4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

[silverfreak]

4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Today was a RARE morning for me....10:00 to 2:00 FREE. I headed to the old worn out park a few miles away. We used to hold club hunts here back in the late 80's and early 90's. Lots of great stuff came out of here for lots of people. I found some deepies there last year too.
I started to hunt and hadn't swung the coil 10 times before I saw an older lady walking her dog towards me. She was smiling and I love animals...so I took off the headphones and set the SE down. The little dog was trotting my way so I put out my hands to pet him. He ignored me ...sauntered by me... then promptly hiked up his leg and tinkled on my coil. Wonderful! He then let me pet him...the lady apologized...and they went on their way.
Back to hunting...and boy did it heat up quickly. Within 5 minutes I popped out a badly corroded injun from 9". Kept playing around the same area and within another 15 minutes got another deep signal. This was a crazy signal ...yet peeped high tone at times that begged to be dug. I thought..."no way I should really dig this"..as I bent down to cut a plug. I cut a deep plug and ran the probe in the hole...nothing. I dug another 3" out of the hole then ran the probe again...and it sang...yippee! From 9" to 10"...out popped the 1918 merc on edge.
After about 40 minutes I got a weird low signal...the kind that I rarely pay any attention to...BUT it had the slightest high tone with it. The cursor started about 1/2" up from the bottom right of the screen...then bounced straight left 3/4 accross the screen where it locked on where I have my iron mask set at. Again...I do not usually dig lower hits like this...but something in the tone of the signal obviously made me want to dig... and the depth meter was buried...so I did. I got down a good 8" and the probe was still singing. I plopped out another big chunk of dirt and saw an imprint of a green circle. I thought..."what the heck"...no way a wheatie or injun puts off a low tone like that. I dug out another clod and from right at 10" down...out popped the 1862 Fatty Injun ...my FIRST in 30 years of huntin'. It ain't purty...but's it's ALL MINE!
After that...the coins just kept comin'. EVERY coin I dug over the next 3 hours was 8" to 10" deep. All three of the other injuns came from over 9" down.
Even though I am still pumped over finding my first ever fatty...one of my favorite finds of all time also came today. From 10" down came the beautiful "stretched" wheatie that has the Lord's Prayer imprinted on it. It is in great shape and you can clearly read each and every word on it. I will NEVER forget digging it the same hunt I found my first fatty injun.
What a great 4 hour hunt at a POUNDED park.

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FA

Congratulations, Freaky! It must be your lucky tie-dyed shirt!

Thanks Mona. Yes..."Freaky" does like his tie-dyed shirt

way to go

Thanks liftloop.

 

[relichunters]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FA

Great finds man, those are some beautiful mercs

 

[mikewaz]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

What a Great Morning!! I really enjoy finding things like that stretched penny.
I'm sitting at work right now, but my mind sure isn't.

Now onto the seated liberty!
Mike

 

[clump63]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Congrats on that fatty indian, still looking fer mine. Man yer gettin deep. I havn't even gotton that deep with this super 12 coil yet, but i'll sure keep practicing.

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Hey Bryce, That looks like a great hunt. Terrific finds. Thanks for your detailed description of your signals, they really help me out. Had 2 bouncers the other day that had a slight high tone but mostly stayed toward iron, But would give a 04-28 occasionally in digital and bounce to the upper right in smart screen. One was a wheaty at 8 inches and the other was a dime at 10 inches that I thought for sure was going to be silver at that depth, but was a 72 clad, oh well I learned something. Again thanks for the help.
JDD

Thanks JDD. I'm glad to have been of some help on the signals, Sounds like you are really starting to nail some deepies. PS: Don't you HATE it when you get a "for sure" silver deepie..and it turns out to be clad

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Great finds! As for the dog mistaking your coil for a fire hydrant, I guess you have to take the bitter with the sweet.

Thanks Halfdime.

Very Sweet! those are great! wish I hadkuck like that.

Thanks H.O.

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

i guess this just goes to show ya that nowhere is totally "dugout"? lol congrats on the finds nice 4 hrs spent neat lords prayer penny i actually collect squooshed pennies...lol HH tlc

Thanks urnotalone1970. That "squooshed" penny is one of my all time favorite digs. Especially since it has the Lords prayer on it

Nice finds SF,

Those fatties are hard to come by. They read pulltab all day long. Same with the flying eagle. Congrats on getting that first one.

