Scouting A New Field And Testing Stuff, Got Another Silver Coin.

[F350Platinum]

Got a snowstorm and cold snap coming today, it started yesterday afternoon but for most of the day it was in the 50s, perfect detecting weather.

It's a farm I've had in my back pocket for a while. I've detected a small portion of it but not the big part.

Yesterday I had multiple things to test, the RCDIGS mount, my new WSA II XL headphones, and I wanted to try the Silencer thing in a machine gun metal spot.

Got about halfway there and realized I forgot my headphones, so I got a late start. 🤪 Still managed to walk 6 miles in 5 hours, most of the day was fairly nice but the wind picked up and a cold front came through in the last hour or so, it dropped the temperature 10 degrees in about an hour. 😬

Because I knew I was going to cover a lot of area fast, I wasn't expecting to find much but came away pleased, got some pretty good stuff.

The RCDIGS mount was solid and worked well as expected, I put a review up in the XP Deus 2 forum.

The XL headphones kept my ears warm in the wind, I was a little concerned about situational awareness after I saw what I think was a black bear running away from me down in a ravine. 😬

I like the WSA II headphones much better, the XL's just don't have the dynamic response with full tones that the smaller ones do. 🤔 They're ok at best, but useful. If I wear a beanie or headband over the WSA II backphones, the sound is phenomenal with the same equalizer settings.

I ended up getting some pretty cool stuff:

What I think are 3 bit bosses or large hollow back buttons, one is very fancy with a little gilt still on it:

A D buckle, a General Service coat button, a couple collar studs or rivets, and this odd broken doodad with a tab on it:

A nice skeleton key and a tiny lead washer.

Near where I found the key I got a nice 83, and dug the find that made the day worth it more than I expected:

An 1854 silver half dime! It was taco'ed when I dug it, but it straightened itself out later 🙄

Odd that the coin could have got bent, being the second smallest US coin. At least it didn't get broken. 😎

I'm sure there is more there, but I wanted to get an idea of where to go the next time. 🙂

Here's the trash, the largest copper circle I've ever found, about 4 or 5 inches in diameter:

6 miles is a lot for a geezer like me, but was well worth it. 😎 

The spot with all the iron produced nothing and the soil was black, probably an empty building burned there.

[ColonelDan]

Very nice…..yet again!   👍🏻🫡  When your weather warms up, I suspect you’ll find a lot more on that piece of ground.

[F350Platinum]

45 minutes ago, ColonelDan said:

Very nice…..yet again!   👍🏻🫡  When your weather warms up, I suspect you’ll find a lot more on that piece of ground.

Thanks Colonel, it's going to be a week before we see the 50s again, may dust off my electric heated gear and get out there. We're only going to get about an inch of snow so it should go away fast.

[fogrider]

Congratulations on the half dime! I have a feeling that field's going to be good to you.

[F350Platinum]

5 minutes ago, fogrider said:

Congratulations on the half dime! I have a feeling that field's going to be good to you.

Thanks Fogrider,

I sure hope so, more walking than finding, but scouting identifies the hot spots to come back to. I'm hoping my detecting buddy will get a Trime now that I got the bigger coin out of the way 🤣

[strick]

8 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

 

 

Nice hunt 350 dont know why but that doodad reminds me of part of a ram rod holder on a flint lock or maybe part of a knife due to the engravings...

strick

[F350Platinum]

43 minutes ago, strick said:

Nice hunt 350 dont know why but that doodad reminds me of part of a ram rod holder on a flint lock or maybe part of a knife due to the engravings...

strick

Thanks!

I was thinking it might be a brass decoration for an old rifle, mainly because of the tab. 👍

[NCtoad]

Damn son!  You’re making me jealous 🤔

[F350Platinum]

48 minutes ago, NCtoad said:

Damn son!  You’re making me jealous 🤔

Sorry, NC. Weather good enough down there to get out? I'm covering some new ground, so it's pretty likely I'll find something. 🙂 

[Valens Legacy]

Just when we think you are done for the winter you just keep digging up the history.

Great finds and please take it easy out there.

Good luck on your next outing.