First Silver Of The Season And Other Yard Finds

Natman · Mar 28, 2010

Hi all,

This is my first post of the season..I've been out only a few times since I got a new job 4 months ago (not enough time anymore!) but it makes me appreciate being out all the more.

I went by a neighborhood I first got a chance to detect in 2007, where I had dug 5 Mercs, a silver quarter, about 10 silver Roosevelts, a Franklin half and close to 100 wheats. I called the owner of a vacant house he has for rent and got the ok..my first dig was an old Jefferson nickel, then I managed to get 55 more coins up before I called it quits. Only 2 were obsolete, a 1944 wheatie and a '47 Roosevelt dime, but I was happy to find both. Missed the Merc by only 2 years >:(

but I had fun anyway. The weather was in the 40's, cloudy and windy, but I've detected in worse conditions so it was all good. I also found a race car, a .38 special cartridge, a whistle, a dog tag and a couple of strange weights tied to an aluminum wire..both have a "1" on them. If anyone knows what they were for, please let me know! Here's the pics of my outing:

Hope you all find a little treasure this weekend.

Nat

ModernMiner · Mar 28, 2010

Welcome back Nat.
We've missed your posts. Nice job on squeezing the last three coins out of that yard. :wink:

I see another car to add to your ever growing collection too. "He who dies with the most toys wins." :tongue3:

I haven't been out as much as I'd like either buddy.
Congrats,
Doug

Rickiowa2009 · Mar 28, 2010

Another silver find! Congrats

crazyjarhead · Mar 28, 2010

Welcome back as well, Nat. Glad to see you made it out of hibernation as well. Looks like your back on a roll again..........Regards, Ron

Natman · Mar 28, 2010

Thanks Doug, Rick and Ron! I think that's #322 for the car collection, and it's my 743rd wheat..the dime I found makes the total 107 for silver coins.

My outings may be fewer for a while, but I'm going to try older areas when I do get out so I can get to the old coinage, which is what I'm after (besides rings).

Nat

silverfreak · Mar 28, 2010

Nice huntin' Nat. Glad to see you postin' again my friend. :icon_thumleft:

Natman · Mar 28, 2010

Thanks Bryce it's good to be back.

Nat

kimsdad · Mar 28, 2010

Awww... There's got to be an old brass hose nozzle out there, too...

Hey Nat, good to see you posting again! Nice finds, too!!! :thumbsup:

Man you dig a lot of cars!

I always like finding dog tags myself. Speaking of dogs, how are the pooches doing? I hope OK and of course I hope everyone in the family is OK, too! I'm glad the job is going well for you!!

I look forward to your posts and hope to see more soon, my friend! HH! :wink:

TommNJ · Mar 28, 2010

Congrats on your 1st silver and new job !! :icon_thumright:

TommNJ

gold nuggets · Mar 28, 2010

Thought you fell off the planet Nat...glad you didn't and
welcome back. Congrats on the silver, toys and other goodies.
Glad you got a new job..it might limit your detecting time, but it
will keep a roof over your head and food on the table. Good
post. Gold Nuggets :hello:

Natman · Mar 28, 2010

Thanks Tom and Gold Nuggets, and Neil thanks for asking about the dogs..they're all doing well! Tasha still thinks she's ruler of the roost! This week will be warmer and the sun will be out, so there will be more time for them to run around n the yard

I have 2 dozen hose nozzles in the garage..whenever I dig one up I laugh

The job is going well and I also wanted to mention the detecting book is done..I'll be visiting a local printer later this week :hello2:

When it's ready for distribution I'll let everyone know and I'll make sure to reserve a copy for you.

Nat

Dixiedigger · Mar 28, 2010

Welcome back, hope you can find more time for hunting. Congrats on the job :thumbsup:

Gator-Flea · Mar 28, 2010

Nice fines!!

Natman · Mar 28, 2010

Dixiedigger said:
Welcome back, hope you can find more time for hunting. Congrats on the job

Gator-Flea said:
Nice fines!!

Thanks guys :icon_thumleft:

Nat

Moonshadow · Mar 28, 2010

It's about dern time you got out! I thought you sold your detector or something worse! $:-\$ Good to see you posting again Nattie....and you got some goodies too! Those weights looks like they could be gram weights for an old scale or something....neat find!

Take care and quit working so hard!

HH,
Moon

Natman · Mar 28, 2010

Thanks Cindy! I'll try not to work so hard, but I can't give you any guarentees :dontknow:

And I'd never sell my detector..I'm having too much fun with it :laughing7:

Nat

jgas · Mar 28, 2010

Hey Nat welcome back. Nice digs already. I suggest you get your Boss hooked on this sport and He or She will let you hunt more often :laughing9:

Congrats again adn hope to see more posts real soon Buddy... jgas

Natman · Mar 29, 2010

jgas said:
Hey Nat welcome back. Nice digs already. I suggest you get your Boss hooked on this sport and He or She will let you hunt more often Congrats again adn hope to see more posts real soon Buddy... jgas

Thanks, sounds good to me :laughing7:

Nat