1/13/09 detecting

[NJ Marty]

I got out yesterday for a hunt before the big freeze and hit a nice farmers feild. This place it hit or miss with alot of trash signals but all are old and managed to get a few keepers. My first good hit was the barber dime then the very worn indian 1864 my last good keeper was this great 1873 indian. 4 hours but had a blast and the E-trac is alot lighter than my old explorer i didnt feel the pain I usually get from swinging. Enjoy the blast of cold (as best you can) we are getting if you are in the vacinity of it.
Marty

 

[beetle662]

Glad ya got out! Struggling to get through the cold here and holding out hope that the warmer weather (30's) beign predicted for the weekend and next week will come true!

Congrats!

 

[NJ Marty]

Glad ya got out! Struggling to get through the cold here and holding out hope that the warmer weather (30's) beign predicted for the weekend and next week will come true!

Congrats! Good luck to you on warmer weather, I think I will be done detecting for awhile here in NJ. with a high of 18 fri. sucks

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice hunt! HH, Mike

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice hunt, Marty. Yes, it got us yesterday. 6 inches of dry powder and today it's only 4. Nice IH's you found. Glad you got out and found some things.

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Great hunt Marty. I like those indians. Your barber dime is really sweet but the state of it makes me wonder though-why does it look so bad. Silver coins I have dug come out looking wonderful. At most, I just brush off some dirt or run a little water over them and they look great. At home then I finish the cleaning by using a silver polishing rag, from Walmart $4, and it really shines. Do you think your Barber was by some other metal? Will you take a pic of the lot when they are washed up for us, please?
SKD

 

[seger98]

Nice finds!

 

[The Seeker]

Nice finds you have there!!!!............I'm surprised that the ground is not frozen this time of the year. I know here in western NY..........it is as hard as a rock!

Keep on Digging!

 

[watercolor]

Marty, great finds!

Any hunt is worthwhile with just ONE IH. . . but finding two IH's plus a Barber, is spectacular

That Barber could have been in a fire at one time. . . or as SKD mentioned, near some other oxidized metal.

Great hunt!
watercolor

 

[NJ Marty]

Nice finds you have there!!!!............I'm surprised that the ground is not frozen this time of the year. I know here in western NY..........it is as hard as a rock!

Keep on Digging!

I think corn stalks retain or get enough heat from the sun to keep the soil a little softer for digging untill a real freeze comes in. And a nice strong shovel will get you through 1 inch of soild ground to the soft soil no problem.

 

[NJ Marty]

Great hunt Marty. I like those indians. Your barber dime is really sweet but the state of it makes me wonder though-why does it look so bad. Silver coins I have dug come out looking wonderful. At most, I just brush off some dirt or run a little water over them and they look great. At home then I finish the cleaning by using a silver polishing rag, from Walmart $4, and it really shines. Do you think your Barber was by some other metal? Will you take a pic of the lot when they are washed up for us, please?
SKD

I think all the fertilizer for the crops might have something to do with the silver coins comming out black. Its about a 50 acre feild and where ever you get a silver it is this color. I kind of like the black patina and wont clean it as it stands out from other barbers and gives it a bit of charm, and the black ones i never forget where i got them.
Marty

 

[allen]

way to go on those nice finds...