Drizzly Day yields Indian Coins

[SoreKneesDayton]

Hi Gang,

Well crazy man Jeff and I went to the big field again today. We just can't help ourselves. The weather was icy this morning and many here were on two-hour delays. We went to KFC first the digging about 1:00pm.

The fog and drizzle turned to rain but Jeff and I hung in there for 2 hours.

I was digging iffy signals in hopes of getting an old coin or ring. I got a +47 VDI, which should have been a large man's ring, so I dug but there was nothing in the hole. I used my Bullseye pinpoint and heard it beep on a spot on the wall of the hole. As I was getting ready to dig out something, I slipped on the wet grass and heard a coins scratching--sickening sound.
To my surprise, I dug a greenish/copper looking coin. It was hard to read but I made out--1889 Indian Head Cent (with a scratched back) and in poor condition. Hard to tell the feathers apart.

Later I got a +14-16 VDI and it turned out to be a Buffalo nickel. Sorry, but not date on it. Nickels seem to deteriorate really fast in this field. Maybe just that nickels do that.

The big field

Both Coins

Indian Head Cent 1889

Buffalo Nickel - No Date

SKD

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice, Icy hunt Terry. Glad you got out and found something. I've been stuck in front of the computer looking for work so I haven't been out since sunday.

 

[camb1]

Looks like some great finds to me. I'll take her even with the scratch.

 

[seger98]

To bad about the rian, but you got yourself some nice finds!

 

[SilverDreams]

Nice indians you got there!

 

[mikewaz]

Way to hang tough in nasty weather.

Nothing worse to me than cold weather and icy rain, but you guys hung in there. You sure earned those finds.
Mike

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Nice post SKD!! Ground's still soft here in east Ohio too but freezing drizzle kept me in today ..keep swinging bro,you know we're due for a hard freeze and snow cover right?..i just hope it's brief. HH,Jerry

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER FINDS.

 

[silverfreak]

Nice finds SKD. I love seeing old injuns'

 

[ringfinder]

Nice post SKD!! Ground's still soft here in east Ohio too but freezing drizzle kept me in today ..keep swinging bro,you know we're due for a hard freeze and snow cover right?..i just hope it's brief. HH,Jerry

Same here Jerry, cold and freezing rain in NW Ohio today, so didn't venture out. Glad you guys got out Terry,
that sure looks like a good site to hunt. Like the IH and Buffalo. Good finds!

 

[The Buzzard King]

Nice finds! At least you could dig. Looks like a cool spot.
Yeah, the Buffalo's come out horrible here too.
V-Nickels come out WAY better here.
Your Buffalo's in much better shape than the one I dug today.
Congrats on the finds, and congrats on just getting out!

 

[creeper71]

Terry, I'm thinking if you cleaned the Buff Nickel around where the date is you'll be able to read it.. it maybe faint an need mag glass to read it tho.. I was messing around with photoshop an I could see a 1 an 9 but looked like dirt was covering the other numbers... Good hunt btw!

 

[minton7]

congrats again my friend...... IH's are always fun to dig...... you might try soaking the buffalo in olive oil for a bit..... I have triued the salt and vinegar scrub thing before.. it will work.. but you hafta be careful with it.. you might at least get a date that way.....

Randy

 

[Island Shooter]

Good hunt, I could only get the first 1/2 dug, ground so frozen. keep swing

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Thanks all for kind remarks about getting out in the rain/drizzle. My wife thinks I am .... can't say words but "nut case" comes to mind.

I bought some naval jelly cleaning compound and will try that on the Buffalo nickel this week. I will post a pic of what it did, if it doesn't eat it up...lol

SKD

 

[crazyjarhead]

Thanks all for kind remarks about getting out in the rain/drizzle. My wife thinks I am .... can't say words but "nut case" comes to mind.

I bought some naval jelly cleaning compound and will try that on the Buffalo nickel this week. I will post a pic of what it did, if it doesn't eat it up...lol

SKD

Know what you mean, Terry. I've been getting some strange looks from people as well. Who in the heck is that on there knees in the middle of winter digging in the dirt

 

[Detectingfreak]

very nice job on the buffalo nickle and the indian head penny!!! I hope theres more to come!

 

[allen]

nice finds for a cold day...

 

[Argentium]

SKD, Very nice finds indeed ! My 2009 wish list has both a buffalo nickel and an indian head

cent on it as I have found neither one . Great looking place that big field ,and its treating you

right. Argentium.

 

[The Master Chief]

Great pics to go with great finds.