Season not over yet !

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

Had a couple hour window where the weather wasn't too bad today so out for some detecting I went. Hit the same park where I scored a mercury dime, indian head cent and a couple older nickels last week. Like last outing, I decided to ignore the smart screen and just dig very deep, repeatable signals. It paid off again when the first good hit turned out to be a small pocket spill of a 1940 Washington quarter, a buffalo nickel and a wheat cent. I posted a shot of the 2 nails that were in the same hole. I'm sure I walked over the spill a number of times over the 26 years I have detected that park. If I was looking for the textbook upper right silver hit on the explorer, I never would have dug that target. That quarter was the first silver quarter have I dug this year. I have never gone through a whole season without digging at least one so it saved my bacon ! Was lucky enough to later add a 1903 indian head cent and another Buffalo nickel. Brings my totals to 56 indian head cents and 85 old nickels with Buffaloes #47 & 48 on the year. Hope for a few more hunts if weather doesn't turn too cold ! Maybe I can get to 90 old nickels before things freeze up solid.

 

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[UnderMiner]

As shiny as the day it went in the ground.

 

[Argentium]

Very sweet coins there ! keep at it till you can't possibly .

 

[beez0404]

Good on ya, Ed for finding the Washington quarter. I know I just found my very first buffalo nickel about 3 weeks ago and was thrilled. I have bad knees so I'm somewhat limited in the amount of targets I can dig each time out. So I save them for the higher tones. But I was having a good day and decided to dig a few pull tabs/nickel signals since the property went back to the 1930s. Out popped the buffalo nickel.

 

[cjon455]

Great digs, silver quarters always make the day better! looks like ya might be able to get out a time or two more before the deep freeze hits, get out while ya can!!!

 

[park pirate]

Nice finds Ed, looks like your going for that 90 nickels...

 

[SGT Claddy]

nice finds ed im hopping the weather will hold off alittle longer myself i wanna try and get out one more

 

[treblehunter]

Nice find, that's a good hunt!

 

[MackDog]

Nice silver, it seems we get better stuff after the weather turns. Kinda like a reward

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice finds. Congrats on the Washington! GL&HH.

 

[Jyverb64]

It's not as cold when you find that silver.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome silver quarter, pretty good detail on it too. Yep dig those goodies while you can!

 

[Inspector]

Nice silver find. Hang tough on that cold weather up there