Went to a park I hadn't tried yet. I had the 4.5" sniper on the ACE 250 from an earlier hunt in a trashy park.
There was a mixture of old trees with new trees but looking at the sidewalks and paving, part of this park had been here for a while. I decided to start around the big oaks, as it was a little warm today.
I walked the beginning of the shade in a circle, ending at the base of the tree. Nothing around the first two, but as I got closer to the base of the third I saw a round shape that looked like the size of a quarter lying right on top of the ground.
I swung the "Yeller Feller" over it and he rang true to the quarter. I picked it up and the back side was really dirty. Flipping it over old Mr Washington was all shiny and it felt different. I rubbed the date and out popped 1956, found the (D) on the back when I got home. I said to myself "You've got to be kidding, my first silver quarter and I didn't even have to dig."
I did the "Happy Dance" anyway "A Coin Found is a Coin Hunted", then spent the next ten minutes around the tree but no others coins.
There was a good size open area between the next trees, so I started swinging as I headed to them. I got a few hits, but these turned out to be pieces metal house siding. At one of these, I removed a 2 inch piece of siding and re-checked the hole. It still said coin, so I dug and checked the hole. No signal, checked the dirt and found a 1930(D) wheatie. Man those wheat shafts sure are pretty.
I talked to a guy that came by and he told me he and his Grandma used to live on the block that the park is now. He said there were at least 20 houses in the area. That explains the siding, nails and screws. They were there until the mid 70's.
This sounds promising, so I'll definitely be back.
There was a mixture of old trees with new trees but looking at the sidewalks and paving, part of this park had been here for a while. I decided to start around the big oaks, as it was a little warm today.
I walked the beginning of the shade in a circle, ending at the base of the tree. Nothing around the first two, but as I got closer to the base of the third I saw a round shape that looked like the size of a quarter lying right on top of the ground.
I swung the "Yeller Feller" over it and he rang true to the quarter. I picked it up and the back side was really dirty. Flipping it over old Mr Washington was all shiny and it felt different. I rubbed the date and out popped 1956, found the (D) on the back when I got home. I said to myself "You've got to be kidding, my first silver quarter and I didn't even have to dig."
I did the "Happy Dance" anyway "A Coin Found is a Coin Hunted", then spent the next ten minutes around the tree but no others coins.
There was a good size open area between the next trees, so I started swinging as I headed to them. I got a few hits, but these turned out to be pieces metal house siding. At one of these, I removed a 2 inch piece of siding and re-checked the hole. It still said coin, so I dug and checked the hole. No signal, checked the dirt and found a 1930(D) wheatie. Man those wheat shafts sure are pretty.
I talked to a guy that came by and he told me he and his Grandma used to live on the block that the park is now. He said there were at least 20 houses in the area. That explains the siding, nails and screws. They were there until the mid 70's.
This sounds promising, so I'll definitely be back.
sounds like you"v found a great site
Congrats on the old coins!
WTG! Happy Hunting!