Friends and silver, it just clicked!!! UPDATE: Photos added.

[lionhrt9]

Met up with 9volt in central IL for a weekend hunt (sat morning and afternoon). Another awesome TNeter and now a friend of mine. Hit a couple of local parks where I was skunked,....again.... except clad. Folks are starting to call me the clad cleaner But it's all money and I am happy to be digging targets and learning the machine!!

9volt hit 3 silvers, (2 mercs, 1 rosie) at the two parks. After a few hours I got the call I was waiting for, we got permission to hunt an old farm house

We only had an hour and a half to hunt as I was due to be back at my in laws to grill. We started swinging in the front yard and in no time 9volt hit another merc. I dug a memorial at 4inches,....then about 5 minutes after him I finally hit SIVLER, a 1917 merc!!!!! at 8 inches deep!!!! You talk about a confidence boost!! I looked over at 9volt and gave him the thumbs up signal!! I found myself smiling and pumped up! I can now hear what I'm after!! Hours of swinging and it just clicked!! We ended the trip sometime after that.

The next morning around the in laws place I had an hour to get out and hit a school area near their house. I dug a penny signal at 7 inches or so, WHEATIE 1950's!! At this point I am starting to wonder how many of these targets I have been walking over

Well the family and I drove back to NW Indiana Sun. afternoon. We got everything unpacked and the wife laid down for a nap! PERFECT, grabbed the machine and hit a school yard about 5 miles from the house. The school is from the 40's maybe and still in operation. So I dug 4 pieces of clad around this group of big trees. Then it happened again!!!! I got that deep signal and at 7-8 inches I dug a 1916D,.....wheatie that is!!! hehehehehe

It was starting to get dark so headed home with my find, looked in my coin book and sure enough I didn't have the d mintmark!!!

Sorry about dragging this post out but I have got the bug now for sure!! I love this hobby, the people and the hunt!! I will post pics as soon as possible, I already have the merc and the wheat in my coin books!


Fairly worn but it's a merc!!!!


As you can see I've got a ways to go with my collection!!


Addition to the collection!!


HH all and thanks for reading my post.

 

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[fairfinder59]

Re: Friends and silver, it just clicked!!!

Sounds like you also had a great weekend like all of the other posts this morning, congrats!

 

[karib2517]

Re: Friends and silver, it just clicked!!!

congrats on the finds.

 

[Eddy1H]

Re: Friends and silver, it just clicked!!!

Way to go on the silver guys,,
Good luck and happy hunting

Eddy

 

[lionhrt9]

Re: Friends and silver, it just clicked!!!

lionhrt9,

Don't worry about the length of the read. It was real nice. Got a good sense of what you were going through, and the excitement you were feeling. Wait till you hit your first bling of the golden ring! If you haven't already. I am elated for your finds, and learning process!!! Let's hope they won't be so far apart from here on in!

Paul

Thank you for the reply. I have not hit that gold yet, but I know it is right around the corner. I forgot to post that I also found my first ring this weekend. It is a junk kids ring, but none the less Lionhrt's first. My wife is even wearing it on her finger just as a good luck token so that I can find her something better!!!

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: Friends and silver, it just clicked!!!

Nothing like making new friends and finding silver all in the same weekend. I got pumped for my first silver reading your post. Good luck in the future!

 

[dfxmatt]

Good early 1900's action.......good hunt

 

[9volt]

hey lionheart , had a great time out hunting with you, hope you can get back soon and keep up your silver streak.
was a real treat meeting you. FELLOW TNETTERS....this is one of the nicest guys i have ever met in the detecting hobby...he does his fellow detectorests proud and for being so new at tectin he does an excellent job on the holes he digs.. so good ya cant even tell he was there...we could use tons more just like him.

keep swingin the coil lionheart and get your butt back here soon so we can go kick some silver butt !!!
later
9volt

 

[lionhrt9]

hey lionheart , had a great time out hunting with you, hope you can get back soon and keep up your silver streak.
was a real treat meeting you. FELLOW TNETTERS....this is one of the nicest guys i have ever met in the detecting hobby...he does his fellow detectorests proud and for being so new at tectin he does an excellent job on the holes he digs.. so good ya cant even tell he was there...we could use tons more just like him.

keep swingin the coil lionheart and get your butt back here soon so we can go kick some silver butt !!!
later
9volt

Thank you 9volt and ditto to you my friend, thanks for sparking my addiction!!! I was starting to get worn down from not finding what I'm after!!

(was wondering if you were checking out my holes after I was done )

We'll be in touch soon bro, and get back to pullin silver!!!!!! And of course thank you again TNet for the opportunity of meeting some of the best people in this hobby!!!

 

[buscadero]

WOW! A Sivler Dime! You don't see those every day! Nice Going!

HH Joe

 

[Yarrum]

Sorry about dragging this post out but I have got the bug now for sure!!


Fairly worn but it's a merc!!!!



As you can see I've got a ways to go with my collection!!



Addition to the collection!!


HH all and thanks for reading my post.

No such thing as dragging out a post, I love a good yarn.