Got back from Alabama yesterday, and the whole way back I thought about detecting. Today the temp would reach 60 degrees. I live near an army training base, and about once a month I detect some of the training pits, where the troops drill, do hand to hand, bayonet training, and all sorts of other coin and jewelry losing activities. There are also those areas where I usually don't go, but I'd like to. The places that are always being used but I avoid. I avoid them since they are constantly in use, and if I came near them I would be seen as a training distractor, and could possibly upset the leadership on post, and ultimately lose this metal detecting privilege. So I wait, wait until the Christmas Exodus. That's the period of time all training shuts down and the troops go home to celebrate the holidays. If I am lucky, I get a nice day, like today. I had my eyes on four such locations on the base. I only got to one today. I knew this is strictly clad and jewelry, but it adds up quick. These pits are about 20 yards by 70 yards filled with sand, shredded tires, and wood chips. The first and only one I got to today kept me pretty busy. I searched for three hours. I finally gave up, as I was actually exhausted. Never thought I would actually ever get exhausted from metal detecting. But I was finding coins literally on every swing. After about twenty minutes, I set my detector to only accept coins above dimes, and accept gold and nickels. The logic being that I would rather find the quarters, silver, and any possible gold signals and nickels. When the detector said nickel/gold, it was always nickels, but only once every 10 - 15 times I might get trash. Imagine, hardly any tabs. This was my best clad day ever. Now I need to get back there and pick up those dimes and pennies, and get to the other three pits. I posted a few of the other things I found there today. The unit coin from the 48th Dragoons. This is my second such unit coin this year. Also posted a Soldiers Prayer dog tag, an ROTC advertisement medalion, and a quartz watch minus band. Although I'm a bit sore from all the bending down, I can't wait to get back, Perhaps next Tuesday. Wow, $47 in clad. Now, if I can only find that much in pre- 1964 coins. Yea, right. Merry Christmas to all.
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