Popular Post F350Platinum Posted March 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2023 Beautiful day here in sunny VA, I was excited to get out early this morning to go to a place I haven't been to. Today I used the Deus 2 and 13", but now I have lowers for all the coils so I brought the 9" with me. Little ol' 40 acre farm across from one I have hunted and didn't get much. Followed all the hunting tricks I could, this field must have been cleared and managed by mechanized farm equipment, there was absolutely no sign of anything colonial or even Victorian. Stayed there 3 hours and walked 3 miles, got nothing but some junk and a 22-250 bullet shell. I thanked the farmer for his generosity and left. ? Next up the really big farm, I have to park about a half mile or more from where the farmhouse stood near an old barn and silos. These two fields are side by side, part of the same plantation, and I have permission to both. The big one isn't too far from here but the house and barns are. Well I never got there - again. ? The minute I set foot in this field I got a great target, and I stayed in that area for the rest of the day. Got a lot of trash today from both places, even some iron, as the ground is drying out despite the rain, and iron tends to false more or so it seems. ? Guess I made ya wait long enough for the haul, only got 3 things today, after walking 2.3 more miles over 3 hours. My first target was the Pistareen, a 1/4 cut silver 1720s-1740s 2 Reale: Here's the reverse: You can see the "II". It was an 85, thought it was a penny. This is what the whole coin looks like: Walked along the line between the fields, got a 95 which shocked me, and dig this 1852-ish ? large cent. Here the reverse, certainly enough details on this one but it's not round: Here's this one: I wish it was that nice ? Got a fat flat button last. Keeping the silver streak alive, and this is the first 2 Reale bit I've found. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim tn Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Anytime you get a "piece" of silver, its a good day in my book. And a large cent is a great added bonus. Good hunting! HH Jim Tn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 26 minutes ago, jim tn said: Anytime you get a "piece" of silver, its a good day in my book. And a large cent is a great added bonus. Good hunting! HH Jim Tn Thanks Jim, not many finds up here, thought I'd go out and get some. ? 5 miles of walking for 3 things is a bit rough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Not much ??️?️?️?️ My last hunt got me a pull tab , a screw and a blob of weld slag.......THAT's not much ? You did just fine , might be getting "super spectacular site spoiled" there 350.... ? Terrible situation ! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, rvpopeye said: Not much ??️?️?️?️ My last hunt got me a pull tab , a screw and a blob of weld slag.......THAT's not much ? You did just fine , might be getting "super spectacular site spoiled" there 350.... ? Terrible situation ! Yeah, it sucks to be me ? thanks RVP. ? Seriously though, it's hard to keep the adrenaline up enough to walk all that and get nothing, I wasn't feeling all that great today. Thankfully I got a great hit as soon as I got out in the second field, so it was all worth it. I would have been happy with the button! Just probably wouldn't have posted it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Yeah guess you can suffer through it....probably find a 12 pound hoard of 400 year old coins tomorrow anyway. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 That's a handsome Pistareen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Doc Bach said: That's a handsome Pistareen. Thanks, it's been quite a while since I found a cut 1 Reale, this 2 is my first I think. I have a few bits in my collection now. ? I'd really like to find a whole one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hemmingway Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I think you are doing well F350. Yes, we experience both productive and not-so-productive field excursions, but nonetheless, I feel that your persistence, enterprise, and effort in the field will pay dividends over the long haul. All the very best next time out. ? Jim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Another nice hunt for you even though you think otherwise. Wish I could get out there and find some of those nice items, but all I can do is work on projects around here and then it's to late to get out there. Next month I head back to the Gulf area for more work, so I don't know when I will ever get back to detecting. Good luck on your next outing and look for the old outhouses and follow the path to the house and barn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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