James N.D.
New member
Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I have posted on here, at least since around November, and I hope everyone is doing fine and the long winter for a lot of us isn't getting the best of you. I also hope that 2009 is a great year for finds for everyone so on that note, let's get started.
Tim and I decided to give it a go and try and get some detecting in on Saturday, and if that failed, at least we both got out of the house for a day and got a chance to see how much longer it would be until we could finally get out and do some diggin'. It's already been a long winter for most of us in this area and I am sure that there are a lot of detectorists just dying to get out and get back into the swing of things. Anyways, we headed out early on Saturday Morning in hopes of landing some nice Silver Coins and being able to dig without frost being in the ground. The temps had to be in the upper 50's or lower 60's and it was a gorgeous day for detecting so the hopes were high and the eagerness was really setting in. The first site we tried was a small park area that had a ball diamond. We didn't know for sure if it was old but it did have the looks since the houses around the area were the older type so we got out and Tim checked the ground with a screwdriver to see if the ground was diggable. It was a go! We got in the car and went and parked it and got the gear out. We were both eager to get swinging and start the year out right so we proceeded onward. We hunted at this site I would say a good hour or so and it was somewhat tough but there were a couple keepers found in that time. The only bad thing was that Tim didn't find one of them and it was a slow start for him on Saturday but he made up for it at the end of the day. I was hoping to start the year off with a Barber Coin and that was exactly the way it started. First Coin I dug that was about 6" Deep was a Barber Dime. I told Tim and we both got serious since there should be others in the area and proceeded hunting. About 15 minutes go by and I got another Signal that read 27 on Digital so I thought Wheat Penny. I started to dig but at about 3" I hit frost. The target had registered about 8" Deep so I just got ready and started carving out the frozen earth until I finally reached the target at about the 8" mark. I seen it was a Penny so I thought Wheat but when I examined it closer, I was surprised to see an Indian Head Penny looking back at me. So far the day was going great and I only hoped it continued. I filled in the hole and told Tim I just got an Injun. I proceeded hunting and about 10 minutes later, I got a 25 on Digital and thought it could be another Injun. I had Tim go over it with his E-trac and he said it sounded good and that he thought it was an Indian Head also. I started digging and about a good 8"-9" Deep, I finally found the target. It turned out to be part of a handle to a really old spoon so I covered the hole and hunted on. About 5 minutes later, I got that classic 28 on Digital and it showed about 6" or so Deep. I dug a plug and I checked the hole. Still in there! I dug out a little more dirt and re-checked the hole. Silent! I scanned the pile of dirt with the X-1 Probe and she sang out. I picked up the piece of dirt that gave the signal and I saw a Silver Rim. Removed the dirt and another Barber Dime. 2 Barbers and an Indian, what a way to start the day out. Shortly after, Tim and I decided to pack it in and try another location to better both our odds of making more finds.
The second site we stopped at was a really small town Park. It looked old so we gave it a few minutes. We hunted it and it was fairly clean from coins. After about 15 minutes, we decided to try another spot. Tim packed his gear in and waited for me. As I got close to the vehicle, I got a 28 on Digital that showed about 6" Deep. I initially thought another clad coin since I had dug 2 clad coins here before this one so it didn't excite me much. I dug a plug and at the bottom of the hole I saw Silver. I picked it up and it was a well worn Mercury Dime dated 191?. I covered the hole and loaded my gear up. For those that don't know me and that are new to the forum, I try to find at least 10 Silver on a weekend hunt and I was trying to find 10 on Saturday so as I got into the car, I asked Tim if he had found anything. Nothing he replied. I told him I needed 7 more. He then looked at me and said "you didn't find anything out there!". I replied back and said "sure I did, I just got a Merc". He couldn't believe it. On that note, we headed out for site number 3.
