I Get Too Excited
- Thread starter Greenriver Greg
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Ron 71
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Yup that's what makes this hobby so exciting, Next time it might be a honker of a gold ring, you just never know.
Yeah, but a Peace sign is better than a pull tab anyday....
DIGGER27
In Memory Of
Just what we go through.
It goes the other way too, sometimes.
I dug this thing on the site of some older knocked down homes.
Totally encrusted with dirt and dried clay, it looked like just some piece of useless junk and was about to throw it in my trash bag...then I rubbed it hard for awhile.
Letters started to emerge.
It took awhile but eventually this really cool thing emerged with not only history back to 1903 but a surprisingly rich history of the manufacturer.
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=244805
Of course sometimes you see something like a silver edge in the dirt and it turns out to be exactly what you hoped and dreamed it would be.
We live for that, we live for all of it because that is the hobby and it ain't for sissies.
It goes the other way too, sometimes.
I dug this thing on the site of some older knocked down homes.
Totally encrusted with dirt and dried clay, it looked like just some piece of useless junk and was about to throw it in my trash bag...then I rubbed it hard for awhile.
Letters started to emerge.
It took awhile but eventually this really cool thing emerged with not only history back to 1903 but a surprisingly rich history of the manufacturer.
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=244805
Of course sometimes you see something like a silver edge in the dirt and it turns out to be exactly what you hoped and dreamed it would be.
We live for that, we live for all of it because that is the hobby and it ain't for sissies.
waltr
Elite Member
Yeah, but a Peace sign is better than a pull tab anyday....
lol
Greenriver Greg
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Ain't that the truth!Yeah, but a Peace sign is better than a pull tab anyday....
Greenriver Greg
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Now that is a cool piece of historic hardware!!
GroundSweeper
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More times than I can count!
Martin_V3i
Elite Member
A memorable time for me was seeing a gold round rim, and with reeds. Turned out being a smashed screw cap. It sure looked good!
Greenriver Greg
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I got a little disheartened with the "gold" Avon ring, but I got to thinking about it and realized, I'm outside, playing in the dirt, getting the occasional adrenaline rush and having a great time... it's all good. HH
jackdaniels
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LOL!
Made your heart skip a bit, I bet!
Been there myself!
Made your heart skip a bit, I bet!
Been there myself!
Greenriver Greg
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Yeah, I got to grinning. I carefully set up the photo making sure the lighting was right to capture the historic reveal. Talk about feeling like a goof when I tried to push the dirt plug from the center and it didn't budge.
The real stuff can't hide from me forever, I'll get it tomorrow.
georgeinsc
Elite Member
I hope I never get to the point that my heart rate does not go up just a little when I see what appears to be a ring in the scoop or coming out of the dirt Its part of the fun of detecting.
jack&jill
Elite Member
It's the mysteries that keep the excitement at high levels. You really don't want to lose that. Trapper
