DirtFlipper
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Howdy,
Well, I was on a silver drought for most of May. Tried probably a dozen 'new' sites across six hunts to scare up some older coinage. Got 15 consecutive lonely Wheats with no silver, and even those were hard scrabble - very slim pickings among the modern stuff, even at some decent depth.
Finally managed to squeak out a lone '48-D Roosie on that last hunt, last week, to break the drought. But on one hunt prior to that I had tried a spot that did scare up a 1911 and a 1929 Wheat, which I felt I hadn't given a thorough enough attempt. So I thought I'd give it another go, since at least it showed some age potential.
That's where I found myself last night.
Picked up a couple deeper Memorials to start with, then meandered around trying to locate some more out of the way places that may not have been searched as well by others (the site's been around a long, long time, and undoubtedly has been scrubbed - but is new to me). Finally got an interesting signal, but it wasn't super deep. I was near some larger trees, but there was a bit of a slope, so maybe that helped keep the depth at bay a bit.
After I flipped up the plug, I was happy to hear a nice tone still at the bottom, using the probe. I fished around a little bit, then saw a brief flash of silver. That got my attention! The soil was very sandy, with some bits of gravel though, and I could see that there were already some fine rub marks on it. Drat. But, I could also see it was a Barber dime too, so it's always nice to see Liberty. I plucked it out, and after flipping it over I could see an 'O' mintmark too, which was a pleasant surprise.
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I thought this might be a productive spot, so I started to grid it a bit. Found a Wheat not too far away, but it was a '45-D. Kept going more, and right near one of the big trees I got another interesting signal; not silver sounding, but maybe another Wheat I thought. Got it out finally (had some depth this time), and could tell it was a small cent, but I couldn't tell if it was a Wheat or not since it was caked in crud. The tone made me suspect it might be an Indian though, so I got a bit of the crud off and could spot some feathers, so I stopped right there with it.
I couldn't find any other interesting signals in this spot after trying awhile longer, so decided to move to other areas. Lots and lots of trash and nulling, so I had to go slowly. Couldn't cover as much ground that way though. I did manage to find two more Wheats (a '35-S and a '19-S, which is unusual for me) before calling it a hunt.
The Indian was pretty caked, so I ended up having to soak this one. But I was surprised to discover it to be an 1886 type I in pretty nice shape.
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All in all, I was happy with the hunt, and it helped take some of the sting out of the thumping I've been getting on the previous hunts as of late. The SE is a more than capable detector, but man, it sure helps when you find a place that actually has stuff to find! Getting into some dry places sure makes me appreciate it all the more.
HH,
DirtFlipper
Well, I was on a silver drought for most of May. Tried probably a dozen 'new' sites across six hunts to scare up some older coinage. Got 15 consecutive lonely Wheats with no silver, and even those were hard scrabble - very slim pickings among the modern stuff, even at some decent depth.
Finally managed to squeak out a lone '48-D Roosie on that last hunt, last week, to break the drought. But on one hunt prior to that I had tried a spot that did scare up a 1911 and a 1929 Wheat, which I felt I hadn't given a thorough enough attempt. So I thought I'd give it another go, since at least it showed some age potential.
That's where I found myself last night.
Picked up a couple deeper Memorials to start with, then meandered around trying to locate some more out of the way places that may not have been searched as well by others (the site's been around a long, long time, and undoubtedly has been scrubbed - but is new to me). Finally got an interesting signal, but it wasn't super deep. I was near some larger trees, but there was a bit of a slope, so maybe that helped keep the depth at bay a bit.
After I flipped up the plug, I was happy to hear a nice tone still at the bottom, using the probe. I fished around a little bit, then saw a brief flash of silver. That got my attention! The soil was very sandy, with some bits of gravel though, and I could see that there were already some fine rub marks on it. Drat. But, I could also see it was a Barber dime too, so it's always nice to see Liberty. I plucked it out, and after flipping it over I could see an 'O' mintmark too, which was a pleasant surprise.
[attachment 201009 10June2011009.jpg] [attachment 201010 10June2011008.jpg]
I thought this might be a productive spot, so I started to grid it a bit. Found a Wheat not too far away, but it was a '45-D. Kept going more, and right near one of the big trees I got another interesting signal; not silver sounding, but maybe another Wheat I thought. Got it out finally (had some depth this time), and could tell it was a small cent, but I couldn't tell if it was a Wheat or not since it was caked in crud. The tone made me suspect it might be an Indian though, so I got a bit of the crud off and could spot some feathers, so I stopped right there with it.
I couldn't find any other interesting signals in this spot after trying awhile longer, so decided to move to other areas. Lots and lots of trash and nulling, so I had to go slowly. Couldn't cover as much ground that way though. I did manage to find two more Wheats (a '35-S and a '19-S, which is unusual for me) before calling it a hunt.
The Indian was pretty caked, so I ended up having to soak this one. But I was surprised to discover it to be an 1886 type I in pretty nice shape.
[attachment 201013 10June2011012.jpg] [attachment 201014 10June2011014.jpg]
All in all, I was happy with the hunt, and it helped take some of the sting out of the thumping I've been getting on the previous hunts as of late. The SE is a more than capable detector, but man, it sure helps when you find a place that actually has stuff to find! Getting into some dry places sure makes me appreciate it all the more.
HH,
DirtFlipper
