2nd hunt of 09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

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2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Yesterday (Friday the 9th) was my day to go hunting, and I was still flying high after my first hunt of the year last Sunday when I found the nice 1928 Walking Liberty Half and the 1916s Mercury Head dime that had my heart racing for a minute hoping for a "D". So I went right back to the same spot where I found the Walker and Merc to cover that whole area some more.

My first dig was really deep, and it turned out to be an old corroded water pipe that I couldn't find either end of, so buried it back up after wasting 10 minutes digging.

Next dig brought up this big copper looking disk that got my heart racing again as I immediately thought "coin of some sort"...

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But then my senses came back and I realized it was too big around and too thin to be a coin. I didn't want to risk cleaning it off out in the field to see what it was, however, so into the zipper section of my finds bag it went.

Then after about an hour of finding a few clad coins, some bullet shells, etc., I got a strange sounding signal that resulted in a nickel. I checked the date on the nickel and it was a 1963. "Dang" I said to myself - "if only this were a dime it would have been silver." Then I rechecked the hole, and I got a nice sweet high tone on my Explorer II, and I then knew why the original signal sounded strange. The nickel and whatever else was still in the hole were giving a mixed tone signal. So back into the hole I went, and then I saw a silver edge...

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Turned out to be the dime that I was wishing the nickel had been - a 1962 rosie...

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After a few more junk digs, I got a real solid high tone that screamed "DIG ME". So I dug out a nice big plug, and scooped the loose dirt out of the hole, and came across this nice old diecast car - a Packard I believe - which is the oldest toy car I've ever found...

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As I was starting to push the loose dirt back into the hole, I noticed something else sticking out of the pile and pulled out a really cool and large lead soldier that looked to have a piece broken off...

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I sat there a minute and imagined some kid playing with his toys and then getting called away for lunch or dinner and either forgetting them altogether, or not being able to find where he had left them. After this I stopped for a quick bite of lunch (I always pack a small cooler with plenty of drinks and a sandwich when I'm going to be out longer than three hours or so), and then moved off a bit to another area. Shortly after starting back up I got another high tone with the cursor in the furthest upper right area of the Explorer II's display screen. I knew it was silver before I dug it, and was right - another 1962 rosie...

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Then near where I found the silver rosie, I dug a tiny token of some sort that went into my zipper pocket until I could clean and inspect it better at home...

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Shortly after this I had one of those "hair sticking up on the back of your neck" sensations like someone is watching you, and I thought the property caretaker might be back to check in with me again. Earlier in the day I was heads down digging a deep hole with the headphones on, and when I sat back up I noticed two legs next to me and almost jumped out of my pants. It was the caretaker stopping by to see what I'd found. He hikes around the property during the day to make sure anyone on the property is there with permission as it is private property and he is pretty strict about it. Anyways, I figured he was back to see me again, so I started looking around. Then I saw it - a big coyote standing in the road near where I was detecting just staring at me. Always one to take advantage of a kodak moment, I dug out my camera to try to get a shot of him. He ducked behind a bush, but then I caught him coming out the other side and trotting away towards the trees...

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He stopped to look at me one more time, and then turned and entered the woods. I figure he thought I looked a little too big to tackle...

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This is the first time I've seen a coyote here, but the caretaker told me that he had found a coyote a while back that something else had killed and eaten most of. Most likely a mountain lion, so I guess I need to start being more careful out there!

Back to the detecting, I got a nice sweet silver tone and took advantage of another photo opportunity before picking it out of the hole - that's a reeded edge right in the center of the dirt...

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WooHoo!!!! Third silver of the day, and it turned out to be a 1943 Washington..

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Then the very next signal was another high-tone, cursor buried in the upper right corner signal, and I thought holy cow - I'm going to find another silver coin, which would break my record of three in one day. I dug the plug out, saw a flash of BIG silver in the hole and immediately thought WOOOHOOOOO!!!! another silver half - second one in two outings...

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But when I pulled it out of the hole it turned out to be a medal of some sort rather than a silver half. I was pretty sure it was silver though, so I was still pretty happy and put it in my zipper pouch with the other silver finds of the day...

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Well, if you've stuck with me this long, the rest of the post are the keepers from the day all cleaned up. First off is the pile of keepers before cleaning...

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And here they are all cleaned up:

The big copper disk is still unrecognizable. I think I'll give it a peroxide bath tonight to see if I can make out any details on it at all. It does look like there was something attached to the back (second picture) of it at one time...

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Found a very cool whistle with the Boy Scouts symbol on it...

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Interesting cut piece of a 1950 license plate...

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The top of what looks like a cosmetic case or something - it has a neat little design in the center and around the rim, and has a hinge on the back side...

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The diecast car says ERIE on the underside of the roof. Google allowed me to see one in much better condition, but I still really like mine...

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The lead soldier. He is a Manoil Flag Bearer with the top of the flag broken off (again Thanks Google!!!)...

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An "Old Timer" pocket knife that has seen better days...

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Here is that token - it is smaller than a penny and has an anchor in the center with the word "NAVY" at the top and "WHITE BEACH" around the bottom. Both sides are identical. Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated as I couldn't find anything through my internet searches...

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The three silver coins for the day...

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The medal is a St. Christopher "four way Air Land Sea" medal, and did turn out to be sterling...

