Beaten From the Frozen Dirt-YIKES!

Kurios1

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FEMA REGION 5 North Central Illinois
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Howdy Folks. Hit up the spot I found my sash buckle to search for the other half. It was too frozen to dig. Trekked into the field for a bit easier digging. Got a few cool old relics. Star oil lamp adjustment wheel, UMC Co 10 gauge brass, metal arrow point, and my oldest US silver coin to date an 1849-O Seated Liberty Dime. The perfume compact was found yesterday in my hometown. Happy happy joy joy. I knew I'd get 1800's silver eventually from this permission. Yes I did beat the silver coin against my Predator shovel to get it out! Fortunately I did no damage. Might have to stop doing that. Thanks for stopping by. Kurios1

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Congrats on your oldest silver coin.
Awesome coin.
Congrats
 

Beautiful old silver Bud! I haven't had a hunt in so long, but you guys keep me worked up. Congratulations on another great hunt.
 

Sweet Seated O dime. I'm jealous congrats!!
 

That's a sweet coin! Congratulations buddy.
 

Beautiful old silver Bud! I haven't had a hunt in so long, but you guys keep me worked up. Congratulations on another great hunt.

This has to be the first winter I have continued hunting. It seems to be working so I'll keep plugging away. Thanks for your support mate.
 

That's a nice one
 

Beautiful! I'm rather envious you can even get a shovel in the ground.
 

Sweet Seated O dime. I'm jealous congrats!!

I have been periodically hunting this permission for nearly nine years. Only other silver coin was a Rosie. I guess I finally found the right spot. Thanks for the support mate.
 

Ah, that was a great reward for very hard work! Ya done good :)
 

Sweet dime mucho congratulations! Pray tell are explosive authorized in FEMA Area 5??? Digging in the frozen tundra cannot be fun or amusing!!
 

Haha, and I thought your story was going to be something like, “I went out because I’m a detecting nut, but the ground was frozen so I left...”

What a surprise! Way to adapt to the conditions and score your oldest US silver coin. Cheers!
 

Sweet silver. I need one of those. Unless i wont be back to a spot i only dig targets that are deep enough to be down past the frozen layer in the soft dirt. If i can get through at all that is. If all else fails the old hatchet will usually do the job to break through. I think I’m getting older and softer now because i don’t do the frozen hunts like other winters anymore! [emoji2]
 

What great finds...especially the Seated Dime! What a great score! Ren and Stimpy would be proud! Congrats.
 

That seated is so nice! Wunna deez days, I'm gonna find me one!
 

That’s really nice K1. Big congrats. Old and mint marked, nice.
 

WTG, Kevin! 🙌🙌🙌
 

WTG K!! Woot Woot!! An awesome SEATED! She's in great shape...I am still in search of my first myself...I think this is the year! Just secured a 650 acre permission near my house with at least a dozen KNOWN home sites...Congrats, Ddf.
 

Well done! Gorgeous coins

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