Frodov
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“IN FOR A PENNY… IN FOR A POUND”
A pound of pennies! That’s certainly what it felt like in my finds bag today as I wound down the end of a second day of metal detecting for my latest days off. I got to get out two days in a row! Can you believe it? Well the first day kind of paled as far as the weather goes. I mean how great can it be when you start off with fog, misting drizzle that turns one minute to sleet and snow and then back to rain the next? But at least it didn’t keep that up all day, just the time I was out detecting. *sigh* Just figures doesn’t it? I mean you grin and bear it just so you can get out and detect a little bit, then when you finally give up for the day, the weather takes a turn for the better. Oh yeah! The Sun came out and it actually dried up a bit and warmed up a bit, AFTER I’d quit for the day. Between driving between hunting sights, waiting on rain to stop falling, and eating lunch, the five hours I’d set out to detect with were whittled down to a mere two hours yesterday. It wasn’t all bad though, and I’ll tell you why. I hit a few parks and playgrounds that I don’t get around to very often, and apparently neither does anyone else! Lots of change to be found, for a change. <grin> Pennies, pennies, pennies and more pennies! Of course there were other coins in the mix as well, but predominantly it was pennies found. There were lots of dimes too and a few nickels, and some quarters. I would have called yesterday a good day of detecting to be sure, but I think the best find I had for the day was information.
Folks, it PAYS to be courteous to people who tend the grounds of your local parks and playgrounds. Those grounds keepers and maintenance personnel who mow the lawns, mend the fences, pick up the trash, put down the lines on the ball fields, most people overlook them. I always take time to say hi and talk with any of these people who I meet or approach me while I’m detecting. First of all, it reassures them that I’m not a menace to them or their job, and secondly you make some good contacts that way. Yesterday I was approached by a fellow while I was detecting a baseball/softball complex. I’d seen him earlier putting down fresh lines on the diamonds . It turns out that I’d spoken with this guy before at another park (they often tend to more than one park here in my town). Not only that, but this guy lives not far from my own parents and knows them. Of course he didn’t know that until we talked a bit yesterday. It truly is a small world sometimes. Anyway, during our conversation I found out about a couple of parks in my town that I didn’t even know existed. Two of them are fairly old but have recently been renovated and “cleared” of overgrowth and bushes in the picnic areas. How cool is that? I wasn’t able to take advantage of that information yesterday, but TODAY was a different story altogether!
I hit three parks today, armed with information from my friend the groundskeeper. One I knew about already but rarely frequent because of it’s location. Something about sticking out like a sore thumb and not wanting to draw attention to myself. Anyway, with it being somewhat cold this morning, and all the kiddies are still in school, it seemed like an excellent opportunity to hunt this small park. WHEW! Baggin’ Clad! I nearly doubled my haul from the day before at one park today! More pennies of course, but that’s not unusual for a tot lot or playground. Dimes, Nickels, Quarters OH MY! Oh there were the usual finds as well, tabs, scrap metal etc etc. I pounded that park for over an hour today, the woodchips, the grassy areas around it, near the bathroom/concession building. Of course it was rather reassuring to have a police cruiser parked next to my little truck while I was hunting. The officer was there when I arrived, Writing reports or eating lunch or whatever I don’t know. <shrug> He didn’t speak, and I didn’t bother him. I’m sure he kind of wondered about me, being where I was, umm, sticking out like a sore thumb (or would have if there had been a crowd around.) Anyway, it was comforting. So was lunch after I finished hunting that park. After lunch and driving across town I hit one of the “older parks” I’d been steered towards by yesterdays conversation. It was deserted today, but that is fine with me.
I hadn’t walked three steps from my truck before I started getting target signals. Pennies, Quarters, and keys. Yeah, Keys. I found three at this one park and within about three feet of each other too.
I also found a couple of wheat pennies. A 1955-D and a 1918.
Not far from the wheats was this ring thing. It looks like some sort of ring you put around a coin to make a pendant out of it or something. There’s no inscription or stamp of any kind on it though, and no hole for a chain or link. <shrug>
More oddities were found over the course of the past two days hunts. Some are the usual kinds of finds and not surprising..
… Some are a bit more un-usual ..
.. There were “shades of Summer”..
… there were the toys and tools and firemakers…
… and there were the “Whatzits”… <shrug>
… I found but one foreign coin, today, and one lonely little token.. alas, it’s not a Chuck-e-Cheese this time.
…. And lastly.. the loads and loads of clad! WHEW! “In for a penny.. in for a pound” INDEED! I must have found over a pound of pennies alone! Two hundred and seventy nine pennies over the two days hunting. That’s a LOT OF PENNIES man!
.. To say that my gas was covered.. to say that my batteries were covered.. hell! Even my lunch, for BOTH DAYS was covered. Uh.. Yeah! I got it covered. <grin> I LOVE THIS HOBBY! I hope everyone else got to get out and wet your knees or at least whet your appetites for discovery over the past couple of days. Or, perhaps get to get out and detect a little this weekend.. Good luck.. and as always..