Site 3 was some ball diamonds we came across and they looked old. The one had the old '30's style lights around the diamond and the other looked like the type of ball diamonds they had back in the 1900's, with only wooden poles for a backstop and some wooden poles that had lights attached to them. We started hunting the diamond with the '30's style lights first. About 5 minutes out of the car I got a nice repeatable signal that registered 27. Wheatie I thought since it was about 6" Deep. I dug a plug and it was a Penny. Wiped it off and staring back was my 2nd Indian of the day. I looked at Tim and yelled Injun. I covered the hole and continued hunting. Shortly after this, I got another target that read 28 at about the same depth. I dug a plug and my first Wheatie of the year. Told Tim I just got a Wheatie and we continued hunting. Some of the ground was diggable down to the 8" mark but a lot of the ground was solid still after 3" so there were a few targets that we had to pass up since we didn't have our new Lesche's with, only our worn Lesche's so I am sure we will be going back later. A few minutes passed by and Tim yells over to me that he wants to try the other ball field. I nodded o.k. and we threw the gear in and drove over to the other diamond. We got out and started hunting. It wasn't but a few minutes and I got a good signal that read 28 at about 6" or so. I dug it and a Wheatie surfaced. Covered the hole and re-scanned the area. Another signal rang out but off to the side of the plug. I dug another plug and I was rewarded with 2 Wheats in one hole. I covered the hole and re-scanned the plugs. Nothing. I started swinging and got another hit about a foot away. Dug a plug thinking another Wheatie but it turned out to be a thick piece of copper wire which I saved for scrap. I asked Tim if he had found anything and he replied no. I told him I got 3 Wheats and I could tell he was starting to get irritated since I was the only one finding anything old. He tells me we better go and check out another spot so I agreed. As he headed to the car, I got another signal that read 28 about 6" Deep and dug that target. Another Wheatie. About a foot away from this another signal and another Wheatie. I decided to turn the machine off so Tim didn't have to wait any longer and told him I just found 2 more Wheats. So onto site 4 and the last spot we hunted for the day. One things for sure though. All the spots we stopped at have keepers left so I am sure we will return at a later date.
Site 4 was a nice but small, old park that had an old ampi-theatre and an older building with some older playground equipment on the grounds also. Tim replied to me that there had to be Barber here since it looked old and I agreed. We pulled in and got the equipment out. We were there but 5 minutes and Tim was the first one to find the first keeper here. He yells over to me and replies 1918 Wheatie. That got me excited because the older Wheats usually are with the Barber Coinage so I started hunting a little slower. Tim started to dig a few Wheats here and there and it took me a few minutes later until I finally got a signal to dig. This target read 28 and was showing about 6"-8" Deep. My hopes were high for Silver and I started digging. I dug the dirt out and checked the hole. Still in there. Dug out a bit more and saw a Silver Edge in a dirt clump. Yes!!! I popped the coin out and it was a Barber Dime. Barber #3 for the day and I was lovin' every minute of it! I looked at Tim and told him Barber and he got eager to find himself one. We continued hunting until dark and we did pretty well here. There is still area to cover and I know we will be going back soon. By the time darkness fell, I had found a few more Wheats, another Barber Dime, and the coin I was hoping to land for the day, a Barber Quarter. On the way over to Tim before we left, I told him I got his coin he was looking for and he asked if I really found a Barber Quarter. I told him yes and showed him. Nice he replied. I asked Tim what he got and he told me he had found 6 Merc's, 1 Barber Dime, an Indian Head, some Wheat Pennies, and a Maverick Token Good For 5c In Trade. So Tim had one heck of a hunt at the end of the day and he was happy that I didn't get it all like he was thinking was going to happen on Saturday. It sure was fun to be back out hunting and making some nice finds for a change and I was hoping to get out again this weekend but it looks as if winter has decided to stick around longer. We got more snow here and more is to come next week but hopefully we can pull off a miracle and get out and hunt this next Saturday somewhere. I hope you liked the story and it's been fun. Now onto the totals.
