CoilFisher
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- Jul 17, 2011
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This one I dedicate to Against The Wind for all his inspirational posts here on the forum.
(Told ya' it was coming).
Heck-they are all inspirational--I guess that's the idea!
But, I have enjoyed ATW's silver slide shows-always great finds. (Not that I am downplaying anyone else!)
So, today I got me some. Been a long time since I had such a great day with silver.
The post really should have been Against All Odds-but it was a chance I had to take.
Started out 6 months ago that I asked a permission to do a well known festival site that was quite a drive from my house.
The site is very historical and goes back to the late 1800's.
It seems they don't really let anyone detect there--at least not in recent years. Something must have happened. I did not ask. I don't want to know really.
I had to contact the committee and then they forwarded it to the chairman. And, I believe I contacted them twice.
Then I got the contact for the chairman.
I explained myself and then was told I had to check back in the Fall.
Contacted the chairman again, and got the OK, but had to give a call before I went out.
Then I tried to call, but had the wrong phone number given to me.
Contacted the chairman again via email and received the correct phone # this time.
Gave the chairman a call and we spoke a bit, and then I was given a solid permission!
[[((So I got a permission to do a fire department's grove not long ago.
Looked promising as it was dated to the 1930's and it was fairly sizable.
I got there and there was a gravel pack so far down it was ridiculous. You could not even cut a plug effectively. No deep signals. Conduit everywhere!!! It was grass above rock even asphalt! And I mean EVERYWHERE!))]]
What does that have to do with anything? Here you go:
I get to the site today and first thing I notice is the gravel pack. I walked for yards and yards and could not thrust the blade of my Lesche to the hilt.
I am looking around and I am seeing so much gravel and gravel packed lawn. Everywhere I thrust my Lesche it jams to rock.
I was sooooo discouraged and about ready to just give up. Could not believe it.
A big sigh and I look around.
I had done some research on comparing old photo's to the current day, and I just went forward. I was not going to quit now.
It could not be all stone and grass grown asphalt.
I did some walking around...a little detective work...and bingo!
There was so much clad I had to literally sift between the signals.
Could not possibly dig it all--no way.
When was the last time anyone detected here I wondered?
I did my best surgical work and came up with these keepers:
This is my 3rd 1934 Quarter this season!
What are the odds? What the heck does that mean?![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
(I guess it really is Against All Odds
!!!!)
I mean I dug this plug--I knew it was a quarter--and I knew it was more than likely silver. It was a solid quarter signal with a little dance.
I do not cut many plugs like this (10" x 10"), so I was preparing for something that has been eluding me for soooo long.
This was a definite 10" down!
As I pulled it out of the hole-I am like Barber-it is a Barber! It was a mirage I saw!
I mean c'mon already!
(Not that I am complaining, but enough already. I was in the right place history wise).
I mean I totally gave up on finding a Standing Liberty.
Did not even see a mirage of that!
Below is a hunt from a few days ago from a small park that dates back to the early 40's:
(Told ya' it was coming).
Heck-they are all inspirational--I guess that's the idea!
But, I have enjoyed ATW's silver slide shows-always great finds. (Not that I am downplaying anyone else!)
So, today I got me some. Been a long time since I had such a great day with silver.
The post really should have been Against All Odds-but it was a chance I had to take.
Started out 6 months ago that I asked a permission to do a well known festival site that was quite a drive from my house.
The site is very historical and goes back to the late 1800's.
It seems they don't really let anyone detect there--at least not in recent years. Something must have happened. I did not ask. I don't want to know really.
I had to contact the committee and then they forwarded it to the chairman. And, I believe I contacted them twice.
Then I got the contact for the chairman.
I explained myself and then was told I had to check back in the Fall.
Contacted the chairman again, and got the OK, but had to give a call before I went out.
Then I tried to call, but had the wrong phone number given to me.
Contacted the chairman again via email and received the correct phone # this time.
Gave the chairman a call and we spoke a bit, and then I was given a solid permission!
[[((So I got a permission to do a fire department's grove not long ago.
Looked promising as it was dated to the 1930's and it was fairly sizable.
I got there and there was a gravel pack so far down it was ridiculous. You could not even cut a plug effectively. No deep signals. Conduit everywhere!!! It was grass above rock even asphalt! And I mean EVERYWHERE!))]]
What does that have to do with anything? Here you go:
I get to the site today and first thing I notice is the gravel pack. I walked for yards and yards and could not thrust the blade of my Lesche to the hilt.
I am looking around and I am seeing so much gravel and gravel packed lawn. Everywhere I thrust my Lesche it jams to rock.
I was sooooo discouraged and about ready to just give up. Could not believe it.
A big sigh and I look around.
I had done some research on comparing old photo's to the current day, and I just went forward. I was not going to quit now.
It could not be all stone and grass grown asphalt.
I did some walking around...a little detective work...and bingo!
There was so much clad I had to literally sift between the signals.
Could not possibly dig it all--no way.
When was the last time anyone detected here I wondered?
I did my best surgical work and came up with these keepers:
This is my 3rd 1934 Quarter this season!
What are the odds? What the heck does that mean?
(I guess it really is Against All Odds
!!!!)I mean I dug this plug--I knew it was a quarter--and I knew it was more than likely silver. It was a solid quarter signal with a little dance.
I do not cut many plugs like this (10" x 10"), so I was preparing for something that has been eluding me for soooo long.
This was a definite 10" down!
As I pulled it out of the hole-I am like Barber-it is a Barber! It was a mirage I saw!
I mean c'mon already!
(Not that I am complaining, but enough already. I was in the right place history wise).
I mean I totally gave up on finding a Standing Liberty.
Did not even see a mirage of that!Below is a hunt from a few days ago from a small park that dates back to the early 40's:
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