HH Jer

Thanks Jer. I never dig those lower hits cause' I'm too busy concentrating on deep silver hits. It seems like I'm always pressed for time too.

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Congrats S.F. on the FATTY and the Mercs

I had to laugh a bit at the pooch wizzin on your coil...Good thing they're wizz proof and it seemss to me the china deep goodies started showin up after the K9 marked your coil !! ..A coincidence or Rover lucky charm !

I'd go buy that dog ASAP and get a before hunt doggy tinkle

BIG WTG on the awesome injuns

Derek

Thanks Derek...yep I should buy that dog a bag of doggie biscuits

Hey great find & a nice story. Congrats!

Send that dog up my way. He can go on my coil whenever he wants!

Thanks Kimsdad

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Great finds but can you tell me what a "fatty" is?

Thanks M.E.22....I sent you an email

Bryce.........you always manage to bring back a nice group of coins man! Congrats on these finds.

Ricardo

Thanks Ricardo. Good luck on your next hunt.

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FA

Great finds at a worked hard park. Got to like the old parks. Congrats on that....

Thanks Renegade. Yep...hunted out parks are my favorite

Teriffic finds. I look forward to your posts and those of Captn SE. You both provide the type of information that Newbie's like myself find so useful. Sounds / depth etc. Keep it up! HH

Thanks HH. Glad you enjoy the posts and also glad you feel like they help somewhat

 

[Merf]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Great find Silver
Those mercs are sweet and that Fatty is frosting on the cake.

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

What a Great Morning!! I really enjoy finding things like that stretched penny.
I'm sitting at work right now, but my mind sure isn't.

Now onto the seated liberty!
Mike

Thanks Mike. Glad to see I've helped you take your mind OFF of work

Great finds man, those are some beautiful mercs

Thanks RH

 

[UnEarthed72]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Nice finds and Congrats


What do mean by a FATTY?



Shawn

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Bryce,
Congrats on the wonderful great finds and great post. That fatty is awesome! That stretched penny is very cool too.
It amazes me when people like you, Captn Dan, & Ant to name a few, find old coins in parks like that. After all of the years of being detected and there's STILL stuff to be found. AWESOME!!!
Way to go on a very successful hunt.
-MM-

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Congrats on that fatty indian, still looking fer mine. Man yer gettin deep. I havn't even gotton that deep with this super 12 coil yet, but i'll sure keep practicing.

Thanks clump. The fatty was a needle in a haystack for me. I just never have time to dig lower hits like that. I always concentrate more on the deep silver hits...but the depth meter was buried...so I dug

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Nice finds and Congrats


What do mean by a FATTY?



Shawn

Thanks Shawn. Indian head cents were close to 40% thicker and heavier from 1859 to 1863. I believe in 1864 is when they were made lighter and less thick than all other indian headc cents.

Great find Silver
Those mercs are sweet and that Fatty is frosting on the cake.

Thanks Merf

 

[silverfreak]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Bryce,
Congrats on the wonderful great finds and great post. That fatty is awesome! That stretched penny is very cool too.
It amazes me when people like you, Captn Dan, & Ant to name a few, find old coins in parks like that. After all of the years of being detected and there's STILL stuff to be found. AWESOME!!!
Way to go on a very successful hunt.
-MM-

Thanks MM. It was a blast...and thanks for responding. I always keep my eyes peeled for your posts

 

[(())RandY(())]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Very nice finds

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FATTY

Bryce,
Congrats on the wonderful great finds and great post. That fatty is awesome! That stretched penny is very cool too.
It amazes me when people like you, Captn Dan, & Ant to name a few, find old coins in parks like that. After all of the years of being detected and there's STILL stuff to be found. AWESOME!!!
Way to go on a very successful hunt.
-MM-

Thanks MM. It was a blast...and thanks for responding. I always keep my eyes peeled for your posts

Thanks Buddy. I've been too busy to get out to detect lately. My sons high school graduation is tomorrow. Ya-hoooo!!!
Have a great w/end,
Doug

 

[jimmatt_43]

Re: 4 Hour hunt/some injuns..silver & FINALLY a FIRST after 30 years..an 1862 FA

Nice digs,
Jim