washingtonian
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Hey all!
I’ve still been managing to get out a bit, usually about once a week now. Hard to keep up with everything. I’ve got a pile of clad that needs a good rinse this morning.
Anyways, I’ve had a bit of luck detecting lately, especially yesterday! I’ll post my last few outings here.
8/21/20
Got together with forum member Echoplex to try a few spots out. First place was a bust and the second place had the dreaded sign of old sod, the plastic mesh webbing.
We were about to give up when I found a Merc (45-S) just under the webbing. Good thing we didn’t give up either because I also found a buffalo nickel (36-S) and a Rosie (52-S) there.
I tried out one more spot on the way home and what I lacked in old coins it made up for in relics. I got a brass tag that reads “Meijiya Co 177”, a “US PSR” (Postal Service) cufflink and a thimble with reads “Pay Less Dress Better Pacific Outfitting Co.”
8/23/20
Got out for a little hunt with forum member NoThisIsPatrick. It was pretty brutal. We struck out at a number of places for a couple of hours and finally decided to try an old spot that had given it up in the past. My day was saved at the end by pulling a 48-S Rosie.
8/28/20
Yesterday ucsgdavis and I got together to check out some old sites of interest. We noticed a nearby teardown about to occur, talked to the residents and got the green light. I picked up a Rosie (53-S) pretty early on and he got a stellar coin right off the bat. I don’t want to steal his thunder in case he wants to post about it but I was jealous.
A little ways into being there I was getting a 33-36 on the Nox 800 at about 5 notches down. It was a good repeatable signal and pretty tight. I knew that was a good sign but was bummed when all I got was a small iron washer.
I scanned again and the signal was still there but now more in the sidewall. I had Keith cold check it and he thought it sounded juicy too.
I was trying to be careful rooting around in the sidewall and I pulled the dirt out an Pinpointer a Merc! I was thinking that was pretty great, but also odd that it would ring so consistently high for that.
So I check the dirt pile again and a second Merc. Hell yeah! I started to wonder if there could be even more so I checked the hole again and it went off!
I got 5 Mercs from that little hole and thought that was it. I put the plug back and swung and was getting some crazy signals 6 inches away. I pulled up a little junk and then...more silver! 2 more Mercs and a GW!
I then proceeded to chase every signal in a several foot radius and managed to find one more Merc. So someone lost 9 silver coins worth $1.05 in ~1943 and didn’t notice and no one else did either? Crazy! I wonder if maybe it was a lost coin purse that has since rotted away. I guess I’ll never know.
Other notable finds yesterday included a marble, military button and 17 (common date) wheat pennies. Dates on the silvers are:
-Mercs; 23, 28-S, 36-S, 41-S, 41-S, 41-S, 41-S, 42
-Rosie: 53-S
-Washington: 43-S
So that’s how the 10 silver coins came to be. Pretty wild. My best day previously is 6 which I’ve hit a couple times.
Always a good reminder to keep swinging and never give up because you don’t know what’s right around the corner!!
Thanks for looking all and happy hunting.
-W
I’ve still been managing to get out a bit, usually about once a week now. Hard to keep up with everything. I’ve got a pile of clad that needs a good rinse this morning.
Anyways, I’ve had a bit of luck detecting lately, especially yesterday! I’ll post my last few outings here.
8/21/20
Got together with forum member Echoplex to try a few spots out. First place was a bust and the second place had the dreaded sign of old sod, the plastic mesh webbing.
We were about to give up when I found a Merc (45-S) just under the webbing. Good thing we didn’t give up either because I also found a buffalo nickel (36-S) and a Rosie (52-S) there.
I tried out one more spot on the way home and what I lacked in old coins it made up for in relics. I got a brass tag that reads “Meijiya Co 177”, a “US PSR” (Postal Service) cufflink and a thimble with reads “Pay Less Dress Better Pacific Outfitting Co.”
8/23/20
Got out for a little hunt with forum member NoThisIsPatrick. It was pretty brutal. We struck out at a number of places for a couple of hours and finally decided to try an old spot that had given it up in the past. My day was saved at the end by pulling a 48-S Rosie.
8/28/20
Yesterday ucsgdavis and I got together to check out some old sites of interest. We noticed a nearby teardown about to occur, talked to the residents and got the green light. I picked up a Rosie (53-S) pretty early on and he got a stellar coin right off the bat. I don’t want to steal his thunder in case he wants to post about it but I was jealous.
A little ways into being there I was getting a 33-36 on the Nox 800 at about 5 notches down. It was a good repeatable signal and pretty tight. I knew that was a good sign but was bummed when all I got was a small iron washer.
I scanned again and the signal was still there but now more in the sidewall. I had Keith cold check it and he thought it sounded juicy too.
I was trying to be careful rooting around in the sidewall and I pulled the dirt out an Pinpointer a Merc! I was thinking that was pretty great, but also odd that it would ring so consistently high for that.
So I check the dirt pile again and a second Merc. Hell yeah! I started to wonder if there could be even more so I checked the hole again and it went off!
I got 5 Mercs from that little hole and thought that was it. I put the plug back and swung and was getting some crazy signals 6 inches away. I pulled up a little junk and then...more silver! 2 more Mercs and a GW!
I then proceeded to chase every signal in a several foot radius and managed to find one more Merc. So someone lost 9 silver coins worth $1.05 in ~1943 and didn’t notice and no one else did either? Crazy! I wonder if maybe it was a lost coin purse that has since rotted away. I guess I’ll never know.
Other notable finds yesterday included a marble, military button and 17 (common date) wheat pennies. Dates on the silvers are:
-Mercs; 23, 28-S, 36-S, 41-S, 41-S, 41-S, 41-S, 42
-Rosie: 53-S
-Washington: 43-S
So that’s how the 10 silver coins came to be. Pretty wild. My best day previously is 6 which I’ve hit a couple times.
Always a good reminder to keep swinging and never give up because you don’t know what’s right around the corner!!
Thanks for looking all and happy hunting.
-W
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have you done any online research on what the Meijiya Co. was? 
