Cool Hand Fluke
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I hit 3 different places today. All three locations produced some keepers. The first place was a park that I've hunted to death over the years. This large park had some good finds since discovering it back around 2000. I decided to concentrate on the side strips where I last hunted about 3 years ago. Gophers had ravaged this area over the last 3 years so I thought it might be good after the gophers might have brought up some deep targets for me! My hunch paid off! 2 mercury dimes dated 1923 and 1938 were both 1 inch deep in the gopher dirt! I dug out 20 shallow wheat pennies in the same area, all were 1 to 3 inches. Our parks here in the city are infested with gophers...I love to see the mounds!
Site number 2 was a elementary school where some construction was going on. It's always good when some old dirt is being moved around! Right off the bat I dig out a 1937 90% silver Philippines coin! These coins were minted at the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver mints between 1903 and 1945. At this same school another surprise in the construction area was a sterling silver St. Sebastian medallion!
Site number 3 was a side strip and sand box at a small park in town. The side strip had 5 wheat cents that were mostly 5 and 6 inches deep. The sand box had $4.02 in clad and a 1943-P war nickel!
So it was a good day! You don't always find good stuff at every place!
Site number 2 was a elementary school where some construction was going on. It's always good when some old dirt is being moved around! Right off the bat I dig out a 1937 90% silver Philippines coin! These coins were minted at the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Denver mints between 1903 and 1945. At this same school another surprise in the construction area was a sterling silver St. Sebastian medallion!
Site number 3 was a side strip and sand box at a small park in town. The side strip had 5 wheat cents that were mostly 5 and 6 inches deep. The sand box had $4.02 in clad and a 1943-P war nickel!
So it was a good day! You don't always find good stuff at every place!
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