Grove Hunt, Fairgrounds, and Farmers Union, Silver and more......

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Grove Hunt, Fairgrounds, and Farmers' Union, Silver and more......

Early in the week I couldn't stand it, and had to make a short weeknight trip to the Grove where I picked up a 1919 wheatie and a 1901 Indian.

On Saturday afternoon Michigan Butcher came over to meet and spend a few hour swinging coils. I met him at the old fairgrounds that is now soccer fields and our Community Park. He brought his Ace 250 and I introduced him to the wooded area that has been very productive for me.
We hunted a couple of hours there where I found a 1908 D Barber Dime, and an old spoon (not pictured).

The Barber was not very deep at all, inch or two, and when I hit it the sweet silver tone was loud and clear.

Finding the dime seemed to inspire Michigan Butcher and within a few minutes he had a Buff. I'll let him tell that story.

We moved on to the old site of the Farmers' Union Building. Another spot I've done pretty well on war nickels, mercs and wheaties.
Here I found a Basketball tag of some sort, and a Globe Logo that looks vaguely familiar, and brings to mind an automotive logo.

I'll let Michigan Butcher tell the story of his silver find here too.

All in all a very pleasant day of hunting. First time I had met MB. A nice guy, and a pleasure to hunt with.
Thanks All for taking the time to read this post.

Good Luck,
Mark
 

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Re: Grove Hunt, Fairgrounds, and Farmers' Union, Silver and more......

Good huntin' brother...REAL good :thumbsup:
 
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Ohio Jerry said:
Nice finds Mark,glad to see Michigan finally thawed out for ya :thumbsup:
Thanks Jerry,
Yeah it thawed out, and as of last night the Black Flys are on the job as well. Hope you are getting some quality time around your cellar holes!

silverfreak said:
Good huntin' brother...REAL good :thumbsup:
Thanks Bryce! Hope you are out there sniffing out the deepies!

Sniffy said:
WOw! This stuff is cool, that globe is neat.
Thanks,
Still not sure about the history on the Globe. 1984 seems kind of new. It was pretty deep, and everything at that site is from 1950 back to the 20's.

tseekerMike said:
Nice finds. The dime is really a beauty.

Thank you,
Barbers and Mercs are always cool!
 

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