60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

[jeff of pa]

60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Dug 2 Holes today in one 45 Minutes.

First one Almost a 1 Cent Gas rebate



Went to the former school thinking would be nice,













After digging the 1 inch deep Memorial,
I Moved out of the shade thinking I would
have softer Ground.

Got a silver signal I could tell was deep.

After shaving the Frozen Ground to the 5" Depth.
I Stuck my Digger straight in and Pulled Back.

Don't tell Mighty AP, The Shovel Bent at a 45 Degree
Angle at the 5" Mark



After straightening it & Doing some Swearing I Shaving, & Picking
out popped what looked like a Clad quarter by color
at between 6 & 7 inches.

then I eyes Focused



1923




walked around a little more till I got another signal
Stuck My Shovel on the grond to dig,
Couldn't get fruther then an 8th. inch
into the ground.

Retired !!!!




at least till the Next time

 

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[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Question ?

Imprint of another coin still in the Frozen Ground ?
or Feathers ?

 

[ivan salis]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

hand held propane torch anyone? :time to feed the "silver monkey"

 

[OtraVez]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Question ?

Imprint of another coin still in the Frozen Ground ?

Wow good eyes. Nice find!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Nice way to end the season. Good luck when the thaw comes,
-Ox

 

[nsdq]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

at least you got silver,, all i got is a cold

 

[birdman]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Need a sign"I will work for silver"

 

[SeatedorBust]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Time to buy a Lesche!!!! And nice standing quarter I would definately go back and check that hole again just to make sure....

 

[tmanfromtexas]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Jeff, you arent checking your holes before covering them up? Hmmm, where are you hunting again. TMAN...

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Jeff, you arent checking your holes before covering them up? Hmmm, where are you hunting again. TMAN...

Oh I Checked.

I put the probe in the Hole no signal,
used the Probe to locate coin in dirt
outside hole, Refilled hole,
Reswung over hole

IF I Missed it, it was due to Positioning
of coin.

Sometimes Breaking the Halo can
make a coin Invisible for
a little while.

Will double check next time,
but Pretty confident it's not there.

& No worries, on others,
I Got exclusive permission

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Tsk, tsk, tsk. is that anyway for a Moderator to speak? I retire.
Sheesh, in my day, we had to walk five miles in a snowstorm just to get to a site to detect.
And we used sticks to dig with.
Complaining about a Standing Liberty Quarter, no less.
Carl
From beautiful, sunny, nope, not a drop of snow on the ground Colorado.

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Tsk, tsk, tsk. is that anyway for a Moderator to speak? I retire.
Sheesh, in my day, we had to walk five miles in a snowstorm just to get to a site to detect.
And we used sticks to dig with.
Complaining about a Standing Liberty Quarter, no less.
Carl
From beautiful, sunny, nope, not a drop of snow on the ground Colorado.

Thanks all

 

[texjim]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

awesome job... i can't wait to find one...

 

[kayden]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

dam I dont wanna hear that...My research got me a few more great spots to do tomorrow & Im in western Pa...................sob!

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

dam I dont wanna hear that...My research got me a few more great spots to do tomorrow & Im in western Pa...................sob!

Hopefully your ground isn't as bad.
I Think that amount of moisture we got this
year has something to do with it.
I know we had 2 or 3 Major cold days & Nights this week,
But never expected it to freeze that deep, that quickly.
If I get out tomorrow & hit the same depth of
ice, I'm definately done till a good warm rain.

Getting dark Later too,
was still Light at 5PM

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Time to buy a Lesche!!!! And nice standing quarter I would definately go back and check that hole again just to make sure....

I Have a Gator Digger, But not sure that will cut in Either.

Was like digging in road Tar

 

[SeatedorBust]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Is it the clay like material I get into here in Missouri? Cause you combine that with frozen ground.... and I actually BROKE IN HALF one of my lesche's trying to dig in it.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Time to get in the woods, normally less frozen

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Is it the clay like material I get into here in Missouri? Cause you combine that with frozen ground.... and I actually BROKE IN HALF one of my lesche's trying to dig in it.

Yes Most Likley.
it definately Reminded me of Hard clay,
but don't remember the Problem here
earlier this year.

in Fact earlier this year I Dug a Drop
consisting of a standing, & 2 Mercs
& didn't have to fight to get at them

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: 60 Degrees in Central PA, Grounds Frozen to 6", I Retire !

Time to get in the woods, normally less frozen

Yes Would have been OK at 60 degrees,
But the woods in 40 degrees may be a bit Chilly