Last June, we moved into this house in Shreveport built in 1933...pretty large yard...around an acre or so. Been putzin' around the yard ever since, trying to clean it out. Also using the yard to learn the ETRAC a little better. Started off cherry-picking the coins...an hour here and an hour there. I was going to post all of the finds in the yard once I was sure I got it all. Thought I was going to have the place cleaned out in a couple of weeks, but I am now convinced that there is no such thing as "hunted out." It took me awhile, but eventually I started digging every repeatable signal on the 12-line and about 8 lbs of trash later, I finally got gold tonight. A chunky little 14K wedding band that had a run-in with the lawn mower. Also pulled out a silver plated spoon...the third in this yard.
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Last weekend, I got a cool old firetruck, and to my surprise, a silver quarter...how could I have missed that?!?!?
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Reason I was surprised is because this was the SIXTEENTH silver coin in the last 8 months out of this property!!
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So these last two hunts added to the dozens of others grossed the following:
Clad
$1 - 1971 Ike
$0.25 - 48
$0.10 - 52
$0.05 - 24
$0.01 - 257, including 80 wheaties!
Silver
$0.10 - 1919X2, 1943-S, 1944, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962
$0.05 - 1945-P
$0.25 - 1944, 1949-D, 1956-D
Foreign - 1937 Belgian Ten Cent piece
One 1930s-40s sterling pilot wings
[attachment 264325 Yard.jpg]
There is a local museum here that I have been donating finds to...they're piecing together the history of "life in the neighborhood" during the 30s, 40s and 50s...the other spoons, three more old hose nozzles, and a few of the toy cars I donated aren't in the photo above...but here are two of the cars:
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[attachment 264328 Yardorangecar.jpg]
I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it myself. It is unreal how much stuff one yard can hold. I have been plagued by hundreds of pieces of copper debris from when the place was built...but it was definitely worth it. I learned a few things over the last 8 months:
1. The ETRAC (and especially TTF) is awesome, but it will take YEARS to master.
2. If you have the time and the patience, dig EVERYTHING!
3. No matter how hard you try, YOU WILL NEVER GET IT ALL!!!
Time to start beating on the neighbors' doors...
[attachment 264322 Yardspoonandringclose.jpg]
Last weekend, I got a cool old firetruck, and to my surprise, a silver quarter...how could I have missed that?!?!?
[attachment 264323 YardfiretruckandWashington.jpg]
Reason I was surprised is because this was the SIXTEENTH silver coin in the last 8 months out of this property!!
[attachment 264324 Yardsilver-420K.jpg]
So these last two hunts added to the dozens of others grossed the following:
Clad
$1 - 1971 Ike
$0.25 - 48
$0.10 - 52
$0.05 - 24
$0.01 - 257, including 80 wheaties!
Silver
$0.10 - 1919X2, 1943-S, 1944, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962
$0.05 - 1945-P
$0.25 - 1944, 1949-D, 1956-D
Foreign - 1937 Belgian Ten Cent piece
One 1930s-40s sterling pilot wings
[attachment 264325 Yard.jpg]
There is a local museum here that I have been donating finds to...they're piecing together the history of "life in the neighborhood" during the 30s, 40s and 50s...the other spoons, three more old hose nozzles, and a few of the toy cars I donated aren't in the photo above...but here are two of the cars:
[attachment 264327 Yardyellowcar.jpg]
[attachment 264328 Yardorangecar.jpg]
I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it myself. It is unreal how much stuff one yard can hold. I have been plagued by hundreds of pieces of copper debris from when the place was built...but it was definitely worth it. I learned a few things over the last 8 months:
1. The ETRAC (and especially TTF) is awesome, but it will take YEARS to master.
2. If you have the time and the patience, dig EVERYTHING!
3. No matter how hard you try, YOU WILL NEVER GET IT ALL!!!
Time to start beating on the neighbors' doors...