Got another Silver dime Grand Slam... and a pic of me and the Yeti.

silverfreak

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Mrs Yeti snapped this pic of the Yeti and I for your viewing pleasure... :laughing7: about 30 minutes before our hunt yesterday.

The Yeti and I decided to go back to a park I did well at last time and hunt the very spot that everyone else seemed to have given up on.

It is a nice big strip by a bunch of old buildings but there is iron and junk everywhere because my SE is pretty much in a constant null. :icon_scratch: Not good??...maybe not...but my SE was able to pull a seated dime...roosey...merc...and barber through the silence for me :icon_thumleft:....and I know this place is pounded on a weekly basis. :wink:

I see people every time I come here...but nobody wants to fight "nullsville". Guess what?...that's exactly where I want to head...where everyone else has gotten frustrated at and given up on. 8)

This is MY kind of place!I leave the SE at IM-22 and semi auto sensitivity 26...cause that's the sweet spot of settings that I feel enables me to pick some sweeties out of the iron nulls....and goes plenty deeeep :icon_thumleft:

The Yeti and I got started on a rare full day of hunt time...and it was nearly an hour before I even bent over to dig my first target.

It was worth the wait though...because out of the nulls came a thin worn out silver disk. :icon_thumleft: I won't bore you with the details of the sound...cursor movement...and pinpoint ID help...but let's just say it was a strange signal to say the least. I was honestly expecting an injun' from the sound...but I'll take silver. ;D

With the help of the laser beam launching glasses that give the Yeti his punk rock Devo look :laughing9:....I was able to make out the outline of a worn out old seated lady. SWEET...first silver coin is my second seated dime in 2 weeks and it came from 10" down. :headbang:

Pressure was now off...and the rest of the hunt was just for fun.

It was nearly 2 hours later until I got my second weirdo hit in nullsville...which turned out to be a Roosey from about 7" in a bunch of water soaked gravel.

By now the drizzle had picked up and the holes I was digging in this mucky gravel...were filling up with water as quick as I could scoop some of the gravel out of the way.

I got a very strange hit which sounded like a bunch of mumbo jumbo...but every now and then I would swear I could hear a nice "warbly" higher tone mixed in there. :wink:

I called over the Yeti and told him what I thought. He agreed...about 1 of every 4 passes with the coil brought a sweet sound up through the mumbo jumbo of sounds. :hello2:
Now keep in mind that what I was hearing was coming through a dead null.

I decided to give it a shot and dug down in the wet gray gravel muck.
The Yeti and I were both amazed when a sweet merc came out of the swampy pile next to the hole. :o
It probably wasn't more than 7" deep...but I bet it had been walked over 100 times before because of the iron and junk everywhere....and the fact that the machine nulled everywhere. :wink:

In the back of my mind I knew all I needed for the slam was a Barber dime...but I tried not to think about it. If I dwell on it too much...I let it get to me and it throws me off my game. 8)

I went to a spot that I had already walked over earlier...but I hit it from the exact opposite angle this time hoping to pop out another keeper.

Before long I was able to squeeze another signal out of the nulls and was amazed at how I had missed it the first time. ::)
It did not sound like silver...but I knew it was a coin mixed in with the trash.

Dug down about 9" and was shocked when a silver coin popped out. :headbang: Picked it up and was thrilled to see a barber dime. I couldn't make out the date, but the Yeti quickly put the x-ray goggles on and confirmed it was a 1901. :blob1:

This is a first for me...getting 2 dime grand slams in one year...and I'm glad the Yeti was there. :icon_thumleft:

How did my Himalayan friend do?...well lets just say he stumbled onto a tribe of Injuns'. :occasion14:

He found a strip along the back of the building that was loaded with trash but also loaded with missed injuns at pretty nice depths. :icon_thumleft:

He started out with a 2 injun pocket spill...but before it was done...had found 6 of them all in a nice little compact area. He just kept diggin' and smilin'. ;D

Everytime I heard a rumble or bellow...I glanced over my shoulder and he was holdin' another one up and smilin'. :laughing7:

I thought about helping him hunt his spot like he usually does me :laughing9:...but then decided to let him have sole control over the injun strip.

I'll have the pics up of his injuns' as soon as he emails them to me.

