Pocket Spill
Bronze Member
Just got back from vacationing in Montana. Had the detector with me because I had an opportunity to hunt an old 1910 to 1940 ghost town location on private property owned by my sister-in-law’s parents. All the buildings had been tore down 50 years ago and the place was extremely trashy with scrap metal, copper wire, metal flashing from the buildings, iron, etc. Plus the town sat right next to two sets of railroad tracks – one old and one modern which also made hunting tough. Only managed to find a few wheaties.
The good news is that I got the opportunity to hunt a small town 1 ½ acre park in the town our hotel was in. One of the city workers that was mowing the grass when I was there told me it dated back to about the 1920s and that he had seen people metal detecting in it before over the years. In-between trips to Glacier Park and other vacationing destinations, I managed to get 6 hours of hunting at this park and it was a hot spot. I managed to get 8 silvers, 18 wheaties and one 1940s Canadian penny. Silver included 2 Rosies (1950D, 1964D), 3 Mercs (1919S, 1937, 1940), 1919 Canadian dime, 1901-O Barber quarter (semi-key date) and a 1935 Washington quarter.
The good news is that I got the opportunity to hunt a small town 1 ½ acre park in the town our hotel was in. One of the city workers that was mowing the grass when I was there told me it dated back to about the 1920s and that he had seen people metal detecting in it before over the years. In-between trips to Glacier Park and other vacationing destinations, I managed to get 6 hours of hunting at this park and it was a hot spot. I managed to get 8 silvers, 18 wheaties and one 1940s Canadian penny. Silver included 2 Rosies (1950D, 1964D), 3 Mercs (1919S, 1937, 1940), 1919 Canadian dime, 1901-O Barber quarter (semi-key date) and a 1935 Washington quarter.
