Found a Key Date Wheat - Dig Those Zinc Signals!

[washingtonian]

Hey all,

Saw a neighbor doing yard work yesterday so I stopped to chat. I asked about doing his sidewalk strips and he told me to go for it.

Snuck in a post-work hunt today. Was feeling a little dejected at first because I didn't land silver. While cleaning my Wheats after getting home I noticed one was a 1911-S. I was trying to remember if I'd found that one before and looked it up on PCGS. Sweet! Looks like I found one of the rare early dates. It was ringing up like a 12-34 12-36 at 4 inches. I wasn't being too careful thinking it was a zincoln and gouged it. Oops! At least I dug it though.



Keepers:
-5 Wheats (1911-S, 4 common date 50s)
-1 Seattle Rainier Valley RY CO token (new one for me)

Token rang in like a zinc penny too. You just never know until you dig it. Good luck out there folks!
-W

 

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[BeenThere DugThat]

I'm sure you'll find another 1911S wheatie to make up for that bad luck. Where I usually search there isn't many Zincolns, sometimes Indians ring as high as them (on the ATP) so I'm always careful.

 

[washingtonian]

I'm sure you'll find another 1911S wheatie to make up for that bad luck. Where I usually search there isn't many Zincolns, sometimes Indians ring as high as them (on the ATP) so I'm always careful.

Thanks! I sure hope I do!

 

[washingtonian]

Also, scored at the coin star for the first time in a while. Nothing old but hey, I'll take it.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds W and neat token. Thanks for sharing...

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds. I dig it all !

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the old coin finds and cool token.

 

[Roundness]

I always dig the zincolns. You never know if it might be a gold ring... Great job. Sorry about the gouge.. Congrats

 

[Rookster]

Great day outCongrats

 

[BLK HOLE]

Nice!

 

[park pirate]

Awesome..

 

[Subterranean]

"Warsh"ingtonian, (as we pronounce it here in the Ozarks,) great job! I can show everyone my FISTFULL of smaller sterling rings and pendants that rang up as Lincoln zinc cents on my ATPro. I agree with you, dig everything. Congrats! Sub

 

[thrifty76now]

A great find on that old Lincoln.

 

[Davers]

Way to Go, a 1911 S is a great find. I was lucky in 1999 & got a 1912 s 'in Georgia' .

Nice Coin Star haul , a great way to start a World Coin Collection.

 

[A2coins]

great day grats on all those finds

 

[8Reales]

Dig them zinc signals, congrats

 

[washingtonian jr]

Glad to see you keeping at it after our big weekend!

 

[against the wind]

It's a lot easier to find "s" mint marks in your area than in the east.
Congratulations on the 1911 s WHEAT.

 

[fongu]

I've changed my recovery techniques to avoid gouging what might be a good coin. Lightly probe and then pop the shallow targets and cut a plug for anything below an inch.

 

[washingtonian]

I've changed my recovery techniques to avoid gouging what might be a good coin. Lightly probe and then pop the shallow targets and cut a plug for anything below an inch.

Nice, yeah, I cut a plug, just not as big a plug as I would've with a coin I thought might be valuable. I mis-pinpointed and ended up hitting it in the sidewall. Live and learn I suppose.