Getting #53 requires jumping through some modest hoops
#53 goes to the person who first posts the correct result to this calculation (which also happens to be the number of coins I found on my first ever detecting outing)
5-3-10+3+8+2+1-3
Minelab: GPX 5000, Excalibur II, Explorer SE. White's: MXT, PI Pro
<< <i>Too bad the Morgan looks like it was either in a fire or in something corrosive....I have attributed it as a 1890 O VAM 10A Comet Morgan so not only does Mary have the Morgan on the Fonzometer pegged...but now the danged thing busted the needle~~~~~~ >>
Any American insomniacs out there? Here’s your chance! The remaining targets in round 5 are now open, and will be awarded in the order that entrants post here, i.e. #55 first, then #56, etc.. all the way to #60.
Minelab: GPX 5000, Excalibur II, Explorer SE. White's: MXT, PI Pro
Digger: Zot Time and location: Finland, Helsinki area, January 7, 2007 Weather: Cloudy, light rain, temperature 34 F Equipment: White's MXT with 9.5" coil. Coin and jewelry mode, gain 9.5, no discrimination. Duration: 4.5 hours. Trash targets dug and not included in the finds: Approx. 80
Things got off to a bad start: Like most of my frequent sites, today's site is within 10 miles of where I live, in the Helsinki area, so I move by bicycle:
My previous three hunts had all been to this same site, and on two of them I got punctures. The first time I didn't notice anything, but my rear tire was flat the next morning. No big deal, a quick change and off we go.
I got one clean hunt in between, and then had another puncture. This happened on the way out, quite close to home, so I turned around and changed the tire (again the rear tire). I checked the outer tube very carefully for anything sharp still being stuck in it, but found nothing.
Today then, I got almost all the way to the site (within 20 minutes walking distance), when things started feeling a bit wobbly. Argh! Not again! Oh yes, and this time it was the front tire This time the puncture sucked big time, as it would be a long walk home..
Here are some general shots of the area. Forest and footpaths as usual. There's a lot of scenery like this in Finland...
I didn't find anything at all in the first hour, and gradually I started feeling a bit of pressure.... I can hardly post a round with only trash. That would be an embarrassment to say the least! Hopefully I wouldn't have to stay out all night to avoid that..
After a small relocation, things started looking up a bit. A great signal with a solid 6 inches depth to it. Well done, wazari777 (target #49), you are almost assured of a decent coin.
Indeed, you found a Finnish 5 penniä 1915, minted during the reign of Czar Nikolai II. The date can be read in hand - just barely. I had been in this area before, but the coin was just next to a tree, under some roots, and I probably hadn't been detecting carefully enough around the tree before, and hadn't picked up this signal.
Didn't find anything else in this area, so I continued moving around. A bunch of ho-hum coins were popping up:
DesertRat (target #50), you found a Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
dan8402 (target #51), you found a Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940) Grr.. I'm not exactly finding condition rarities today..
marym (target #52), you found a Finnish 50 penniä 1963
SilverDreams (target #53), you found a Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
Riccar (target #54), you found a Finnish 5 markkaa, dateless (1928-1946)
Spiffy469 (target #55), you found a Finnish 5 penniä 1919 Better condition than the string of dateless ones, but I can't seem to hit any older coins today..
After this, I moved to another area where I've found several nice coins before, including silver. I've pounded this area quite thoroughly, but thought there could still be something left. I focused my search on less accessible areas - under trees and in thickets... I got a few whiplashes across my face from branches and bushes that sprang up when I was shifting position while digging..
Almost immediately I got a deep signal. I got excited for a second when I saw the shape of a ring, but that soon faded...
Omega (target #56), you found: A junk ring with a red plastic heart Close, but no cigar! The heart fell off and I was struggling to find it in my pouch afterwards.
At this point some people passed me at close distance. They walked by quickly, probably wondering what I was doing down there in the bushes – down on all four (you couldn’t walk and swing the coil here, had to get under most of the branches), grunting and groaning like a wild animal..
