Ist Hunt Since Spring And I Found Foreign Silver?

[JimBeHuntin']

The hot weather and crops in the local fields have kept me and my detector apart since May. Last Sunday I went out to a couple of recently harvested soybean fields for my first hunt of the fall. The first field was the site of an old country store from 1900-1950 long since torn down. Many local detectorists have hunted this spot and it usually provides a nice coin or two. I hunted there for a good hour and came up with a big zero ( the field hasn't been plowed yet and the soybean stubble made for a lot of aggravation). I moved on to field 2 which was the site of an old house (1920-1980's era) now torn down and removed. This site was researched and located by myself and my hunting buddy and we have hunted it maybe 3-4 times with minimal success (a few wheats, roosies, and a couple of mercs). This day I was alone and had only 1 1/2 hours to hunt before dark. I managed to find 1 clad dime, 4 wheat cents in pretty rough shape (one was 1953), a very worn military button, and of all things ... a 1916 silver shilling with a hole in it so it could be used as a necklace. Unfortunately the heads side of the coin is in very bad condition but still a strange find for a soybean field in rural eastern North Carolina!

 

[Shady Digger]

yea it is a bit weird but still nice anyway :P

nice finds

RR

 

[bootybay]

And you have yourself one new good luck pendant to wear, like I wear... neato...keep it up

 

[Nana40]

Fantastic finds, Jim! 8) Welcome back!

Nana

 

[nebstater]

Nice finds, even if you can't spend em. WTG

 

[silverfreak]

Very nice finds Jim. That's a neat piece of silver.

 

[ivan salis]

maybe it was a WW1 vets good luck charm -- picked up while overseas fighting in the war. you ole farm boy leaving the farm and all --and coming back a harded man from the trench warface of WW1.

 

[panzermeyer]

Nice recovery ! Always nice to get a strange surprise when least expected.Three years ago I found a 1790 coin on a ww1 training site.The coin also had a hole in it so I suspect it was a soldiers keepsake he lost during training.God Bless and hh..Panz

 

[tymcmurray]

That is the one thing about Carolina, theere ALWAYS seems to be crops in the fields.
Nice finds. Welcome back to the hunt.