So, it was in the mid 20's, windy and cold this morning. My carpool and detecting buddy Dave and I just got off work this morning after 12 hour shift.
We have a habit of hitting an old park near his house for a few hours before getting in a nap.
This park ranks right up there with all those other hammered parks. Clad is even hard to find there.
Over the past 15 years I've probably found a total of $4 in change there. But, every once in a while a silver will pop up.
This park has been hammered hard since the 70's when Compass Metal Detectors was in business just down the road a few miles, and Whites being a few hours south.
You know everyone in the area hit this park as it is one of the ONLY parks in town.
Back to today. I dropped Dave off at his house down the street so he could run his youngest kiddo to school real quick.
I parked at the park and got set up for some hunting in the cold. Two surface Zincolns in 10 minutes is actually doing AWESOME at this park.
3rd target 12 minutes into my hunt, marking 7", good tones, repeatable in every direction I go at it with my Sampson.
A this time Dave pulls up in his truck and hops out to get his gear on.
I pull the plug and sift through the soil with my Garrett pinpointer and find my target quick enough.
SWEET SILVER in the hole!
As I get prepared to see Roosevelt's head, the bit of soil on the face falls to the side and I am left looking a really worn 1875 Seated Dime.
HOLY #$%!!!
I pull my headphones, set down my detector and begin my "Happy Dance" in full view from Dave. He hasn't even got his V3i out of the back seat yet.
He sees my commotion and asks me what I found with some disbelief in his voice. Keep in mind he was a bit miffed yesterday when I didn't say anything about a Merc I found until we were done hunting, so the "Happy Dance" today was appropriate and unexpected.
Anyway I am absolutely stoked to show you this coin, as this is my second oldest US Coin to date, and my second Seated ever and rare enough among Oregon detectorists, let alone from this hammered park.
BTW - It was slim pickings the rest of the 2 hour hunt. Nails and pull tabs here and there.
We have a habit of hitting an old park near his house for a few hours before getting in a nap.
This park ranks right up there with all those other hammered parks. Clad is even hard to find there.
Over the past 15 years I've probably found a total of $4 in change there. But, every once in a while a silver will pop up.
This park has been hammered hard since the 70's when Compass Metal Detectors was in business just down the road a few miles, and Whites being a few hours south.
You know everyone in the area hit this park as it is one of the ONLY parks in town.
Back to today. I dropped Dave off at his house down the street so he could run his youngest kiddo to school real quick.
I parked at the park and got set up for some hunting in the cold. Two surface Zincolns in 10 minutes is actually doing AWESOME at this park.
3rd target 12 minutes into my hunt, marking 7", good tones, repeatable in every direction I go at it with my Sampson.
A this time Dave pulls up in his truck and hops out to get his gear on.
I pull the plug and sift through the soil with my Garrett pinpointer and find my target quick enough.
SWEET SILVER in the hole!
As I get prepared to see Roosevelt's head, the bit of soil on the face falls to the side and I am left looking a really worn 1875 Seated Dime.
HOLY #$%!!!
I pull my headphones, set down my detector and begin my "Happy Dance" in full view from Dave. He hasn't even got his V3i out of the back seat yet.
He sees my commotion and asks me what I found with some disbelief in his voice. Keep in mind he was a bit miffed yesterday when I didn't say anything about a Merc I found until we were done hunting, so the "Happy Dance" today was appropriate and unexpected.
Anyway I am absolutely stoked to show you this coin, as this is my second oldest US Coin to date, and my second Seated ever and rare enough among Oregon detectorists, let alone from this hammered park.
BTW - It was slim pickings the rest of the 2 hour hunt. Nails and pull tabs here and there.