Then, just a few feet away, a great signal, but rather faint. The MXT showed a high, slightly bouncing ID at 8 inches. I was struggling to see the display, as it was located near my shoulder the way I was holding the detector. This should be a good one!
Indeed. This looks much better! The hole doesn't look deep in the picture, but the target is indeed at approx 8 inches.
Congratulations Dockwalliper (target #57), you got silvered! You found a silver ring (0.813) with a leather logo 0.813 is older category of silver fineness that was (gradually) discontinued during the early 1970's, so this ring is at least not more recent than that. I’d wager that it’s a bit older though.
Only about 5 yards away, but out of the thicket where the previous two rings were found, there was a shallow trash signal. Bang! - said the headphones. Ouch! I've almost certainly been over this signal before, but back then there were also coin signals here, and I probably wouldn't have bothered with this one. The detector showed a pulltab at 1 inch. A lousy stinkin' signal.
This time I dug it - like a robot, next programmed to pick up the trash target about to be revealed..
Oh my! I sure wasn't expecting this!
Congratulations, walkerminus1 (target #58)- you lucky one, you struck gold today! More specifically, you found a cool 14k gold ring with a snake design (adder). Date stamp 1963 (K7) YEAH!!
TheKidCollector1991 (target #59), you found a key - older type of Finnish key, Abloy brand
And finally, 30AnvZ28 (target #60), you found: hmm... a brooch with a flower theme This is actually a pretty cool piece, and is probably quite old.
Now, if you wonder whether I always find this many rings (on land), the answer is a definite NO... I've been to this site between 20 and 30 times before (it's a large area), and have never found gold there before - and only 2 silver rings if I remember correctly. I think the silver and gold rings were consecutive targets, so without those 5 minutes of glory, this hunt would have been disappointing.. I was hoping for nice coins and wasn't expecting jewelry at all. Funny how is goes sometimes.
Here’s the summary:
#49 (wazari777): Finnish 5 penniä 1915 #50 (DesertRat): Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940) #51 (dan8402): Another Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940) #52 (marym): Finnish 50 penniä 1963 #53 (SilverDreams): Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940) #54 (Riccar): Finnish 5 markkaa, dateless (1928-1946) #55 (Spiffy469): Finnish 5 penniä 1919 #56 (Omega): A junk ring with a red plastic heart #57 (Dockwalliper): Silver ring (0.813) with a leather logo #58 (walkerminus1): 14k gold ring with a snake design (adder). Date stamp 1963 #59 (TheKidCollector1991): Key - older type of Finnish key, Abloy brand #60 (30AnvZ28): Brooch with a flower theme
This will be hard to beat in my next round, but I'll do my best!
Hold on to your hats - the mighty Phut is next!!
Minelab: GPX 5000, Excalibur II, Explorer SE. White's: MXT, PI Pro
Comments
#50 now open!
#51 now open!
Let's see who pounces next when I say that...
#52 is almost open!
#52 is open now!
Getting #53 requires jumping through some modest hoops
#53 goes to the person who first posts the correct result to this calculation (which also happens to be the number of coins I found on my first ever detecting outing)
5-3-10+3+8+2+1-3
#54 is open to next poster, but posts stating "3" or "three" are disqualified!
<< <i>#54 is open to next poster, but posts stating "3" or "three" are disqualified!
My forum name has a 3.
OK, that's half of it:
#49: wazari777
#50: DesertRat
#51: dan8402
#52: marym
#53: SilverDreams
#54: Riccar
I'll now get some sleep and award more targets during the morning European time - bright eyed and bushy tailed
Lessee............morning, Europe-time, would be about midnight here, and with me getting up at 5AM...........
That Morgan rocked...........but the jump badge STILL gets my vote for the coolest item.
Thanks Zot!
<< <i>I'll now get some sleep and award more targets during the morning European time - bright eyed and bushy tailed
Me thinks Goldrush has used google image search for ... bushy tailed squirrel .....
Pops up nicely on first results page
<< <i>
Me thinks Goldrush has used google image search for ... bushy tailed squirrel .....
Pops up nicely on first results page
Busted!
