3 trips in the last week to an 1800s bar site

[lonewolfe]

Hey all.

Been diggin an 1888 bar site that actually had a house on the site long before the bar was built. There's a grassy area out back maybe 50 ft wide x 75 ft long... I've hunted it in the past and found a few good coins but I stepped it up in the last week and pounded it with my ETrac with the 4.5x7 DD excelerator coil and my Deus with the 9 in coil. I had to dig a mountain of clad (as you can see) and a ton of trash (not shown) to find these few good coins but it's been well worth it! When I left tonight - there wasn't a good signal left in the place!

1920 British Large Penny, 1948 Washington, 1943 Merc. and an 1834 Large Cent all this week from the site (also a 1919 buffalo and approx. 20 wheat cents not shown).

Keep it swinging

LW

 

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[releventchair]

Well done and congratulations!Great finds, that large cent would really be neat for Mi..

 

[mjc_lakedweller]

Sounds like a great site. Must have done your homework on that one. Great digs!

 

[bcbill]

cool finds!

 

[fistfulladirt]

What a pile of coins - congrats on the oldies!

 

[Mike from MI]

YEE HAAAA!!! Great digs! WTG!!

 

[Brentallica]

Sounds like a great spot!! Big congrats on the Largies and Silvers!!

 

[postalgriff]

Wow what a haul! A huge congrats on that largie and other digs, killer finds! Looks like a fun place to hunt! WTG!

 

[cooper1841]

Very impressive, lonewolf. Nice finds for sure!!! I dream of locations like that......................................back to researching, I know there some in my area!! HH

 

[flakefinder]

It's sites like that , that gets the blood flowing ! Congrats on the old fines way to go.

 

[dig kzoo]

Nice finds congrats!

 

[unimakpass]

Fantastic. Which detector are you liking the most, the Etrac or the Deus? Im new to all of this, in Nevada and have a Gold Bug Pro with the 5" coil and im really glad I started out with it for many different reasons. Considering getting a coin machine eventually and was looking at these two options. Also I saw a post where you had Garrett 2500 and found a GOLD COIN! Was wondering what you thought of that rig com-paired to these new machines. Have access to one with a 10x14 dd that doesnt have the upgrade. Any help would be great. At this point I might just get a 13 ultimate dd for the gold bug and keep working with it.

 

[Michiganne]

Wow, nice digs. Love the big British penny and the LC. Way to research. Keep digging!

HH

 

[Sluice Box]

What a bunch of great finds for you, my fellow MDing friend. I must say, I am jealous. Hope there's more to come.

Sluice Box

 

[lonewolfe]

Fantastic. Which detector are you liking the most, the Etrac or the Deus? Im new to all of this, in Nevada and have a Gold Bug Pro with the 5" coil and im really glad I started out with it for many different reasons. Considering getting a coin machine eventually and was looking at these two options. Also I saw a post where you had Garrett 2500 and found a GOLD COIN! Was wondering what you thought of that rig com-paired to these new machines. Have access to one with a 10x14 dd that doesnt have the upgrade. Any help would be great. At this point I might just get a 13 ultimate dd for the gold bug and keep working with it.

I like BOTH machines for different reasons unimakpass

it's not about which one is "better" because they both have strengths and weaknesses

The Gold Bug is a great machine too (I had one) and wouldn't hesitate to get another.

I had the 5 inch hockey puck, the 5x10" DD elliptical and the 13" ultimate coils for mine - you have all bases covered at that point :-)