Went detecting without leaving the house
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Metal Pig
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It was too dark outside so I decided to do some hunting in the basement. I have a full basement except for 1 section about 15' x 8' dirt. For fun I hunted it and found this 5 1/4" long nail. I'm doing some research on it but thought somebody might be able to help.
Jesus! That looks exactly like the nail the voodoo priestess stuck in a guy's heel in the movie "Spell" that I rented from Redbox just last night! What a coincidence.
Huckleberry
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Now that's dedication!
metalhound
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I was hoping to find a metal box filled with old coins. I forgot to mention that the house across the street was built in 1663 and our house in 1911.Now that's dedication!
Huckleberry
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Ya never know. There's an old root cellar under our house (1900) that no longer has an access from inside the house. It's a pain in the butt to get to, gotta crawl through crawlspace at addition, then through an old window over a sewer pipe and into a 5 foot drop on the other side. It has a dirt floor, and the old stairs that used to go up into the kitchen are still there. One of these days, I gotta get a detector down there and give it a go!
Huckleberry
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One of my most useful machines is an old Minelab Sovereign box with a Sunray probe in place of a proper coil. With a chest mount, I have a discriminating pin pointer and headphones that's quite convenient for poking around attics and crawl spaces. I even have a few local car washes who've agreed to let me empty their car vacuum receptacles every week. I bring the mess home and spread it out in a large shallow plastic tub, then run the pinpointer thru it. It's amazing the jewelry and cash that folks drop on their floors and then suck into a vacuum. It's not uncommon to get a $20 bill in there, either.
There's a house in Jersey that was built in 1663??? Really???
Yeah that area of jersey and long island and such had all sorts going on in the late 1600s
Metal detecto
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Oh my. I thought you found a murder weapon. Who in the world makes 5-inch nails? Uh oh, the grim reaper is behind me...
NOXmd
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Here ya go... https://www.detecting.us/tips-faqs/nails-dating-sites/
metalhound
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Unfortunately it's been labeled an historical building and they won't let me near the property with my detector.
Yes it's called the Spy House. Google it!There's a house in Jersey that was built in 1663??? Really???
Edit: I added a picture of the Spy House in the left of the photo.
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