James N.D.
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Well....Here we are once again with another posting of some finds I was able to recover on 3 separate outings. The only time to be able to cope with the temp's is around 11:00am to 3:00pm each day since it is too cold to even think about hunting in the mornings and the temp's start to drop it seems around 3:00pm so the hunts have been real short. This might just be the last post of the year for finds since the weather has been in the 30's during the day and the 20's at night and I am sure the ground is getting hard since I haven't checked in a few days 
but we can all pray for some nicer Temp's one more time can't we.
Let's get started!
The 1st outing didn't score me much of anything since the Wind was blowing and it seemed that every site I wanted to detect at, either had unwanted people around, too Windy, or 2" of Snow on the ground....so I stopped where a Church once was by a town that no longer exists....except for some abandoned Houses with the yards grown up thick in saplings and weeds. Tim and I had previously stopped here at this spot about a year ago and we did find a few Keepers....one being a 24-d Wheatie that I got from this site. There is a Cemetery here also and the yard is big so I know that there is still some finds yet to be made when I get another chance at detecting it, mainly in the Spring. Anyways, the wind was blowing just enough to chill a person to the bones along with temp's between the higher 20's-lower 30's. I got out and got the gear on and started hunting. I was only here for about a half hour but I did find a piece of Silver and a Wheatie. I was detecting along a set of Newer Evergreen Tree's when I got a High Tone. I backed up and looked at the meter and it was dancing from 28 t0 30 in Digital. I then looked at the Depth and it showed about 8" or so. I dug a plug and finally around the 8" mark, I seen Silver come popping out of the hole. I picked it up and it was a Canadian Dime dated 1931 in fairly nice shape. I covered the hole after a quick check with the probe to make sure there wasn't any other Keepers, and moved on. I tried to concentrate on detecting but the wind was just too much and it was freezing up my fingers, even with 2 pair of Brown Jersey Gloves on so I headed back to the vehicle. On the way back, I got a Wheatie. I got into the vehicle and thought to myself, "there will be better days than this" and headed back home with only 2 Keepers for my efforts.
The next day, I got the gear ready and thought about going up north to a Park or Fairgrounds but then did a detour on that idea. I got into Fargo and decided to go check out Lindenwood Park. I know of an area here that holds Silver but is too busy with people during the warmer months to even get close to it, so I thought maybe this would be the perfect time to go give it a try. I got to the Park and noticed a Sign that said Park Closed and the gates were across the road and locked. I sat there thinking about what I should do. I noticed a Pick-up go around the gate and could here some Construction going on back in the direction of the Park. I figured that I would have to walk in about 1/4 of a mile just to get to the spot I wanted to detect at. I then decided to just stick with the original plan and go up north. As I was driving, I then said to heck with it, I'll walk in if I have too. So I turned the Van around after about 8 blocks of driving and returned back to the entrance of the Park. I got the gear and headed into the Park. There was a light coating of Snow on the ground which I really didn't like seeing because I knew just how messy it was about to get digging in the dirt and having the Snow melt when digging. The Plugs and everything turned out just like I wanted them without any mud on the grass but that didn't mean the me or the detector would stay like this. I started walking towards the area I had in mind and would occasionally stop to pick up some Clad. I got to the spot and when I did, I got a SCREAMER of a Signal. I looked at the meter and it read 28 and the Depth was only about 3". I kept going over the Target wondering what could be making such a High Pitched Signal. The Signal Tone was higher than a regular Clad Dime Tone so I initially thought maybe a Clad Quarter. I dug down and on the bottom of the Plug was a Silver Rosie. I then sat wondering how the heck that was still there and it was only about 3" Deep. I covered the hole and started hunting again. Just a few feet from this Plug, another Target at about the same Depth. Dug it and another Silver Rosie. I couldn't believe my luck since this Park is hard to get anything Old but I guess the Silver God's were with me on this day. I worked this area and within about 20 minutes, I had recovered 6 Silver Rosie's and a Silver Quarter. NO WHEATS to think of! Now the question was, "Where are all the Wheats?". I kept hunting and finally found a Wheatie about 30' away from where I got the Silver at. As I was detecting, I noticed vehicles driving through the Park now so I decided to detect my way back to the Van and drive it down to where I was. As I got about 1/4th of the way there, I got a Deep Target that read 27 to 28 and showed a good 10". I dug down and a Mercury Dime showed itself. I then found another Wheatie and decided to go get the vehicle and continue my hunt. After running down to McDonald's for some much needed food, I came back and sat eating wondering just where to start hunting again after I got done. I decided to start working around the area where I had dug all the Silver previously and started to make my way back to where the Merc was found. I told myself that I wasn't leaving the Park until I got 10 Silver and I had to work about 30-45 minutes to accomplish this. I got into the area and ran across another Deep Target that read the same as the Merc did. I dug a Plug and another Merc showed itself. The date on this one was 1927. After that the temperature started to drop and it was starting to get dark out. I decided to pack it up for the day since I really didn't want to get locked into the Park overnight and figured on returning the next day. I also got 1 more Wheatie before I left. I still can't believe that really happened at that Park!
