washingtonian
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Hey all,
I finally had a breakthrough today! I hunted the last couple days but didn't post because the finds were slow going.
Thursday:
Hunted for 4 hours. Spent time at 2, 1920s permissions and a 1940s permission. All I managed was 5 Wheats (all common 40s/50s dates).
Friday:
Hunted for 3 hours. Spent time at a different 1920s permission and a 1940s permission. Finally started to lock in during the last 45 minutes when I pulled 4 of the 6 wheats on the day, the sheriff badge, and the tax token.
Saturday:
Hunted for 3.5 hours. Went back to the 1940s curb strip permission from yesterday to finish up. Started slow but started to lock in and had 6 wheats and the Buffalo Bill Jr. ring after an hour. One of the wheats was another 1910-S. Score!
I finished the grassy curb strip and turned my attention to the one covered in dirt mounds:
Hit a shallow Wheat right away and knew that was a good sign and the dirt had been churned recently. Finishing the first line of my grid I get a good 12-48/12-50 signal an inch down. I'm thinking a big aluminum bottle cap. I pop the dirt out, locate the object with my pinpointer and nearly rolled my eyes...until I flipped it over. BIG SILVER!!!
This is my first barber half ever and it's a good date, 1895-S (now my oldest silver). I keep gridding and pick up another Wheat. About 10 minutes later I'm getting a 12-42 signal 2 inches down. I'm digging everything very carefully after the half dollar (which I didn't knick, thank God). I pop the dirt out and BAM! Another barber! I didn't find one last year and I'm already at 5 on the year now! And it's another bucketlister, my first New Orleans mint! A 1903-O.
I spoke with the homeowner for a bit while packing out. He said the dirt mounds are excess dirt they dumped there after scraping their yard and also from doing work in their basement. He said he's going to churn it up at some point to plant some flowers. I told him to text me when he does! After some research the house next-door is from 1900 so I guess that explains what those old coins were doing there?
I was feeling pretty good so I stopped at another curb strip permission on my way home. 3rd signal at the new strip, BAM! More silver. A beautiful 1945-S Merc.
At this point I'm pressing for my first ever trifecta but it wasn't to be, though I did pick up some more wheats putting me at 11 on the day. All the wheats besides the 1910-S are common dates between 39-52.
Here's the crazy thing, last Friday night I texted my brother I was due for 3 things:
-A Barber
-An old nickel (buffalo or V)
-A multi-silver day
Between last Saturday and this Saturday I found the two barbers, a buffalo nickel, a v-nickel, and had two multi-silver days. I gotta text him predications more often. Maybe a seated in the near future??
Here are some wrap-up pics:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting folks!
-W
I finally had a breakthrough today! I hunted the last couple days but didn't post because the finds were slow going.
Thursday:
Hunted for 4 hours. Spent time at 2, 1920s permissions and a 1940s permission. All I managed was 5 Wheats (all common 40s/50s dates).
Friday:
Hunted for 3 hours. Spent time at a different 1920s permission and a 1940s permission. Finally started to lock in during the last 45 minutes when I pulled 4 of the 6 wheats on the day, the sheriff badge, and the tax token.
Saturday:
Hunted for 3.5 hours. Went back to the 1940s curb strip permission from yesterday to finish up. Started slow but started to lock in and had 6 wheats and the Buffalo Bill Jr. ring after an hour. One of the wheats was another 1910-S. Score!
I finished the grassy curb strip and turned my attention to the one covered in dirt mounds:
Hit a shallow Wheat right away and knew that was a good sign and the dirt had been churned recently. Finishing the first line of my grid I get a good 12-48/12-50 signal an inch down. I'm thinking a big aluminum bottle cap. I pop the dirt out, locate the object with my pinpointer and nearly rolled my eyes...until I flipped it over. BIG SILVER!!!
This is my first barber half ever and it's a good date, 1895-S (now my oldest silver). I keep gridding and pick up another Wheat. About 10 minutes later I'm getting a 12-42 signal 2 inches down. I'm digging everything very carefully after the half dollar (which I didn't knick, thank God). I pop the dirt out and BAM! Another barber! I didn't find one last year and I'm already at 5 on the year now! And it's another bucketlister, my first New Orleans mint! A 1903-O.
I spoke with the homeowner for a bit while packing out. He said the dirt mounds are excess dirt they dumped there after scraping their yard and also from doing work in their basement. He said he's going to churn it up at some point to plant some flowers. I told him to text me when he does! After some research the house next-door is from 1900 so I guess that explains what those old coins were doing there?
I was feeling pretty good so I stopped at another curb strip permission on my way home. 3rd signal at the new strip, BAM! More silver. A beautiful 1945-S Merc.
At this point I'm pressing for my first ever trifecta but it wasn't to be, though I did pick up some more wheats putting me at 11 on the day. All the wheats besides the 1910-S are common dates between 39-52.
Here's the crazy thing, last Friday night I texted my brother I was due for 3 things:
-A Barber
-An old nickel (buffalo or V)
-A multi-silver day
Between last Saturday and this Saturday I found the two barbers, a buffalo nickel, a v-nickel, and had two multi-silver days. I gotta text him predications more often. Maybe a seated in the near future??
Here are some wrap-up pics:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting folks!
-W
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