7 Silver Day!! 17 Wheats ~ Chopped Sterling Ring

Captn SE · Jan 24, 2009

Hello Everyone!

I wasn't sure if I was going to detect today because of the wet weather, but one of my buddies said he wanted to hunt, so I decided to join him. It started out as a strong mist in the morning, but gradually turned into showers. The ground was not real muddy, but the wet clay was sticking to everything. During the hardest showers, I was gonna call it a day with a couple of Rosies and about 8 wheats in my pouch, but I stuck it out a little more, and I'm glad I did. The showers stopped, and the silver started popping out of the ground. I ended up digging 4 more silver coins; 4 Mercs, along with a chopped sterling ring with a red, diamond-cut stone, and 9 more wheats. I also managed a '71 Kennedy half(first half of the year), a chopped 20 Centavos at 8", and about 30 clad quarters. The silver coins ranged from 4" down to 8.5".

All in all, it was a great day for me hunting in the wet conditions. My pants, shoes, and jacket were real dirty, but now they're all cleaned, as are my silver!!

Thanks for looking!!
Keep The Passion High!! :thumbsup:

CAPTN SE
Dan

dave-enc · Jan 25, 2009

real nice day of finds wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

t-bucket · Jan 25, 2009

WTG Dan, The ground is froze in Illinois !!!!!! Keep the silver posted so I don't go through withdraw.. Good luck on your next hunt !!!! :thumbsup:

Pentico · Jan 25, 2009

Captn_SE said:
Hello Everyone!

I wasn't sure if I was going to detect today because of the wet weather,

Man if I was pulling silver out like you captn I would be out there every day rain, snow, sun or hurricane!
Congratulations on another awesome day!

DN

tomted62 · Jan 25, 2009

Great hunt...bet you're glad you went!! :thumbsup:

litefire56 · Jan 25, 2009

Those are some beauties Dan! :thumbsup:

I would take a mud bath for 7 silver in a day. :tongue3:

Captn SE · Jan 25, 2009

silverfreak said:
Good stuff my friend. It's 8 degrees here...but at least I can view your posts. Keep the shiny stuff coming.

Thanks, Bryce. I don't envy you one bit. I'd be bald (from pulling all the hair out of my head) right now if I couldn't hunt. I'll try to keep them coming for you!

OH YEAH DAN ~ another great hunt for you there ~ NICE!! You sure know how to hunt down them silver coins! CONGRAT'S!

Hey, Neil! Yeah, I got lucky yesterday with the number of silver compared to wheats. Slightly under a 3 to 1 ratio is really good down here.

Captn, are sure you didn`t pull those Mercs from a roll? They look great.

Keep em coming i love looking.

Thanks!! Good luck on your next hunt! Keep the finds coming. :thumbsup:

Nice finds. I like the Mercs.
Dman

Thanks, Dman. All the silver comes out of this park looking real nice....except the lawnmower chopped ones. :'(

Your the silver king!That stone looks like a nice garnet.

Thanks for the accolades, eggbag. Yes, it's a nice garnet.

gold nuggets said:
Congratulations on another good hunt Dan.
The silvers are really sweet looking and the wheats look like ours do up here.
Too bad the silver ring was chopped, it looks like a nice one.
Keep the posts coming, like reading about and seeing your finds.
Gold Nuggets

Thanks, G Nuggets!! So my wheats look like yours do up there? They're so multi-colored after cleaning them.

I think if the ring hadn't been chopped, it probably would have been found long ago.

dan your the man you simply amaze me with all of your silver finds, just move up here to washington and rub some of those skills in any of our parks and playgrounds, finds like yours keep me going HH

Thanks, vanoldschool! The more you swing that coil over the ground, the better the chance you'll have at finding something. For the old stuff, location is key. There's many more old coin drops here in Los Angeles county between 1930-1960 than there was in WA. Plus with the wetter weather up there, the coins will be much deeper.

Nice finds again Dan!

Way to hang in there in that nasty weather. What number are you shooting for this year?
Mike

Thanks, Mike! I'm not shooting for any particular number this year. I've accomplished more than I thought I would with regards to silver counts in the past two years. Besides, I'm just trying to find what's left in my heavily hunted parks. Pulling one silver out of the ground puts a smile on my face. That's a coin all the other hunters missed, except me. ::)

I hope your silver's shine brightened your day! WTG!!!

Thanks, HH!! Good luck on your next hunt!! :thumbsup:

you sure did have a nice day of hunting. Nice looking merc's....Matt

Thanks, Matt! Yeah, the mercs really came out of the ground looking nice.

Nice finds Dan, keep the silver flowing.
JDD

Thanks, JDD!! I'll will certainly give it my best!

Sweet! Them ladies cleaned up real nice.

Thanks, lowbatts!! Yep, the ladies all look beautiful to me.

real nice day of finds wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

Thanks for your reply! I appreciate it. You two are "Gold magnets"!! :thumbsup:

t-bucket said:
WTG Dan, The ground is froze in Illinois !!!!!! Keep the silver posted so I don't go through withdraw.. Good luck on your next hunt !!!!

Thanks, Gary! You've got plenty of time to get real good with that camera of yours. I want to see some great oblique-angled macro shots on your next post. :thumbsup:

Man if I was pulling silver out like you captn I would be out there every day rain, snow, sun or hurricane!
Congratulations on another awesome day!

DN

Thanks, DN!! Your passion is very high!! I totally believe you! :thumbsup:

tomted62 said:
Great hunt...bet you're glad you went!!

Thanks, tomted62! Yes, I'm very happy to find what I did in yesterday's conditions.

litefire56 said:
Those are some beauties Dan! I would take a mud bath for 7 silver in a day.

Thanks, litefire56! I believe you would too! Your passion is just as high as my buddy, Denver Nugget's is. :thumbsup:

karib2517 · Jan 25, 2009

that was a good idea to stay there and hunt..

kimsdad · Jan 25, 2009

Another great hunt from the Capt'n! :thumbsup:

You display the shiniest silver! (Baking soda?)
Neil

lasttoknow (Tim) · Jan 25, 2009

Nice silvers Capn. Are you making them? lol... Look brand new.....

Captn SE · Jan 25, 2009

kimsdad said:
Another great hunt from the Capt'n!

You display the shiniest silver! (Baking soda?)
Neil

Thanks, Neil. You got it...just a little baking soda paste. This park I've been hunting has silver that's very clean. But I got some chopped ones today...what else is new?

Sweet looking Silver! Congrats on another great hunt!

Thanks, Rob!! :thumbsup:

Nice silvers Capn. Are you making them? lol... Look brand new.....

Thanks, Tim. I'm not making them, but it sure seems that way, huh?

jgas · Jan 26, 2009

It's raining silver my friend..Nice job again buddy. It was -5 degrees here last night...Gettin' hot today though with a high of 17 degrees...Not much digging going on here so keep those finds coming. At least I can dream about getting out there and digging....Congrats Dan.... :thumbsup:

jgas