I almost didn't hunt it......

[lrgoodger]

Because the owner said someone had already hunted it about 10 years ago. All of the old house yards I have hunted in my home town this year have been picked clean. Not even a wheatie in most of them. But somehow, whoever hunted this one missed a square foot right in the corner of the sidewalk where the walk from the front door meets the walk at the street. I hit a clad dime at 2" first. When I went back over the hole, there was a little tickle of a signal that I passed on because I wasn't sure it was really hitting. 12" away I got a weak signal that was ringing solidly both ways. I went down 2" and saw the glint of silver. It was so small I thought I had a trime at first, then I saw the HALF DIME on the back. It was a well worn 1856. Now I carefully went over the area, listening closely. In the edge of the hole where the clad dime was was a faint signal repeatable in both directions. It sounded just like the half dime. Dare I hope for another? At 5" deep I saw the glint of small silver again. It Is!!!, I thought. Then I got hold of it and saw the ONE DIME on the back. Surely it is seated and dropped along with the half dime, I thought. But it was a Barber, an 1898. I was happy with that for a hunted out yard. I spent the next 4 hours scrubbing the rest of the yard without getting a single wheatie. I did, however get a couple of deep Indian heads, an 1880 and an 1884. Both were 6" or so deep and iffy signals. I had to be right on top of them to read them, so it was easy to see how they had been missed. All in all, it turned out to be one of my better house yards, even if it had been hunted before!

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

Those Indians are in great condition. Good soil conditions.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Half dimes are one of my favorite finds!!! Way to go!!

 

[pepperj]

Because the owner said someone had already hunted it about 10 years ago. All of the old house yards I have hunted in my home town this year have been picked clean. Not even a wheatie in most of them. But somehow, whoever hunted this one missed a square foot right in the corner of the sidewalk where the walk from the front door meets the walk at the street. I hit a clad dime at 2" first. When I went back over the hole, there was a little tickle of a signal that I passed on because I wasn't sure it was really hitting. 12" away I got a weak signal that was ringing solidly both ways. I went down 2" and saw the glint of silver. It was so small I thought I had a trime at first, then I saw the HALF DIME on the back. It was a well worn 1856. Now I carefully went over the area, listening closely. In the edge of the hole where the clad dime was was a faint signal repeatable in both directions. It sounded just like the half dime. Dare I hope for another? At 5" deep I saw the glint of small silver again. It Is!!!, I thought. Then I got hold of it and saw the ONE DIME on the back. Surely it is seated and dropped along with the half dime, I thought. But it was a Barber, an 1898. I was happy with that for a hunted out yard. I spent the next 4 hours scrubbing the rest of the yard without getting a single wheatie. I did, however get a couple of deep Indian heads, an 1880 and an 1884. Both were 6" or so deep and iffy signals. I had to be right on top of them to read them, so it was easy to see how they had been missed. All in all, it turned out to be one of my better house yards, even if it had been hunted before! View attachment 2108511

"Oh it's been hunted before"
I always think these words
GAME ON!
Detectors have evolved over the past decade.
How good was the previous hunter.
Moisture conditions
Things move around in the soil.

Congrats on the old silvers and the crisp looking IHs.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the outstanding finds !

Yes, we've all heard it before - "your wasting your time" - "my Nephew hunted my yard all weekend a few years ago" - "a friend from work hunted my yard and didn't find anything", etc.

I got permission to hunt the yard of a 1800's house last year.
The property owner told me that his Son came in from out of state and hunted the yard for a few days and that
he " found everything there is - a few modern coins and some trash and that I won't find anything at all"
Long story short - after a two hunts there I dug (6) Silver coins - Rosie's - Merc's - Wash. Quarters and a Franklin Half.
All the coins were only 4" to 6" deep.

Good Hunting !

 

[oldmxrat]

Super nice recoveries, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Because the owner said someone had already hunted it about 10 years ago. All of the old house yards I have hunted in my home town this year have been picked clean. Not even a wheatie in most of them. But somehow, whoever hunted this one missed a square foot right in the corner of the sidewalk where the walk from the front door meets the walk at the street. I hit a clad dime at 2" first. When I went back over the hole, there was a little tickle of a signal that I passed on because I wasn't sure it was really hitting. 12" away I got a weak signal that was ringing solidly both ways. I went down 2" and saw the glint of silver. It was so small I thought I had a trime at first, then I saw the HALF DIME on the back. It was a well worn 1856. Now I carefully went over the area, listening closely. In the edge of the hole where the clad dime was was a faint signal repeatable in both directions. It sounded just like the half dime. Dare I hope for another? At 5" deep I saw the glint of small silver again. It Is!!!, I thought. Then I got hold of it and saw the ONE DIME on the back. Surely it is seated and dropped along with the half dime, I thought. But it was a Barber, an 1898. I was happy with that for a hunted out yard. I spent the next 4 hours scrubbing the rest of the yard without getting a single wheatie. I did, however get a couple of deep Indian heads, an 1880 and an 1884. Both were 6" or so deep and iffy signals. I had to be right on top of them to read them, so it was easy to see how they had been missed. All in all, it turned out to be one of my better house yards, even if it had been hunted before! View attachment 2108511

Awesome!!! Congrats!!! No Yard is EVER Hunted out!!😁

 

[jewelerguy]

great coins. those Indians are really nice

 

[JeffInMass]

Very well done, Congrats! I love the challenge of those so-called hunted out places.

 

[Gare]

amazing day GREAT FINDS !! Thanks for sharing with us

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on a nice successful hunt with beautiful recoveries!

 

[HistoryHunter22]

congrats!! nice hunt, i cant wait for the day i find something seated!

 

[devldog]

Well Done on the Saves of these nice coins. Don't you just love "Hunted out" spots? Continued Success to you.

 

[lenmac65]

Nice coins, especially that half dime. Congrats!

 

[Kona Koma]

Because the owner said someone had already hunted it about 10 years ago. All of the old house yards I have hunted in my home town this year have been picked clean. Not even a wheatie in most of them. But somehow, whoever hunted this one missed a square foot right in the corner of the sidewalk where the walk from the front door meets the walk at the street. I hit a clad dime at 2" first. When I went back over the hole, there was a little tickle of a signal that I passed on because I wasn't sure it was really hitting. 12" away I got a weak signal that was ringing solidly both ways. I went down 2" and saw the glint of silver. It was so small I thought I had a trime at first, then I saw the HALF DIME on the back. It was a well worn 1856. Now I carefully went over the area, listening closely. In the edge of the hole where the clad dime was was a faint signal repeatable in both directions. It sounded just like the half dime. Dare I hope for another? At 5" deep I saw the glint of small silver again. It Is!!!, I thought. Then I got hold of it and saw the ONE DIME on the back. Surely it is seated and dropped along with the half dime, I thought. But it was a Barber, an 1898. I was happy with that for a hunted out yard. I spent the next 4 hours scrubbing the rest of the yard without getting a single wheatie. I did, however get a couple of deep Indian heads, an 1880 and an 1884. Both were 6" or so deep and iffy signals. I had to be right on top of them to read them, so it was easy to see how they had been missed. All in all, it turned out to be one of my better house yards, even if it had been hunted before! View attachment 2108511

Sweet!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Fantastic finds for a "hunted out" yard. Congratulations! Beautiful coins.