MangoAve
11-23-2014, 07:59 PM
This morning I was up early; I saw the sun slowly brighten the yard. After a big breakfast and some housework I got dressed with many layers thinking I would need it. There was some yard work to do, but I didn't feel like doing it. Actually I didn't get out the door early but I had plenty of time. I drove out to a place I saw some renovation being done. Even the trees from the yard are now removed. A few weeks ago I had spotted the house and then looked up the age. It is an 1830 house. Today, however, there wasn't anyone doing work there today. I turned around and went to ask at a person I knew. Their house was only 1941 but it was once part of the 1800 neighbor house lot before the land was broken up. At first no one answered when I knocked but once I turned around I saw them covering their boat. I went back to talk to them, and helped them covering it for the winter. They didn't recognize me with long hair. I shot the breeze for quite a while, even went in for coffee. They rent their land for other farmers. They have blueberries in one field. The other field was winter grass that was harvested but for some reason turnips and the other long yellow root seeds were in there and took over once the grass was harvested. I asked if they sold them but apparently they don't. He forced me to go home with a box of veggies from the field. While they watch the game I went around the house. After a few min I got something in the driveway but It wasn't easy to dig through those packed rocks so I gave up. Just a few min after I found a quarter. She looked out the window to see what was going on and I showed her. After a while I let her look at the machine and see how light it is and what it does. I hit the front yard finding some clad. One area I was getting some weird readings with iron nearby but I gave up on it. I moved around to the corner of the yard near the older neighbor. The machine was telling me it was around 2 inches and I pinpointed. When I go down I was shocked I didn't have to dig it. It was a 41 wheat right on top of the ground. I went around the back and found some other strange things. One piece looks like it is a tire fitting. Other was a strange cap. He kept telling me to go around the sides of the barn. I joined the big Y club. Lol. It sounded just a little higher than a quarter but just under a silver quarter. I knew it wasn't a can so I dug it. Eventually I was thinking to go and check out some cellar holes he told me about while hiking. I have to research them. Since there wasn't much luck out back I went to the front again. I got another memorial but 1-2 feet from where I was getting the odd hits earlier, out pops a 44 merc. Puts reinforcement to the saying where there are wheats there is silver. I showed them, he told me that i did better than the guy who was there last time. Obvi I thanked them for the time, the veggies, and letting me hunt.
There was some daylight still left so I decided to head back toward home to get a short hunt in. I stopped at a place right on the town line. It is a farm but I was told they were renting and she took my info so I can ask who owns the property. She wanted to say yes but couldn't. From there I was going to ask at another place I realized was real old, a few weeks ago. On the way I saw someone outside on their porch. She was hesitant with her answer, but it was a firm no. Like an "ehhhh, ummm..nahhhh" then came the "If there was someone going to detect here it would be me. I gave her a bit of background on the hobby and she asked me about my machine and what bells it has. She told me her roommate said no anyway to someone who asked before but would let me know if things ever changed. I told her that I would help her learn the machine. The next place was a 1730 house. He wasn't happy i showed up when it was inconvenient for him. He was still a little bit of 'wth are you doing here' attitude. I told him where I live and what not. He asked what he gets out of letting me detect. At that point I was kind of obligated to say I would share finds. He came out and talked to me a bit. I said it was 1730 (according to assessor) but He told me the back of the house was actually 1689 and his was one of the oldest in the town. He told me to come back during the spring and he would have time to think about it. He was a little worried on his lawn and digging. But it is still a possibility for next year. And... for the pics. The wheat is as I found it. It has a little wave to it.
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There was some daylight still left so I decided to head back toward home to get a short hunt in. I stopped at a place right on the town line. It is a farm but I was told they were renting and she took my info so I can ask who owns the property. She wanted to say yes but couldn't. From there I was going to ask at another place I realized was real old, a few weeks ago. On the way I saw someone outside on their porch. She was hesitant with her answer, but it was a firm no. Like an "ehhhh, ummm..nahhhh" then came the "If there was someone going to detect here it would be me. I gave her a bit of background on the hobby and she asked me about my machine and what bells it has. She told me her roommate said no anyway to someone who asked before but would let me know if things ever changed. I told her that I would help her learn the machine. The next place was a 1730 house. He wasn't happy i showed up when it was inconvenient for him. He was still a little bit of 'wth are you doing here' attitude. I told him where I live and what not. He asked what he gets out of letting me detect. At that point I was kind of obligated to say I would share finds. He came out and talked to me a bit. I said it was 1730 (according to assessor) but He told me the back of the house was actually 1689 and his was one of the oldest in the town. He told me to come back during the spring and he would have time to think about it. He was a little worried on his lawn and digging. But it is still a possibility for next year. And... for the pics. The wheat is as I found it. It has a little wave to it.
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