A seated dime and old indian head.

[Merf]

Greetings friends.
Yesterday I headed back to the woods that I had pounded to death last year.
The mosquitoes were biting me through my shirt and I was wacking a lot of new growth.
What a pain. Field hunting has spoiled me.
I spent 3 hours and only found a 1919 wheatie.
This morning I decide to head to the next county and check on some cites I hunted last year.
I was hoping to find a field that had not been planted. I got lucky.
The corn field is where a church is shown on a 1890 platt map.
My second target was the seated dime and an hour later found the IH just under the surface.
The dime is well worn but it is a thrill to find one that old.
Thanks for looking and best luck to all. Merf

 

[jgas]

Nice research pays off. Platt maps really do the trick. Great finds...jgas

 

[-Jones-]

Hey merf,

Nice finds! Took alot a sweat & time but I'd sacrifice the same

 

[t-bucket]

Great finds Merf,Look like the got their moneys worth out of that dime.

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very nice job on the seated dime!

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Good job tracking that dime down, very nice and the IH is in fantastic shape. Congratulations wtg
Glenn

 

[crazyjarhead]

Intersting finds and always enjoy your posts

 

[Baggins]

Still a killer dig in my book!
HH
Baggins

 

[Michiganne]

Great finds, Merf. Love the seated dime, despite it's wear. Sweet pics as usual.

Where do you get the old platt books from? Do you buy them or are you using a library edition?

HH

 

[sonny60]

great finds

 

[Merf]

Great finds, Merf. Love the seated dime, despite it's wear. Sweet pics as usual.

Where do you get the old platt books from? Do you buy them or are you using a library edition?

HH

Thanks Anne-----I make copies of the platt book pages at the local library.
They have a copy machine that works OK

 

[Getty]

The KING of the cornfields strikes again! Great job merf.HH

 

[Merf]

Thanks JGas, Jones, TBucket, Dfreak, TDiggerNY, Jarhead, Baggins, Sonny, and Jimmy.

 

[ringfinder]

I love old church sites that are now in Corn fields. Most guys won't do the research and are always complaining that
there aren't any good places left to hunt. Sorry about there luck. They are usually the ones who always ask, Where did
you find that and that's when I tell them, In The Ground. A little time spent researching a spot is time well spent as you know.

Great finds, I would be back there next fall after the beans are off and really hit that site.

HH, Ringfinder

P.S.
I have platt maps from 5 counties and all the townships from each of those. I copied all of them many years ago.
All of the maps for here in Ohio are from the late 1800's. What a good soruce these maps are!!!

 

[dave-enc]

great finds Merf wtg thanks for sharing
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Roger Mn.]

Good finds Merf. Finding the old coins makes it all worth it.

 

[silverfreak]

VERY NICE. LOVE the old injuns....and ANY seated dime is a thrill. Yours looks MINT to me

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Merf, I like that Seated dime. You have been kicking some metal datecting arse lately. You are bound to find more of those "largies."

Kyle

 

[Evolution]

Nice finds Merf. That silver is sure pretty. It's been a while since I've found any.

 

[TimC (North Alabama)]

Nice silver dude and a terrific looking place to hunt.