2 Short hunts this week -- got a 1920 SLQ today plus were expecting (early october)

[p2c]

2 Short hunts this week -- got a 1920 SLQ today plus we're expecting (early october)

Hi all,
Trying to get as much detecting I can in now as the bigger and better news is my wife and I are expecting our first. Due date is early october.

In the mean time, I managed 2 short hunts at one of my newer good sites. On monday (not pictured) I pulled a 1920 Merc and 4 Wheat pennies 1910, 1920, 1944, and 1927.

Today 4/18/12, just about 5 to 10 minutes in my hunt, I hit a baddish sounding 12-41, but it was near where I pulled a bunch of wheats, so I started digging. After not fining in the plug, I re-scanned and now it sounded like a dime. Dug some more. Re- scanned. Sounded like a quarter 1 way and baddish other ways. I looked in the hole, saw a little glint on the side, but I tried to not get too excited. Pulled out the clod of dirt. Saw the rim. It looked like it was either a quarter or a smashed crimped bottle cap. Cleared of the dirt and viola -- a SLQ! Only my 2nd ever found, silver #17 for 2012, and already quarter #5. The ratio of big silver 8 (quarters and halves) to 9 dimes has been great -- no stinking jeffs. About 30 minutes later I pulled a shallow Wheat. Another 30 minutes later I pulled a V nickel -- 1906. It was a good 8 inches, so don't say the Etrac sucks on nickels, since getting my Etrac, I've dug around 40 v-nickels-- it sucks nickels.

 

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[rob.s]

Awesome news and congrats to you and yours!!!!

Nice finds as well and that's one clean looking v-nickel!

 

[p2c]

Awesome news and congrats to you and yours!!!!

Nice finds as well and that's one clean looking v-nickel!

Thanks Rob.

As to the v-nickel, I have tried a new cleaning method, inspired in part by a video American Coin Hunting had up. I spend about 10-15 minutes cleaning by hand, taking a little warm water and Bar Keeper's Friend and rub it with my 2 thumbs and index fingers. every few seconds rinse and use more bar keeper's friend. Near the end, when its close to done, I swap and use baking soda instead of the Bar Keepers friend to neutralize the acid and give a finer grit on the rub.

 

[rob.s]

Thanks Rob.

As to the v-nickel, I have tried a new cleaning method, inspired in part by a video American Coin Hunting had up. I spend about 10-15 minutes cleaning by hand, taking a little warm water and Bar Keeper's Friend and rub it with my 2 thumbs and index fingers. every few seconds rinse and use more bar keeper's friend. Near the end, when its close to done, I swap and use baking soda instead of the Bar Keepers friend to neutralize the acid and give a finer grit on the rub.

Thanks Jon,I'll give that a try.

 

[needle n haystack]

Nice finds!!!!!!!!!! and congrats on the baby news there way more fun than an E trac

 

[Lowbatts]

Wow! Hopefully between raising P2C Jr. and work you'll still get out and keep those fantastic finds flowing!

Congrats all around and believe us who have been there, raised that, the first is not the worst. It's just keeping that new Pops learning curve in focus.

 

[Gimmie The Loot]

awesome news and great coins Jon! I'm loving seeing all the V nickels lately! Who says etrac is bad at nickels? I bet its only the people who don't dig 12-12 because of foil and can slaw! Thanks to people like that, there are still lots of old nickels in the ground for us!!!!

 

[outlaw007]

congrats on the silver and the news on the baby. looks like more silver for us in the fall!

 

[Lookn4Seated]

Congrats and a Bigger congrats on p2c jr. When your baby is born, i recommend playing Tony Diana's sounds of the excalibur. He/She will be a gold vacuum by age 5.

 

[p2c]

Thanks everybody for the well congrats and well-wishes. I am really excited to become a dad. L4S, I may consider adding that to the play list, but I don't own an excal nor is it in the budget. Perhaps by the time the Baby is 5 there will be an excal 3 that's FBS and works like an Etrac...

 

[treasurefiend]

AWESOME news buddy and congrats on the coins!!!!

 

[smartmoney]

Congrats on your baby on the way! The Etrac is just as good on nickels as any other machine. Youre right, if you dont dig 12-12 or 12-11 or even 20-17 then youre not going to get nickels. I only dig the deeper targets so no matter what it is, if it's 4" down or more, Im digging

 

[makton]

Jon,
Sweet finds and congrats again on your upcoming addition.

Makton