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    The man who taught me had a full jar of coins found just the way you said he cataloged all of them them put them back in the cleaned up jar and kept them displayed in his treasure room.
    These Minelabs seem to be popular with gold hunters because they pick up very small amounts and are water proof.

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    Haven't had time yet to bust out the detector at the new place yet found some cool old treasures laying around but today after playing with my new leaf blower I uncovered this .
    Any thoughts? I am coming up empty on cement wheels with a metal band.

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    Interesting like nothing I have seen before and we have found some weird things when I was surveying.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RubberDuck View Post
    when I was about 10 I had an old timer neighbor who took me under his wing to teach me metal detecting
    This old man had a treasure room full of goodies some valuable some worth nothing but was priceless to him.
    I was always in awe looking at the cool stuff he found then I started finding my own treasures.
    This hobby was put on the back burner for many years every now an then picking up the detector the man gave me to tinker.
    Today is a beautiful day out got bored so dug it out cleaned up an went to my moms childhood home that we still own.
    She has told me a story of a ring she lost as a kid so went looking for it.
    No luck today going to try again tomorrow but here was my treasures from today.
    2 1967 quarters
    1 1967 dime
    2 1965 nickels
    2 1967 pennies
    1 1964 silver dime
    off brand zippo style lighter
    and a tag off something from a beauty shop from Frankenmuth MI
    How cool. I been an avid enthusiast of that hobby since the early 70s. Have had countless hours of cheap good healthy exercise while finding mostly pull tabs etc. I am too lazy to dig deep. I am a coin shooter..lol. I work the schools and playgrounds etc. Its getting to where kids dont carry much change so I best swing to artifacts. lol.

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    A treasure hunting metal detecting forum I am on made the suggestion that they may have repurposed a steel wheel found this pic of a wheel with same pattern. Now for what purpose we may never know

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    Quote Originally Posted by RubberDuck View Post
    A treasure hunting metal detecting forum I am on made the suggestion that they may have repurposed a steel wheel found this pic of a wheel with same pattern. Now for what purpose we may never know

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    Yeah the wheel band looks similar.
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    Suggestion was made maybe he made like a grist mill for animal feed.. I would say that's plausible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RubberDuck View Post
    Suggestion was made maybe he made like a grist mill for animal feed.. I would say that's plausible.

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    That just might be it.

    Here is a grist mill grinding wheel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RubberDuck View Post
    Haven't had time yet to bust out the detector at the new place yet found some cool old treasures laying around but today after playing with my new leaf blower I uncovered this .
    Any thoughts? I am coming up empty on cement wheels with a metal band.

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    Cheap wheel weights for old steam tractors?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SOCOM42 View Post
    Cheap wheel weights for old steam tractors?
    By the look of a few pictures on the www. that's a good possibility too.
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