Usually after a nice soaking rain the old fairgrounds seems to really light up targets, coins and iron, and in the gravel areas makes digging much easier. Hence, off to the fairgrounds I went this morning hoping to dig just one old coin older then a wheat cent.
Arriving at the spot I decided to go directly to the end that had yielded me the Seated half on Wed. and work around there for a while. Along one side is an area that seems to have a never ending supply of modern coins and when around that area I always go to it and dig another dozen or so hoping that it might give up something older. Again, it didn't this morning, but it did yield a good chunk of the clad and I did get a clad Kennedy half in the same clod as a clad quarter. Had some good 90 readings and I was hoping...............
Having worked my way out a ways from the clad yielding spot I hit a couple of wheat cents and then snagged the 1911 V nickel. That was enough to slow me down to a crawl and a few minutes later I got the 1896 Indian Head cent. Fifteen or so minutes later I got a shallow upper 70's reading and from about 3" deep popped the 1853 Seated dime. And it, like the 55o Seated half, is in near pristine condition. This particular end of the site does seem to have less iron and gravel and perhaps is the reason silver comes out looking better. Whatever, I will not look a gift horse in the mouth.
I had on the 11dd coil and running high sen in de mode. Hope everyone has a great weekend. HH jim tn
Arriving at the spot I decided to go directly to the end that had yielded me the Seated half on Wed. and work around there for a while. Along one side is an area that seems to have a never ending supply of modern coins and when around that area I always go to it and dig another dozen or so hoping that it might give up something older. Again, it didn't this morning, but it did yield a good chunk of the clad and I did get a clad Kennedy half in the same clod as a clad quarter. Had some good 90 readings and I was hoping...............
Having worked my way out a ways from the clad yielding spot I hit a couple of wheat cents and then snagged the 1911 V nickel. That was enough to slow me down to a crawl and a few minutes later I got the 1896 Indian Head cent. Fifteen or so minutes later I got a shallow upper 70's reading and from about 3" deep popped the 1853 Seated dime. And it, like the 55o Seated half, is in near pristine condition. This particular end of the site does seem to have less iron and gravel and perhaps is the reason silver comes out looking better. Whatever, I will not look a gift horse in the mouth.
I had on the 11dd coil and running high sen in de mode. Hope everyone has a great weekend. HH jim tn