First Hunt of 2017 delivers Silver, Relics and a First

[Professor of Engineering]

Hello Everyone,

Today, on the 1st day of the New Year, I felt a sense of urgency to detect multiple places for as long as I could stand the 38 degree temperature and breaking through the ½” – 1” frozen (school lots) ground. I was able to hunt for 7+ hours (one coffee break) in a park, two schools and a field with some early history associated with the property. In this series of hunts the Minelab x-terra 705 with the 18.75 kHz coil and the Minelab Explorer SE with the Pro coil were used. The day was full of fun and the usual surprises; you really never know what you will find under the coil. I did find a First a 2002, two EURO coin! Some of the notable finds were: smallest bottle of “coke”, a musket ball, 6 buttons, 2 -button (pins??), 2-Mercury & one toasty Barber dime, Buffalo nickel, wheat cent, some relics and $ 7.48 dollars in CLAD!

I sure hope to get a few more hunts in before old man winter tries to end the fun; still can go in the woods if snow fall amount is kind!

Thank you for looking.

GL & HH

Doc

 

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[Trapper340]

What a way to start the new year. Congratulations

 

[Chizzy]

You sure tore it up today, Doc.........nice start to the new year!!
ps: I have the same Coke bottle........lol

 

[relic nut]

That hunts worth a little cold. Nice job. You sound like me, the only time I'll usually stop is if I have to get in the truck to thaw out. I expect the silver keep you warm.

HH RN

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on a great start Doc. You just blew my 1st hunt away with all your keepers. Guess I should have swung the coil for an extra 3.5 hours.

 

[pepperj]

Great start to the New Year, with another 364 days left you'll have a pretty sweet season.

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's a great collection of finds! You get extra credit for braving the elements for such an extended period of time. I prefer detecting in cold weather. You can always put on an extra layer of clothes, and there are no bugs. I hope the rest of 2017 is as fruitful as today!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Way to kick off the new year with some silvers and relics Professor! Looks like you did a lot of digging, so at least you stayed warm.

 

[tabman]

Man you wore it out on your first hunt for the new year. You worked your butt off. Big Congrats on all those nice finds. You earned it!

tabman

 

[A2coins]

Wow I would be out all night with a flashlight if I had finds like that. I also like to detect in winter the cold doesn't effect me I have warm gear your right about the woods the ground is more thaw cause of all the leaves Great job!!!!!Happy New Year!!

 

[Diamondman307]

You may have found silver coins first (I have none right now), but I have a 20 EURO cent! It was a good first foreign coin.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Prof., you have dug enough coins lately to open a coin store. WTG, Q.

 

[deershed]

Talk about starting off with a bang, a 3 silver day with some other sweet relics. Battery money is always a plus too, Great first hunt for 2017!!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver and other nice finds great start

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Wow! You guys on the east coast really have to consider the weather when you go out and hunt. 38 degrees sounds a little painful. I think I'm kind of spoiled here on the west coast, it rarely drops below 50 degrees for daytime hunting during the winter.

Awesome start for the new year! That tiny coke bottle looks to be made of aluminum? Never seen one of those before! Very cool!

 

[Tommy G]

Wow, first time at bat in the new year and you hit a home run! Interesting "goose button". The oval ones look like cuff links, and the square one is pretty unique. And check out the date on that Buff nickle! I don't think I've ever seen clearer date on one of those. Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice 19th C Hunts Button, I've not seen the Goose one yet!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats PoE! Way to hang in there and maximize your treasure quotient!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Was thinking same as CRU nice sporting button.