Metal Pig
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Be advised, these are nothing special!
But it was an interesting hunt and only the second site I've hit with my Gold Kruzer (excluding my own front yard). The first was so trashy I've decided I'm better off with the Tesoros there.
The county park near me has an astronomical observatory in one of the several large fields, which has been indefinitely closed because of COVID. The roofs are retractable to expose the big telescopes they have inside. Several times a year, the local sky-observer society holds "star parties" there late into the night. Dozens of cars are parked on the grass and folks go skulking around talking, schmoozing and stargazing. I've attended a few myself through the years. Anyway, no need to tell a fellow detectorist what to do there, right??
I've already hit this field with a Teknetics Eurotek a few years ago. With that I found some clad, pot metal, bullets, and an old "grade tag" from a bundle of of agricultural material (I was told). Farms are adjacent to two sides of this field.
So today I brought the Gold Kruzer up there. It was overcast and later rainy. First I found what appeared to be an old sprinkler head. You can all take your guesses on that one. I also found a flip-cover for an electrical socket, about 9 or 10 clad coins, the weird teardrop-shaped thing (earring or pendant??) a crumb of unknown metal, and some junk I didnt bother bringing further than the nearest garbage can.
The top 7 coins were all found in one 6" wide hole, 4 - 6" deep. The oldest is a 1959 Nickel followed by a 1965 Canadian cent. The rest are clad pennies, all from the 80's. I guess that's a good clue that they've probably been there about 30+ years. The dime (found in another hole) was 2007.
Havent found any quarters with the GK yet. Working on it! I'll be hunting this field for awhile it goes wayyyy back. It seems an obvious place to look for jewelry, knowing how those star parties are. People deck themselves out on blankets there and look at the sky at night! Need I say more?
But it was an interesting hunt and only the second site I've hit with my Gold Kruzer (excluding my own front yard). The first was so trashy I've decided I'm better off with the Tesoros there.
The county park near me has an astronomical observatory in one of the several large fields, which has been indefinitely closed because of COVID. The roofs are retractable to expose the big telescopes they have inside. Several times a year, the local sky-observer society holds "star parties" there late into the night. Dozens of cars are parked on the grass and folks go skulking around talking, schmoozing and stargazing. I've attended a few myself through the years. Anyway, no need to tell a fellow detectorist what to do there, right??
I've already hit this field with a Teknetics Eurotek a few years ago. With that I found some clad, pot metal, bullets, and an old "grade tag" from a bundle of of agricultural material (I was told). Farms are adjacent to two sides of this field.
So today I brought the Gold Kruzer up there. It was overcast and later rainy. First I found what appeared to be an old sprinkler head. You can all take your guesses on that one. I also found a flip-cover for an electrical socket, about 9 or 10 clad coins, the weird teardrop-shaped thing (earring or pendant??) a crumb of unknown metal, and some junk I didnt bother bringing further than the nearest garbage can.
The top 7 coins were all found in one 6" wide hole, 4 - 6" deep. The oldest is a 1959 Nickel followed by a 1965 Canadian cent. The rest are clad pennies, all from the 80's. I guess that's a good clue that they've probably been there about 30+ years. The dime (found in another hole) was 2007.
Havent found any quarters with the GK yet. Working on it! I'll be hunting this field for awhile it goes wayyyy back. It seems an obvious place to look for jewelry, knowing how those star parties are. People deck themselves out on blankets there and look at the sky at night! Need I say more?