Spring break detecting bonanza

Nate in Ohio

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Hey guys. I gotta post before there’s no time again and before too many pics pile up (if they haven’t already). Did a bunch of hunting this week; it was so nice. We went on a scouting mission and discovered another good site. I pulled an awesome sports token from 1950. It’s huge. I was 100% sure it was a morgan when I saw it in the dirt lol. Also a pretty neat thimble.

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Then it was time for a bit of Berg hunting. Found a barber quarter (still don’t understand how I gashed it) which was awesome and a good amount of wheats. For those that remember my “blind digging” that I was experimenting with last week, I tried this again, and it did yield results, but not to the magnitude that it did previously and I also cut the time I spent on this very short due to silver showing itself elsewhere. Also a neat button in there, not sure if it’s anything worth looking into.

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Before I knew it was a barber quarter:
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I had a buddy who had a cheap detector and was interested in trying the whole deal out. So I took him to the closest park that had the most clad and he had a good time digging a few coins and seeing what it was all about. I wandered over to an area by some tennis courts out of boredom and was surprised to dig 3 wheats in the area. Also found a hole with about 20 or 30 pennies in it lol. The other 1917 wheat and other clad came from a local pounded park before I met up with him.

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Soon I was back at the Berg solo. Found the 4 silver and another IH, this one toasted. I talked to a guy who knew a lot about the area who lived nearby and he told me about how he used to hit the place a while ago and find half cents and large cents, as well as gold coins! Man, you guys thought WE were finding some good stuff here…

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Toasted wheats!
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We made one more trip and this one was also really nice. Pulled some neat tokens. The octagonal one expired in 1918, so that was a neat old one to find. And the other Boy Scouts token I’ve never seen anywhere before…it’s pretty cool. Also got a silver ring (marked sterling with some sort of star after it, otherwise markless), and a nice 1914 barber dime. The one side has a nice glossy look to it, but the other side is kinda all caked on with something hard; weird. But I didn’t find a barber anything last year, so it felt especially sweet!

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So that’s it, now back to classes... ::) ...it was great to take a breather at home and to be able to hunt so much though! 8) Take care guys!
 

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Bavaria Mike

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Awesome finds and the variety is great! Congrats and HH, Mike
 

HolyDiver

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I didn't find anything on my spring break. Glad that someone did. :thumbsup:
 

Goldiver

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Nice digging Nate! I really like the Indians token that is cool. Good luck on your classes and treasure hunting!

Steve
 

Captn SE

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Hey Nate, that's a lot of great finds there! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I knew if I ever dig an '01 quarter out here in S. Cal, I'll be shaking just turning it over to see if it has the San Fran mintmark. :tongue1:

Congrats,
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Nate in Ohio

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Captn_SE said:
Hey Nate, that's a lot of great finds there! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I knew if I ever dig an '01 quarter out here in S. Cal, I'll be shaking just turning it over to see if it has the San Fran mintmark. :tongue1:

Congrats,
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lol yea...here's hoping though. thanks Dan
thanks Goldiver 8)
 

Dr. Ace

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Nate, that's a lot of good lookin' oldies you got there. Congrats on all the great finds! :thumbsup:

Keep up the good work.

HH,

Dr. Ace
 

JerV3

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Bunch of nice finds Nate.

The berg is still a great site to hunt. I bet that guy did pull some rare coins at a site like that. I've heard stories around here of parks like that. With all that trash still at the berg who know's what could be hiding there.

HH Jer
 

lairmo

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I wish my "junk-to-decent-find-ratio" was that high.....
 

halfdime

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Now that is how to spend Spring Break! That Indians schedule token is incredible! The Browns left St. Louis after 1953, I believe. Have you checked EBay or a sports collectible store to check on rarity/value? And then there are Barbers, wheats, other silver, etc. Try to regain your academic focus, if you can!
 

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Nate in Ohio

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lairmo said:
I wish my "junk-to-decent-find-ratio" was that high.....

Trust me, this place produces quite an exception to my typical junk to goodie ratio...although there still IS a lot of trash you have to deal with...for most hunts I don't include all the iron nails and tabs and other crap, like an all-targets-dug pic...I only included one in this post.

halfdime said:
Now that is how to spend Spring Break! That Indians schedule token is incredible! The Browns left St. Louis after 1953, I believe. Have you checked EBay or a sports collectible store to check on rarity/value? And then there are Barbers, wheats, other silver, etc. Try to regain your academic focus, if you can!

I gave it a quick shot and didn't see anything right away, but thanks I love it too. Heh yea I'm procrastinating right now, actually. ;D

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That Button! I found the exact button 2 weeks ago! Look in the eagles talons. I've tried and tried to figure out what it is.

I can't tell either...kinda looks like maybe something's attached to a rope...or could something possibly be an anchor...lol, no idea ???

Appreciate the comments yall!
 

Ltr113

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Really nice stuff there. Great variety. You musta' got a good workout!
 

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