Pocket Spill
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Was back in my home town this weekend visiting my father. Did not think I would have time to detect but I threw my detector in the car just in case. My dad mentioned that they had recently torn out the bleachers at the football field and replaced them with a new set of bleachers. The old bleachers were a series of large steel beams that were laid against the side of a hill and then wooden planks were placed horizontally across the beams forming seats and aisles.
When I was a kid in the early 1980s I use to detect at this field but the steel beams prevented effective detecting under the bleachers. My dad indicated that they had piled up some of the dirt they had excavated under the old bleachers to make room for the new bleachers. The athletic field only dates back to the late 1960s and was a cornfield prior to 1960 but I thought there was a chance for silver.
When my dad and I arrived at the location, the new aluminum bleachers were in place and they had put some of the dirt that they had dug out to the side of the bleachers on the hillside. The dirt looked like about 20 detectorists had dumped their trash pouches on it – the surface was covered with 40 years of bottle caps and pull tabs plus bolts, nuts and other fasteners from the old bleachers, However, we quickly began to eyeball several coins laying on the surface (all clad). Due to the high trash I cranked up the discrimination on the Etrac and let it’s separation ability go to work. Took me about an hour and a half to hit the small dirt area real hard. Found a bunch of clad but was pleasantly surprised by a 1954D Rosie, a 1915S Barber Quarter and a 1945 Walker. The Barber really surprised me given based on the wear it more looks like a Barber lost in the 1930s or 1940s versus the 1960s. The Walker is my 50th silver coin of the year and was only an inch deep. After pulling some silver out of that trashy dirt, I wouldn’t be surprised if my dad is up their sifting the dirt this week!
When I was a kid in the early 1980s I use to detect at this field but the steel beams prevented effective detecting under the bleachers. My dad indicated that they had piled up some of the dirt they had excavated under the old bleachers to make room for the new bleachers. The athletic field only dates back to the late 1960s and was a cornfield prior to 1960 but I thought there was a chance for silver.
When my dad and I arrived at the location, the new aluminum bleachers were in place and they had put some of the dirt that they had dug out to the side of the bleachers on the hillside. The dirt looked like about 20 detectorists had dumped their trash pouches on it – the surface was covered with 40 years of bottle caps and pull tabs plus bolts, nuts and other fasteners from the old bleachers, However, we quickly began to eyeball several coins laying on the surface (all clad). Due to the high trash I cranked up the discrimination on the Etrac and let it’s separation ability go to work. Took me about an hour and a half to hit the small dirt area real hard. Found a bunch of clad but was pleasantly surprised by a 1954D Rosie, a 1915S Barber Quarter and a 1945 Walker. The Barber really surprised me given based on the wear it more looks like a Barber lost in the 1930s or 1940s versus the 1960s. The Walker is my 50th silver coin of the year and was only an inch deep. After pulling some silver out of that trashy dirt, I wouldn’t be surprised if my dad is up their sifting the dirt this week!
