Got up early, read the Forums, saw that REVIER hit some sweetness with his 70....Thought, cool! I need some of that! Didnt have a plan, thought I'd stay close to home and hit the usual. Left the house at 7:05 am... I was hungry and not in a habit of doing this, I stopped at the local Burger King for breakfast...I got out of my car and there on the ground was a nice fresh Q! "This could be the sign of a great day!" I thought...I can splurge a little and get cheese on my croissantwich!
I gassed up Rosie and hit the local school, it was still dark, the sun doesnt come up until 7:45ish now, and there was heavy frost and it was cold! Started out in the chip totter with not much clad success but did find this heavy silver piece 4.8gr!
Drove around the Lake 13miles hitting the usual totters and whatnot, not spending more than 10 minutes in them, nothing was gelling, my mind was in neutral, all the totters were pretty clean, had a few dimes and a few Q's...it was miserable cold and wet frozen grass, so I only hit totters...drove past my house at 8:45am and almost pulled back in to see what the Wife was doing.
..but I though about this one school place 15miles away, and decided to make the run out there. Glad I did!
First target in the chip totter was a fresh Q in an obvious place, thats a good sign, worked that totter for 15 minutes grabbing pennies and dimes, and then hit this ring underneath some gear, it sounded and felt right, and I could see it had some stamp, so I walked back over to Rosie to put on my cheaters for a better look.
..Couldnt really tell, so I thought, I wonder if I use my binoculars backwards they would act like a loupe? Sure enough!
'tiara 10k' it said! (2.9gr) I stood there for a minute and glanced over at the Football stadium across the road, its ALWAYS locked up tighter than Alcatraz, I've never been able to hunt it before, so I flipped the binocs around and slowly glassed the perimeter, over at the back, there was an OPEN gate![attachment 300946 oct1214-3.jpg]
So IN I went! Q's and coins galore! You couldnt complete a swing without all those Q's pinging! most were 4" deep, right in front of the concessions, I furiously highgraded only Q's, didnt waste no time on the N's or D's...got multiple stacks and spills! I was flat thirsty and wore out in no time, so I went over to some drinking fountains there, near the bathrooms, but they had been turned off, on a whim, i pushed on the bathroom door, figuring it would be locked, but it wasnt! So in there I went to refresh, take a squirt, wash up a bit, it was even heated! I thought, I could stay in here and take a nap if I was so inclined, make myself a little nest in the corner out of toilet paper and chill, then work this place for Old Glory! But I didnt, I went back out to the car and noticed it was close to 11:am, so I had best head for the house...we have a barn dance to go to this afternoon..
Fast Food and Fast grabbin', it was a good day so far, maybe get me some cold beer and hot lovin this afternoon!
. I've not done a coin count yet, they are in the tumbler, all except 6Q's and 2 D's were filthy...
Mud
I gassed up Rosie and hit the local school, it was still dark, the sun doesnt come up until 7:45ish now, and there was heavy frost and it was cold! Started out in the chip totter with not much clad success but did find this heavy silver piece 4.8gr! Drove around the Lake 13miles hitting the usual totters and whatnot, not spending more than 10 minutes in them, nothing was gelling, my mind was in neutral, all the totters were pretty clean, had a few dimes and a few Q's...it was miserable cold and wet frozen grass, so I only hit totters...drove past my house at 8:45am and almost pulled back in to see what the Wife was doing.
..but I though about this one school place 15miles away, and decided to make the run out there. Glad I did!First target in the chip totter was a fresh Q in an obvious place, thats a good sign, worked that totter for 15 minutes grabbing pennies and dimes, and then hit this ring underneath some gear, it sounded and felt right, and I could see it had some stamp, so I walked back over to Rosie to put on my cheaters for a better look.
..Couldnt really tell, so I thought, I wonder if I use my binoculars backwards they would act like a loupe? Sure enough! 'tiara 10k' it said! (2.9gr) I stood there for a minute and glanced over at the Football stadium across the road, its ALWAYS locked up tighter than Alcatraz, I've never been able to hunt it before, so I flipped the binocs around and slowly glassed the perimeter, over at the back, there was an OPEN gate![attachment 300946 oct1214-3.jpg]
So IN I went! Q's and coins galore! You couldnt complete a swing without all those Q's pinging! most were 4" deep, right in front of the concessions, I furiously highgraded only Q's, didnt waste no time on the N's or D's...got multiple stacks and spills! I was flat thirsty and wore out in no time, so I went over to some drinking fountains there, near the bathrooms, but they had been turned off, on a whim, i pushed on the bathroom door, figuring it would be locked, but it wasnt! So in there I went to refresh, take a squirt, wash up a bit, it was even heated! I thought, I could stay in here and take a nap if I was so inclined, make myself a little nest in the corner out of toilet paper and chill, then work this place for Old Glory! But I didnt, I went back out to the car and noticed it was close to 11:am, so I had best head for the house...we have a barn dance to go to this afternoon..
Fast Food and Fast grabbin', it was a good day so far, maybe get me some cold beer and hot lovin this afternoon!. I've not done a coin count yet, they are in the tumbler, all except 6Q's and 2 D's were filthy...Mud
Had that gate been locked like usual, I'da had a decent day with the gold and silver, but still, I sure like hunting stinky heaps o'clad, especially those Q's!...I now wished I'da washed my coins out in that bathroom sink (or the urinal) and did a count there, the thought did cross my mind, because I knew I had a hell of a streak going, had I known the count, Ida stayed in there and got 100 of them...If I get a chance, I'll get back in there someday...but in the 3yrs watching this place, I've never seen the gate open, and on a Sunday morning no less!
I know this sounds and looks unbelievable, I cant hardly believe it myself, but with the F70 set up on 'quick broom" mode, and fast with a screwdriver, this is what a guy can do in the right place at the right time...52 sens, -3 thresh, 4disc, DP tones, 11"dd 
I'm glad you detect where I do. You don' leave much.
And then to ad a piece of silver and a nice 10k gold ring is simply outstanding. Hot damn. 
uke:...oh well, tomorrows another day, and we all wake up and start again from zero!
..i'm still trying to figure it out...the coins I found were deep enough to have been there a while, underneath the roots, and discolored to the point of being Coinstar grade..