Posts: 8825
North Carolina
Detector used: Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Silver Umax w/9x8 DD coil, Vibra Probe 570
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Posted Nov 25, 2009, 04:17:29 PM |
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I just received permission to detect this property that dates back to the early 1800's. The original old house burned to the ground in 1973, but a lot of the original outbuildings still exist. Check out the tin roofing on a few of the shacks. All NC license plates!!!   There was a lot of trash in this yard, but here are my finds from today's 2 hour hunt. I had to laugh when I dug this "vintage" crack/dope pipe up at this old property.  My oldest coin was a 1948 wheat (whoopie  ) , but I did get a pocket spill worth $1.35.  I think the spoon handle is silver, but this piece has no markings. Nothing exciting yet, but I'm hoping next trip turns up something better.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!-MM- |
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Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1850 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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Posts: 516
Detector used: White's XL Pro 6000
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:11:40 PM |
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Dug, That site looks prime for some Seated silver and your first LC!!  Hit it until it's dry, my bud! How old is that map? Sir Kyle |
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Posts: 8825
North Carolina
Detector used: Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Silver Umax w/9x8 DD coil, Vibra Probe 570
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:22:07 PM |
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Dug, That site looks prime for some Seated silver and your first LC!! Hit it until it's dry, my bud! How old is that map? Sir Kyle Kyle, I hope so. I started detecting the newly plowed field, but it was too muddy. I hope I can knock that LC off my list soon. The only date I see on the map is 1870, but I know the original house was a lot older than that. Happy Turkey Day buddy, Dug |
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Posts: 763
Eugene ,OR
Detector used: Etrac/ X-8-X-1/ /Excalibur 10" Tornado/Explorer SE
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:25:40 PM |
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Mines on the Traeger right now! um um good nice finds congrats HH
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Finding a Ring is a Treasure Returning a Ring is a Great Treasure HH
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Kittens are taking over the world. Posts: 3027
Ct
Detector used: Whites Spectrum XLT
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:27:29 PM |
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Your whatsit looks as if it may be the blade portion of a spinnerbait lure.
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Keep on diggin...
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Posts: 715
Northern Middle Tennessee
Detector used: Fisher 1266-X and Fisher F75
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:29:37 PM |
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I'd say that your chances of digging an old rusty license plate is quite good there MM!!! Looks very inviting. You may be surprised by what you detect there. HH
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Best CW Finds:
Tennessee and Indiana State Veterans Pins
CS Militia Buckle
1851 Sword Belt plate, 2 Eagle Breastplates, Saddle Shield
Oldest Coins: 1797 Reales, 1832 8 Reales
CW Period Silver Coins: 1854 Dime, 1853 Half Dime
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Posts: 47
oswego
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:43:29 PM |
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nice finds and thats redneck roofing for ya lol
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LETS GO HUNTING Posts: 1430
Denver , Colorado
Detector used: White's DFX , Ace 150 , Prizm 2
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:49:01 PM |
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Sweet finds there , and nice photos . |
THIS HOBBY ROCKS
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Posts: 3923
Black Mountain/Grey Eagle
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:49:01 PM |
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Young people who participate in 4-H Clubs do better in school, are more motivated to help others, and are developing skills in leadership, public speaking, self-esteem, communication and planning, and are making lasting friendships.
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Posts: 1619
California
Detector used: G.M.T.,M.X.T.& X.LT.
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 08:36:16 PM |
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Your whatsit looks as if it may be the blade portion of a spinnerbait lure.
I thought he same thing,just never seen one with the gap  |
G.M.T. M.X.T , X.L.T. 4"& 2.5" dredge with a little luck!!