Keeper's consisted of 7 Silver for the day with 2 Indian Heads and 21 Wheats, along with a couple dollars worth of Clad Coins. The Silver's were 1 Barber Quarter with Liberty dated 1902 that was found a good 10" Deep, 4 Barber Dimes dated 1892,1905-o(micro o),1908-o with full liberty and books for about $65.00 in VF, and 1910 with liberty still legible. I also found 2 Merc's dated 191? and 1917. For Indian Heads, both were dated 1906. The Green Patina Injun was the Indian Head I dug in the frost. On retrieval, I put a small knick in the face of the coin but all in all, I am very happy with the coin find and the results for the beginning of the year so far. The Wheats are dated 18-d,(2)19,20,23,27,(2)29-d,36-d,39-d,42,(2)44-d,(2)46,48-d,(2)52-d,53-s,55-d, and 57-d.[attachment 121495 DirtySilver.jpg][attachment 121496 CleanedSilver.jpg][attachment 121494 DirtyInjuns.jpg][attachment 121497 CleanedInjuns.jpg][attachment 121500 DirtyWheats.jpg][attachment 121503 CleanedWheats.jpg]
Tim and I decided to give it a go and try and get some detecting in on Saturday, and if that failed, at least we both got out of the house for a day and got a chance to see how much longer it would be until we could finally get out and do some diggin'. It's already been a long winter for most of us in this area and I am sure that there are a lot of detectorists just dying to get out and get back into the swing of things. Anyways, we headed out early on Saturday Morning in hopes of landing some nice Silver Coins and being able to dig without frost being in the ground. The temps had to be in the upper 50's or lower 60's and it was a gorgeous day for detecting so the hopes were high and the eagerness was really setting in. The first site we tried was a small park area that had a ball diamond. We didn't know for sure if it was old but it did have the looks since the houses around the area were the older type so we got out and Tim checked the ground with a screwdriver to see if the ground was diggable. It was a go! We got in the car and went and parked it and got the gear out. We were both eager to get swinging and start the year out right so we proceeded onward. We hunted at this site I would say a good hour or so and it was somewhat tough but there were a couple keepers found in that time. The only bad thing was that Tim didn't find one of them and it was a slow start for him on Saturday but he made up for it at the end of the day. I was hoping to start the year off with a Barber Coin and that was exactly the way it started. First Coin I dug that was about 6" Deep was a Barber Dime. I told Tim and we both got serious since there should be others in the area and proceeded hunting. About 15 minutes go by and I got another Signal that read 27 on Digital so I thought Wheat Penny. I started to dig but at about 3" I hit frost. The target had registered about 8" Deep so I just got ready and started carving out the frozen earth until I finally reached the target at about the 8" mark. I seen it was a Penny so I thought Wheat but when I examined it closer, I was surprised to see an Indian Head Penny looking back at me. So far the day was going great and I only hoped it continued. I filled in the hole and told Tim I just got an Injun. I proceeded hunting and about 10 minutes later, I got a 25 on Digital and thought it could be another Injun. I had Tim go over it with his E-trac and he said it sounded good and that he thought it was an Indian Head also. I started digging and about a good 8"-9" Deep, I finally found the target. It turned out to be part of a handle to a really old spoon so I covered the hole and hunted on. About 5 minutes later, I got that classic 28 on Digital and it showed about 6" or so Deep. I dug a plug and I checked the hole. Still in there! I dug out a little more dirt and re-checked the hole. Silent! I scanned the pile of dirt with the X-1 Probe and she sang out. I picked up the piece of dirt that gave the signal and I saw a Silver Rim. Removed the dirt and another Barber Dime. 2 Barbers and an Indian, what a way to start the day out. Shortly after, Tim and I decided to pack it in and try another location to better both our odds of making more finds.
The second site we stopped at was a really small town Park. It looked old so we gave it a few minutes. We hunted it and it was fairly clean from coins. After about 15 minutes, we decided to try another spot. Tim packed his gear in and waited for me. As I got close to the vehicle, I got a 28 on Digital that showed about 6" Deep. I initially thought another clad coin since I had dug 2 clad coins here before this one so it didn't excite me much. I dug a plug and at the bottom of the hole I saw Silver. I picked it up and it was a well worn Mercury Dime dated 191?. I covered the hole and loaded my gear up. For those that don't know me and that are new to the forum, I try to find at least 10 Silver on a weekend hunt and I was trying to find 10 on Saturday so as I got into the car, I asked Tim if he had found anything. Nothing he replied. I told him I needed 7 more. He then looked at me and said "you didn't find anything out there!". I replied back and said "sure I did, I just got a Merc". He couldn't believe it. On that note, we headed out for site number 3.
