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Mike and I decided to take advantage of some warmer temps and head down to one of our spots. We had more snow late last week, but some fierce winds evaporated all of that and managed to thaw out the ground, if only temporarily. Digging on this last hunt was a welcome relief - the ground was nice and soft, a welcome change!
Started off and stayed in the relic program most of the time, and the fourth target was to be my oldest coin of the night, a worn 1887 Indian from a measured 9" - the entire length of the pinpointer. Targets were fairly plentiful as always, and there was plenty of deep nails and foil to go around!
About an hour later Mike would pull his first coin of the night - a sweet 1896 V nickel! When he found that one, I was working on a "straight down" hit with the Propointer that ended up being a sharp 1911 S Wheat - one of the rarer dates. This coin still has lots of detail remaining and is soaking in olive oil at the moment. What a great way to start the new year!
We kept going, wandering over the same area several times over, and still we were able to ferret out the difficult coins every so often. Mike scored next with a sharp 1923 S Merc - again, a fairly rare date or "semi-key" as some call them....this coin was only 7" deep but sometimes those shallower targets get mixed with usually iron and are unusually hard to find - but patience and (digging almost everything) persistence pays off in this line of work!
innochio
I walked over to where I dug a deep Indian last hunt and found two 1919 Wheats back to back at 8 and 9 inches deep - only about 10 feet from the Indian. Mike would later hunt the same exact ground and pull a slick V nickel from that same spot! It's amazing what STILL REMAINS at some of these places after Mike and I pull target after target - both good and bad - with different detectors and weather conditions! More snow is coming this weekend but it'll warm up again by mid-week!
Hey Mike....please show those beautiful coins you pulled last hunt! I'm eager to see what the Merc and V nickels look like!
Started off and stayed in the relic program most of the time, and the fourth target was to be my oldest coin of the night, a worn 1887 Indian from a measured 9" - the entire length of the pinpointer. Targets were fairly plentiful as always, and there was plenty of deep nails and foil to go around!
About an hour later Mike would pull his first coin of the night - a sweet 1896 V nickel! When he found that one, I was working on a "straight down" hit with the Propointer that ended up being a sharp 1911 S Wheat - one of the rarer dates. This coin still has lots of detail remaining and is soaking in olive oil at the moment. What a great way to start the new year!We kept going, wandering over the same area several times over, and still we were able to ferret out the difficult coins every so often. Mike scored next with a sharp 1923 S Merc - again, a fairly rare date or "semi-key" as some call them....this coin was only 7" deep but sometimes those shallower targets get mixed with usually iron and are unusually hard to find - but patience and (digging almost everything) persistence pays off in this line of work!
innochioI walked over to where I dug a deep Indian last hunt and found two 1919 Wheats back to back at 8 and 9 inches deep - only about 10 feet from the Indian. Mike would later hunt the same exact ground and pull a slick V nickel from that same spot! It's amazing what STILL REMAINS at some of these places after Mike and I pull target after target - both good and bad - with different detectors and weather conditions! More snow is coming this weekend but it'll warm up again by mid-week!
Hey Mike....please show those beautiful coins you pulled last hunt! I'm eager to see what the Merc and V nickels look like!