The next day, I woke up and looked at the Detector, my Digger, and my Carhart Jacket. The side of the Jacket was full of dried mud and the Digger was completely covered with the same. The Detector had about a 1/4" of dried mud on the handle and the Probe was caked with it also. The entire unit was a disaster so I took some time in the morning and cleaned up everything so it looked decent once more. When I finished, it was about 10:00am so I packed up the vehicle once more and headed back to Lindenwood. I noticed that there was a lite breeze when loading up the vehicle and didn't think much of it at the time. As I drove into Fargo, there was Snow Flurries. There wasn't suppose to be any Snow in the forecast for the day and it didn't look like it was going to stop anytime soon. I got to the Park and the gates were open so I drove in. I got the gear out and started hunting. That little bit of breeze mixed with the flurries made it very miserable to hunt in. I kept hunting for about 2 1/2 hours but I could tell that the cold was getting to me and I was losing focus on my hunt. I did manage a Wheatie and I told myself...."if I find just 1 Silver, that's good enough for me". My fingers were frozen due to no real movement while holding onto the Detector and swinging but I kept going. I made my way back to where I dug all the Silver at the day before and finally came across a Signal that read 31 but would also go to 30 at times. I tried different directions and 1 direction, I couldn't get anything but a null but another direction, I could tell there was something definitely there. I dug down and was rewarded with yet another Silver Rosie. I re-checked the hole and a solid null. I covered the hole and that was enough for me and I packed it in. For the amount of time I hunted on 3 separate days, I don't think I did too bad. At least I didn't catch a cold like Bryce did!
Hope by now that your feeling much better and pulling a few Deepie's from Coinmagnets Park.
