An ass, a cross and an old wheat cent!

[Bad Wolf]

So basically, I walked away from dirt fishing a few years ago when it got to be a little too distracting, shall we say, but not before I bought a new machine. And I’m not quite sure why, but in the last several weeks I started to get the bug again and so I broke out the old/new machine and started in on the front yard of the house my wife and I just moved into in Carmel Valley, California, which is just a bit inland from Carmel by the Sea.

If you read the photo from left to right, you can see how things progressed; First thing I dug up was the back-end of a pack mule cast in iron, which told me two things. First, that I’m undoubtedly an ass for starting in on this insanely addictive pastime once again, and second, that this old house (it’s a post-Adobe, which is old for these parts, anyway) probably has more old, forgotten things to show. So, I took it as a good sign overall and continued swinging, pulling up an old beer can pull top next (another good sign of times long past), and then what I thought was a 22 shell but turned out not to be. And then, ringing up a bit low, a nice little cross with the remnants of a broken chain still attached that just happened to have the word “sterling” on the back. Praise be. And finally, a few more swings and one last dig to uncover a 1955 S wheat penny before it got too dark to see.

So, what did I learn from this, my first dirt fishing experience in many years? As I mentioned above, that I’m probably an ass, though that’s no revelation. But I also learned that apparently I have the Good Lord‘s blessing to dig up as many old coins as I can find.

And for now, at least, I plan on doing exactly that.

 

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[Bad Wolf]

Looks more half-assed to me!

Cool cross!

Yeah, that too! Thanks

 

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[Bad Wolf]

I am liking my Nokta so far, its a great little machine. It really locks onto coins amid junk targets. Yes, the ground will freeze absolutely solid as a rock in a couple weeks and remain frozen until late april. You would have a hard time getting in the ground with a pick-axe.

Feeling the same way about my Nokta, too, though someday I'll get around to getting in big trouble with the wife by buying something a bit pricier. In the mean time, just pulling your leg about the frozen ground. Never seen it, but must be a real pain. I get into coin roll hunting now and again and have had some very cool finds indeed. Maybe that's something you can do to get you through to April, maybe?

 

[Timbermaster]

Feeling the same way about my Nokta, too, though someday I'll get around to getting in big trouble with the wife by buying something a bit pricier. In the mean time, just pulling your leg about the frozen ground. Never seen it, but must be a real pain. I get into coin roll hunting now and again and have had some very cool finds indeed. Maybe that's something you can do to get you through to April, maybe?

Thats a great idea. I really have never considered coin roll hunting. Food for thought!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Well done !

 

[Cuda74]

Thanks, Cuda. That little red rocket isn't yours, is it?

Yep, had it since 1994.

 

[Bad Wolf]

Envy.

 

[WannaDig3687]

There are worse things you could be addicted to. Welcome back and congrats on the finds.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Glad your back in the hobby. I like that Crucifix.

 

[iAmMike]

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Johnny Carson is exactly what I was thinking when I saw this post.

 

[Bad Wolf]

Johnny Carson is exactly what I was thinking when I saw this post.

Just call me "Bad Wolf the Magnificent".

On second though, please don't!