The Official Status Update Thread - Part 7

[RelicHound]

Like the rear bumper off of a '76 Pacer

Thats hawt

 

[Expat]

They gave me a good little digging tool. Very heavy duty. The gloves... I got the "i told you so" from the wife when I starting crying about the blister on my palm.

 

[RelicHound]

They gave me a good little digging tool. Very heavy duty. The gloves... I got the "i told you so" from the wife when I starting crying about the blister on my palm.

another nifty little item that help ALOT in recovery is a pin pointer...saves tons of digging and sifting through dirt.

 

[Expat]

another nifty little item that help ALOT in recovery is a pin pointer...saves tons of digging and sifting through dirt.

Pretty salty. I may have to wait on that one. Need to show the wife this isn't one of my fads that don't last long.

 

[RelicHound]

I don't think Ive ever posted pics of some of my machines...
Whites MXT

Minelab Sovereign GT

Troy Shadow custom x3

Tesoro vaquero

Tesoro Tejon and Whites XLT

 

[RelicHound]

Pretty salty. I may have to wait on that one. Need to show the wife this isn't one of my fads that don't last long.

yeah I hear ya....save all the change ya find and pretty soon you can buy all sorts of new stuff. everything I own for detecting has been bought with finds.

 

[Expat]

Thanks for the equipment pics, very cool. There is someone at our County Fair that sets up every year with those White's detectors.

 

[RelicHound]

Would you beleive I got $225 for this nickle?

 

[Expat]

1885? it looks like copper?

 

[RelicHound]

1885? it looks like copper?

yep...its a key date V nickle...not very many of them made. if it was in perfect condition it would of been worth a grand or two...but it was it poor condition.

 

[Expat]

WHat kind of an area did you find something like that?

 

[RelicHound]

WHat kind of an area did you find something like that?

Here is a pic of me and the place I found it...I think it was taken rite before I dug that.
its just a corn field now but in the 1800s it was the site of a general store...a school was across the road and next to it was a church.

 

[Dentoro]

Sinus infection’s plague my life!

 

[Expat]

Here is a pic of me and the place I found it...I think it was taken rite before I dug that.
its just a corn field now but in the 1800s it was the site of a general store...a school was across the road and next to it was a church.

How far down was it? How did you pin down where the buildings used to be. I doubt anyone living would have know they used to be there.

 

[RelicHound]

How far down was it? How did you pin down where the buildings used to be. I doubt anyone living would have know they used to be there.

I dont recall how deep it was..not very deep Im sure. I find general locations on old maps then I do what I call a scout hunt...I run all metal and dig every signal. usually Ill start finding nails and digging up brick or foundation stone..once I get a pretty good idea of where the building set I can "reconstruct" the whole area....its all off of assumption but its worked fine for me. for this particular sight..I started finding square headed nails...lots of them! and as I was digging I could tell by the soil I was digging up that that place had to of burnt down...I was also digging up deformed glass.

 

[RelicHound]

Here is a scan of one of my maps...all the black dots are homes/buildings..this map is from 1902...all the roads are still the same.

 

[magic man]

Hey people.

 

[magic man]

 

[HotPocket]

 

[HotPocket]