A Trifecta of Nickels ... and More

McCDig

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Jan 31, 2015
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A morning hunt at an old Baltimore park.....

Started this hunt today around 7:30 and the first four targets were good sounding metal, mostly rusted iron. Many square nails and pieces were dug today. The 5th dig produced a Buffalo nickel. A 1937 Mercury dime followed and then there was a bit of a drought. This was broken by a hole yielding an IHP; but wait, there was another signal in that hole. Thought I had it when I pulled out half a square nail, but then I saw another coin lying in the hole and it turned out to be another IHP. As you see in the pic, these are both from the 1870s. Not long afterwards, I dug another nickel and saw immediately that it was a shield variety. This one has rays between the stars and though the date is unreadable, my U.S. coin book tells me it is either 1866 or 1867. I stopped and took a break to speak with another detectorist, George, who had arrived 45 minutes earlier and that was an unexpected treat. Turns out this gentleman is one of our local Baltimoreans who was detecting these old parks in the 70s and 80s. He had some stories to tell of finds at Druid, Patterson and Carroll parks and I shared a few of mine own. We said our good-byes and I was back to the search and found yet one more coin spill before the hunt ended. Dug a 1916 wheat and found there was another target in the hole; this turned out to be a V nickel, completing my nickel trifecta for the day. Awesome hunt.

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Had to be extraordinary finding all those goodies.........and they came in pairs!!! Great hunt..........:thumbsup:
Getting to chat with that seasoned mder had to be a bonus, too.......he probably had a lot of good info for you.
 

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Nice trifecta. Ive had the v, buff, war trifecta hunt once. I hardly ever find three silvers in a hunt so dime trifecta not even on my radar
 

Thanks Chizzy! That he did. Told me where the Civil War hospital was located at Patterson park and of the War of 1812 finds he made at that park. He also shared where he'd found some large cents at Druid Hill park. Mostly we enjoyed sharing our experiences of the hobby.
 

Thanks toasted! Speaking of, all three of the nickels today were just that..."toasted". At the park in the south end of the city, Buffs come out looking decent.
 

Thanks ATW! As you see, no clad in the hunt today. The area I was detecting is pretty much older targets mixed in with nails and modern trash.
 

Thanks toasted! Speaking of, all three of the nickels today were just that..."toasted". At the park in the south end of the city, Buffs come out looking decent.

You should see some of the shield and v nickels from my seated field. Yours look decent compared to those. Im so tired of digging toasted nickels and coppers. I just want to see the shiny in the hole
 

That sounds vary tasty. Not the toasty nicks, but a "seated" field!
 

Congrats on the trifecta and coin spills. It's a Awesome feeling when you pull a good target out of a hole and still have a good hit saying there's more. Coin spills are the best...
 

That sounds vary tasty. Not the toasty nicks, but a "seated" field!

It was a blast while it lasted. Now all you hear out there is all the iron
 

Wow McCDig, awesome trifecta. :notworthy: I know where I'd be swinging the coil. 7 quality coins in a hunt isn't any every day occurrence for me. Congrats on pulling those finds and enjoying some fellowship with another one of us, telling dirt fishing stories. :icon_thumleft:
 

Nice digs love the shield nickel have only found one
 

Wow McCDig, awesome trifecta. :notworthy: I know where I'd be swinging the coil. 7 quality coins in a hunt isn't any every day occurrence for me. Congrats on pulling those finds and enjoying some fellowship with another one of us, telling dirt fishing stories. :icon_thumleft:
Or me either!
 

Great hunt, Iv'e heard some wild story's from some 20 plus year treasure hunters.
 

Awesome hunt! Congrats on all the great finds! Love that shield nickel, don't see them come up very often.
 

Thanks Sooper Dave! The rays on the nickel were almost as good as a date. Don't believe I've dug a shield that had a readable date.
 

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