Rick (Nova Scotia)
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I wanted to get out for a bit today, even if I didn’t go far, even if I didn’t find much. Just to get out, you know what I mean. So I went local random field swinging. There were no cellars that I knew of here, being some distance off any decent road, and finds were pretty sparse. Sparse is what I was expected which is why I didn’t even bring along my camera.
Like most places around here there was no shortage of hot rocks to slow you down. With sweat dripping off your nose, slow is a good speed. Anyway I dug a modern penny right off the bat, then went for awhile before the pull tab, square ring, then the little tin top and bottom “ GREASLESS TOILET CREAM” hmmm…. , and a flattened round lead ball rounded out the first hour.
I figured the little tin would be the find of the day, and I was OK with that. Then came the first good find, the Ships colonies & commerce token in not too bad a shape, alright ! Now I’m wishing I had the camera. Not more than 2 minutes later a good 84 reading, and honestly I’m thinking one of these has got to be Silver, and so be it, a merc dime 1935. A very short time after that a canadian 1953 dime. Now I’m getting a tad excited, and start imagining all kinds of things. I turn around and head back 3 feet to the left. I went maybe 50 feet and get a pull tab (57) signal at 5 inches as there is almost no trash I dig, when I first saw the little shiny speck, I’m thinking it is just part of a pull tab, when I get it out of the hole it is round, and shining in the sun too good to be junk, now I think a piece of broken jewelry ? Get out the loupe I see a star in the middle, now I know what it is. Four keepers dug back to back in just 10 to 15 minutes. Including this tiny Silver.
First ever 3 cent piece for me, 1851 btw, and I imagine a very scarce find for here. What started out a just a hunt for the heck of it turned into one of the best, and most surprising of this year.
Took quite some time for the next target which was the ball knob thing after which I called it quits, and happy to retire for the day, total hunt time, almost 2 hours.
HH everyone.
Like most places around here there was no shortage of hot rocks to slow you down. With sweat dripping off your nose, slow is a good speed. Anyway I dug a modern penny right off the bat, then went for awhile before the pull tab, square ring, then the little tin top and bottom “ GREASLESS TOILET CREAM” hmmm…. , and a flattened round lead ball rounded out the first hour.
I figured the little tin would be the find of the day, and I was OK with that. Then came the first good find, the Ships colonies & commerce token in not too bad a shape, alright ! Now I’m wishing I had the camera. Not more than 2 minutes later a good 84 reading, and honestly I’m thinking one of these has got to be Silver, and so be it, a merc dime 1935. A very short time after that a canadian 1953 dime. Now I’m getting a tad excited, and start imagining all kinds of things. I turn around and head back 3 feet to the left. I went maybe 50 feet and get a pull tab (57) signal at 5 inches as there is almost no trash I dig, when I first saw the little shiny speck, I’m thinking it is just part of a pull tab, when I get it out of the hole it is round, and shining in the sun too good to be junk, now I think a piece of broken jewelry ? Get out the loupe I see a star in the middle, now I know what it is. Four keepers dug back to back in just 10 to 15 minutes. Including this tiny Silver.
First ever 3 cent piece for me, 1851 btw, and I imagine a very scarce find for here. What started out a just a hunt for the heck of it turned into one of the best, and most surprising of this year.
Took quite some time for the next target which was the ball knob thing after which I called it quits, and happy to retire for the day, total hunt time, almost 2 hours.
HH everyone.
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