No no ! not that kind of takeout!
So I'm back at the so called "hunted out" park from a few weeks ago, determined to add some big American silver to my coin poc. The rain last week was a big help and what better place to hunt other than a place with previous performance.
I did some grid work on the ball diamond with not mush success. Gotta be the cleanest field I've seen so far. The sun finally got me heading for the shady area of the park where an old narrow cement slab was located with a basket ball hoop at each end. I quickly skimmed one side of the slab a few weeks ago on my way back to the car and wanted to come back for a better look and take advantage of the shade. The hoops were old and without netting but I'm sure they have seen activity at one time. First I hit four clad quarters and the traditional dimes and pennies but surprisingly no stinkin zincolns. About 3/4 of the way around I get this big sweet giant high tone. So right away this game of guess what it is starts playing in my head and I'm thinking, wow, "too big for a quarter". Maybe 2 in the same hole, or could it be my first half? Maybe a Kennedy
It's only 2or 3" so it cant be too old. So I slide my blade in under the target from the side at about a 45 degree angle and ream a slot big enough to get under the target. I have a small ceramic scoop for tunneling as much dirt as I need out. I have not marred a coin since using this method of retrieval and leaves no trace of a dig other than moist dirt which is great in a park setting. Turns out these panda coins can be quite rare if they are the proper year and weight. From a short search I have learned this is one of the rarer ones.This is the size of a half dollar at 33mm. Any one have any info on this?-Enjoy and thanks for looking--HH----IB
So I'm back at the so called "hunted out" park from a few weeks ago, determined to add some big American silver to my coin poc. The rain last week was a big help and what better place to hunt other than a place with previous performance.
I did some grid work on the ball diamond with not mush success. Gotta be the cleanest field I've seen so far. The sun finally got me heading for the shady area of the park where an old narrow cement slab was located with a basket ball hoop at each end. I quickly skimmed one side of the slab a few weeks ago on my way back to the car and wanted to come back for a better look and take advantage of the shade. The hoops were old and without netting but I'm sure they have seen activity at one time. First I hit four clad quarters and the traditional dimes and pennies but surprisingly no stinkin zincolns. About 3/4 of the way around I get this big sweet giant high tone. So right away this game of guess what it is starts playing in my head and I'm thinking, wow, "too big for a quarter". Maybe 2 in the same hole, or could it be my first half? Maybe a Kennedy
It's only 2or 3" so it cant be too old. So I slide my blade in under the target from the side at about a 45 degree angle and ream a slot big enough to get under the target. I have a small ceramic scoop for tunneling as much dirt as I need out. I have not marred a coin since using this method of retrieval and leaves no trace of a dig other than moist dirt which is great in a park setting. Turns out these panda coins can be quite rare if they are the proper year and weight. From a short search I have learned this is one of the rarer ones.This is the size of a half dollar at 33mm. Any one have any info on this?-Enjoy and thanks for looking--HH----IB
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HH jim tn