Joe
Edited to add: If you are adding the rest of them tomorrow and I can pr-enter lol. Thanks
I highly recommend having a look!....
Now I am fired up even more!
Comet Morgan
so not only does Mary have the Morgan on the Fonzometer pegged...but now the danged thing busted the needle~~~~~~
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
<< <i>Too bad the Morgan looks like it was either in a fire or in something corrosive....I have attributed it as a 1890 O VAM 10A Comet Morgan so not only does Mary have the Morgan on the Fonzometer pegged...but now the danged thing busted the needle~~~~~~ >>
Only one word fits your round--- WOW---
Puts the bar way UP :-)
Jerry
The remaining targets in round 5 are now open, and will be awarded in the order that entrants post here, i.e. #55 first, then #56, etc.. all the way to #60.
or should I say I ACCUMULATE!
I also dabble with the darkside
Ive recently gotten more into currency, especially modern star notes
Spiffy469 has #55
Omega has #56
#57-#60 are still open.
4/123
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Invested $216.76
Return on Investment $0.68
Found but keeping $.15
walkerminus1 has #58
#59 and #60 still open!
Jerry
As Jerry is a designated digger, however, targets #59 and #60 are both still open
Jerry
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
<< <i>Morning guys....Started snowing again this am...3-5 inches before 5pm expected.... >>
BURRrrrrrrr
We have rain. You will have it soon. ;-)
Jerry
Wed 3-5in
Thurs 3-5in
Fri 12-20 in
Sat 3-5 in
I don't see any rain coming out here till probably March.......
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
TKC!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
Need a Banner Made? PM ME!
<< <i>Ill take one if there is one left... should be #60 if kid is 59. >>
That should do it for this round # 5.
Jerry
Here’s the full list of players
#49: wazari777
#50: DesertRat
#51: dan8402
#52: marym
#53: SilverDreams
#54: Riccar
#55: Spiffy469
#56: Omega
#57: Dockwalliper
#58: walkerminus1
#59: TheKidCollector1991
#60: 30AnvZ28
Show-me-the-money! (or the gold
<< <i>Won't be long now....
We're eagerly waiting!
Digger: Zot
Time and location: Finland, Helsinki area, January 7, 2007
Weather: Cloudy, light rain, temperature 34 F
Equipment: White's MXT with 9.5" coil. Coin and jewelry mode, gain 9.5, no discrimination.
Duration: 4.5 hours. Trash targets dug and not included in the finds: Approx. 80
Things got off to a bad start: Like most of my frequent sites, today's site is within 10 miles of where I live, in the Helsinki area, so I move by bicycle:
My previous three hunts had all been to this same site, and on two of them I got punctures.
The first time I didn't notice anything, but my rear tire was flat the next morning. No big deal, a quick change and off we go.
I got one clean hunt in between, and then had another puncture. This happened on the way out, quite close to home, so I turned around and changed the tire (again the rear tire). I checked the outer tube very carefully for anything sharp still being stuck in it, but found nothing.
Today then, I got almost all the way to the site (within 20 minutes walking distance), when things started feeling a bit wobbly.
Argh! Not again! Oh yes, and this time it was the front tire
This time the puncture sucked big time, as it would be a long walk home..
Here are some general shots of the area. Forest and footpaths as usual.
There's a lot of scenery like this in Finland...
I didn't find anything at all in the first hour, and gradually I started feeling a bit of pressure.... I can hardly post a round with only trash. That would be an embarrassment to say the least! Hopefully I wouldn't have to stay out all night to avoid that..
After a small relocation, things started looking up a bit. A great signal with a solid 6 inches depth to it.
Well done, wazari777 (target #49), you are almost assured of a decent coin.
Indeed, you found a Finnish 5 penniä 1915, minted during the reign of Czar Nikolai II.
The date can be read in hand - just barely.
I had been in this area before, but the coin was just next to a tree, under some roots, and I probably hadn't been detecting carefully enough around the tree before, and hadn't picked up this signal.