~HAPPY HUNTING~
Frodov
A pound of pennies! That’s certainly what it felt like in my finds bag today as I wound down the end of a second day of metal detecting for my latest days off. I got to get out two days in a row! Can you believe it? Well the first day kind of paled as far as the weather goes. I mean how great can it be when you start off with fog, misting drizzle that turns one minute to sleet and snow and then back to rain the next? But at least it didn’t keep that up all day, just the time I was out detecting. *sigh* Just figures doesn’t it? I mean you grin and bear it just so you can get out and detect a little bit, then when you finally give up for the day, the weather takes a turn for the better. Oh yeah! The Sun came out and it actually dried up a bit and warmed up a bit, AFTER I’d quit for the day. Between driving between hunting sights, waiting on rain to stop falling, and eating lunch, the five hours I’d set out to detect with were whittled down to a mere two hours yesterday. It wasn’t all bad though, and I’ll tell you why. I hit a few parks and playgrounds that I don’t get around to very often, and apparently neither does anyone else! Lots of change to be found, for a change. <grin> Pennies, pennies, pennies and more pennies! Of course there were other coins in the mix as well, but predominantly it was pennies found. There were lots of dimes too and a few nickels, and some quarters. I would have called yesterday a good day of detecting to be sure, but I think the best find I had for the day was information.
Folks, it PAYS to be courteous to people who tend the grounds of your local parks and playgrounds. Those grounds keepers and maintenance personnel who mow the lawns, mend the fences, pick up the trash, put down the lines on the ball fields, most people overlook them. I always take time to say hi and talk with any of these people who I meet or approach me while I’m detecting. First of all, it reassures them that I’m not a menace to them or their job, and secondly you make some good contacts that way. Yesterday I was approached by a fellow while I was detecting a baseball/softball complex. I’d seen him earlier putting down fresh lines on the diamonds . It turns out that I’d spoken with this guy before at another park (they often tend to more than one park here in my town). Not only that, but this guy lives not far from my own parents and knows them. Of course he didn’t know that until we talked a bit yesterday. It truly is a small world sometimes. Anyway, during our conversation I found out about a couple of parks in my town that I didn’t even know existed. Two of them are fairly old but have recently been renovated and “cleared” of overgrowth and bushes in the picnic areas. How cool is that? I wasn’t able to take advantage of that information yesterday, but TODAY was a different story altogether!
I hit three parks today, armed with information from my friend the groundskeeper. One I knew about already but rarely frequent because of it’s location. Something about sticking out like a sore thumb and not wanting to draw attention to myself. Anyway, with it being somewhat cold this morning, and all the kiddies are still in school, it seemed like an excellent opportunity to hunt this small park. WHEW! Baggin’ Clad! I nearly doubled my haul from the day before at one park today! More pennies of course, but that’s not unusual for a tot lot or playground. Dimes, Nickels, Quarters OH MY! Oh there were the usual finds as well, tabs, scrap metal etc etc. I pounded that park for over an hour today, the woodchips, the grassy areas around it, near the bathroom/concession building. Of course it was rather reassuring to have a police cruiser parked next to my little truck while I was hunting. The officer was there when I arrived, Writing reports or eating lunch or whatever I don’t know. <shrug> He didn’t speak, and I didn’t bother him. I’m sure he kind of wondered about me, being where I was, umm, sticking out like a sore thumb (or would have if there had been a crowd around.) Anyway, it was comforting. So was lunch after I finished hunting that park. After lunch and driving across town I hit one of the “older parks” I’d been steered towards by yesterdays conversation. It was deserted today, but that is fine with me.
I hadn’t walked three steps from my truck before I started getting target signals. Pennies, Quarters, and keys. Yeah, Keys. I found three at this one park and within about three feet of each other too.
I also found a couple of wheat pennies. A 1955-D and a 1918.
Not far from the wheats was this ring thing. It looks like some sort of ring you put around a coin to make a pendant out of it or something. There’s no inscription or stamp of any kind on it though, and no hole for a chain or link. <shrug>
More oddities were found over the course of the past two days hunts. Some are the usual kinds of finds and not surprising..
… Some are a bit more un-usual ..
.. There were “shades of Summer”..
… there were the toys and tools and firemakers…
… and there were the “Whatzits”… <shrug>
… I found but one foreign coin, today, and one lonely little token.. alas, it’s not a Chuck-e-Cheese this time.
…. And lastly.. the loads and loads of clad! WHEW! “In for a penny.. in for a pound” INDEED! I must have found over a pound of pennies alone! Two hundred and seventy nine pennies over the two days hunting. That’s a LOT OF PENNIES man!
.. To say that my gas was covered.. to say that my batteries were covered.. hell! Even my lunch, for BOTH DAYS was covered. Uh.. Yeah! I got it covered. <grin> I LOVE THIS HOBBY! I hope everyone else got to get out and wet your knees or at least whet your appetites for discovery over the past couple of days. Or, perhaps get to get out and detect a little this weekend.. Good luck.. and as always..
~HAPPY HUNTING~
Frodov
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the clad adds up fast so if you haven't already you are well on your way to paying for that detector thanks for sharing and hh
That's a lot of quarters and pennies. My hats off to you for digging that much 
