It was a Great Year...

[Anonymous]

Looks like mother nature will stop me from detecting in the Chicago area for a while... so here's my recap for 2004. Note that I've only had my EX2 for two months, so most of these were found with another detector.
It was a GREAT year. Even with the EX2, it will be difficult to beat 2004. Personal highlights: My most fat Indians, most Seated Liberty coins(13), most half dimes, most Shield nickels, first 3-cent piece (1852), broke the 1800 barrier with my first two Spanish silver (178_ half real, 1797 2 reales) and found my first pre-1900 Canada silver (1886 dime).
Large cents: 28 (still amazes me for this area!)
Flying Eagle: 1
Fat Indians: 6
Indians: 71
2-Cent Piece: 1
Silver 3-Cent Piece: 1 (my first)
Seated Liberty Half Dimes: 4 (including my rarest coin to date, 1838-O no stars)
Shield Nickels: 6
V-Nickels: 12
Buffalo Nickels: 15
War Nickels: 2
Seated Liberty Dimes: 9
Barber Dimes: 16
Merc Dimes: 34
Roos. Dimes: 6
Barber Quarters: 12
Std. Lib. Quarters: 4
Wash. Quarters: 12
Barber Halves: 1
Walker Halves: 1
Spanish 1/2 Real: 1
Spanish 2 Reales: 1
Other foreign silver: 2
Total Silver: 106
Other Foreign: 8
Tokens: 14
Total Significant Coins: 268 (excludes wheats, clad, memorials, other Jefferson nickels)
2003: 102 silver, 265 significant coins
2002: 107 silver, 238 significant coins
Time for doing some research, cleaning/repairing equipment and dreaming about hunts to come!
Happy New Year!
Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Mike what part of Chicagoland are you in? I am in Palos Hills.

 

[Anonymous]

Mike what kinds of places do you prefer to hunt? i.e. parks, schools, etc...
Nice totals. Did the reales come from the Chicago area?
Thanks,
Bob

 

[Anonymous]

How does the Explorer compare to the prior detector?
HH,
Glenn

 

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[Anonymous]

I'm southwest, but I hunt all over.

 

[Anonymous]

I hunt any and all, depending on where the research points me.
Yes, the reales came from within Cook county.

 

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