Had a little excitement going for a bit, but if it is, it's toasted.
Hotter then blue blazes here of late, so hunting time is early mornings and shorter in duration. With a recent couple days of off and on rain shower, digging became possible for a few days on our old fairgrounds. And, it continues to give up the occasional old coin or two from time to time.
This morning, like a couple mornings ago, my very 1st target was a Mercury dime. Unlike the one the 44d the other morning, this one this morning was toasted. I hunted for 2 1/2 hours and also managed a 1930 Buffalo, a 1906 I H cent and 2 toasted wheats. After a quick vinegar soak I was able to get dates of 1917 and 1947 off them.
After getting home I went to work on the Merc. with a q tip, soda and water and eventually got enough crud off the paper thin dime to see 1916. Then, I promptly went to work of the rev. hoping for a mint mark. Where one would be I do see a slight mark, but the dime is just to far gone to make a determination.
Of all the older coins this morning, the token is the neatest. Fortunately I recovered it near a fence that runs along one side of the spot and the dirt along the fence is not as much filled with rocks and broken up asphalt and the token came out in decent shape. The small coil was probably the difference in making the recovery. It was less then a foot out from the fence and a larger coil wouldn't have been able to get so close.
The token is a 1931 CYRUS HALL McCORMICK "Reaper" commemorative International Harvester Co. Kind of cool. The junk ring is "Junior Stewardess" A A American Airlines. HH jim tn
Hotter then blue blazes here of late, so hunting time is early mornings and shorter in duration. With a recent couple days of off and on rain shower, digging became possible for a few days on our old fairgrounds. And, it continues to give up the occasional old coin or two from time to time.
This morning, like a couple mornings ago, my very 1st target was a Mercury dime. Unlike the one the 44d the other morning, this one this morning was toasted. I hunted for 2 1/2 hours and also managed a 1930 Buffalo, a 1906 I H cent and 2 toasted wheats. After a quick vinegar soak I was able to get dates of 1917 and 1947 off them.
After getting home I went to work on the Merc. with a q tip, soda and water and eventually got enough crud off the paper thin dime to see 1916. Then, I promptly went to work of the rev. hoping for a mint mark. Where one would be I do see a slight mark, but the dime is just to far gone to make a determination.
Of all the older coins this morning, the token is the neatest. Fortunately I recovered it near a fence that runs along one side of the spot and the dirt along the fence is not as much filled with rocks and broken up asphalt and the token came out in decent shape. The small coil was probably the difference in making the recovery. It was less then a foot out from the fence and a larger coil wouldn't have been able to get so close.
The token is a 1931 CYRUS HALL McCORMICK "Reaper" commemorative International Harvester Co. Kind of cool. The junk ring is "Junior Stewardess" A A American Airlines. HH jim tn
I miss those night hunts at the fairgrounds, but I don't miss all of the squirrelly targets there! Hopefully in a few weeks the heat will moderate and you can get back to comfortable detecting weather!