Well... I woke up early this morning to do some dirt fishin'. I had obtained permission to metal detect a property that has had large gatherings of people since the 30's. Needless to say I was excited! I got my gear together and hit the road at 7:30. It took me about an hour to get there, but I figured it would be worth it. When I arrived I noticed that the owner was there so I figured I would talk with him for a few minutes before I started swinging. Before I could even get "Hi" out of my mouth, he told me that he had changed his mind about letting me detect the area. I told him that I do not leave any messes and I treat the grounds that I search with the up most respect. He then said he had talked it over with his brother,(the other owner) and they had decided that they didn't want me to do it. My heart sank. I said thank you anyway and I was on my way. I couldn't believe it! I came all that way for nothing. This was a rough start that was not anticipated. All was not lost though. There was another site relatively close to where I was(about another 30 miles) that I had detected before with Dan3921 and it had yielded silver. This is where I found my best silver coin a few years back, a 1921 D Merc. Can you believe we had not been back since! Just seemed too far to travel, with other sites to hunt that were closer. Also, it is kind of difficult to hunt. It very steep and grown up a little. Boy was I glad I went back! I hunted for 5 hours. I ended up with 6 wheats(41x2, 53x3, 1910) and 3 silvers(2 mercs, 1944 and 1918 and a 1961 quarter). I also found about 7 bucks in clad. Hey Dan and Mainer, wish you guys were there too! Thanks for looking and Happy Hunting!
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