detector in their rental car when I stopped to get gas and started talking to them about detecting and offered to try and find her ring....but unfortunately after 2 days there was no finding it after searching for several hours and not to mention after several tide cycles that had passed since she lost it, but mostly because where they were there are numerous retired detectorists on the beach daily and I'm sure it was long gone and made a retired fellow very happy when it was found. 

They said it was a 3 carat diamond ring!!

There's truth in venomous snakes in sand dunes down here, I live across the Savannah River in South Carolina, I do work on custom homes here in the Hilton Head area, a couple of years ago I was doing custom cabinets in a new beach house, there was a crew of about 6 guys at the rear of the lot at the start of the sand dunes, they were digging up yucca plants that were in the way of the home's new boardwalk down to the beach being built, I heard a lot of yelling and high pitched voices coming from that way so I went out on the second story deck to see what was happening, I saw 4 of them running in all directions   away from the yucca plants and another guy keeping his distance but looking intently at the last guy who was thrashing the ground with a shovel, a few minutes later he used the now broken shovel handle to pick up a battered and clearly dead 5 foot Diamond Back Rattlesnake! 

Me personally would rather catch the snake and release it later well away from people, in my neighborhood I'm known as the "snakeman", any time my neighbors see a snake in their yard they call me to get rid of it, I haven't killed s snake since I was maybe 6 or 7 years old, and it was the last and only one I killed.

I also would much rather confront the snake than to have to dig up a yucca plant, if a yucca plant is 3' to 4' tall it has a 6' to 8' tap root, been there done that and never want to do it again!!

The plants they were digging up were about 5' tall and there were numerous plants clustered together in a 8' circle of plants, snakes love yucca plants.

2 minutes ago, GhostMiner said:

Where is Middle Santiam?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Santiam_River

My guess is brass ball, whoever lost it only had one left!

1 hour ago, GhostMiner said:

For a split second I thought I saw a mountain lion in that picture sneaking up behind me LOL.

Look again!!!  

Even if your spear point is modern it could still be gold in it, have it tested with a spectrometer as you said you were going to, just an FYI spectrometers cost a lot more than a few hundred dollars.

7 minutes ago, phrunt said:

Yabbie pumps tend to have a giant opening to suck up sand/the yabbie.    I tried mine first and it sucked for the job, people make attachments to stick on the end of them to make them more like a crevice pump though

 

Exactly all you need is to make an simple attachment, but the yabby pump is basically the same as a Gold Sucker tube.

I have several gold suckers, some I have made and others I bought and all of them have different size tips/attachments depending on what type/size of material I'm sucking up.

You blokes down under have "yabby pumps" which will work to suck up gold!!

31 minutes ago, Carolina said:

Excuse my ignorance, but how was it worn ? A chain around the neck ?

Thanks, 

Carolina

I would think way back then it would of been either a string or strip of leather cord, but I guess there could of been a chain used by some but I would think small chains back then were made by hand and were expensive and mostly made for jewelry out of gold or silver, it also possible they just kept it in a pocket or sewn to their clothing, either way I'm sure losing it would cause them to have an issue moving freely around some areas.

57 minutes ago, hawkeye said:

Love The Traveling Wilburys

Yes they were a powerhouse supergroup!!

Roy Orbison sings in the End of The Line video but he had passed away in December 1988 shortly before the video was made, in his honor his guitar is seen in a rocking chair as well as a photograph of him when his part of the vocals are playing, RIP Roy!!

The video was filmed in an actual moving steam locomotive carriage train car.

11 minutes ago, SHB111 said:

Now there’s gold on my cell phone screen and all over the blunt end of that pick. Feel pretty confident since it smeared it’s indeed gold.

If it were gold it would remain whole just flatten out, the fact that it crushed into pieces/dust/yellow color on the piece of paper I'm sorry to say tells me that the piece wasn't gold, gold is a metal and doesn't crush into pieces or dust at all, I guessing it could be pyrite.

That being said it doesn't mean that some of the other pieces in the stone isn't gold, gold and pyrite are many times found together.

I still think it's time to do other testing, as said spectrograph analysis would be my next step, you may be able to get it done for free at a good jeweler that has a spectrometer.

When I saw your first photo of the tag in your first post today I was thinking it could be a slave tag but figure it wasn't since it was dug in Georgia instead of in and around Charleston S.C., it's a great find and quite valuable many of these tags value in the several thousands of dollars range, I have seen several sell for $3000 to $4000!!

I wonder how it got to be in your area, I'm sure if it could talk it would be a great story!!

2 minutes ago, SHB111 said:

Passes the needle test. Photo doesn’t show that but I pressed the flake in second photo proximal to the tip of point. It sunk in there and I felt some resistance, almost tackiness, like it was gummy, pulling the pick out. On the other hand when I press again anywhere else I don’t see gold I get zero penetration.

Also, I rubbed the gold in a couple spots with the pick where it just looked “yellow” to reveal a fine brand new gold shine beneath. And accidentally flaked a piece off as seen in the 3rd photo.

The little piece that fell out with the pick, take a hammer to it and see if it flattens out and expands or if it crushes into dust, if it flattens out it's malleable and very well could be gold, I think it's time to do a spectrograph analysis of the piece. 

If what I'm seeing is gold some of the specks seems big enough to test using a needle, gold is malleable meaning it can be hammered, pressed, easily indented and or scratched without cracking, such as one can do with a piece of lead, take a needle and try to poke a piece/speck of the "gold" if it indents and doesn't chip/crack etc. it's very possible that it's gold.

If it passes the needle test I would next take it to a jeweler or some pawn shops and have them test it with a spectrometer.

I don't think back in day I would have bought a tin of the "3 Merry Widows" because of the "Selected Tested" part on the tin, who would want a condom much less 3 of them that has been tested!!!  

44 minutes ago, Airtemisa said:

It says the video is private and cant watch it 😞

@Skullgolddiver I got the same message "video is private"

What new detector are you getting?

Are you going to use it on the beach at Tybee/Savannah?

That double sided key reminds me of a key for a few of the old Watchman Time Recorder/Clock, back in the old days many "Watchmen/Security Guards" had to walk a beat every hour or so around the factory or business, to make sure they did walk the beat instead of just sleeping the night away in the guard shack/office they had a "recorder/clock" most were round and they had check points around the factory that had a key inside a locked box they would insert into the recorder then turn it and the time recorder would either punch or stamp that check point and the time on a round paper disk, as a young kid I went to a factory with my next door neighbor and my Dad's friend who was a night watchman there, I walk the beat with him and the keys at the check point looked similar but a bit different to those double sided keys.

I'm not saying that what those keys were for, but they could be, when I saw them it brought back the memory of going to work with him that night as a very young kid, I felt I was also a night watchman since he let me turn all the keys to stamp the time recorder!! LOL

Here's a photo of a watchman time recorder/clock that is similar to the one he used with double sides keys that would be in the check point box, the triangle shaped key was for winding the recorder/clock.