Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

[ashleysflyr]

Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

I had it in my head that I was going to get silver at this old house today...it has trees that are 4+ feet wide, and the outhouse is still standing! My first signal was a wheat at 2" and I just knew it would be a good day. Three hours later I had 50 zincolns, a quarter...one more wheat...3 tax tokens...etc, no silver.
Here's the kills...


This cool cap...

This pocket watch...



I got tired of digging zincolns, and crap...so I abandoned my new site, and went to my trusty silver park...

FIRST TARGET!



I had been over that very spot SEVERAL times, but I came in and CRANKED the sensitivity higher than I had ever done so...and the 1917 screamed at me from about 8 inches past a piece of iron...
I also found this pottery in a hole I dug at the silver park. It's strange, because it is so thick! Also, the diameter of the inside seems to only be about 4 or 5 inches?


here's one more...just a group shot!


thanks for lookin'!

~Tom

 

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[time4me]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

Good work Tom! That Merc is in great shape! I hate it when I get all psyched up to hit a new spot and then find it is a total bust. Always good to have a trusty site or two as backups.

 

[underdogger]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

Nice job Tom love the merc . Watch LOts of info in the fine print . a silver day is a good day wtg Rob .

 

[John Deere Digger]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

I have had new sites let me down too. Nice recovery on that merc.
JDD

 

[Ricky1601 aka pull tab king]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

congrats on the silver, and some awesome token finds. thanks for sharing and hh

 

[dfx willy]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

the ingersol watches were called dollar watches because thats what they cost. and the iron thing looks like a bottle opener. nice hunt. willy

 

[sscindercoop]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

Glad to see ya found some silver

 

[CAgem]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

Maybe that pottery is the proverbial 'little brown jug'?

 

[maddog]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

Nice Merc. WTG

 

[sniffer]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

I didn't know Ingersoll sold watches. if you go to the link, you'll see they sold thousands of them.
yours was built in 1901. congrats on all your finds

http://www.pocketwatcher.zoovy.com/category/watch_information.antiquewatchcompanies.ingersoll/

 

[seger98]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

WTG on the silver!

 

[allen]

Re: Got frustrated at new site, so I visited my "silver park" and SCORED!

good job on not giving up till you got that silver !!!