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The clad and two wheat cents from the day...

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And finally, the rest of the stuff that didn't get tossed in the trash...

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Once again I thank you for sticking with my LONG posts, but I really enjoy retelling my better detecting trips through pictures.

Happy Hunting,

Jim
 

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Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics (sorry)

Nice story, pics and most of all, FINDS :thumbsup: :icon_sunny: With all of the rain in California you should be able to find some good ones. Ron
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Great storytelling. I loved reading it!
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

I feel like I was there with you the whole time. ;D Congrats on some nice finds and nice pics. :thumbsup:
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Very good hunt. Nice finds. I particularly like the St. Christopher medal. Never saw one like that before. HH

Bob
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Great finds I enjoy reading the stories here. With the weather as bad outside like it is I been here all day surfing and reading. I really enjoy this site and I learning a lot.....Matt
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Hey, Jim, that's a killer hunt there. You did very well.

Congrats on all your finds!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Your piece of license plate is not a plate. It's a license plate expiration tag. That's what they used back then instead of the stickers they have today. Here's a pic of a few of them.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan
 

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Nice hunt, really love the silver, congrats.
JDD
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Great story and finds. Congrats on all of your silver!
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Your photos are Awesome!

Thank you for taking the time to share such a great post.



Best Wishes,




Buckleboy
 

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Nice digs there Jim. Like the car, solder and Old Timer knife. What part of CA are you detecting? Was born in S.F. Bay Area.
 

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Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Real nice hunt and great variation! HH, Mike
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Nice finds and story , great pics . thanks for sharing ... HH :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Next time say "if only this were a DOLLAR it would have been silver." ;D

Thanks for the great post, Jim! Not too long at all for me either. We've got a foot of snow on the ground and it's going to be around zero here for the rest of the week. :( Congrats on the great finds! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That looks like a great spot to hit again. Personally, I like digging old toys, too. I found a "toy dump" in a back yard once - where the sandbox must have been. It was a blast digging up old cars, lead figures and a girls dish set. I display those finds in my workroom while my silver coins just sit in a book. You're on a roll this year! Keep it going! :wink:
Neil

Oh, and thanks for the info on the plate tags, Capt'n. Learned something new....
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Congrats on a great hunt. :thumbsup:
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Nice pics and neat finds
Dman
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Time well spent. Nice pictures and finds.
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Hey Jim , Thank you so much for the great play by play, so many of us cant get out with frozen

ground . I felt like I was on that hunt with you - Nice score ! Argentium.
 

Re: 2nd hunt of '09 nets 4 more silvers plus other keepers - tons of pics

Nice day of digging Jim! Nice job of posting too,your pictures are excellent,
Jerry
 

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crazyjarhead said:
Nice story, pics and most of all, FINDS :thumbsup: :icon_sunny: With all of the rain in California you should be able to find some good ones. Ron

Thanks Ron. Yeah, I think the rain we've had the past couple of weeks has really helped. I've been covering some of the same ground that I've hammered already, and I'm picking up some deeper silvers now. I am going to try to time a hunt right after a heavy rain so the ground is still soaked, but looking at the weather forecast for the week it looks like sun and 60's all week (sorry east coast and mid west folks).

Captn_SE said:
Your piece of license plate is not a plate. It's a license plate expiration tag. That's what they used back then instead of the stickers they have today. Here's a pic of a few of them.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Dan, thanks again for your inspiration to get out to the older parks and find the silver!!!!!!!!! And thanks for the info on the license plate tag - I thought it looked a little too perfectly cut, but still thought it was a piece of a whole license plate that someone cut off somehow for some reason. Did you find yours detecting, or were they off of family cars?

BuckleBoy said:
Your photos are Awesome!

Thank you for taking the time to share such a great post.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

Thanks Buckleboy - I found a good velcro belt pouch for my Canon PowerShot SD800 IS, so I always try to remember to take it along with me. I enjoy taking the time to snap a photo or two of what I see in the hole before I reach in and snag it - it allows me to savor the moment a bit more. Digging a great find is sort of like unwrapping a christmas present. A big part of the enjoyment is the anticipation of "what is it?" while you are removing it from its wrapping paper (the dirt). Once you've opened the present, you'll never have that "moment" again, so I like to capture it in a photo. As for the quality of the photos - I turn the macro on for the closeups, and usually snap a few different shots from different angles and then pick the one that turned out the nicest. I am a total novice photographer, and find it's all trial and error to get the money shot.

kimsdad said:
Next time say "if only this were a DOLLAR it would have been silver." ;D

Thanks for the great post, Jim! Not too long at all for me either. We've got a foot of snow on the ground and it's going to be around zero here for the rest of the week. :( Congrats on the great finds! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That looks like a great spot to hit again. Personally, I like digging old toys, too. I found a "toy dump" in a back yard once - where the sandbox must have been. It was a blast digging up old cars, lead figures and a girls dish set. I display those finds in my workroom while my silver coins just sit in a book. You're on a roll this year! Keep it going! :wink:
Neil

LOL - yeah, I'll be sure to say DOLLAR instead of DIME next time!!!!! Sorry to hear about the foot of snow. Come on out to California for a few days and we'll take care of you out here!

Thanks to the rest of you for your replies - I'm glad you like my photo essay posts.

Jim
 

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