Totally did not expect this one.......

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

Got out Sunday for a early morning hunt at one of the local school fields with my buddy.

This area used to house war veterans prior to 1955 and we had hit it before with the Minelabs with a few wheaties found here and there, but nothing to old.

I'm working the field as we are crossing it to the area where we decided to try and we had pulled the usual clad that is associated with most school grounds and I get this weird signal and I am most certain that the VDI did not register as a Quarter, but was still a solid signal worth digging. Flipped the plug over and seen the Eagle staring back at me and I gave Greg the "You're not gonna believe this" line.

I figured if we were going to get silver out of this field, we would get 1950's-1960's Silver, but nothing this old here.

It goes to show, that old silver is where you least expect it to be.

The Quarter is well worn, but she's a keeper

HH
DJH

[wingmaster]

Great find congrats.

[vibes]

Nice 'un! WTG

[rc2125]

Nice!

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

Thanks all.

Nothing big, but was definitely surprised to find it where I did.

HH
DJH

[jgas]

Now thats a coin I have not found yet! Congrats DJH, and yep, maybe I'll give ya a bump when I need those utilities located. Do you have a detector for that or just use your coin machine? Thanks. jgas

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

maybe I'll give ya a bump when I need those utilities located. Do you have a detector for that or just use your coin machine? Thanks. jgas

Nah, don't have a detector to locate utilities. Wish I did, as it would have came in handy for the last home project.
Was basically making a joke in referrence to you being so close to that gas line. I'd hate to be in that area when or if you nicked it. That thing would spew and hiss for sure.
DJH

[jgas]

Yep, not sure if it was even "live" because I saw the house getting knocked down, so you would figure it was shut down as it goes to nowhere now. I could go all metal mode with zero discrimination and try to locate the ground wire that runs alongside them I suppose. Nothing like duct tape and Nipsco # to call...... jgas

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

Yep, not sure if it was even "live" because I saw the house getting knocked down, so you would figure it was shut down as it goes to nowhere now. I could go all metal mode with zero discrimination and try to locate the ground wire that runs alongside them I suppose. Nothing like duct tape and Nipsco # to call...... jgas

Hitting one of those would save a whole lot of digging