mdakin
01-08-2012, 11:39 AM
So, in late December, thanks to some very generous members of my detecting club, I was allowed to detect on a fairly old farm field. I believe it was roughly 40 acres. Outside of the normal reasons why we all metal detect, I was specifically hoping to find a thimble. It seems like in every post I see from farm fields there's at least one crusty old copper thimble. My reasons for wanting a thimble, it's an item required for a club sponsered scavenger hunt. Each year my club hosts a four level scavenger hunt. Each level you need to find 12 of 13 items. If you do you get a prize in the form of a silver coin. Each level is progressively harder. This year I had completed the first three levels, for the fourth, yep you guessed it, I still needed a thimble among the few items left I needed to find.
So, that being said, I believe the temperature outside in each of the three visits I made to this farm field was 27, 34, and 23. It was certainly some of the more extreme detecting I have participated in.
The first visit yielded some nice buttons, the second was my very first 3 cent piece, and the third visit I lucked out and found a thimble!! Ten feet away I also picked up my first fattie IH, the first year no less! This was on December 29th, I only had until the 31st to complete any levels!
So the success of this hunt had me needing only 1 more item to complete Level 4 in the scavenger hunt. It left me needing one of the following, a cross/crucifix, a piece of platinum jewelry, or a piece of gold jewelry with stones of 2 or more colors. Not the easiest things to find with only two days left in the year. Should I find them I'd receive a silver half for Level 4, and a silver dollar for completing all 4 levels!
For now I'll leave you with pics of the cool things I found in this field and let you know I did go out on Dec 31st, but you'll have to wait for another post to see how I did and if I made level 4!
Enjoy.
So, that being said, I believe the temperature outside in each of the three visits I made to this farm field was 27, 34, and 23. It was certainly some of the more extreme detecting I have participated in.
The first visit yielded some nice buttons, the second was my very first 3 cent piece, and the third visit I lucked out and found a thimble!! Ten feet away I also picked up my first fattie IH, the first year no less! This was on December 29th, I only had until the 31st to complete any levels!
So the success of this hunt had me needing only 1 more item to complete Level 4 in the scavenger hunt. It left me needing one of the following, a cross/crucifix, a piece of platinum jewelry, or a piece of gold jewelry with stones of 2 or more colors. Not the easiest things to find with only two days left in the year. Should I find them I'd receive a silver half for Level 4, and a silver dollar for completing all 4 levels!
For now I'll leave you with pics of the cool things I found in this field and let you know I did go out on Dec 31st, but you'll have to wait for another post to see how I did and if I made level 4!
Enjoy.