James N.D.
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This weekend started out good but it ended suddenly on Sunday Evening. I was at a Ball Diamond about 70 miles from where I live and some kids started to show up for Practice I guess. I figured I would go check out another spot that I know yields some finds still and when I got everything loaded back into the Van, I started the Vehicle and was about to leave when I noticed the Check Engine Light was on.
Earlier in the week I had this same problem and the Check Gauges came on with the Battery Light. I then went and had my Battery and Alternator checked out and they both tested fine. I guess the Alternator gets hot and stops working since it was tested cold.
Anyways, I had enough juice to get back and luckily there was a Semi-Truck that I got behind and stayed in his Back Draft to try and reserve as much power as possible. I finally made it home and was going to pull the Positive Cable off the Battery to check to see if the Alternator was indeed bad. I had turned off the engine and when I tried to turn it over, there wasn't even enough juice to make the Starter even click. Talk about a close call! Anyways, here is what I found the time I did get out. I found 9 Silver this time out. I got 2 Walking Liberty Halves dated 1935 and 1935-s (both found Saturday), 2 Washington Quarters dated 1936 and 1943-d, 4 Mercury Dimes dated 1920 (might have had an S mint mark),1928,1935, and 1940-d, and 1 Roosevelt Dime dated 1952-d. I also found 1 Indian Head Penny dated 1895 at the Ball Diamond at about 2" Deep. It was hard to pinpoint for some reason because I was getting multiple hits. I just Pinpointed and found the loudest Target and dug it and there was the Indian Head. I also found 12 Wheat's dated 1911,1917,1927,1927-d,1928-d,1929-d,1941-d,1944-d,1945,1946-d,1948-d, and 1956-d. I also found another one of those stinking' 1959-d Memorial Pennies also. For Misc. Finds, I found some kind of Brass Object, a Religious Pendant that is Silver, some kind of Top for something, and an old Hubley or Tootsie Toy Fire Truck that is about 6" Long. The only bad thing about the Fire Truck is that it is in 5 Pieces. I am almost positive that it is a Hubley but I will have to check into it. That does it for this post so enjoy and Good Luck and HH to you all! 
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Earlier in the week I had this same problem and the Check Gauges came on with the Battery Light. I then went and had my Battery and Alternator checked out and they both tested fine. I guess the Alternator gets hot and stops working since it was tested cold. Anyways, I had enough juice to get back and luckily there was a Semi-Truck that I got behind and stayed in his Back Draft to try and reserve as much power as possible. I finally made it home and was going to pull the Positive Cable off the Battery to check to see if the Alternator was indeed bad. I had turned off the engine and when I tried to turn it over, there wasn't even enough juice to make the Starter even click. Talk about a close call! Anyways, here is what I found the time I did get out. I found 9 Silver this time out. I got 2 Walking Liberty Halves dated 1935 and 1935-s (both found Saturday), 2 Washington Quarters dated 1936 and 1943-d, 4 Mercury Dimes dated 1920 (might have had an S mint mark),1928,1935, and 1940-d, and 1 Roosevelt Dime dated 1952-d. I also found 1 Indian Head Penny dated 1895 at the Ball Diamond at about 2" Deep. It was hard to pinpoint for some reason because I was getting multiple hits. I just Pinpointed and found the loudest Target and dug it and there was the Indian Head. I also found 12 Wheat's dated 1911,1917,1927,1927-d,1928-d,1929-d,1941-d,1944-d,1945,1946-d,1948-d, and 1956-d. I also found another one of those stinking' 1959-d Memorial Pennies also. For Misc. Finds, I found some kind of Brass Object, a Religious Pendant that is Silver, some kind of Top for something, and an old Hubley or Tootsie Toy Fire Truck that is about 6" Long. The only bad thing about the Fire Truck is that it is in 5 Pieces. I am almost positive that it is a Hubley but I will have to check into it. That does it for this post so enjoy and Good Luck and HH to you all! [attachment 58261 Silver.jpg][attachment 58264 Pennies.jpg][attachment 58260 Misc..jpg][attachment 58259 ToyFireTruck.jpg]
Let's not talk about trash anymore today.
Also, 1 of the Quarters was only about 2" Deep also while the other was a good 10" Deep. Good Luck and HH.
I have been real lucky with Vehicles breaking down for some reason. When it happens it is either in Town here or Fargo which isn't a big deal since some of my Family lives there. Hope you are finding a few keepers, thanks again, Good Luck and HH to you.