Metal Detecting discussions and finds

Your first haul did some public good, that fish hook looks nasty! Also, it shows you are using your detector right, looks like a good day of practice!

 

For the other newbs out there, I just discovered these free digital books from Garrett. They aren't super technical or detailed, but were interesting to read through.

https://www.seriousdetecting.com/pr...ter_product-category=books-reference-material

Also, I just found two scraps of metal and a rusty nail on my lunch break... those silver coins are running out of places to hide.

 

It's not much to you pros out there, but I thought this was pretty cool. My wife is going to hate that I want to keep it. The house was built in 1989, so this predates that by maybe 10-15+ years.

Edit: My wife found it and asked why we're displaying garbage now.

 

I think you're correct on the timeline. It smacks of mid-seventies.

 

Couldn’t you at least find a can from a good tasting beer?

 

Im sure it was skunked even new

 

Did they have any good tasting canned beer in the 70s? There were two pull tab Pepsi cans and a small doritos wrapper a short distance away - that sounds like the better choice.

 

Hiney Dark was ok, haven’t seen those for awhile.

 

Back from a weekend scouting/detecting trip in the local desert. Talk about skunks! Sure had fun though. It was more of a self-taught training trip on using a newer detector. Lots of bird shot and old bullets, boot tacks and odd junk.

Did find some old barbed wire points- this star (guessing that’s what it is) and a possible Stubbe plate (variation) from the late 1800’s - unfortunately I lost the plate so drew it - anyone see one of these? It had a 7 stamped on it also:

 

Note these were small- star is only 5/8” wide, the plate about 1/2” wide, both with sharp points.

 

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/ar...wboy-scourge-to-prized-relic-of-the-old-west/

 

What??? I lost it!

So the star is from a old fence too- cool

 

Hey thanks for the collectors weekly reference, looks interesting. So I think I know where I dropped it, maybe I can find it again.

And when I do find it, I should send them a picture, maybe they’ll know what it is:

https://barbwiremuseum.com/

 

About the star point:

Patented 1912 by Frank Matoushek of Witten, SD Patent #1,039,159. The 5 point star used in this design is a symbol of the inventors faith. It is known as the Epiphany star, and is also known as the Star of David. A great deal of symbolism was used in the design of early barbed wire.

 

Yeah i know some people collect barbwire and some is worth lots!

 

I found 16 cents in my campsite today. They were each about 6-8 inches deep in the sandy soil. I can't see any dates, but I'm sure they're just clad.

 

I work in a dept with 5x people in the room and one of my co-worker asked me the other day, "hey Randy, if there was one good thing you could do for the company what would you do?"

My immediate response was, "fire you!!!"

My other co-workers started laughing except the one that asked the question.

That same co-worker last week was talking to me about, "would you be able to handle being the President of The United States?"

I then told him, "it's an easy job... all I need to know is how to press the 'RED Button'...?"

My other co-worker then asked, "which finger would you use to press the red button?"

I told him, "my middle finger!!!"

I think my co-workers worry about me sometimes?

 

I worry about you…

 

HAHAHA, THAT is EXACTLY what my friend of +30yrs said to me!!!