First hunt of the season brings big silver

[BomberJohn]

I got out to my local farm again yesterday for about 5 hours. It was my first real hunt of the year with my new White's DFX300. Instead of hunting the fields, I wanted to hunt the hill adjacent to it. It was too overgrown last summer and fall. It was mostly thawed out with a few patches of snow here and there. Almost immediately I found a wheat penny. I got to the top of the hill and there was nothing but shotgun shells, bullets, and trash. So I worked my way down he hill. At one point I noticed a tick crawling up my jeans. So, i put everything to the side checked for any more travelers and I was good to go.

I noticed my cell phone was beeping. The new Killer B's II headphones worked great, I didn't hear a thing before that. Checked the cell and see the wife called me. OK, I called her back and she tells me the local Police are looking for me because my car is parked on the side of the field. She called them and told them I had permission. So, I went back to detecting.

After a few more shotgun shells, I got a sweet VDI of 90 on the DFX. Oh Yeah! And 5 inches down was a sweet 1957-D Franklin Half Dollar. My very first. I was totally stoked at that point and hunted some more. Found a huge broad ax head. It will clean up real nice. Heading back to the car I hit a solid VDI of 72 (penny/dime). two inches down was a trashed copper of some kind. This one will never be ID'd. Totally wasted. I'm thinking colonial because it is thinner than an LC.

HH
John

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Good job find many more

 

[Hunter]

Real nice half!!

 

[mikewaz]

Nice finds there John!
I bet that site has a lot more keepers waiting.
Good luck!
Mike

 

[rogues71]

gratz on the half

 

[Kanyontreasures]

gotta love the big silver!

 

[Brian in MA]

Nice job on the big Ben. Don't see many of those found anymore !!!

That field looks like it is real harsh to copper. I hate that about the moist soil here in Mass.

I just sprayed my detecting clothes today with tick repellent. They are nasty this time of year.

Good luck with your future hunts !!!

Brian in MA

 

[Indianhead Jones]

Sweet half, John! ....I've found many Seated, Barber and Walking halves since I began detecting in 1980, but have never found a Franklin! There's no rhyme or reason to what we'll find, or not find! My younger brother's very first coin found with a detector was an 1888 U.S. dime....what are the odds?

Good luck on your future hunts, my friend!

Larry G.

 

[wingmaster]

Congrats on the silver.

 

[allen]

that site is well worth going back to !!!

 

[dfx willy]

just for the heck of it drop that baby in olive oil for a couple of weeks! might be able to get i.d willy

 

[BomberJohn]

just for the heck of it drop that baby in olive oil for a couple of weeks! might be able to get i.d willy

It's soaking.

John

 

[history hunter]

Awesome half!

 

[shootist]

Sweet looking half,I really love that great big axe,looks like it still has a lot more work left in it. How do you plan to clean it up with electrolysis or oil or a grinding wheel/brush?Ive found a couple of axes but have never tried to clean them up,would like to have a broad axe like yours that is still functional,HH...Shoot

 

[TreasureGuy25]

Nice Half!