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  1. Ed (Upstate NY)

    A few recent finds.

    After a real good April and May, things have sure cooled down in June. One of my worst months in years. Several hunts to the usually reliable parks have resulted in zero finds. I'm starting to think we might have finally cleaned them out ! I was lucky to dig a few silvers and a couple war...
  2. Ed (Upstate NY)

    A couple of crusty coppers

    Got out for an hour this morning between rain showers. Hit an area of the park where I dug my one and only 3 cent nickel coin last year. First target was a nice 1902 indan head cent. The reverse is in tough shape though. Just before heading to my car I got a mixed deep signal. Dug down and...
  3. Ed (Upstate NY)

    First Barber of the Year !

    Back to the same trashy old city park where I dug the '48-D quarter Sunday and hit for silver #2 for the year, a nice 1909 Barber dime. Was a good solid hit I thought had a chance to be deep silver and sure enough, from about 8-9 inches down I pulled out the dime. Was in an area Mark was...
  4. Ed (Upstate NY)

    First silver of the year !

    Headed out yesterday morning to meet Park Pirate and was surprised to see three other guys already detecting the park when we arrived. Was good to see Butch, Mark and AJ out there. Only had a short window to hunt before the athletic fields got a little too busy. I was lucky to dig this 1948-D...
  5. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Just like last year. Nickels and Indian head cents !

    Picking up just were I left off with digging indian head cents and old nickels. Completed my nickel grand slam for the month by adding a couple Buffalos, a V nickel and a war nickel to the count this week. Dug a shield nickel last week. Was hoping to dig more old silver this year but nothing yet...
  6. Ed (Upstate NY)

    A couple Easter morning finds.

    Only had a couple hours to hunt before Easter Festivities so back to the old reliable city park I went. First good find was the 1898 indian head cent that was hiding near a chunk of iron. A while later I get a mixed signal, wasn't able to pinpoint because 2 targets were in close proximity. Dug...
  7. Ed (Upstate NY)

    First hunt of the year...First find.

    Ground finally thawed enough for me to give it a go this morning. Nasty, windy and cold but was nice to get out after three months stuck indoors. Hit the usual old park and saw Park Pirate already working the hills. Only dug two coins in the couple hours I was out but one was a nice 1903 indian...
  8. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Probably my last find of the year !

    Got out this afternoon hoping to add to my old nickel total. First target I dig turned out to be a deep 1918-D mercury dime. Two years older and I would have been real happy !! I've never seen such wet conditions this late in the year. Park was like a swamp with a couple inches of standing water...
  9. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Still digging in Upstate NY - Late December silver !

    Met up with Park Pirate this morning for some detecting at our favorite city park. A little cool (30 degrees) but very little frost in the ground. I was lucky to score this 1944 Washington quarter that was initially masked by a strip of iron. After digging the iron and filling the hole, I...
  10. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Crusty clad turned into shiny silver !

    Cashed in my year's worth of dug clad at the coin star machine and took the proceeds to the local coin show today to reinvest in something with a little more eye appeal. Was able to purchase six 2014 American eagle 1 ounce silver coins and had enough left over for a giant 1 ounce copper "1877"...
  11. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Season not over yet. Silver and a few bonus nickels !

    Had a couple hour window where the weather wasn't too bad today so out for some detecting I went. Hit the same park where I scored a mercury dime, indian head cent and a couple older nickels last week. Like last outing, I decided to ignore the smart screen and just dig very deep, repeatable...
  12. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Here is a shot of this year's coin finds.

    So far about 6-8 inches of white stuff on the ground with more to come ! If this signals the end of the detecting season, here is a shot of this year's keepers. Totals are: 1 large cent (1829), 55 indian head cents, one nickel 3 cent piece, one seated liberty half dime, 2 shield nickels, 23 V...
  13. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Productive last hunt of season .

    With a foot or more of snow possible tomorrow, I thought I had better get out today for one last hunt. I hit a park that has been pounded for years but still gives up a coin or two every now and then. I only dug deep, promising hits that were at least 3/4 down the depth meter. Ignored the cursor...
  14. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Mission accomplished. Old nickel #80 for the year !

    A few months ago I made it my goal to dig 50 indian head cents and 80 older nickels for the year. Digging 50 indian head cents was no big deal as I have hit that mark many times over the years. Today's key date 1868 was number 54 for the year. I have never even come close to digging that many...
  15. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Finds from hunt with JeffinMass and today's NY loot !

    First a big thank you to Jeff for the invitation and chance to hunt some new ground. Even though I didn't find much, it was great to get together with Jeff for the first time in about 10 years. Was amazing to watch him recover that half dollar. The thing was well worn but still a great find. I...
  16. Ed (Upstate NY)

    A couple morning finds get me closer to my goals!

    Hit another one of our hunted out city parks today in hopes of digging a few nickels and indian head cents. Only got one of each but they were a couple of nice ones. Dug a deep 1882 shield nickel to get the old nickel count to 73 and dug a nice 1863 fat indian head cent to get the indian head...
  17. Ed (Upstate NY)

    First good finds in a while.

    Things have been a little slow this month and the ground will be frozen before you know it ! Headed to a different park today for a change of scenery and luck and was rewarded with a nice 1914 Barber dime, 1875 indian head cent and a 19something V nickel. Felt good to dig a Barber dime after...
  18. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Got a few this morning to break out of my slump !

    Last few hunts have really been futile with nothing to show but a couple of wheaties and a bus token. Decided a change of scenery might help so I headed to a park where I found a few older nickels last week. First target I dug there was a nice 1863 Robinson & Ballou Grocers, Troy NY, civil war...
  19. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Old nickel count now up to 61 with 4 more this morning !

    Since most of the silver coins have been cherry picked from our local parks, I have to be satisfied with digging a lot of lower conductive targets, The old nickels are fun but the 10 beaver tails I dig for every nickel I find is getting to be a pain !! Park Pirate and I hit a park in a different...
  20. Ed (Upstate NY)

    Indian head cents #33-36 and old nickels #53-55 for the year !

    Met up with Park Pirate this morning covering the same ground where last week he dug 3 Barber dimes and I found squat. Slowly poking around all the trash I was able to squeeze out two 1904 and two 1905 Indian head cents, 1900 and 1910 V nickels and a 1914 Buffalo nickel. Also dug a spill of what...
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