Although I had quit posting pictures and stories around my finds some time ago now, I've been still out there swinging away, mostly with my F 75, for silver and other older coin varieties as well as (mostly) silver jewelry whenever I can get my coil over a piece.. For some reason, upon trying to upload a couple of 2017 group shot photo's to the forum, they wouldn't go through. As soon as I can get to the Apple Store and get the upload situation remedied, I'll post the group shots.
I retired in June of 2006 and bought one of the first F 75 camo version when the F 75 was first introduced. Not sure of the exact time period any more, but it and ensuing versions since have been my main swing since retiring. And since 2007 I have managed to break the 100 silver coin mark annually 7 times. In 2017 my 75 and I managed 127 silver coin finds. Most, of course, dimes. Along the way I recovered 568 wheat cents. This was my first year of keeping track of wheat back finds.
My hunting buddy and I stumbled onto a couple of more recent era demoed housing sites and these spots accounted for the majority of my (our) silver recoveries, These sites, besides a lot of clad and Mem. cents, yielded mostly Rosie dimes and then the occasional Mercury dime and Washington quarter, as far as silver coin varieties went. Each one of us recovered a Barber coin apiece from the spots. He a quarter, me a dime. I did, though, also manage a holed 1921 Morgan dollar and a couple of silver halves from the spots, as well.
Both my buddy Chris and I have a preference for older coins so we did throughout the year frequent some of the well hunted older spots around. In Dec., 2016, I hit one Seated half dime and one Cap Bust Seated half dime from one of these old spots and in Feb of this past year it was Chris's turn for getting half dimes. He also got a Seated and a Cap Bust, nearly back to back. These older spots also yielded a few Barber dimes, I H cents and 3-4 V nickels.
As 2017 was drawing to a close I was fortunate enough to come up with a spot we had never hunted and just maybe, few others, either. It started seeing known activity around 1930 and activity continues there to this day. We started hunting the spot around the first of Dec. hitting it maybe 8 or so times throughout the month. By months end, it had yielded me 23 silver coins and a pile of wheaties along with a couple silver jewelry pieces. My buddy, though, put some additional age, perhaps history, and certainly questions, to and about the spot when he recovered a Confederate I button, a toasted no date large cent and a couple of turn of the century tokens. We are both chomping at the bit, so to speak, to get back on the spot, but single digit lows and low 20's highs make it a bit un-comfortable and tough digging.
The lion's share of my hunting this year was done with a Fisher 5 x 10 DD coil. For trashy spots, but less then heavy trash like park sites, this coil works very, very well. I personally like this coil better then the similar size Sharpshooter coil I had.
Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. HH jim tn
I retired in June of 2006 and bought one of the first F 75 camo version when the F 75 was first introduced. Not sure of the exact time period any more, but it and ensuing versions since have been my main swing since retiring. And since 2007 I have managed to break the 100 silver coin mark annually 7 times. In 2017 my 75 and I managed 127 silver coin finds. Most, of course, dimes. Along the way I recovered 568 wheat cents. This was my first year of keeping track of wheat back finds.
My hunting buddy and I stumbled onto a couple of more recent era demoed housing sites and these spots accounted for the majority of my (our) silver recoveries, These sites, besides a lot of clad and Mem. cents, yielded mostly Rosie dimes and then the occasional Mercury dime and Washington quarter, as far as silver coin varieties went. Each one of us recovered a Barber coin apiece from the spots. He a quarter, me a dime. I did, though, also manage a holed 1921 Morgan dollar and a couple of silver halves from the spots, as well.
Both my buddy Chris and I have a preference for older coins so we did throughout the year frequent some of the well hunted older spots around. In Dec., 2016, I hit one Seated half dime and one Cap Bust Seated half dime from one of these old spots and in Feb of this past year it was Chris's turn for getting half dimes. He also got a Seated and a Cap Bust, nearly back to back. These older spots also yielded a few Barber dimes, I H cents and 3-4 V nickels.
As 2017 was drawing to a close I was fortunate enough to come up with a spot we had never hunted and just maybe, few others, either. It started seeing known activity around 1930 and activity continues there to this day. We started hunting the spot around the first of Dec. hitting it maybe 8 or so times throughout the month. By months end, it had yielded me 23 silver coins and a pile of wheaties along with a couple silver jewelry pieces. My buddy, though, put some additional age, perhaps history, and certainly questions, to and about the spot when he recovered a Confederate I button, a toasted no date large cent and a couple of turn of the century tokens. We are both chomping at the bit, so to speak, to get back on the spot, but single digit lows and low 20's highs make it a bit un-comfortable and tough digging.
The lion's share of my hunting this year was done with a Fisher 5 x 10 DD coil. For trashy spots, but less then heavy trash like park sites, this coil works very, very well. I personally like this coil better then the similar size Sharpshooter coil I had.
Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. HH jim tn