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Posts: 1769
Milky Way Galaxy
Detector used: Whites Vision Spectra
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 04:25:38 AM |
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Watch out with the dope pipe. It's considered paraphernalia and you could be busted for just having it. The licence plated roof is cool. Here's wishing you your first LC Doug. Wishing you the best Thanksgiving also my man.  Chris |
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Posts: 162
Ft. Worth, TX
Detector used: White's DFX, Ace 250, Pro Pointer
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 05:48:05 AM |
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Watch out with the dope pipe. It's considered paraphernalia and you could be busted for just having it. The licence plated roof is cool. Here's wishing you your first LC Doug. Wishing you the best Thanksgiving also my man. Chris Not here in Texas. There's a store called the gas pipe that sales stuff like that. You can buy any pipe you want because it's not illegal to smoke a pipe with tobaco. You know the people that are going in there aren't using it for tobaco though. |
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Posts: 15783
Shelbyville, Kentucky or any place I can detect !!!
Detector used: ace 250 for now
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 06:19:18 AM |
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good going on that neat assortment of finds !!!  |
MR. Gibson
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Posts: 8825
North Carolina
Detector used: Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Silver Umax w/9x8 DD coil, Vibra Probe 570
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 07:11:24 AM |
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Watch out with the dope pipe. It's considered paraphernalia and you could be busted for just having it. The licence plated roof is cool. Here's wishing you your first LC Doug. Wishing you the best Thanksgiving also my man. Chris Chris, That's why I mailed it out to YOU yesterday. Thanks buddy, Doug |
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Posts: 8825
North Carolina
Detector used: Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Silver Umax w/9x8 DD coil, Vibra Probe 570
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 07:15:03 AM |
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!May your turkey be stuffed with Spanish silver & Colonial copper!!!! Thanks for the replies. I'm still baffled how anyone (except a prisoner  ) would have access to that many license plates. Gobble gobble, MM
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Posts: 1361
Washington and Oregon
Detector used: Garret Ace250/Prospecter Bounty hunter(Backup)
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 07:47:23 AM |
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Watch out with the dope pipe. It's considered paraphernalia and you could be busted for just having it. The licence plated roof is cool. Here's wishing you your first LC Doug. Wishing you the best Thanksgiving also my man. Chris Chris, That's why I mailed it out to YOU yesterday. Thanks buddy, Doug OMG I almost fell off my chair when I read this. Hey Modern, tell those folks I'll take the house. Man what a piece of property THAT would be to get ahold of. Nice reading your post my friend. As far as your whatsit goes, I also think it is a part of an old fishing lure, but not a modern spinner bait. They used to make some real goofy bass lures years ago as I am sure you already know. Take care and Happy Thanksgiving. Trying to get back into the SWING of things  ~Nash~ |
Whatever it is, it is valuable. If nothing else for the lesson learned or simply the experience of having been there.
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Posts: 2695
Tennessee
Detector used: Minelab EXPLORER SE
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 07:52:17 AM |
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Nice finds. I like all the license plates. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Posts: 28
n.e. Ohio, mantua
Detector used: Fishin with a Fisher
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 07:53:11 AM |
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very cool post, thanks. the unknown item I can help ID... It is piece of metal. hope this helps. bob/ct
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da book worm--researcher Posts: 9156
callahan,fl
Detector used: current ace 250 --( BH also) used many others too
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 08:02:13 AM |
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you do know that some folks collect old car plates you know -- to put on the old rebuilt cars for car shows   gold mine !! theres gotta be cash around there look at the money he saved on roofing shingles alone.-- clearly a tightwad recycling sort of person don't ask me how I know it but --- thats a old "pot" pipe mid 70's era -- bigger bowl -- stash grass in the center when you smoked -- it filtered the smoke and made the grass in the middle stronger when smoked later --while it might be legal to smoke tobacco in em (thus legal to sell em)--the residue in the bowl of it most likely isn;t tobacco based. and thus could possibly get you busted. |
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Posts: 1212
Missouri
Detector used: Whites DFX, fisher f75
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 08:12:04 AM |
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I think we are yet to see many more finds.