Now for Totals. I found 12 Silver which were 1 Silver Washington Quarter dated 1964-d, 2 Mercury Dimes dated 1927,1945-d, 8 Roosevelt Dimes dated 1948-d,1950,1952-d,1959-d,1961-d,1963-d,(2)1964-d, and 1 Canadian Dime dated 1931. For Wheat Pennies I only found 5 and they are dated 1917,1936-d,1937-d,1947-d and 1951-d. The Misc Items were all found in Lindenwood Park except the Firestone Item. I found a Lorus Mickey Mouse Watch that was in the same area as most of the Silver I found was, the Clear Plastic Cover for the Watch, a Bobcat Cub Scouts B.S.A. Pin, and a Round Item that is made of Silver. The Firestone Item was found at a Cemetery Parking Lot and I have no idea as to what it's use was. Hope you enjoyed the story and the pics. Thanks for looking and Good Luck and HH to all of you that are able to get a hunt in still. [attachment 110577 DirtySilver.jpg][attachment 110578 CleanedSilver.jpg][attachment 110579 DirtyWheats.jpg][attachment 110580 CleanedWheats.jpg][attachment 110581 DirtyMisc.jpg][attachment 110582 CleanedMisc.jpg]
but we can all pray for some nicer Temp's one more time can't we. Let's get started!The 1st outing didn't score me much of anything since the Wind was blowing and it seemed that every site I wanted to detect at, either had unwanted people around, too Windy, or 2" of Snow on the ground....so I stopped where a Church once was by a town that no longer exists....except for some abandoned Houses with the yards grown up thick in saplings and weeds. Tim and I had previously stopped here at this spot about a year ago and we did find a few Keepers....one being a 24-d Wheatie that I got from this site. There is a Cemetery here also and the yard is big so I know that there is still some finds yet to be made when I get another chance at detecting it, mainly in the Spring. Anyways, the wind was blowing just enough to chill a person to the bones along with temp's between the higher 20's-lower 30's. I got out and got the gear on and started hunting. I was only here for about a half hour but I did find a piece of Silver and a Wheatie. I was detecting along a set of Newer Evergreen Tree's when I got a High Tone. I backed up and looked at the meter and it was dancing from 28 t0 30 in Digital. I then looked at the Depth and it showed about 8" or so. I dug a plug and finally around the 8" mark, I seen Silver come popping out of the hole. I picked it up and it was a Canadian Dime dated 1931 in fairly nice shape. I covered the hole after a quick check with the probe to make sure there wasn't any other Keepers, and moved on. I tried to concentrate on detecting but the wind was just too much and it was freezing up my fingers, even with 2 pair of Brown Jersey Gloves on so I headed back to the vehicle. On the way back, I got a Wheatie. I got into the vehicle and thought to myself, "there will be better days than this" and headed back home with only 2 Keepers for my efforts.
The next day, I got the gear ready and thought about going up north to a Park or Fairgrounds but then did a detour on that idea. I got into Fargo and decided to go check out Lindenwood Park. I know of an area here that holds Silver but is too busy with people during the warmer months to even get close to it, so I thought maybe this would be the perfect time to go give it a try. I got to the Park and noticed a Sign that said Park Closed and the gates were across the road and locked. I sat there thinking about what I should do. I noticed a Pick-up go around the gate and could here some Construction going on back in the direction of the Park. I figured that I would have to walk in about 1/4 of a mile just to get to the spot I wanted to detect at. I then decided to just stick with the original plan and go up north. As I was driving, I then said to heck with it, I'll walk in if I have too. So I turned the Van around after about 8 blocks of driving and returned back to the entrance of the Park. I got the gear and headed into the Park. There was a light coating of Snow on the ground which I really didn't like seeing because I knew just how messy it was about to get digging in the dirt and having the Snow melt when digging. The Plugs and everything turned out just like I wanted them without any mud on the grass but that didn't mean the me or the detector would stay like this. I started walking towards the area I had in mind and would occasionally stop to pick up some Clad. I got to the spot and when I did, I got a SCREAMER of a Signal. I looked at the meter and it read 28 and the Depth was only about 3". I kept going over the Target wondering what could be making such a High Pitched Signal. The Signal Tone was higher than a regular Clad Dime Tone so I initially thought maybe a Clad Quarter. I dug down and on the bottom of the Plug was a Silver Rosie. I then sat wondering how the heck that was still there and it was only about 3" Deep. I covered the hole and started hunting again. Just a few feet from this Plug, another Target at about the same Depth. Dug it and another Silver Rosie. I couldn't believe my luck since this Park is hard to get anything Old but I guess the Silver God's were with me on this day. I worked this area and within about 20 minutes, I had recovered 6 Silver Rosie's and a Silver Quarter. NO WHEATS to think of! Now the question was, "Where are all the Wheats?". I kept hunting and finally found a Wheatie about 30' away from where I got the Silver at. As I was detecting, I noticed vehicles driving through the Park now so I decided to detect my way back to the Van and drive it down to where I was. As I got about 1/4th of the way there, I got a Deep Target that read 27 to 28 and showed a good 10". I dug down and a Mercury Dime showed itself. I then found another Wheatie and decided to go get the vehicle and continue my hunt. After running down to McDonald's for some much needed food, I came back and sat eating wondering just where to start hunting again after I got done. I decided to start working around the area where I had dug all the Silver previously and started to make my way back to where the Merc was found. I told myself that I wasn't leaving the Park until I got 10 Silver and I had to work about 30-45 minutes to accomplish this. I got into the area and ran across another Deep Target that read the same as the Merc did. I dug a Plug and another Merc showed itself. The date on this one was 1927. After that the temperature started to drop and it was starting to get dark out. I decided to pack it up for the day since I really didn't want to get locked into the Park overnight and figured on returning the next day. I also got 1 more Wheatie before I left. I still can't believe that really happened at that Park!
