Barber Dime! 48-S Quarter! And a Fried Merc.!

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Went right back to the area in a San Francisco park where I found the 1909-O Barber dime and a 1917-S merc two weeks ago. Right off the bat I Dug the mercury dime, it was only 30 minutes after starting. It's probably one of the worst condition mercs I've ever dug. It is a 194? The barber dime a 1906-O that was right on top of a gopher mound! Only 1 or two inches dirt over the top of it! The silver quarter was another gopher gift, right on top of another mound at 2 inches! Also dug 5 wheaties, a Fiji 5 cent piece, and a token.

 

[diggin tennessee]

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Nice silver !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[becky21b]

I gotta get up there one weekend.... does anyone give you any hassle when your there?

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

I gotta get up there one weekend.... does anyone give you any hassle when your there?

I've been hunting the S.F. parks for over 20 years. Only had trouble one time about 10 weeks ago. Just stay out of the Marina Green, The Presidio, and Sutro Park and you should be OK. Always bring a hunting buddie and some pepper spray. I had to fight off a angry dog at a S.F. park last year, one blast in this face and he went running!

 

[becky21b]

I've been hunting the S.F. parks for over 20 years. Only had trouble one time about 10 weeks ago. Just stay out of the Marina Green, The Presidio, and Sutro Park and you should be OK. Always bring a hunting buddie and some pepper spray. I had to fight off a angry dog at a S.F. park last year, one blast in this face and he went running!
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Wow really.. angry dog huh? I woulda figured more like an angry hobo.. lol but thanks for the tip... I don't have any friends that metal detect, so Im on my own anywhere I go. I try not to go anywhere that may be sketchy and I usually have a knife on my belt, I should go buy some pepper spray its easier to use at more of a distance.

 

[traverdog]

Nice finds!!

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

I've been hunting the S.F. parks for over 20 years. Only had trouble one time about 10 weeks ago. Just stay out of the Marina Green, The Presidio, and Sutro Park and you should be OK. Always bring a hunting buddie and some pepper spray. I had to fight off a angry dog at a S.F. park last year, one blast in this face and he went running!

Wow really.. angry dog huh? I woulda figured more like an angry hobo.. lol but thanks for the tip... I don't have any friends that metal detect, so Im on my own anywhere I go. I try not to go anywhere that may be sketchy and I usually have a knife on my belt, I should go buy some pepper spray its easier to use at more of a distance.
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You know something...You're right about the hobos! I forgot about those guys.. I've never had any real trouble with them, but they will bug you sometimes. Some of those guys a mentally ill, they will mainly just get a little weird and vocal. I've never known one who got physical.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Nice silvers Congrats!!!

 

[oddcoins]

Wow man ~ they just keep popping out for you! The gopher mound gifts are awesome! HA AH HA HA!!! Congrat's

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Hmmm never thought abot gophers and coins , I guess they don't like silver coins . Lil varmits

 

[liberty36]

Hey Mike looks like another good day for you. Is that your second O mint marked dime? Stuck here in Alaska for another week.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Nice silver day !

That merc is in hard shape, looks like it came from a salt environment.

 

[Tom Bigbee]

You should be feeding those gophers regularly! Keep posting that wonderful park silver!

 

[colorado14ers]

nice finds!!!!!!! "Rainbow" token-San Francisco. What kind of "rainbow" do they mean

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Hey Mike looks like another good day for you. Is that your second O mint marked dime? Stuck here in Alaska for another week.

Hey Bob! Yes! Two New Orleans Barber Dimes in two weeks. They were only 30 feet apart!

 

[mcmurphi]

The token you found there is kinda cool; but I'd take the silver too. Congrats.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Sweet finds once again Mike. Don't you love it when those pocket gophers do the dirty work for ya I like that token thingy too. Looks like that parks been good to you. Bet there's a whole lot more down in the ground there

 

[mr_larry]

That's a great haul Mike! Those gophers are doing a lot of the work for you! I've never had a gopher hole find but I always hit their little mounds of dirt.
It's funny about the dogs, because I get dogs growling at me from time to time while detecting. It makes me wonder if they can sense something from the detector that they do not like.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice silver Mike!