Deerhunter24
Hero Member
Hello all,
Unfortunately, I've only gotten out a few times this summer. The heat coupled with working a lot kind of kept me inside.
Anyway, managed to get out to an old hunting spot with a buddy last Wednesday, August 29, 2012.
We went to an old spot that we've hammered for the past few years. The guy I went with (Jim) and our buddy Rick hammered this small spot of grass, about 120 feet long and 60 feet wide back in 2008. They spent at least a day there that summer! According to Rick, they found at least 100 silver coins between them in just this spot of grass back in the summer of 2008. Just that 1 spot of grass.
Of course, those numbers were helped out by the day that Rick dug 16 Silvers in 1 day there.
Trouble is, there is a lot of mixed signals and trash in that area still. In my mind, that meant there are still some good finds waiting to be made there.
I only make it there a few times each year, but I usually manage at least 1 Silver from this patch of grass every time I go. Pickings are slim, but I know they are there.
Anyway, spent about 5 hours in this spot last Wednesday. I only found 16 coins total. 8 were clad, 8 were good finds.
The good finds were the following:
5 Wheat Pennies: 1926, 1940, 1944 (2), 1946
1905 Indianhead Penny
1902 Barber Dime
1959D Roosevelt Dime
So getting 2 Silvers out of this spot was pretty sweet. Haven't scored Silver since early in the year...So getting back on the board was real nice.
Jim spread his hunting area out a lot more than I did. He managed around $4.00 in Clad in also got 2 Silvers. He got a 1912 Canadian Dime in a different area of the place, but got a 1944 or 45 Mercury Dime in this same patch of grass that I was working.
Anyway, here are a few pics. Good Luck Hunting to all,
Chuck
Unfortunately, I've only gotten out a few times this summer. The heat coupled with working a lot kind of kept me inside.
Anyway, managed to get out to an old hunting spot with a buddy last Wednesday, August 29, 2012.
We went to an old spot that we've hammered for the past few years. The guy I went with (Jim) and our buddy Rick hammered this small spot of grass, about 120 feet long and 60 feet wide back in 2008. They spent at least a day there that summer! According to Rick, they found at least 100 silver coins between them in just this spot of grass back in the summer of 2008. Just that 1 spot of grass.
Of course, those numbers were helped out by the day that Rick dug 16 Silvers in 1 day there.
Trouble is, there is a lot of mixed signals and trash in that area still. In my mind, that meant there are still some good finds waiting to be made there.
I only make it there a few times each year, but I usually manage at least 1 Silver from this patch of grass every time I go. Pickings are slim, but I know they are there.
Anyway, spent about 5 hours in this spot last Wednesday. I only found 16 coins total. 8 were clad, 8 were good finds.
The good finds were the following:
5 Wheat Pennies: 1926, 1940, 1944 (2), 1946
1905 Indianhead Penny
1902 Barber Dime
1959D Roosevelt Dime
So getting 2 Silvers out of this spot was pretty sweet. Haven't scored Silver since early in the year...So getting back on the board was real nice.
Jim spread his hunting area out a lot more than I did. He managed around $4.00 in Clad in also got 2 Silvers. He got a 1912 Canadian Dime in a different area of the place, but got a 1944 or 45 Mercury Dime in this same patch of grass that I was working.
Anyway, here are a few pics. Good Luck Hunting to all,
Chuck
I'm overdue for another barber coin 
WTG!
