pointdlr
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This has been my best little stretch ever detecting. Since the 26th, I have scored 16 silver coins. Today, I hunted an old house property that I recently recieved permission for. I was having bad luck at first, b/c there were pieces of clipped copper all over the place from an old roof repair.
I noticed a few poles in the backyard that looked like laundry poles. As soon as I got close to them, I picked up a big nice noise. The target box was telling me half dollar, but it was jumping around a bit. I dug down and saw a silver quarter!! I stuck my probe in the hole and heard more sweet sounds. Quickly recovered the second quarter, which turned out to be a Standing Liberty. The probe told me there was another one on the side of the hole. Unfortunately, I scratched it when I dug the initial plug, but 3 silver quarters in a hole is a first. I find it very interesting that a 1951, 1956 and a Standing Liberty were in the same spill.
As I moved on I picked up a Rosie, and then the signals went dead for a while. The next good one was fairly deep and sounded like a wheat penny. I dug down and found the coin. I went to rub it so I could see if it was a wheat. Well, it said "one dime" and I knew it was a tarnished Barber. Turned out to be a pretty good one- 1898 O. The backside pic looks like I scratched it, but I didn't. The piece just didn't tarnish in a line across the back. Maybe it was next to a little root?
I really wanted my buddy Lostlake to join on this hunt, so I decided to leave. Told myself one last signal, and it came pretty quick. It was locked on the half dollar area in the target box, and I knew it was one. Dug a big plug, and it was in the dirt. The dings on the side were from its life in circulation. I didn't scratch it. 1943D, and only my 3rd silver half.
The total and great variety of this hunt, makes it a great one for my type of hunting. If the weather holds, I may get in one more at this property before the 1st.
Regards,
Jon Dickinson
www.prehistoricartifacts.com
I noticed a few poles in the backyard that looked like laundry poles. As soon as I got close to them, I picked up a big nice noise. The target box was telling me half dollar, but it was jumping around a bit. I dug down and saw a silver quarter!! I stuck my probe in the hole and heard more sweet sounds. Quickly recovered the second quarter, which turned out to be a Standing Liberty. The probe told me there was another one on the side of the hole. Unfortunately, I scratched it when I dug the initial plug, but 3 silver quarters in a hole is a first. I find it very interesting that a 1951, 1956 and a Standing Liberty were in the same spill.
As I moved on I picked up a Rosie, and then the signals went dead for a while. The next good one was fairly deep and sounded like a wheat penny. I dug down and found the coin. I went to rub it so I could see if it was a wheat. Well, it said "one dime" and I knew it was a tarnished Barber. Turned out to be a pretty good one- 1898 O. The backside pic looks like I scratched it, but I didn't. The piece just didn't tarnish in a line across the back. Maybe it was next to a little root?
I really wanted my buddy Lostlake to join on this hunt, so I decided to leave. Told myself one last signal, and it came pretty quick. It was locked on the half dollar area in the target box, and I knew it was one. Dug a big plug, and it was in the dirt. The dings on the side were from its life in circulation. I didn't scratch it. 1943D, and only my 3rd silver half.
The total and great variety of this hunt, makes it a great one for my type of hunting. If the weather holds, I may get in one more at this property before the 1st.
Regards,
Jon Dickinson
www.prehistoricartifacts.com
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