My 2020 Totals

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Mark, Yes, I remember that sterling ring. Really nice design with some definite age.

Hey Dave There’s a ring you found I found the exact one my wife’s wears it all the time ! Great year with awesome finds!!!
Mark

 

[tvr]

Thanks! My car and my digger probably needs a rest for a while
I havent broken a digger in a while but i did break 2 whites diggers in the past 3 years.

Try a Predator tools model 85. I used to break diggers too, but have not been able to damage the Predator trowel over several years use.
Love the silver. The research leads you to it, well done!

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Jeff!
The first year I posted on the Etrac forum (2013) I pulled 363 silver. I have pulled over 300 a couple of other times but every year a person has to work harder at researching and putting on the miles to public sites.
Still alot of fun though.
Dave

Thanks for sharing Dave that is a stellar amount of detecting my friend! I have to ask is that your best on silvers?
HH Jeff

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Jeff!

Awesome year Dave Congrats!!

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks. I will look that one up. I recently bought a ROE huntsman hand digger from Australia but havent used it yet. That thing is a beast. I wont break that.

Try a Predator tools model 85. I used to break diggers too, but have not been able to damage the Predator trowel over several years use.
Love the silver. The research leads you to it, well done!

 

[Coinboy007]

Thanks! Big Congrats again on that 2 Reale coin you pulled out of a park. That is a great achievment.

Thanks man, I’m still in shock about that.

 

[Mark kus]

Try a Predator tools model 85. I used to break diggers too, but have not been able to damage the Predator trowel over several years use.
Love the silver. The research leads you to it, well done!

Absolutely one of the best shovels Made I used to used Lesche but now only predators now the blade is welded so solid to the handle where the leaches can bend,
Mark

 

[7centsworth]

Man all that post does is makes my mouth water lol. That is a lot of digging. You probably need a new digger. Congratulations on a very great year.

 

[floodplaindetector]

I think i will order one of those. I used to use a Lesche but my hands would cramp up from the handle design. It was much better with the whites digger.
I broke 2 of them right at the handle and the blade. Whites sent me a new one and said they should absolutely never break. I snapped the blade in the middle on the 3rd earlier this year. Now they are out of business.

Absolutely one of the best shovels Made I used to used Lesche but now only predators now the blade is welded so solid to the handle where the leaches can bend,
Mark

 

[floodplaindetector]

Yes, thanks. definitely alot of digging and driving. I finished the year last week hunting in Kansas parks for a few days as i had to go that far to get out of the snow. Pretty tough in that area but i pulled some more silver coins, old nickels and other finds.

Man all that post does is makes my mouth water lol. That is a lot of digging. You probably need a new digger. Congratulations on a very great year.

 

[BobOso]

WOW, that's fantastic

 

[Mark kus]

I think i will order one of those. I used to use a Lesche but my hands would cramp up from the handle design. It was much better with the whites digger.
I broke 2 of them right at the handle and the blade. Whites sent me a new one and said they should absolutely never break. I snapped the blade in the middle on the 3rd earlier this year. Now they are out of business.

See how the predators are solid between handle and blade I wore a lesche out in one year last year and it bent these are reinforced where the lesche are not it’s a better design
Mark

 

[RICK IN KY]

I wanted to share a summary of my 2020 finds. I ended the year with 259 silver coins.

We had very dry year but a mild winter which allowed me to get a lot of hunting under my belt this year. I work full time as a software engineer so my detecting is geared toward the weekends and time off. I reside in North Dakota very close to the Minnesota border. My Parents live in North Dakota close to the South Dakota and Montana border and I have a brother that lives in Nebraska very close to the Iowa border so my hunting area involves multiple states. I couldn’t make it to Canada this year of course because of travel restrictions.

All finds were found at public sites I researched with the exception of about 3 hours of house permission hunting.

Machines used this year was almost all Minelab eTrac with the exception of about 40 hours of hunting on the Minelab Equinox at the beginning of the year.

I want to thank everyone for following my posts over the year and wish everyone a great 2021!

Dave

Below is a breakdown of my 2020 totals:

Silver coins (259)

• 1890 Morgan Silver Dollar
• 5 Silver Halves (2 Walkers, 2 Franklin, 1 Kennedy)
• 38 quarters (10 Barber, 4 Standing Liberty, 1 1925 Canadian, 23 Washington Quarters)
• 30 silver war nickels
• 185 Silver Dimes (3 Seated (1856 oldest), 16 Barber, 91 Mercury, 72 Roosevelt, 3 Canadian KG 5)

Old Nickels

• 1 Shield Nickel (1882)
• 35 V Nickels
• 58 Buffalo Nickels
• 58 Pre 1960 Jefferson

Old Pennies

• 42 Indian Head Pennies (1865 oldest, 1 Key Date 1908s)
• 572 Wheat Pennies
• 9 Canadian Small Cents
• 1 1912 Canadian Large Cent

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Awesome Collection of finds,that’s a lot of Silver,you had that Etrac
Working overtime ,thanks for sharing,hope you have another great year

 

[zac]

You must hunt 24/7! Great finds!

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks for taking a look.

Man all that post does is makes my mouth water lol. That is a lot of digging. You probably need a new digger. Congratulations on a very great year.

 

[floodplaindetector]

cool. thanks for the info. I will buy one.

See how the predators are solid between handle and blade I wore a lesche out in one year last year and it bent these are reinforced where the lesche are not it’s a better design
Mark

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks. I have 2 Etracs. The first one i have used since 2008 and it is still going, The 2nd one i bought a few years ago. I have different coils on each.

Awesome Collection of finds,that’s a lot of Silver,you had that Etrac
Working overtime ,thanks for sharing,hope you have another great year

 

[floodplaindetector]

thanks! no, not quite 24/7 . I work in an office full time so hunt mostly on weekends.

You must hunt 24/7! Great finds!

 

[utmike]

Dave, you've constantly amazed us with your finds and posts. Congratulations on the monster totals. BTW the tractor fob is my favorite.

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Bob!

WOW, that's fantastic