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Have detector, Will Travel
RJW
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Posts: 8825
North Carolina
Detector used: Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Silver Umax w/9x8 DD coil, Vibra Probe 570
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 11:12:22 AM |
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Watch out with the dope pipe. It's considered paraphernalia and you could be busted for just having it. The licence plated roof is cool. Here's wishing you your first LC Doug. Wishing you the best Thanksgiving also my man. Chris Chris, That's why I mailed it out to YOU yesterday. Thanks buddy, Doug OMG I almost fell off my chair when I read this. Hey Modern, tell those folks I'll take the house. Man what a piece of property THAT would be to get ahold of. Nice reading your post my friend. As far as your whatsit goes, I also think it is a part of an old fishing lure, but not a modern spinner bait. They used to make some real goofy bass lures years ago as I am sure you already know. Take care and Happy Thanksgiving. Trying to get back into the SWING of things ~Nash~ Nash, Great to see you posting again big guy. I miss seeing your finds. You may be right on the lure piece, as that seems to be the popular vote. Have a good one buddy, MM you do know that some folks collect old car plates you know -- to put on the old rebuilt cars for car shows gold mine !! theres gotta be cash around there look at the money he saved on roofing shingles alone.-- clearly a tightwad recycling sort of person don't ask me how I know it but --- thats a old "pot" pipe mid 70's era -- bigger bowl -- stash grass in the center when you smoked -- it filtered the smoke and made the grass in the middle stronger when smoked later --while it might be legal to smoke tobacco in em (thus legal to sell em)--the residue in the bowl of it most likely isn;t tobacco based. and thus could possibly get you busted. Thanks Ivan, I won't ask you how you know, but thanks for the pipe 101 class. I seem to remember something about that stuff as a teen in the 70's, but it's a bit foggy for some reason. -MM- |
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DFCA Posts: 4894
Kansas
Detector used: Minelab E-trac
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 11:42:28 AM |
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 12:45:01 PM |
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wow!
The plates on the roofs of those buildings could be worth several thousand by themselves..lol...
If they were put on upside down where the printing and paint was toward the building, they could still be in fair condition, and also some early plates bring lots more money... they can be restored, and people do that all the time.
it would be well worth it for the owners to reroof the buildings and sell the plates, they would come out way ahead on the deal!
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Posts: 47
oswego
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Reply To This Topic #23 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 12:52:44 PM |
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the plate thing is true i got some old ny plates that i found ill pot pics later
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In North Carolina! Posts: 1111
Columbia, North Carolina
Detector used: Garrett GTAx 750
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Reply To This Topic #24 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 05:28:30 PM |
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Happy Thanksgiving Doug! That is a cool looking site and I like your finds ... wishing you even better luck in the future ~ Jimmy
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Low & Slow ... Dig Everything ... Sounds Easy Enough!
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Posts: 5689
Hagerstown, Maryland
Detector used: XLT, Tesoro Silver Max, Treasure hunter Any time, any place!!!
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Reply To This Topic #25 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 06:06:59 PM |
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Those roofs have got to be VERY cool finds!!!
Can't help with the whatsit.
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Posts: 6205
Texas
Detector used: Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Reply To This Topic #26 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 06:57:15 PM |
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I dont think the pipe is colonial or a crack pipe, probaly marijuana. some of those license plates are likley pretty rare. Nice Hunt
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Important Disclaimer: No racist- slures, Inuendoes or Insultes implied in the above post.
AND, I dont have time to spell check!
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Posts: 3769
Cleveland, OH
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Reply To This Topic #27 Posted Nov 27, 2009, 09:47:27 PM |
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Wow, all liscense plates on the roof ?! Two hours is not nearly enough time to score on that site. Hope all is well with the Synders. We are doing well although we were planning on spending Thanksgiving with my aunt in Maryland but her mother was killed in a car accident two days before. Rachel is still holding off the boys for now... Give Suds a treat for me. Bob |
Minelab Exp II, Whites DFX, Whites Classic III(former Tejon, CoinStrike & Quattro user)
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Reply To This Topic #28 Posted Nov 28, 2009, 04:04:30 AM |
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MM!!! you found a crack pipe... shady stuff going on up in NC huh?!
(hope you had a happy turkey day)
Kel
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