The next day, I woke up and looked at the Detector, my Digger, and my Carhart Jacket. The side of the Jacket was full of dried mud and the Digger was completely covered with the same. The Detector had about a 1/4" of dried mud on the handle and the Probe was caked with it also. The entire unit was a disaster so I took some time in the morning and cleaned up everything so it looked decent once more. When I finished, it was about 10:00am so I packed up the vehicle once more and headed back to Lindenwood. I noticed that there was a lite breeze when loading up the vehicle and didn't think much of it at the time. As I drove into Fargo, there was Snow Flurries. There wasn't suppose to be any Snow in the forecast for the day and it didn't look like it was going to stop anytime soon. I got to the Park and the gates were open so I drove in. I got the gear out and started hunting. That little bit of breeze mixed with the flurries made it very miserable to hunt in. I kept hunting for about 2 1/2 hours but I could tell that the cold was getting to me and I was losing focus on my hunt. I did manage a Wheatie and I told myself...."if I find just 1 Silver, that's good enough for me". My fingers were frozen due to no real movement while holding onto the Detector and swinging but I kept going. I made my way back to where I dug all the Silver at the day before and finally came across a Signal that read 31 but would also go to 30 at times. I tried different directions and 1 direction, I couldn't get anything but a null but another direction, I could tell there was something definitely there. I dug down and was rewarded with yet another Silver Rosie. I re-checked the hole and a solid null. I covered the hole and that was enough for me and I packed it in. For the amount of time I hunted on 3 separate days, I don't think I did too bad. At least I didn't catch a cold like Bryce did!
Hope by now that your feeling much better and pulling a few Deepie's from Coinmagnets Park. Now for Totals. I found 12 Silver which were 1 Silver Washington Quarter dated 1964-d, 2 Mercury Dimes dated 1927,1945-d, 8 Roosevelt Dimes dated 1948-d,1950,1952-d,1959-d,1961-d,1963-d,(2)1964-d, and 1 Canadian Dime dated 1931. For Wheat Pennies I only found 5 and they are dated 1917,1936-d,1937-d,1947-d and 1951-d. The Misc Items were all found in Lindenwood Park except the Firestone Item. I found a Lorus Mickey Mouse Watch that was in the same area as most of the Silver I found was, the Clear Plastic Cover for the Watch, a Bobcat Cub Scouts B.S.A. Pin, and a Round Item that is made of Silver. The Firestone Item was found at a Cemetery Parking Lot and I have no idea as to what it's use was. Hope you enjoyed the story and the pics. Thanks for looking and Good Luck and HH to all of you that are able to get a hunt in still. [attachment 110577 DirtySilver.jpg][attachment 110578 CleanedSilver.jpg][attachment 110579 DirtyWheats.jpg][attachment 110580 CleanedWheats.jpg][attachment 110581 DirtyMisc.jpg][attachment 110582 CleanedMisc.jpg]
It's also started moving into my chest...so only rest...and some good cold medicine will help at this point. 
Seriously though, sorry to hear your in that tough of shape Bryce.
You just never know what will be un-earthed next.
Thanks for the reply friend and hope your feeling much better real soon. I still would like to see 1 more post from the Bryce-Man before freeze-up. I really enjoy the reading! Good Luck and HH buddy!
