digger27
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- May 18, 2011
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8 hunts at a soccer field complex so far, some short, some a bit longer, looking for gold but I am finding a ton of clad and other jewelry targets in the meantime.
I have hunted a few other spots in my career with lots of coins but not like this.
2 of the park workers, (who really work to keep this place looking good all week full time), told me last year another hunter came by here and put a ton of holes that didn't heal up around these sidelines.
Yellow eye spots everywhere and they eventually asked him to leave and told him not to come back.
They thought he seemed kind of new at this, I assume he was digging when conditions were too dry or he just didn't know or cared how to dig holes correctly.
I assured them I do know what I am doing and we have had a ton of rain in the last few weeks so everything is real wet and bulletproof for now.
When it dries up I will wait for more rain, but for now they are my friends and let me have the run of the place.
It pays to be nice, cooperative and a good representative of our hobby.
How much does it pay?
So far in 8 hunts almost $70, and there are still a ton of targets left to be dug.
Gold is the real target, surprised I haven't come across any so far with the amount of targets I have dug, but all those coins and other jewelry is holding me over till gold shows up.
Totals so far...
All this clad
3 large referee flipping coins
2 Kennedy halves also used for flipping
2 dollar coins including my first Abe Lincoln presidential variety
Tons of soccer pins, 2 from other states
3 toy cars including that cute little boot thing
1 tri-metal bracelet...copper, brass and the third metal is nickel I believe
1 fancy hairpin
1 silver cross earring
3 silver rings and 1 with a malachite stone in the prettiest setting I have dug so far
More to come including gold...I hope!
I have hunted a few other spots in my career with lots of coins but not like this.
2 of the park workers, (who really work to keep this place looking good all week full time), told me last year another hunter came by here and put a ton of holes that didn't heal up around these sidelines.
Yellow eye spots everywhere and they eventually asked him to leave and told him not to come back.
They thought he seemed kind of new at this, I assume he was digging when conditions were too dry or he just didn't know or cared how to dig holes correctly.
I assured them I do know what I am doing and we have had a ton of rain in the last few weeks so everything is real wet and bulletproof for now.
When it dries up I will wait for more rain, but for now they are my friends and let me have the run of the place.
It pays to be nice, cooperative and a good representative of our hobby.
How much does it pay?
So far in 8 hunts almost $70, and there are still a ton of targets left to be dug.
Gold is the real target, surprised I haven't come across any so far with the amount of targets I have dug, but all those coins and other jewelry is holding me over till gold shows up.
Totals so far...
All this clad
3 large referee flipping coins
2 Kennedy halves also used for flipping
2 dollar coins including my first Abe Lincoln presidential variety
Tons of soccer pins, 2 from other states
3 toy cars including that cute little boot thing
1 tri-metal bracelet...copper, brass and the third metal is nickel I believe
1 fancy hairpin
1 silver cross earring
3 silver rings and 1 with a malachite stone in the prettiest setting I have dug so far
More to come including gold...I hope!
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