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Welcome to my Dirt Fishing Journal & Knowledge Base... 
 
Herein lies the journey of my metal detecting experiences.
 
Follow along as I explore this hobby of metal detecting and find some really fun and interesting coins, relics, and jewelry along the way.
 
Patience, Persistence, Knowledge - We all quickly learn its not as easy as the TV ads... switch on the detector and wow look, a silver dime :-). Persistence and Knowledge are required and above all 
 
Remember - Its a a great hobby and never stop enjoying the Journey! 
 

 


 CT Dirt Fisher YouTube Channel >> YouTube
I've Started to record my Target Recoveries...
Click the link to check them out and subscribe !! :-)
 

July 23rd, 2011 - AMAZING 1749 King George II Farthing...
 
I had the opportunity to visit and detect a family members 1740s home in Concord, NH... 4" down in sand (Sediment from the Merrimack River) I recovered this coin: (Definately one of the nicest 1700's coppers I've recovered)
 
 
 
 

June 20th, 2011 - 44 Indian Head Pennies for the Year !
 
Its been an amazing year for the recover of Indian Head Pennies...
 

 
 

March 13th, 2011 - Federal Revenue Cutter Cufflinks!
 
CIRCA: 1850-1860 and a Federal Revenue Cutter 1850's-1860's D. Evans & Co Made from their Extra 14MM buttons...
"The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service. Throughout its entire existence the Revenue Cutter Service operated under the authority of the United States Department of the Treasury. In 1915 the Service merged with the United States Life-Saving Service to form the United States Coast Guard." More>>


April 15th. 2011 - 1853 Seated Half Dime!
I was at a colonial cellar hole and was working along side the road near the hole... I got a choppy 4" signal that peaked my interest...
 

 


 
May 5th, 2011 - 1863 Civil War Token!
 

 

May 15th, 2011 - 1875 Seated Liberty Love Token!
 
Through the years lovers have chosen a variety of different trinkets and charms as "tokens of love" to express their love or affection to someone special in their lives. Some of the more popular were thimbles, pin cushions, rings, and carved spoons. During the victorian period the ever popular valentine card was introduced. This period also marked the peak of popularity for using engraved coins as love tokens.
 

 

 

Some of the More Interesting Finds for 2010!

 
2011 is upon us!

WoW! What a winter... We had 55 inches of snow in January...that extended right into February... We had a little bit of a thaw in the middle of February and right back to the next snow storm :-(

I want to record some goals here for 2011...

  • HAVE FUN!
  • Enjoy the Journey!
  • HAVE FUN! :-)

 

2010 Review...

  • 3201 Total Coins...
  • 418 Wheat Backed Pennies.... 1909-1958...
  • 16 Large Coppers...
    • Oldest Copper: 1737 KG II
    • Notable: 1785 US Nova Constellation
  • 110 Silver Coins...
    • Oldest Silver: 1832 Cap & Rays 8 Reale...
    • Notable: 8 Silver Coins from the 1800's...
  • 25 Indian Head Pennies...
  • 13 Pieces of Sterling Silver
  •  
    1 Gold (14K) Ring

     

2009 Review...

  • 2151 Coins...
  • 186 Wheat Pennies.... 1909-1958...
  • 4 Large Coppers...
  • 39 Silver Coins...
  • 10 Indian Head Pennies...
  • 12 Rings... 10 Sterling Silver - 2 Gold...
  • 1 Sterling Silver Cross...

 

I started the year and did little to no detecting between May and September...

I bought a new detecor in October, a Minelab ETrac and had a record 30 days!

Lose Something

     Need an Item Recovered 

           Older Farm / Homes


 

Lose a family hierloom, a valuable item, or your class ring?

 

I would love to help you find your missing item..

 

  

Additionally: I am a member of a metal detecting club, and love to hunt for old relics, coins, etc. Not for profit, just for the excitement of digging up pieces of history.

 

I are looking for a few more places to detect. Mainly older homes and properties built before the 1950’s, or land that used to have a house or other activity on it.

 

I am an adult and experience in the metal detecting hobby. I will respect your property if allowed to detect on it. I only dig small holes to retrieve the item and then refill the holes in a manner that will do no harm to your lawn.

 

Some of my finds include: War relics, coins, jewelry, old bottles, toys, trade tokens, dog tags, lost items, etc.

If you have an old property, farm, or land that you wouldn't mind me detecting on, please send me an Email. You would be surprised what is buried in the dirt that you don't even know is there.

 

  

Ring Recovery for a Friend...

 "What is the going rate for Ring Retrieval?"  Randy asked...
 
I was at Pfizer when the fire alarm went off in the Data Center. 
 
It was a false alarm, but as we were all gathered at the designated location. read more>>