Didn't find anything else in this area, so I continued moving around. A bunch of ho-hum coins were popping up:
DesertRat (target #50), you found a Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
dan8402 (target #51), you found a Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
Grr.. I'm not exactly finding condition rarities today..
marym (target #52), you found a Finnish 50 penniä 1963
SilverDreams (target #53), you found a Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
Riccar (target #54), you found a Finnish 5 markkaa, dateless (1928-1946)
Spiffy469 (target #55), you found a Finnish 5 penniä 1919
Better condition than the string of dateless ones, but I can't seem to hit any older coins today..
After this, I moved to another area where I've found several nice coins before, including silver. I've pounded this area quite thoroughly, but thought there could still be something left. I focused my search on less accessible areas - under trees and in thickets...
I got a few whiplashes across my face from branches and bushes that sprang up when I was shifting position while digging..
Almost immediately I got a deep signal.
I got excited for a second when I saw the shape of a ring, but that soon faded...
Omega (target #56), you found: A junk ring with a red plastic heart
Close, but no cigar!
The heart fell off and I was struggling to find it in my pouch afterwards.
At this point some people passed me at close distance.
They walked by quickly, probably wondering what I was doing down there in the bushes – down on all four (you couldn’t walk and swing the coil here, had to get under most of the branches), grunting and groaning like a wild animal..
Then, just a few feet away, a great signal, but rather faint. The MXT showed a high, slightly bouncing ID at 8 inches.
I was struggling to see the display, as it was located near my shoulder the way I was holding the detector.
This should be a good one!
Indeed. This looks much better!
The hole doesn't look deep in the picture, but the target is indeed at approx 8 inches.
Congratulations Dockwalliper (target #57), you got silvered! You found a silver ring (0.813) with a leather logo
0.813 is older category of silver fineness that was (gradually) discontinued during the early 1970's, so this ring is at least not more recent than that. I’d wager that it’s a bit older though.
Only about 5 yards away, but out of the thicket where the previous two rings were found, there was a shallow trash signal. Bang! - said the headphones. Ouch!
I've almost certainly been over this signal before, but back then there were also coin signals here, and I probably wouldn't have bothered with this one. The detector showed a pulltab at 1 inch. A lousy stinkin' signal.
This time I dug it - like a robot, next programmed to pick up the trash target about to be revealed..
Congratulations, walkerminus1 (target #58)- you lucky one, you struck gold today!
More specifically, you found a cool 14k gold ring with a snake design (adder). Date stamp 1963 (K7)
YEAH!!
TheKidCollector1991 (target #59), you found a key - older type of Finnish key, Abloy brand
And finally, 30AnvZ28 (target #60), you found: hmm... a brooch with a flower theme
This is actually a pretty cool piece, and is probably quite old.
Now, if you wonder whether I always find this many rings (on land), the answer is a definite NO...
I've been to this site between 20 and 30 times before (it's a large area), and have never found gold there before - and only 2 silver rings if I remember correctly. I think the silver and gold rings were consecutive targets, so without those 5 minutes of glory, this hunt would have been disappointing..
I was hoping for nice coins and wasn't expecting jewelry at all. Funny how is goes sometimes.
Here’s the summary:
#49 (wazari777): Finnish 5 penniä 1915
#50 (DesertRat): Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
#51 (dan8402): Another Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
#52 (marym): Finnish 50 penniä 1963
#53 (SilverDreams): Finnish 5 penniä, dateless (1918-1940)
#54 (Riccar): Finnish 5 markkaa, dateless (1928-1946)
#55 (Spiffy469): Finnish 5 penniä 1919
#56 (Omega): A junk ring with a red plastic heart
#57 (Dockwalliper): Silver ring (0.813) with a leather logo
#58 (walkerminus1): 14k gold ring with a snake design (adder). Date stamp 1963
#59 (TheKidCollector1991): Key - older type of Finnish key, Abloy brand
#60 (30AnvZ28): Brooch with a flower theme
This will be hard to beat in my next round, but I'll do my best!
Hold on to your hats - the mighty Phut is next!!
Thanks for the digs.