Found 120 coins yesterday! Mostly pennies!

ANTIQUARIAN · Nov 6, 2011

Hello Friends, :hello:

Hunted for 5 hours yesterday at 3 different sites, winter is definitely coming, my hands were freezing by the end of the day! :laughing7:

My first site was a corn field behind where an 1848 church once stood. The only finds of interest for an hour spent here was an oil lamp burner and 2 brass shell casings dated 1913 & 1915. $:-\$ Decided to pretend I was pl8man (Glen) try my luck hunting the Kedron P.S. across the street!

This is an old school that's been rebuilt and expanded many times over the past 150 years. The playing field and the grassy areas look as if they've not been graded or disturbed for many years. :thumbsup:

I decided to dig all high solid signals in the hopes of finding silver and just kept digging penny after penny after penny! :laughing7:

I did find a number of large penny drops though, in one hole alone I found 24 and in another hole 14! :icon_scratch:

I found a Loonie ($2), then what I thought was another Loonie, but this one turned out to be a $5 coin from Mexico!

I thought only pesos and US dollars were used in Mexico for currency? :dontknow:

After spending 3 hours at the school, I then moved to the tot lot in the next field, all I found there was 10 more pennies. Total change found yesterday $3.43.

This years detecting season has almost come to an end for me. :'(

Ill be trading in my Garrett Ace 350 towards an AT Pro at the end of this year, as I never want to have to dig another penny again! :laughing7:

Happy Hunting everybody! :thumbsup:

Dave

ANTIQUARIAN · Nov 7, 2011

baywalker said:
Bought one of those harbor freight tumblers and it lasted longer then the higher priced ones at A hobby shop, got 20% OFF AND a FREE FLASHLIGHT.

The fellow that I bought my Ace 350 from recommends the Loretone 3A model. :icon_scratch:

Have you ever heard of this unit before baywalker? I think Kellyco in FLA sells the harbor freight tumblers, but I might be wrong there. I should find a forum here and find out which one is the best! :thumbsup:

Thanks,
Dave

baywalker · Nov 7, 2011

If you want the best you don't want the H.F.look in bass pro. or cabela's

Jonnie

JW15 · Nov 9, 2011

Good post and good work! :headbang:

I'd give it another go and see if you can't find some silver, I think you're due for at least a nice early nickel! :thumbsup:

johnnyblaze · Nov 10, 2011

Thats alot of digging man

Blaze

ANTIQUARIAN · Nov 10, 2011

JW15 said:
Good post and good work! I'd give it another go and see if you can't find some silver, I think you're due for at least a nice early nickel!

Thanks for the words of support JW! :icon_thumright:

It's been a while since I found a silver coin of any kind!
Of course the season is almost done here, so it'll have to wait till 2012! :laughing7:

This 1918 'fishscale' nickle was one of my first silver finds of 2011!

Thanks,
Dave

johnnyblaze said:
Thats alot of digging man

Blaze

Thanks Johnny, best of luck to you man! :thumbsup:

Dave

HISPAN · Nov 12, 2011

ANTIQUARIAN said:
JW15 said:

Good post and good work! I'd give it another go and see if you can't find some silver, I think you're due for at least a nice early nickel!

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Thanks for the words of support JW!
It's been a while since I found a silver coin of any kind!
Of course the season is almost done here, so it'll have to wait till 2012!

This 1918 'fishscale' nickle was one of my first silver finds of 2011!

Thanks,
Dave

johnnyblaze said:

Thats alot of digging man

Blaze

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Thanks Johnny, best of luck to you man!
Dave

continue at this rate very soon found a gold coin :thumbsup:

H

CMDiamonddawg · Nov 13, 2011

Dave , a lot of pennies 8) to the right of the old Church , your pics show a stable that's been demolished . Ya might try searching there . Should be a good area :dontknow:

8) dawg