MangoAve
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With all this overtime at work or all this free time to detect due to the holidays, I decided... both. After having this past 4 day weekend where I got out scoring a silver I tried to set something up for later in the week. The beginning of the week I did the OT to give me a second 4 day weekend in a row.
Even tho he couldn't make it out today, the planning still got me to pursue two permissions earlier in the week (which were both a yes) and I still got out today regardless. He mentioned that most likely the ground would be frozen we should try to go to a place in the woods. I did notice the ground a bit stiff while asking at the second permission so I decided to hit the woods today. It was a good idea to go there. I had my new smart watch with me but I didn't end up using it. There is a short video and I do have a YouTube account but not sure If I am going to post it. While I was out detecting a guy thought I was hurt off a bike cuz I was behind a rock wall with the detector leaning up against it. After he saw the detector he just told me good luck. Another guy said something about the British walking up the road back in the 1700s and he used to find coins along the road. I knew this place had a lot of targets but the majority of them turned out to be big iron bypassing the discriminator. Somehow in one area I managed four axe heads, all different types. I plan to use electrolysis on two of them. I kept one piece of glass which made me think the place burned down at one point. My very first target looks like a screw driver end. One target was a solid 120 reading which is like a silver quarter to my machine. The date of the area being older than 1934 I was thinking SLQ. I was more than surprised when I pulled up a Matron head. When I dug it up, I thought 1821 but after cleaning it, it looks more like 1820. Maybe there is some cleaning left, but I'm a little worried on cleaning it further than the hot peroxide I used. The ring I am thinking was part of a harness. It is two piece but I think some material was still left in the sides. It also looks brass versus aluminum or iron. I can't imagine how there would be a tarp out in the woods with no other trace of the fabric. I took a pic of the immense tree there. Tomorrow I think I am gonna go back. Hoping for more of the good luck I been having lately.
Even tho he couldn't make it out today, the planning still got me to pursue two permissions earlier in the week (which were both a yes) and I still got out today regardless. He mentioned that most likely the ground would be frozen we should try to go to a place in the woods. I did notice the ground a bit stiff while asking at the second permission so I decided to hit the woods today. It was a good idea to go there. I had my new smart watch with me but I didn't end up using it. There is a short video and I do have a YouTube account but not sure If I am going to post it. While I was out detecting a guy thought I was hurt off a bike cuz I was behind a rock wall with the detector leaning up against it. After he saw the detector he just told me good luck. Another guy said something about the British walking up the road back in the 1700s and he used to find coins along the road. I knew this place had a lot of targets but the majority of them turned out to be big iron bypassing the discriminator. Somehow in one area I managed four axe heads, all different types. I plan to use electrolysis on two of them. I kept one piece of glass which made me think the place burned down at one point. My very first target looks like a screw driver end. One target was a solid 120 reading which is like a silver quarter to my machine. The date of the area being older than 1934 I was thinking SLQ. I was more than surprised when I pulled up a Matron head. When I dug it up, I thought 1821 but after cleaning it, it looks more like 1820. Maybe there is some cleaning left, but I'm a little worried on cleaning it further than the hot peroxide I used. The ring I am thinking was part of a harness. It is two piece but I think some material was still left in the sides. It also looks brass versus aluminum or iron. I can't imagine how there would be a tarp out in the woods with no other trace of the fabric. I took a pic of the immense tree there. Tomorrow I think I am gonna go back. Hoping for more of the good luck I been having lately.