Site 3 was some ball diamonds we came across and they looked old. The one had the old '30's style lights around the diamond and the other looked like the type of ball diamonds they had back in the 1900's, with only wooden poles for a backstop and some wooden poles that had lights attached to them. We started hunting the diamond with the '30's style lights first. About 5 minutes out of the car I got a nice repeatable signal that registered 27. Wheatie I thought since it was about 6" Deep. I dug a plug and it was a Penny. Wiped it off and staring back was my 2nd Indian of the day. I looked at Tim and yelled Injun. I covered the hole and continued hunting. Shortly after this, I got another target that read 28 at about the same depth. I dug a plug and my first Wheatie of the year. Told Tim I just got a Wheatie and we continued hunting. Some of the ground was diggable down to the 8" mark but a lot of the ground was solid still after 3" so there were a few targets that we had to pass up since we didn't have our new Lesche's with, only our worn Lesche's so I am sure we will be going back later. A few minutes passed by and Tim yells over to me that he wants to try the other ball field. I nodded o.k. and we threw the gear in and drove over to the other diamond. We got out and started hunting. It wasn't but a few minutes and I got a good signal that read 28 at about 6" or so. I dug it and a Wheatie surfaced. Covered the hole and re-scanned the area. Another signal rang out but off to the side of the plug. I dug another plug and I was rewarded with 2 Wheats in one hole. I covered the hole and re-scanned the plugs. Nothing. I started swinging and got another hit about a foot away. Dug a plug thinking another Wheatie but it turned out to be a thick piece of copper wire which I saved for scrap. I asked Tim if he had found anything and he replied no. I told him I got 3 Wheats and I could tell he was starting to get irritated since I was the only one finding anything old. He tells me we better go and check out another spot so I agreed. As he headed to the car, I got another signal that read 28 about 6" Deep and dug that target. Another Wheatie. About a foot away from this another signal and another Wheatie. I decided to turn the machine off so Tim didn't have to wait any longer and told him I just found 2 more Wheats. So onto site 4 and the last spot we hunted for the day. One things for sure though. All the spots we stopped at have keepers left so I am sure we will return at a later date.
Site 4 was a nice but small, old park that had an old ampi-theatre and an older building with some older playground equipment on the grounds also. Tim replied to me that there had to be Barber here since it looked old and I agreed. We pulled in and got the equipment out. We were there but 5 minutes and Tim was the first one to find the first keeper here. He yells over to me and replies 1918 Wheatie. That got me excited because the older Wheats usually are with the Barber Coinage so I started hunting a little slower. Tim started to dig a few Wheats here and there and it took me a few minutes later until I finally got a signal to dig. This target read 28 and was showing about 6"-8" Deep. My hopes were high for Silver and I started digging. I dug the dirt out and checked the hole. Still in there. Dug out a bit more and saw a Silver Edge in a dirt clump. Yes!!! I popped the coin out and it was a Barber Dime. Barber #3 for the day and I was lovin' every minute of it! I looked at Tim and told him Barber and he got eager to find himself one. We continued hunting until dark and we did pretty well here. There is still area to cover and I know we will be going back soon. By the time darkness fell, I had found a few more Wheats, another Barber Dime, and the coin I was hoping to land for the day, a Barber Quarter. On the way over to Tim before we left, I told him I got his coin he was looking for and he asked if I really found a Barber Quarter. I told him yes and showed him. Nice he replied. I asked Tim what he got and he told me he had found 6 Merc's, 1 Barber Dime, an Indian Head, some Wheat Pennies, and a Maverick Token Good For 5c In Trade. So Tim had one heck of a hunt at the end of the day and he was happy that I didn't get it all like he was thinking was going to happen on Saturday. It sure was fun to be back out hunting and making some nice finds for a change and I was hoping to get out again this weekend but it looks as if winter has decided to stick around longer. We got more snow here and more is to come next week but hopefully we can pull off a miracle and get out and hunt this next Saturday somewhere. I hope you liked the story and it's been fun. Now onto the totals.
Keeper's consisted of 7 Silver for the day with 2 Indian Heads and 21 Wheats, along with a couple dollars worth of Clad Coins. The Silver's were 1 Barber Quarter with Liberty dated 1902 that was found a good 10" Deep, 4 Barber Dimes dated 1892,1905-o(micro o),1908-o with full liberty and books for about $65.00 in VF, and 1910 with liberty still legible. I also found 2 Merc's dated 191? and 1917. For Indian Heads, both were dated 1906. The Green Patina Injun was the Indian Head I dug in the frost. On retrieval, I put a small knick in the face of the coin but all in all, I am very happy with the coin find and the results for the beginning of the year so far. The Wheats are dated 18-d,(2)19,20,23,27,(2)29-d,36-d,39-d,42,(2)44-d,(2)46,48-d,(2)52-d,53-s,55-d, and 57-d.[attachment 121495 DirtySilver.jpg][attachment 121496 CleanedSilver.jpg][attachment 121494 DirtyInjuns.jpg][attachment 121497 CleanedInjuns.jpg][attachment 121500 DirtyWheats.jpg][attachment 121503 CleanedWheats.jpg]
You didn't disappoint me with what you found and it looks like you are off to a very good 2009 if this is just a sampling of what's to come for all of us in your future postings. Great job buddy and I wish you the best of luck on your next outing. I see fourteen silver coins in your next post.
HH.
