First coin spill, toy car graveyard, and my first silver!

[thebirdflu]

Hello all, I got a chance to go out with my son this morning to my sister-in-laws home for a quick hunt. I've only had my Ace 250 for a month and her place was high on my list of places to hit. The house was built in the 1930's but she just moved in a few months ago. I only had two hours so I had to work quickly. I started in the back yard. As soon as I turned on the machine and set it to the ground I got a coin signal, a penny. A couple of feet away I got more coin signals and dug up a quarter and two pennies - my first coin spill! I'm thinking this might my lucky day!

As I worked around a large oak tree my machine went crazy, huge signals all over the place. I dug the hole and find a Hot Wheels car and my pinpointer was still going nuts. I dug a little bit more and got another toy car. After all of the digging I found 5 cars total. My 6-year old was loving it!

I was running out of time so I decided to cut it short and run the length of the old clothesline (a good tip from reading the forum!). I found what looks an old metal clothespin and it's alsowhere I found my first silver, a 1943D Merc! It was only 2" down but I could tell it was special as soon as I saw it. It had a bright silver color as opposed to all of the crusty clad I have dug up until today. I followed another valuable tip from the forum so I didn't brush any of the dirt off until I got home. A nice easy water rinse and light dab with the toothbrush was all it took to make it shine!

I am officially hooked now! I can't wait to go back out and find some more! I only covered about 1/3 of the back yard so I still have a lot of ground to cover at her home. Maybe I'll find some more silver there!

Thanks for looking and Happy Hunting!

thebirdflu

 

[DMN]

And that, My Friend, is how the obsession starts. You have a great start.
Looking forward to more finds down the road.

 

[Argentium]

Wow ! What a special first find - mercs are a treat for anybody !!!

 

[jewelerguy]

I am officially hooked now!

there is no cure, you can only feed the addiction

 

[nmdsrtrat]

Way to go birdflu!!!

 

[wkrp43]

I also had my first silver today, and five hot wheels....! What a co inky dink....fixing to post....congratulations!

 

[Wldbil]

Congrats on all the firsts... Pocket Spill, Hot Wheels Spill, and SILVER!

 

[tokameel]

Congrats and thanks for sharing

 

[AU Seeker]

Congratulations on the Merc!!

Hot Wheels graveyards are common, I don't know why but it seems that all young boys at one time or another enjoy burying their Hot Wheels and other toy cars, I know my son buried many of his, I'm glad he didn't bury them all, he had well over 2000 Hot Wheels, I would still be digging them up, when he got older and no longer played with them I came home to find out my wife took them all and gave them to a thrift store, I know there were many rare collectible cars among the collection, I couldn't believe she gave them away, even the common ones we paid at least $1 or $2 for when new, the collectible ones would now be worth a tidy sum!!!

 

[Evolution]

Congrats on the silver. Gotta love that!

 

[seanymph]

That's a good way to start! Can't wait til I find silver

 

[wheatfinder13]

Nice silver merc

 

[Chuxter]

Congrats on the firsts, and nice Merc! This is my first year huntin', I get the adrenaline rush seein' the unmistakable look of silver in the hole. Like I tell my wife, I could be addicted to much worse things! Happy Hunting - Chuck from Iowa.

 

[wayne91101]

Congrats of your first hunt and might I say it was a great one!!! Like it was said before AND THAT IS HOW IT ALL STARTS.. Now you need to get out there and see why we love this obsession so much. Again congrats and Happy Hunting!!!!!!

 

[davehky]

Congrats on the first silver and the cars a plus! I also love digging up cars!I got 18 so far,but never hit a car graveyard!

 

[Dirtdiglr]

Pocket spills and silver coins are what dreams are made of. Nice finds.