Natman
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2007
- Messages
- 2,495
- Reaction score
- 477
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- Hazelwood, MO
- Detector(s) used
- White's Prizm II, White's Coinmaster
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Hi all,
I have an appointment next week (for a job) located in an area I've never been to before..I thought I'd check out where it is so I won't be late when the time comes, so I left to go there and brought my Prizm with me in case I found a place to hunt on my way back.
It turned out there was a sports field in the back of the very building I was at, so I took my detector and went down a steep hill to the field.
The wind was crazy today and it was about 32 degrees, and the sun went in and out of the clouds all afternoon. When the sun came out of the clouds it was really a welcome sight..I could feel it warming me up before it would disappear again. With the snow showers we had this morning, I didn't think there would be any MDing today. However, since the sun came out and the ground had softened up nicely from a soaking rain 2 nights ago, ground conditions were ideal. I was dressed in a quilted flannel shirt over a hooded sweat jacket, and also wore a pair of jersey gloves and a hat. I hunted for about 3 hours, and after dealing with gusts that had to be 40 mph (and a steady wind of 25-30 mph in the field) I decided to call it quits.
I came up with 103 coins (34 quarters, 41 dimes, 6 nickels and 22 pennies) for a total of $13.12, which I thought was a decent amount of clad. I was digging more quarters than pennies so I knew I was in a good place. I also found a lighter, a kid's ring and a 925 silver earring. I covered the same areas over and over, and I'm sure I walked at least 3 miles during my hunt.
When I find quarters right off the bat, I usually come up with a nice ring somewhere, but not today..
HH,
Nat
I have an appointment next week (for a job) located in an area I've never been to before..I thought I'd check out where it is so I won't be late when the time comes, so I left to go there and brought my Prizm with me in case I found a place to hunt on my way back.
It turned out there was a sports field in the back of the very building I was at, so I took my detector and went down a steep hill to the field.
The wind was crazy today and it was about 32 degrees, and the sun went in and out of the clouds all afternoon. When the sun came out of the clouds it was really a welcome sight..I could feel it warming me up before it would disappear again. With the snow showers we had this morning, I didn't think there would be any MDing today. However, since the sun came out and the ground had softened up nicely from a soaking rain 2 nights ago, ground conditions were ideal. I was dressed in a quilted flannel shirt over a hooded sweat jacket, and also wore a pair of jersey gloves and a hat. I hunted for about 3 hours, and after dealing with gusts that had to be 40 mph (and a steady wind of 25-30 mph in the field) I decided to call it quits.
I came up with 103 coins (34 quarters, 41 dimes, 6 nickels and 22 pennies) for a total of $13.12, which I thought was a decent amount of clad. I was digging more quarters than pennies so I knew I was in a good place. I also found a lighter, a kid's ring and a 925 silver earring. I covered the same areas over and over, and I'm sure I walked at least 3 miles during my hunt.
When I find quarters right off the bat, I usually come up with a nice ring somewhere, but not today..
HH,
Nat
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Last week, I thought I'd be a smarty pants and hunt a park that has always had another hunter. My thoughts were, that it was so stinkin' cold and windy, no one in their right mind would have hunted this park in the last couple of days. Sure enough, no kids out and I was finding coins right away. Even worse though, it had rained the night before and my gloves were getting wet. :P I lasted all of ten minutes! 
