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Rest in Peace
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 Sending good thoughts: buckets of silver, buckets of silver, and maybe some gold... |
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Pillar of the Community
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I got my Pinpointer working... bad news is that the forecast says <30° for the entire week.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I might try anyways, though. I don't really care if my shovel breaks, as long as it brings silver!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Excellent story - keep us posted!
One word of caution - don't be too eager to begin digging, as you could scratch whatever is down there in your haste.
Take care to not damage and not miss anything.
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Valued Member
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Good Luck! should be interesting regardless!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
One word of caution - don't be too eager to begin digging, as you could scratch whatever is down there in your haste.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do you think pouring boiling water on the ground might do the trick?
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Bedrock of the Community
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The way Indians used to get edible roots from the frozen ground was to build a campfire fire on the spot. Poking the ground to test its softness allows for knowing when it can be dug. Since all you have to do is raise the temp above freezing to dig, keeping track of how soft it the ground is getting would mean you likely would be able to make sure the ground does not get hot enough to affect the metal below. Considering edible roots were not scorched, this should be possible.
I used to live in the snow belt of Lake Erie and often made campfires in the woods to cook with. I know how well the fire can thaw the ground below it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Boiling / hot water is a good idea... I'll consider it.
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Rest in Peace
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How about...some charchol lighter fluid, soak it enough, light it, grass is toast and ground thawed all in one...or  ... 1/3 stick TNT?  May be messy tho, hard to find out what it...was! (But it would a been fun!)  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sad to say, but I misread my machine. I thought that dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar automatically meant it was silver. Apparently not. Half an hour of detecting yields a 1966 quarter and a 1972 penny.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nothing wrong with that!
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Rest in Peace
United States
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But still -- since you had dug up a broken mason jar I was hoping it had been full of silver. Well, it's nice to dream about such things. It will be spring before you know it and I'm sure you'll find lots more then. |
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Valued Member
United States
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$.26 is not bad at all! Better than nothing!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will be detecting my other yard (we own two houses) soon, which is a good 50-60 years older than the one I just detected.
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