Maybe interesting maybe not and I have to be careful how much I say. Here is some advice for how to handle a situation that has happened to me twice in the past week. If you get approached by a fellow detector(s) play it as dumb as your ego allows. For example. If somebody says they've found 40 silver coins, 3 silver rings, and almost 100 bucks in clad so far this year, gasp and say that's a lot of coins. If you are in somebodies hunting spot, tell them that they must be very skilled because you aren't finding much. I was recently given 5 proven, public 1800s silver coin producing spots that I never would have found by a fellow trying to help out a newbie. I had to sit (stand really) through a small classroom about my poor technique and the guy told me if I follow his advice I might find a thousand coins some year. I did get one good pointer and, of course some new territory, at least new to me. Nothing much on my 4 hour hunt except 2 wheats (see below) and 126 coins for $15.50. Shhhhhhh. Don't tell.
The advice I need is how to read the date on a wheat where the numbers are all there but they are all very worn. I am usually good at this but this one is giving me fits. It is 191_ D. I think it's a 12, 16, or 18. Sometimes I think I see a 4 though and as we all know that is a key date. I went over that area pretty carefully but didn't score anything else old.
Sorry no photos. I passed 2000 quarters for 2008 and I'm on my way to 2500 with my GTI 2500. I'll easily find 2500 of all denominations except nickels in 2008. Might get lucky and hit 1000 nickels. I still haven't hit my 2007 nickel total and I'm way past all other coin types.
Chris
To add. One guy last week told me I need a real detector and that my GTI 2500 was junk. I honestly never told him I was having trouble with it nor did I have to lie and say I don't find much. All I did was marvel at his almost $80 so far in 2008 along with a few rings and a nice collection of old silver. He really did prefer a different type of hunting than I do. His best story concerned an old fountain he found in the woods near a park that he said produced 40 pre 1900 silver coins and many small cents. He said it took him weeks of searching just to find it but that it was worth it and I agreed. He gave me 3 or 4 ideas for places to hunt and I gave him nothing.
The advice I need is how to read the date on a wheat where the numbers are all there but they are all very worn. I am usually good at this but this one is giving me fits. It is 191_ D. I think it's a 12, 16, or 18. Sometimes I think I see a 4 though and as we all know that is a key date. I went over that area pretty carefully but didn't score anything else old.
Sorry no photos. I passed 2000 quarters for 2008 and I'm on my way to 2500 with my GTI 2500. I'll easily find 2500 of all denominations except nickels in 2008. Might get lucky and hit 1000 nickels. I still haven't hit my 2007 nickel total and I'm way past all other coin types.
Chris
To add. One guy last week told me I need a real detector and that my GTI 2500 was junk. I honestly never told him I was having trouble with it nor did I have to lie and say I don't find much. All I did was marvel at his almost $80 so far in 2008 along with a few rings and a nice collection of old silver. He really did prefer a different type of hunting than I do. His best story concerned an old fountain he found in the woods near a park that he said produced 40 pre 1900 silver coins and many small cents. He said it took him weeks of searching just to find it but that it was worth it and I agreed. He gave me 3 or 4 ideas for places to hunt and I gave him nothing.