A Big Pile Of Old Coins From A "Hunted Out Site"...

Sooper Dave

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I found another old school site on a big piece of property that looked pretty good to be hiding some old coins. As I was tracking down the owner, I was told by different folks in the area, that it had been detected tons of times. I finally met up with the owner and got permission to hunt. He told me the same thing that he and many others had hunted it over the years, but I could hunt it anytime I wanted. I hear those words a lot about old sites and I take it as a challenge to find something. I fired up the Etrac and headed to a corner of the large property and my third signal I dug was a nice Merc. I thought this could be a good sign and ended up with 7 silver, 4 Buffalos and a handful of wheats after the first hunt. I went back twice this week and dug another 8 silver, a buffalo and my the oldest coin from this site, an 1888 V nickel. I was hoping to find a few keepers but I was not expecting it to produce like this. I will go back in the winter to hunt the wooded spots, might be a few more hiding in there. HH David

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Argentium

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Absolutely amazing haul of old coins there ! Those kinds of sites are my metal detecting dream !!!
 

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Sooper Dave

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Thanks Argentium! I hope you get on a dream site soon!
 

bigfoot1

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:occasion14:..knockin that one outta the park !!! well done
 

sutphin

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HEY DAVE NICE COIN FINDS BUT , THE OLE RING IS SWEET ...
 

EccentricInTexas

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Well its hunted out now!!! Awesome Haul!!!
 

CASPER-2

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Yup ...gotta hit those wooded areas - I hit an old school like that - place was peppered - and they weren't lying though
just got a few new drops
but I remember when I was a kid - we were told not to go into the wooded areas - and of course every chance we got
we did - so I ventured into the woods here and first target was a barber half - I got buffalos and all kinds of 30- 40s silver
I did pretty good in the wood - so betting you'll add to your haul when you get in yours too
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Loco-Digger

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Amazing hunt, hard to believe this site was hunted seriously, but rather cherry picked over the decades. You sure scored big time. That's about 2 months worth of silvers alone. It's going to be hard to beat that hunt.
 

kingskid1611

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Now where is this place at again? I am coming up on some vacation time and a road trip may be in order.:laughing7: That is a fantastic haul, Congrats!
 

Ahab8

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Wow Soops! That's awesome! Love me some wooded areas
 

Old Dude

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Any time I am told it's been hunted out, that's just a challenge! That is a great amount of nice keepers Dave. Good luck on your returns!:icon_thumright:
 

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park pirate

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Wow awesome hunt Dave, like the V nickel dont see them in that good of shape all the time.....:icon_thumright:
 

against the wind

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Got permission, , grabbed E-trac, , pulled 15 silver coins out of "Hunted Out Site"
Yep,, need any help in those woods?? lol
 

pepperj

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It just shows that no place is ever hunted out, congrats on your great hunt totals. Good luck for the bush area, I know it was always the place to go and play, and then later on to smoke.
 

JerV3

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That's a nice haul. Etrac is good at finding coins in hunted out spots. I'm pulling old coins from areas I've hit hundreds of times

HH Jer
 

Stanislav M

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Really - you classy coins hunter:thumbsup:
 

WHADIFIND

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Well, then, there is "hunting" and there is "hunting". :)

WTG!
 

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