My local park finally gives up something good!

DirtDigginDan

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Been a long winter, went over 90 days without digging a hole, nice to get out again! Its been raining all night and I thought I would go give our local park
another try, I must have hit it a dozen or more times last year and the oldest coin I found was a 1936 wheaty.

Today I went and hit the south side of the park, its real hilly and hard to walk, but I thought it might give up at least a wheat so why not?

I was going for about 45 mins and kept digging up steel bottle caps, kept giving a solid 13 on my Equinox, so I kept thinking I may pop a nickel at least,
so when a nickel finally popped out I was very surprised to see a 1912 V nickel!

Wasn`t expecting anything that old, so that was nice, kept going and was digging up clad here and there, and then dug a clad quarter, was a solid 29, so ten feet later I got another 29 and thought I had another one, I was wrong, when I dug the plug I saw a silver rim poking out,thought I had another Washington
but was very surprised to see a different looking eagle on the back, when I flipped it over and sprayed some water on it I was very excited to see I had a
Standing Liberty quarter!!!!!


Wow! what a find, my first one ever!! made my day, so kept on going and a few minutes later I got another solid 13 and was pretty sure I had another
nickel, figured I had another Jefferson like always, I was wrong again, I JUST FOUND MY FIRST BUFFALO!!!!!!!

I must have dug close to 300 nickels, with 4 being V nickels before my first Buffalo, wow what a day! 20190407_021206.jpg

Strange tho, I never found a single wheat penny all day.:icon_scratch: 20190407_021222.jpg 20190407_025044.jpg 20190407_025109.jpg
 

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DiamondDan

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Yep. Been a brutal winter. I'm working locally for a change, so I've been making up for lost time. Most of the parks around my house have been absolutely hammered. I don't tend to make many good finds either. :laughing7: Oh well. Persistence pays off in the end. Nicely done!
 

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Glad you finally got out and what a great way to start the year off, Congrats!!! "D"
 

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Now that's the way to come out of hibernation!!
Awesome! I love when a place you have hunted a ton finally coughs up the goods.
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Some nice diggin'...Wtg
 

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nice coin shooting! :occasion14:
 

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Man you literally hit it out the park!!! I had the same feelings thanks for bringing me back to them. I remember my first SLQ was the same as yours at a park and I saw that eagle first I knew I had something special. Thank was a great day. Congratulations on all your beautiful bucket listers.
 

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What an awesome hunt! Congratulations!
 

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DirtDigginDan

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Man you literally hit it out the park!!! I had the same feelings thanks for bringing me back to them. I remember my first SLQ was the same as yours at a park and I saw that eagle first I knew I had something special. Thank was a great day. Congratulations on all your beautiful bucket listers.

Yeah, it was pretty cool! I actually got more excited over finding the Buffalo, been looking for one for a loooooong time.
 

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What a great way to start the year!! Congratulations :icon_thumleft:
 

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Nice SLQ. The same year both my parents were born !
 

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Awesome coins! Congrats!
 

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Two firsts on the same day, awesome city for sure. congrats
 

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Congrats on your first Standing Liberty, and your first Buffalo. How appropriate, since your from Buffalo, MN. !
 

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