1st Franklin Half + Dime Trifecta

[deano]

I headed out Thursday evening for a camping trip into Nebraska and set up camp near a small town that I planned to do some detecting in. I was up at the crack of dawn and hit the park that sits between the railroad tracks and the main road running through town. Within 20 minutes I had the '02 Barber dime and my first Franklin half, finally, a '63. I was excited thinking that I might have a virgin park and spent the next 3 hours there. I dug the '14d Barber dime, the '46 Rosie an '02 IH and 5 wheats before I headed out for my next destination. I hunted a few more spots with not much luck then set up camp for the evening. I woke at 1:30 in the morning and thought I was in the middle of a tornado, not good, the winds calmed a bit and I was able to get back to sleep only to wake at 3:30 to rain coming down in sheets and gail force winds. By 5:30 I was headed back home and it rained the whole way back, so much for the sunny forecast. This morning I went to a park and hunted the outfield of a baseball diamond, my first three silvers were the '54 Rosie, the '20 Merc and the '11s Barber for a trifecta. I also dug the'64d Rosie, the 40d and '43 Mercs and 7 wheats. A much better day than the day before!! Thanks for looking and HH
Deano

 

[plymouthian12]

thats some nice silver

 

[sonny61]

That's a triple dime trifecta. Congrats

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Aren't all those silvers a beautiful site!

At least you didn't get blown away . . . by the twister I mean!

Congrats deano!
Dave

 

[jb58]

congrATs on the silver!

 

[onemanwolfpack]

Great finds.

The ball field you hunted is it still being used? I really want to hunt one in my town but I'm thinking the grounds keeper is going to get mad if I'm out there digging up the place. How do you dig in the outfield and leave it the way you found it?

 

[Wldbil]

That's a couple of nice hunts right there... Congrats

 

[texjim]

nice haul...

 

[deano]

Great finds.

The ball field you hunted is it still being used? I really want to hunt one in my town but I'm thinking the grounds keeper is going to get mad if I'm out there digging up the place. How do you dig in the outfield and leave it the way you found it?

Most of the ballfields I hunt are in small towns and they have been there since the day when a ball game was great entertainment for the rural folks. These days the ballfield gets used maybe a half dozen times a year if that. They still take care of it and I am very carefull when I dig, I never never leave any holes and you would be hard pressed to tell I've been there. Most of these ballfields are looked after by the older folks, it must be something sentimental. With the advent of computers and video games you just don't see the younger people out even in the parks. The american way of life is slipping away right before our eyes.

 

[jewelerguy]

wow great silvers

 

[Mr Tuff]

sweet haul!!! MR TUFF

 

[Philmont_709n2]

Killer Finds! I cant wait to have days like those

 

[MaineRelic]

Wow that is a great bunch of silver ! Excellent hunt and post MaineRelic

 

[wyattrr]

Looks like you had some fun...Congrats and HH

 

[smittyw]

Excenlenty 'o Excelency. Well done.

 

[hikeinmts]

Onemanwolfpack......welcome to TNet.....greatest treasure hunting net, with some (most) of the nicest, helpful folks you will
ever find. You posed a good question. My first times out, I didn't know how to cut a plug, and - sadly to say - I even scared
myself when I went back to one of the small schools to do a second hunt. Really NOT GOOD PLUG DIGGING.
So, thought about it.....and decided to not dig anymore plugs, complete, unless the ground was really wet. Then, work hard
to keep the clump of earth together around the roots of whatever I dug.
BUT... I found that using a dulled ice pick, I would gently find whatever my machine had found, and then, cut a V-shaped area,
hoist the front - the sharp part - of the V, and lift the found object out of the ground. Then, of course, press the V back into the ground. Others will have input, but that was a way I protected the property where I was hunting.
It will take some practice, where to press in the ice pick.....and how to do so lightly/slowly so as not to damage the found object.
I hope this helps some, and pay attention to what the others say.....there are some real pros on this site.
Keep us posted on what you find. (OH.....If you have doubts about doing it correctly, practice on your mother-in-laws lawn.....
that will help a bunch..... hikeinmts......Korean mts.

 

[HighTone]

WOW.. Thats aboat load of silver...Good job

 

[onemanwolfpack]

Thanks for the info hike! Went out first thing this morning and tried my hand at plug cutting in a grassy parking lot. I'm definitely NOT ready for a ball field! I will keep working at it and try out the ice pick method. Happy hunting from SW Florida!

 

[hikeinmts]

Make sure and blunt the end of the icepick that is going into the ground......I found that out the hard way, too.
Plant a coin garden (common coins), then go out and find the coins, using the ice pick.....see what damage you do to the
coins, and modify your feeling with the pick. Practice makes perfect.....and doesn't ruin a $500.00 coin.
BTW.....I lived in south Florida for a couple of years......Miami area. A hot, wet place is Florida. Good people, but I like
to see snow in the winter. Have a daughter still in the Miami area, and son who visits there from time to time.
Good hunting.....
I guess you know, that at the beach you won't need the ice pick. There are some kinds of sieves.....metal shovels with holes
in them to let the water and sand drain out, but hopefully keep the valuable in. I almost never hunt beaches, so can't give
you any advice on that type of hunting. Hope you find a bunch.

 

[Briz06]

Triple Trifecta and Big Silver... Nice Hunt!