-21 degree hunt… DB 1803 Half Cent IHPs & Relics

pa-dirt_nc-sand

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ACE 250 with DD coil
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It’s been sub zero freezing the last 48 hours, -6 degrees and -40 wind chill. Finally heated up to 6 degrees and -21 wind chill. Had the afternoon free so decided to scout out another site in the park woods. Figured the ravine and woods would eliminate the wind, but still chilly. The Nox worked perfectly.

7 years and no Half Cent, then 2022 and this one is my third one. Crazy hobby. Cellar hole had 150 years of occupation, lots of targets. Fun hunt. Merry Christmas!
 

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ANTIQUARIAN

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Upper Canada 🇨🇦
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XP Deus, Lesche Piranha 35 Shovel & 'Garrett Carrot'
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Relic Hunting
Sweet finds my friend, kudos to you for braving the cold. :occasion14:
Love the early coinage, the 'logging tags' and the Chevrolet Rad Badge.
Of course, they could be... "miners tags used to track their loads, bushels, etc." :laughing7:
Love this pic of the site too. :thumbsup:

Hope you had a great Christmas,
Dave
 

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Coinstar magnet

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Apr 5, 2020
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Beverly Massachusetts
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Tesoro compadre
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It’s been sub zero freezing the last 48 hours, -6 degrees and -40 wind chill. Finally heated up to 6 degrees and -21 wind chill. Had the afternoon free so decided to scout out another site in the park woods. Figured the ravine and woods would eliminate the wind, but still chilly. The Nox worked perfectly.

7 years and no Half Cent, then 2022 and this one is my third one. Crazy hobby. Cellar hole had 150 years of occupation, lots of targets. Fun hunt. Merry Christmas!
Love the miner's tags! It would be great to find a way to use those again...I imagine you had to be very focused, (resolute is the word I think) out there in that kind of cold...

Nice recoveries!
 

Gare

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Canton Ohio Area
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Presently using Deus 2's & have Minelabs, Nokta's Tesoro's DEus's Have them all . Have WAY to many need to get rid of some
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PA Dirt Amazing finds AMAZING you get out in that weather. Thanks for sharing !!!
 

JeffInMass

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Jan 14, 2006
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Cape Cod
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Minelab Manticore, Minelab Equinox 600, Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Explorer XS, Fisher CZ6A
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I admire the dedication and effort hunting in those conditions- too cold and I'm too old! BTW, 3 Half cents in one year gives you one more than I have in 32 years- Congrats for all those fantastic finds!
 

Georgivs

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How the heck do you get through the ground? It's the first time I've ever seen the ground frozen down several inches in Georgia and it would break my shovel.
 

Digger RJ

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It’s been sub zero freezing the last 48 hours, -6 degrees and -40 wind chill. Finally heated up to 6 degrees and -21 wind chill. Had the afternoon free so decided to scout out another site in the park woods. Figured the ravine and woods would eliminate the wind, but still chilly. The Nox worked perfectly.

7 years and no Half Cent, then 2022 and this one is my third one. Crazy hobby. Cellar hole had 150 years of occupation, lots of targets. Fun hunt. Merry Christmas!
Very Nice!!!! Congrats!!!! And snow 😁
 

Steve in PA

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I don't know how you do it in this weather, but you did it, and were rewarded. Congrats on your 3rd Half Cent.
 

kmk

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Feb 4, 2016
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Upstate NY
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AT PRO and APEX
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It’s been sub zero freezing the last 48 hours, -6 degrees and -40 wind chill. Finally heated up to 6 degrees and -21 wind chill. Had the afternoon free so decided to scout out another site in the park woods. Figured the ravine and woods would eliminate the wind, but still chilly. The Nox worked perfectly.

7 years and no Half Cent, then 2022 and this one is my third one. Crazy hobby. Cellar hole had 150 years of occupation, lots of targets. Fun hunt. Merry Christmas!
Wow, very cool finds, congrats on your discoveries despite the very cold weather.
 

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