Carolina Tom
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I was able to slip out over the weekend for a bit of hunting, it aint like the North, but it's better than a stick in the eye.
Saturday:
I went after lunch to do a bit of swinging. Of course, the Deus found a bunch of wheat cents, eight to be exact. Just before it was time to head home, a beat up OD Nickel got under the coil. As soon as I saw it, I smiled and thought of our hero.
Sunday:
Todd Lipe invited me to go on one of his "guaranteed to find silver coins" hunts. I am such a sucker, I fall for this trick every time. We hit a couple of spots, one of them yielded some decent finds. I was able to locate:
- 2 flat buttons. One is HUGE! Neither has a loop.
- 8 wheat cents.
- Play money
- Imperial Japanese 50 sen! Made between 1928-1938, 4.95 grams of .720 silver. Unfortunately, I hit the coin during extraction. I cleaned the coin with baking soda, as it was a bit stained. I figure that a returning WWII soldier brought it home with him as a souvenir... or a Jap spy dropped it, whilst trying to steal BBQ secrets in NC!
YTD silver coins: 63.
Thanks for looking, and best of luck on your hunts!
Saturday:
I went after lunch to do a bit of swinging. Of course, the Deus found a bunch of wheat cents, eight to be exact. Just before it was time to head home, a beat up OD Nickel got under the coil. As soon as I saw it, I smiled and thought of our hero.
Sunday:
Todd Lipe invited me to go on one of his "guaranteed to find silver coins" hunts. I am such a sucker, I fall for this trick every time. We hit a couple of spots, one of them yielded some decent finds. I was able to locate:
- 2 flat buttons. One is HUGE! Neither has a loop.
- 8 wheat cents.
- Play money
- Imperial Japanese 50 sen! Made between 1928-1938, 4.95 grams of .720 silver. Unfortunately, I hit the coin during extraction. I cleaned the coin with baking soda, as it was a bit stained. I figure that a returning WWII soldier brought it home with him as a souvenir... or a Jap spy dropped it, whilst trying to steal BBQ secrets in NC!
YTD silver coins: 63.
Thanks for looking, and best of luck on your hunts!
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