Carnival Grounds Silver and Indians

[Pocket Spill]

Left Chicago this weekend to visit family in NW Illinois. Found some time to hunt an old carnival grounds site. I had tried it last fall and found some goodies. My 80 year old father even joined me this time. He use to detect back in the 1970s and he was detecting old school on Saturday - no head phones, pinpointer, etc. Just a Bounty Hunter Tracker IV and a USMC combat knife for digging. He even found one of the Indians pictured below - an 1891 full liberty. It was a fun day. Finds below included 6 Indians (1868 (oldest coin I have found at this site), 1888, 1891 (X2), 1901 and 1906) and six silver dimes (1914 Barber, 1918D, 1920D, 1936(X2) Mercs and a 1956 Rosie). Based on the nice condition indians there should be some more Barbers and Seated lurking around there!

 

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[dbennett7]

nice find it is nice to be able to hunt with your father looks like you made some good memoreis dennis

 

[Lookn4Seated]

Fine hunt indeed. Coins look in nice condition too. Congrats.

 

[outlaw007]

congrats on a great hunt with your dad!

 

[p2c]

Nice finds! Glad you could get out with your dad. Now if only he had a backhoe, he'd be raking in the silvers like L4S does.

 

[Gimmie The Loot]

Nice haul Pat! 6 in one day is fantastic and you are not the IH master for nothing!

 

[Clad the Impaler]

Looks like you had a great weekend, Pat!! Congrats on the 6 silvers and those nice lookin' indians!!

 

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Nice coinage Pocket Spill, a nice site for your father to work.