Patience pays off, BBQ 1892 plus some other good park finds at Clad's cladothon

[p2c]

Hi everyone,
Got to get together with a few of you at Clad's get-together. Hunting was really tough in the midst of memorial cent and gang infested park grounds, but, I did finally get into my grove. My morning started with a half signal, and out pops a half size, but aluminum weight, token. Ended up being a General Mills 1988 Nagano Winter Olympics Bob sledding token. I pulled a lot of clad! Typically, I am in old places and barely get any. Today, I got over $7.50 in clad Plus a surface dollar bill (held down by 3 cuff links in photo).
I pulled 4 wheat (not pictured 1916, 1944x2, 1945). People began to leave. I hung out with Mike (007), Juan, and (Jim) Olderactor. They needed a snack. During snack time, I said I don't want to beaten by this place, I want a silver before leaving. Within 10 minutes of resuming hunting, I hit it, a 3 inch deep 1892 BBQ! Finally silver #30 plus my first Quarter for '11 (I got 8 last year including 5 BBQs).
Then I found a Tiffany .925 pendant. I didn't know Tiffany made pendants so ugly as this one.

I also have a photo of finds from 3 short hunts last week. Monday (Sept 26) I pulled a Cracker Jack Mystery Club token of President Tyler. Research shows it is from 1933-34.

Wednesday, I pulled this metal spaceman from a different location. Do you think it's a cracker Jack toy or something else?? I was hunting at an old place, which I had researched. Couldn't find any silver there, but saw plenty of holes (filled). Then I watch American Coin Huntings' video of T-man finding his seated half, and those guys were there a couple weeks before me....

I also pulled an 1902 IH sometime, I think it was last weekend. Happy Hunting. We have to have some more get togethers. I miss and miss postings from people like Kimsdad, Watercolor, Twistidd, and TF. Although I am glad to be able to see and hear from those who do post....





Not pictured 4 wheats (16, 44, 44, 45); Now for some earlier stuff. Is art deco space man Cracker Jack?


Happy hunting everyone. It was fun to hang out with some of you today.

[Pocket Spill]

Way to stick with it and pull out a nice quarter! Wish I could of joined you guys today.

[marinedad]

nice to meet you, you did good, congrats on the silver.

[Lowbatts]

That Barber is like a cake topper on the day Jon! Nice haul! Yeah, that pendant is ugly, guess that's what makes it art...

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

That park was a tough one Jon. Nice work pulling some great goodies.

[tmanfromtexas]

Garfield is one tough cookie. We hunted there maybe 5 times in 2009/10 and I only got 6 silvers from there and headaches everytime. Glad you guys were able to get together and hunt it. Congrats on the barber... I wonder how many times a coil had passed over that and was missed? TMAN...

[rob.s]

Congrats on the silver Hunted out parks will always have some silver goods left!

[p2c]

Thanks everyone.
That park was indeed hard, but I think those experiences can be character building. I'm just not sure where the loud explosions that I thought may have been gun shots fit into becoming a character. I think I'll try to see if I can't arrange a November Hunt. My suggestion would either be a northside Chicago Park (I have never hit any of those) or a wooded hunt (where I spend most of my time). PM me thoughts on a local. Wouldn't be opposed to a rural place if it were say w/i an hour or two of Chicago.
-Jon

BTW I had another first, which I shared with Lowbatts. I have found many shot bullets, but I found my first Wadcutter at that park. Doesn't seem to make sense that you'd find a bullet designed to punch a paper target at that park...

[Lookn4Seated]

Congrats on the booty.

[etrac007]

good hunting with you again congrats on the bbq!

[nhagan]

it was nice to meet you! glad someone snagged a bbq while we were there! i know my father and i are looking forward to another group hunt as well! we had about 9 bucks in clad along with a merc and a rosie. have a good one!
neil

[p2c]

it was nice to meet you! glad someone snagged a bbq while we were there! i know my father and i are looking forward to another group hunt as well! we had about 9 bucks in clad along with a merc and a rosie. have a good one!
neil

I think anyone snagging a silver there gets a huge To be honest, I thought I'd find a dime if it were silver, but as there were sooo many mem cents, I am sure after a while I started passing over even good dime signals. When I realized there were actually a lot of quarters to be found, then I focused on those. Lucky one was silver...

Good to meet you and looking forward to another hunt sometime here.

[nhagan]

I hear ya on the memorial cents. that park is loaded with them. i passed on so many shallow ~3" 12-44 hits that screamed. i probably should have dug a few but it was getting close to 1pm and the riff-raff was getting a bit louder and a few shady folks were getting closer on their 'walk-bys'. we had a 2.5 hour drive home so we figured it was time to hit the road. but we really did enjoy our first group hunt just wished we had time to meet a few of you for a bit longer. ah well maybe next time.

neil