Clad the Impaler
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- Jan 11, 2010
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Before I get to the goodies, I'd like to start with a warning...WATCH YOUR FINGERS WHEN DIGGING!!! The first pic below is a prime example of what can happen if you get careless while digging. I was digging a signal that I thought might be a coin. Not wanting to risk scratching the item if it was a coin, I used my "tried and true" method for digging in hard soil. I used my Lesche only to loosen the hard soil, and did the actual digging with my hands. While attempting to free an object I thought might be a "goodie", I got said nasty injury. The object I was digging turned out to be a broken bottle neck with the metal cap still attached. While prying at the hard soil with my hands, a section of the broken end (VERY sharp!!!) rammed my right middle finger and jammed itself UNDERNEATH my nail. While not a serious injury, it was nonetheless VERY painful and resulted in me losing part of the nail on that finger. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN DIGGING AND WATCH OUT FOR BROKEN GLASS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS!!!!
Now on to the goodies...I headed out bright and early today (before 6 am) determined to find some goodies and beat the heat. I have been finding silver, but it has been only Washingtons and Roosies, hence the lack of posts. My first stop was a local high school that opened its doors in 1910. Imagine my disappointment when, upon arriving, I found the gates locked (front area is surrounded with fencing). Tried to go next door to the athletic field, but it was riddled with no trespassing signs, and I didn't want to risk it.
I decided to return to the spot where I had the 6 silver day last year (and missed a dime grand slam by only one year). I was hoping that there were still some goodies hiding here.
Boy was I right!! About 4 1/2 hours of hunting got me the following goodies: 3 silver dimes ('03 Barber FIRST HOLE!!!
; '45, '45s mercs); one indian ('02), two V nickels (1893, 1894; my oldest dug V's ever!!), 4 wheats (not pictured); and a Palmolive soap cake buy one get one free token (I have been wanting one of these for a long time). Clad (not pictured) totaled just under $1.
Pics are below. Enjoy!! I hope everyone is staying cool in this heat!!
Now on to the goodies...I headed out bright and early today (before 6 am) determined to find some goodies and beat the heat. I have been finding silver, but it has been only Washingtons and Roosies, hence the lack of posts. My first stop was a local high school that opened its doors in 1910. Imagine my disappointment when, upon arriving, I found the gates locked (front area is surrounded with fencing). Tried to go next door to the athletic field, but it was riddled with no trespassing signs, and I didn't want to risk it.
I decided to return to the spot where I had the 6 silver day last year (and missed a dime grand slam by only one year). I was hoping that there were still some goodies hiding here.
Boy was I right!! About 4 1/2 hours of hunting got me the following goodies: 3 silver dimes ('03 Barber FIRST HOLE!!!
; '45, '45s mercs); one indian ('02), two V nickels (1893, 1894; my oldest dug V's ever!!), 4 wheats (not pictured); and a Palmolive soap cake buy one get one free token (I have been wanting one of these for a long time). Clad (not pictured) totaled just under $1.Pics are below. Enjoy!! I hope everyone is staying cool in this heat!!
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