75 Minute Hunt today

[jeff of pa]

frustration of not finding silver this year got me to go to
the Grounds I remember finding my Last piece of Silver last year in Hopes
I may break This Slump of only finding Wheats & clad so far.

So to beat the Heat I headed out at Dawn


a Little History of the Carnival Grounds:

The carnival grounds of approximately 14 acres was bought from William Wiest on January 8th, 1951 for $2,500.00.The second Fireman's Carnival was held on the grounds on June 26-19, 1951. The carnival has been held on these grounds every year since. Over the years, a cake stand, stage, bingo pavilion, 2 picnic pavilions, playground equipment, and a baseball diamond have been added.

in spite of it's fairly new age of the carnival.
I have pulled a 1790's Half Cent & a 1790's Large cent here
in the past.
as The Tulpehocken trail runs through this town also

And this place rarely lets me leave without a piece of silver

















My Gas Rebate today was still slim.

45 Cents



a Bit of trash.



My first 2 coins dug were Wheats
& in spite of the coincidence of them both being 1937
they were not in the same hole




and

The slump is Broken

 

[digging440yrs]

NICE JOB

 

[jcobb]

Nice! With grounds like that it should produce for a long time to come. I'd love to hunt somewhere like that!!!
Congrats on the silver

 

[WHADIFIND]

Congrats!

No matter how many times I dig, seeing that first glimmer of silver in a hole always plants a smile on my face!

Not in bad shape either! WTG!

 

[Captain Caveman]

WooHoo!!! Very nice.

 

[releventchair]

Oh sure, just go nab silver where you know it is l.o.l..
You did it though. Congrats!

 

[Brother Al]

Now the mojo be with you!

 

[cjon455]

Nice way to beat the slump!, congrats

 

[Argentium]

In the first pic Jeff - I noticed the river running right through there - I'd be working the banks of it as far as possible on
both sides . Nice score on the merc and the wheats .

 

[ARC]

In the first pic Jeff - I noticed the river running right through there - I'd be working the banks of it as far as possible on
both sides . Nice score on the merc and the wheats .

Agreed... 110%.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice silver score! Congrats on climbing out of the slump!
The is certainly a beautiful and shady place, and it has old silver, no wonder you like it.

 

[jeff of pa]

In the first pic Jeff - I noticed the river running right through there - I'd be working the banks of it as far as possible on
both sides . Nice score on the merc and the wheats .

"Mahantango Creek" Occasionally I hunt that area but the amount of 18 inch plus deep
beer and soda cans can frustrate me mighty fast
a 1790' half cent come out in that area

 

[Argentium]

Yeah , I'm sure that gets tedious and tiresome , but with the continuous occupation of your area for such a long time ,
I gotta think there's some good stuff in there too.

 

[nsdq]

Wohooo silver wohooo i thinking talking about getting you back on the silver did the trick

 

[jeff of pa]

Wohooo silver wohooo i thinking talking about getting you back on the silver did the trick

haha it was 100% a surprise too the signal was wide ,
deep and an easy 6" or more.
and sounded more like another piece of rusted iron.

 

[RJ55]

Congrats on the Merc!

 

[nsdq]

haha it was 100% a surprise too the signal was wide ,
deep and an easy 6" or more.
and sounded more like another piece of rusted iron.

thats why ya got to dig it all.....happy huntinng

 

[thrifty76now]

Nice pics you always post. The silver dime came after hard work.You seem to be able to research and hunt many old parks and other sites.

 

[texjim]

I hope to join you on breaking the silver streak today as well. I just hope the silver streaks starts now.. Good job

 

[sutphin]

45 CENTS WILL GET U A FEW FUMES , LOOKS TO BE PRETTY COUNTRY SIDE WHERE U ARE HUNTING. WHERE IS K TOWN? USED TO GO TO PA ON THE WEEK ENDS TO JUST RIDE JOHNSTOWN , SOMERSET , AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS. AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOMTHING TO SHOW FOR THE DAY..........