First hunt of 2010..........

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Met with Malaquin (Brian) for about three hours and went water hunting. All the lakes are froze, but not the creeks. It was 30 degrees and the water was cold!
My take was 87 coins, the older coins were 6 wheats,a 59 nickel, and a 1940 Canadian cent. I also got a shield charm with some encrusted chain still intact, an old silver plated fork, I also found an old brooch that is now missing. When cleaning out my pouch I niticed the fork and brooch were gone. I figured they were in the back of the van. I went out to get them and the fork was on the back bumper! the brooch is no where to be found so I can assume it is on the road somewhere? Can't believe the fork survived 35 miles on the bumper! Oh well, we had fun even though we about froze our hands off!
I also found a possible Native American item? Notice the two holes that appeared to be not natural to this rock.

Keepers
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Shield charm
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Interesting stone
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trash
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[Roscue2]

n/t

 

[Anonymous]

Nice hunt and many finds for such coooooold weather! The stone looks like it has been used as a tool...maybe for some kind of scraper by the looks of the pointed end and the middle as a handhold! I would try to check into it and see if it is an Indian Artifact! Congrats for you and Brian being brave enough to water hunt....BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :clsoedeyes: May God Bless! Ma Betty

 

[Goes4ever]

why so many coins in a creek???

 

[RickIowa2009]

I am anxious to go detecting, ground to hard

 

[7centsworth]

I like the indian artifact.

 

[steve in so la]

of getting out to detect even tho it's cold & snow on the ground. good digs on a perfect day, much less the cold conditions. WTG, Steve in so az

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Ya got to find a creek where people frequent!

 

[Joe G]

Well, that "rock" certainly looks like it's been tooled. I wonder what it was for? Great hunt Mike.