14 Silver day was Certainly worth the paddle

[MaineRelic]

Hunt #3 at my paddle in site . It was a crazy fun day ! I was in my Kayak at 7:10 this morn. On my paddle in I saw 3 harbor seals more Loons and shitpoke's . I was Geared up by 8;10 . I had done quite a bit of exploring on my last two visits to the site .Both of those hunts were really only half day hunts . I had a pretty good Idea of the spots I wanted to concentrate on today . I had all day to hunt today so I was hoping to make the best of it . 20 mins. into the hunt with not a coin to show yet. I get a good silver signal . 6 ins. down I pull out a piece of jug pottery . Just underneath this I see a disc on edge .I check it out Barber Quarter I check the whole . Still singing I was thinking hoard . Pinpointer yeah ! Another Barber Quarter . Pinpointer Yeah another Barber Quarter . That was it ! Still it was a nice spill to start my finds .Later >>> Lone Indian , Lone Barber dime , Lone Seated dime , then a two coin spill. A Barber dime and an Indian. A V nickel came next. Then another Barber dime Time for lunch ! I took a pic of my finds at lunch and was pretty excited . I had seven silvers and had a chance to break 10 silvers in one Day . Something i had never acomplished before . Excepting my two Cache find days of course . The Afternoon started slow as I had changed locations to a different Foundation area . I was starting to second guess my move even though I had popped a couple scattered Indian Heads. Then I get a good hit and pulled another Barber Quarter . . I used this find like a tree and made expanding concentric passes . 10 feet away i get a good hit. Talk about a nice pocket spill Two Victoria 25 cents . A barber quarter . A Victoria dime , a Seated dime , 3 V nickels and 1 Indian Head . I was at Thirteen silvers . I did not want to end with 13 NOOO ! Next I get a big hit and pull The Colonial Shoe Buckle ! I am shocked In all three of my last hunts all my finds have been Civil war period and later . No large cents ECT... Well it gives me hope to find earlier coins anyways . Another Indian , A Crown shaped pin, and finally a good silver signal ! Another Barber Dime I ended up At 14 silvers . 6 Indian Head Cents , 4 V nickels, two Wheaties ,and a few relics ! Like I said I had a crazy Fun day ! First Pic is My lunch time finds PIC. Second Pic Is My insitu. Afternoon Coin spill ! Thanks for looking and happy treasure hunting to all ! MaineRelic

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

Absolutely awesome day all that silver and relics too! Congrats! WTG!

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

Yep, I haven't heard that name since I was a kid growing up on Mount Desert Island!

QUOTE=Back-of-the-boat;4265737]Fantastic finds but I have to ask what is a shitpoke? LOL

"Shitpoke" is an old Maine term for a sea duck, or scoter, of which they have several varieties up and down the coast. They eat small fish and crustaceans, and their flesh tastes like the bottom of a bird cage. Back in the day, if it wasnt good to eat, it was deemed worthless, and therefore usually was assigned a name alluding to such. Years ago, I was duck hunting and shot one by mistake. I'm very ethical when I am hunting or fishing, so I took it home and dressed it out. It stunk like a package of bad chicken breasts (we've all had one). I soaked it in garlic, chili paste, sesame oil, and soy for a few days and grilled it. Only then was it edible.[/QUOTE]

Thank You I am a west coaster so hadn't heard that. I was almost afraid to ask.LOL

 

[Garrett424]

Excellent bunch of finds.
I imagine the water was pretty cold eh??

I give up on my canoeing and kayaking when it gets this cold. My hats off to you for braving the icy waters.

Congrats on a nice bunch of finds.

 

[CRUSADER]

Wow, I'm pretty sure I can't say I've had that many silver in a day - CONGRATS!

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a great silver day MR. Days like that are few and far between anymore.

 

[Sandigger2]

Awesome Hunt

 

[goldbill]

fantastic dream hunt Mainerelic.Your efforts and posts INSPIRE. I want to say to everyone else that I consider Mainerelic a friend and have hunted with him in the past. That said............. 14 OLD SILVER coins in a "cache" would be worthy of a banner consideration. I think 14 OLD SILVER coins found over a single day hunt would be even more so!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I could keep hunting after 6 or 8 or 10.. Outstanding job M.R. My vote is in Goldbill

 

[romeo-1]

That's freaking awesome...and inspirational!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Now, that's a KILLER day!
Congrat's!!

Iowa Dale

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice finds!

 

[sandchip]

Man, you are on the ball! Talk about a boatload of great finds.