TundraPlugger
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I was able to go back out this morning to the old farmstead near Ryder, ND where I found the 1907 Indianhead penny on Monday. I figured there had to be more to be had there.......I was not wrong!!!!
First I started checking between where the house was and where the barn was and I scored a 1911-S semi-key date Wheatie! I didn't notice it was an S mint at first and was happily surprised to see that tiny S on further inspection.
After that I stumbled around down by where a sort of ramp was formed that led to where the well was. I got a really good high tone and figured it was probably some big piece of copper or something.....wrong! I popped the plug to see a great big silver looking back at me...a 1903 Barber Half Dollar!! Right next to it was another high tone that was pretty much at the surface as I was getting a triple beep. I thought for sure it was another silver and sure enough it was a 1918-S Standing Liberty Quarter.
After that I figured I was done finding the good stuff until I got yet another high tone about 40' from the pit that the house sat over. It too was giving me the triple beep since it was so shallow. It ended up being a 1902-S Barber Quarter! Sadly I gave it a bit of a scratch since I was trying to take a video of it while trying to dig that tough sod.
At that point I thought, "That has got to be all there is.....no way there are any other goodies."
Wrong!
I wasn't sold on leaving quite yet with all the luck I was having even though the wind was blowing about 30 mph. I went back down by where the rock foundation for the barn was and just dug everything. Lots of shotgun shell ends and other bits and pieces. I came across what I think was a 12-30 signal on the CTX and my mind was blown when I dug out a super old, super fancy gold ring!! I'm not positive it is gold but I'm pretty sure. My guess is that it is a low karat gold since it has no corrosion or toning of any kind.
Three hours after I had started I was cold and exhausted from the constant wind and cold so I took my treasure and headed home happy as heck!
(One picture has my 14 karat gold wedding ring next to the one I dug today......10 karat maybe???)
First I started checking between where the house was and where the barn was and I scored a 1911-S semi-key date Wheatie! I didn't notice it was an S mint at first and was happily surprised to see that tiny S on further inspection.
After that I stumbled around down by where a sort of ramp was formed that led to where the well was. I got a really good high tone and figured it was probably some big piece of copper or something.....wrong! I popped the plug to see a great big silver looking back at me...a 1903 Barber Half Dollar!! Right next to it was another high tone that was pretty much at the surface as I was getting a triple beep. I thought for sure it was another silver and sure enough it was a 1918-S Standing Liberty Quarter.
After that I figured I was done finding the good stuff until I got yet another high tone about 40' from the pit that the house sat over. It too was giving me the triple beep since it was so shallow. It ended up being a 1902-S Barber Quarter! Sadly I gave it a bit of a scratch since I was trying to take a video of it while trying to dig that tough sod.
At that point I thought, "That has got to be all there is.....no way there are any other goodies."
Wrong!
I wasn't sold on leaving quite yet with all the luck I was having even though the wind was blowing about 30 mph. I went back down by where the rock foundation for the barn was and just dug everything. Lots of shotgun shell ends and other bits and pieces. I came across what I think was a 12-30 signal on the CTX and my mind was blown when I dug out a super old, super fancy gold ring!! I'm not positive it is gold but I'm pretty sure. My guess is that it is a low karat gold since it has no corrosion or toning of any kind.
Three hours after I had started I was cold and exhausted from the constant wind and cold so I took my treasure and headed home happy as heck!
(One picture has my 14 karat gold wedding ring next to the one I dug today......10 karat maybe???)
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