The best part of the day though wasn't the finds we each made. It was the fact that another thing happened to the Yeti that made me nearly load my shorts. :laughing9:

He always seems to do something...or something happens to him that makes me bust out laughing. ;D

Today was no different. We were hunting about 10 feet apart under a big tree when I heard this loud, dead "thud' :blob8: ...and it was followed by "Owwww...son of a bi$@. ;D

I glanced over just in time to see a big hickory nut the size of a golf ball...bounce off the left side of his melon. ;D :blob10:
I absolutely busted out laughing because it seriously stunned him :happy2: ...and I saw him wobble. ;D He began rubbing his head in pain...cussing about the knot he could already feel under his hair. ;D

It happened just like something you see on the old three stooges show. He just stood there in pain...and all I could do was laugh ;D ...and laugh hard. :laughing9:
The stunned, goofy look on his face was unforgettable. :D

After regaining his composure...he picked up the hickory nut...held it up...and said..."Look at the size of this blank blank thing. It's a wonder it didn't knock me out". :D ;D

Hunting with a friend...GREAT. :D The finds we made...AWESOME. :icon_thumleft: To see a Hickory nut the size of a FREAKIN' GOLF BALL fall out of a tree and bounce off the top of Yeti's mug...PRICELESS. :headbang: :laughing9: ;D

Again I'll say it....what a wonderful hobby
 

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terpfan

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I love hearing about your great finds, and always enjoy your description. Wow, two dime slams in the same year--most of us hope a dime slam day is ahead in our lifetime! And tell the Yeti that he should move east, hickory nuts rarely get bigger than quarters here. Its the walnuts you gotta watch out for-OUCH!
 

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terpfan said:
I love hearing about your great finds, and always enjoy your description. Wow, two dime slams in the same year--most of us hope a dime slam day is ahead in our lifetime! And tell the Yeti that he should move east, hickory nuts rarely get bigger than quarters here. Its the walnuts you gotta watch out for-OUCH!

Thanks buddy. Funny thing is that earlier this year I found 2 seated...a barber...and a roosey in a hunt...but my buddy pulled the merc I needed about 10 feet away ;D
 

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Another great hunt Bryce. I love reading your stories, especially when you're hunting with Friends. :laughing7: You're the king of the SE. I gotta get me one a them. :thumbsup:

Congrats on the slam. I have been dreaming of doing that. :P

Do you really think it's safe standing that close to a wild (mythological) creature? :o

Good Luck
Randy

PS-You can probably get alot a money for that pic. :D
 

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you write the most creative posts! I love to read them! congrats on the grand slam!
 

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Once again I would like to congratulate you Bryce on a successful hunt. That "null" you mention pulls me toward it rather than away from it in the Pa colonial fields. That iron patch is a sure sign that we are in the right place. Very important due to the "vanished homesite" preference. You and Yeti keep up the good work my friend. :icon_sunny:
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JimBeHuntin' said:
That's some fine looking dimes ... congratz and continued good hunting ~ Jimmy
Thanks JBH.

Colonial Copper Zeus said:
Once again I would like to congratulate you Bryce on a successful hunt. That "null" you mention pulls me toward it rather than away from it in the Pa colonial fields. That iron patch is a sure sign that we are in the right place. Very important due to the "vanished homesite" preference. You and Yeti keep up the good work my friend. :icon_sunny:
Chris
Thanks Chris. I actually find myself drawn to these iron patches in my parks because I know others have gotten frustrated there and probably left me a few coins to sniff out. ;D Take care bro

Goes4ever said:
you write the most creative posts! I love to read them! congrats on the grand slam!
Thanks G-4. I couldn't create nothin' if it wasn't for the antics of my hunting buddies ;D

RPG said:
Another great hunt Bryce. I love reading your stories, especially when you're hunting with Friends. :laughing7: You're the king of the SE. I gotta get me one a them. :thumbsup:

Congrats on the slam. I have been dreaming of doing that. :P

Do you really think it's safe standing that close to a wild (mythological) creature? :o

Good Luck
Randy
Thanks Randy ;D The Yeti is pretty domesticated and mellow...until he gets hungry. If he gets frustrated from not finding much...or gets hungry...then all bets are off :laughing7:
 

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Wow, when you said a thin worn out disc of silver you were not kidding. That seated is THIN. I am sure you know, but just to be sure it is 1859 or older since the obverse has USA on it. Very nice dime indeed!
Anthony
 

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kevin11 said:
Nice job you always seem to do well where ever you dig.
Thanks Kevin

Narthoniel said:
Wow, when you said a thin worn out disc of silver you were not kidding. That seated is THIN. I am sure you know, but just to be sure it is 1859 or older since the obverse has USA on it. Very nice dime indeed!
Anthony
Thanks Anthony...actually I had no clue about being able to approximate the date of it. Thank you for filling me in about it :icon_thumleft:
 

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Narthoniel said:
Wow, when you said a thin worn out disc of silver you were not kidding. That seated is THIN. I am sure you know, but just to be sure it is 1859 or older since the obverse has USA on it. Very nice dime indeed!
Anthony


Reverse. The Obverse is the "Heads" side and the Reverse is the "Tails" side. Your seated has the United States Of America on the reverse.
 

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(My primary reaction is censored. Maria said 'what's wrong with you?' I said 'I could have went out today, but nooooo, you had a dentist appointment) Great finds, dude. Maria has to work tomorrow, so I'm gone to Independence Pass or Clear Creek. You should probably change your handle to silver finder.
 

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Dude! WTG my friend! I think you need to crop that pic and make it your new avitar!
 

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