Big old silver, wheats, and an El Camino today!

[misplacedrednek]

Got out for a couple hours this evening to a new spot and I think I found a winner. Lots of assorted targets to choose from as I soon found out. Found lots of trash, 14 cents in clad, 2 wheats (46 and 54), a 5 gram balance scale weight, an older die cast el camino, and a 1898 S Barber half. I'm glad I don't have a heart condition because when I flipped the dirt plug over and saw the barber I think my heart fluttered and stopped briefly, I just sat there and stared at it in disbelief for what seemed like a few minutes. This is only my second silver U.S. coin (found foreign silver overseas), I found my first earlier this week, a 1948 roosevelt. Been a decent week overall as I also found a small sterling kiddie ring full of junk stones. Hope everyone had a good weekend and I look forward to seeing more great posts on here.

Matt

P.S. Also found this little guy in the backyard this morning, looks like a hognose to me.

 

[Breezie]

Matt, Nice hunt (except for the snake LOL) Congrats on the silver; it's always a heart thumper to see silver in the dirt. Breezie

 

[johnnyblaze]

Were there any Hippies in that el camino

Did you find a bong in the whole with it

Nice finds man


The silver will be flowing now


Blaze

 

[Tuberale]

Cute snake!

Like the Barber half, but haven't seen a snake like that.

 

[Th3Offspring]

definitely jealous about the barber half! Awesome finds!!!

 

[jewelerguy]

great digs for sure

 

[kevkirki]

 

[misplacedrednek]

Thanks everyone. Going back tomorrow after work and see what else is there.

 

[Mortifercain]

grew up in florida and am unfermiler with this species of snake as well, anyone know what it is? its not copper head

 

[misplacedrednek]

I was born and raised in Florida as well and never saw one there. It's a juvenile hognose snake I believe.....he's flattened out in the picture. Apparently when they're frightened they do that and hiss loudly. When he's not flattened out he has the rounded head and round eyes and the body is not near as big. I didn't take any chances with him, used a long set of tongs to pick him up.

Matt

 

[tomjiggy]

I gotta disagree with you on that snake. Notice the angular arrow shaped head, and it's eyes are pointed as well. That "little" snake looks like it might be a pigmy rattler which I am familiar with as I grew up in Florida as well. It's just a smaller version of your common rattlesnake minus the rattles, and just as poisonous. Be careful out there.

 

[misplacedrednek]

His head was normally oval shaped, it only looks like that when he flattens out to look bigger and meaner. I did a little research earlier and learned that as well as the fact that they play possum sometimes (which he did) by rolling onto their backs with mouth open. I do agree though that he looks like a pygmy, seen plenty of those. Thanks for the advice.

Matt

http://www.lihs.org/files/caresheets/Heterodon.htm

 

[Philmont_709n2]

sure is a hognosed snake! really cool and harmless

 

[relic lover]

Nice half. That's a ford ranchero

 

[lookindown]

Hognose....Ive seen quite a few in central Florida....I always think they are rattlers until I get a close look.

 

[misplacedrednek]

Nice half. That's a ford ranchero

It's got a bowtie on the front, I also thought ranchero when I first saw it.

Matt

 

[underarock]

Not a snake or a toy car expert so NICE SILVER! Congrats. Hope you find some more.

 

[SouthJerseyRyan]

Shootin for silver, found a snake...so I guess if you go out looking for snakes you'll find...

 

[NOLA_Ken]

nice little hognose. I ran into one years ago that hissed and whipped his tail around like a rattler. I thought my buddy was about to have a heart attack right there and then (he's deathly afraid of snakes for some reason) so naturally we had to chase him around the woods with it

 

[rob.s]

Nice Finds and a cool looking hognose snake