Last minute decision leads to 2 hr hunt full of great finds!

[cjon455]

Hey guys, as some of you may know, I had a death in the family yesterday, my uncle, 59, passed away following a brief battle with complications of an aneurysm at his brain stem, complicated from a fall. Its been a tough 2 days around here, in 36 yrs I have never seen my father cry until yesterday. my wife took my sons to a movie and I just felt like staying home. I had intentions on hunting with OldDude today before all this happened so those plans got cancelled yesterday morning when I learned of his passing. So I was sitting around the house going stir crazy and decided on a whim and last minute decision to take a very short drive to a home I tried to get permission at earlier this year, finally caught someone home. Nice older farmer who told me to go right ahead. It was full of iron but still managed some pretty darn good finds, 3 indian heads, 1 1837 Large Cent, 8 wheats, a toasted shield nickel, a 1944 farthing with 2 holes in it, 2 rings, (1 junk, 1 sterling) and a neat Fob that says "Panama Pacific Exposition San Fransisco 1915", plus my favorite find of the day a 1890 Seated Dime! only my 2nd seated ever! It was nice to just put the headphones on and kinda zone out for a while, and the great finds made it that much better. Thanks for looking and hh.



I hope we get back out next week, OldDude and I have "scouted" out a nearby town that looks pretty nice, hopefully we hit it big there! almost forgot this nice little crotal/petal bell

 

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[cjon455]

HE CANT DRIVE 55 BUT SURE CAN FIND SOME NICE DIGS CROTAL AND THE ITY BITY TIN SNIPS IS PRETTY COOL AS WITH THE RINGS AND THE WATCH FOB.

lol thanks sutphin

Great hunt Cris.
Im sorry to hear about ur uncle.
Large cent, seated, Ihs., and a really cool watch fob..Thats awsome. I wouldn't of wanted Dave to come either! Lol...

thanks George, of all the stuff, I think I like that fob the best, and I didn't intend on going at all lol, its not like I said "ehh screw dave lol"

Sorry for your loss

Sorry for your loss

thanks a lot guys, really appreciated.

Our prayers for you and your family.
A little alone time and treasure comforts, good call. Nice seated! Those tiny shears are probably a game piece.
I'm a little jealous your LC has a readable date.

Hope you guys and OD have an awesome hunt and make some Banner finds!

Thank you MS, very kind of you. Weird how just putting on the headphones and sweeping helped me keep my mind off things for a little while.

 

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[Chizzy]

Commemorating the loss of a beloved relative with family is a fairly predictable time.......
It's those private moments in how we chose to celebrate that life and the impact they had on us.............your choice was rewarding in more ways than one.........

 

[Scrappy]

Sorry to hear about your family's loss. I'm pleased to see you did some metal therapy. Nice finds. I did some myself today on a site that I thought was DOA. Got a double copper.

I hope you and the fam find comfort.

Steve

 

[Gridwalker306]

Really sorry to hear about your uncle, it's always hard losing loved family members.

You sure made some great finds on this hunt...large cent, IH cents, a shield nick, and seated silver?! That's amazing!

 

[cjon455]

Commemorating the loss of a beloved relative with family is a fairly predictable time.......
It's those private moments in how we chose to celebrate that life and the impact they had on us.............your choice was rewarding in more ways than one.........

thanks Chizzy, detecting always helps me clear my mind when things are going crazy, this was no exception.

Sorry to hear about your family's loss. I'm pleased to see you did some metal therapy. Nice finds. I did some myself today on a site that I thought was DOA. Got a double copper.

I hope you and the fam find comfort.

Steve

Thank you steve, really appreciate it. the large cent I found was only about 3 inches down, insanely loud signal, solid 12-47, I was hoping barber quarter, I guess this is just as good lol

Really sorry to hear about your uncle, it's always hard losing loved family members.

You sure made some great finds on this hunt...large cent, IH cents, a shield nick, and seated silver?! That's amazing!

Thanks JC, nice to hear so many kind words from others, and yeah I was surprised at the goods this site held, I immediately thought id hit Indians because of the age of the site, but I found that 1837 LC and was surprised to find a coin 20 years older than the home itself, cool!

 

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[OBN]

Sorry to hear about your uncle, 59 is young.

Very good hunt, some real nice treasures..like FOB..

 

[Fingerlakes119]

great finds. Sorry to hear about your loss.

George

 

[pepperj]

Condolences to you and your family Chris, the time spent clearing the mind up a bit was well rewarded. Liking the fob it's a real beauty as the dime.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Sorry to hear of your family's loss, but it's good to see your hobby was able to brighten your day a bit. Your Etrac sure is sniffing out some great finds this year!

 

[Sandman]

My condolences on your loss of your uncle. You needed time to get away and ya made so interesting finds. I especially like the tiny tin snips.

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Sorry for ur loss...and beautiful seated man... So fresh and clean...great finds

 

[cjon455]

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Sorry to hear about your uncle, 59 is young.

Very good hunt, some real nice treasures..like FOB..

thank you, that fob ended up being my favorite

great finds. Sorry to hear about your loss.

George

thanks alot george

Condolences to you and your family Chris, the time spent clearing the mind up a bit was well rewarded. Liking the fob it's a real beauty as the dime.

thank you, I appreciate all the kind words from all of you

Sorry to hear of your family's loss, but it's good to see your hobby was able to brighten your day a bit. Your Etrac sure is sniffing out some great finds this year!

thank you keith, means alot. I'm really happy with that etrac, best move I've made yet

 

[cjon455]

Sorry for ur loss...and beautiful seated man... So fresh and clean...great finds

thank you, that's only my 2nd seated ever, scratched it a bit

My condolences on your loss of your uncle. You needed time to get away and ya made so interesting finds. I especially like the tiny tin snips.

thanks alot, those snips were tiny and gave off a slamming signal, made of aluminum

 

[pescadore]

So sorry for your loss !! Putting the headphones on and doing a little detecting is a good way to have some alone time. Congrats on your nice hunt !!

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[cjon455]

So sorry for your loss !! Putting the headphones on and doing a little detecting is a good way to have some alone time. Congrats on your nice hunt !!

thanks alot, I always like going when things get stressful, this was a nice way to take my mind off things for a while

 

[WHADIFIND]

Sorry to hear of your loss.

I know what you mean about the escape. Sometimes, I go simply to take my mind off things that I just can't get out of my head. Like, being alone and lonely, getting old, seeing the finish line closer than the start, etc. It's kind of funny, I'm lonely so what do I do? I go out and walk around a very large field, alone. LOL

I work pretty hard at NOT going nowadays. Not, until I get that urge to go find something. If I just go like "another day at the office", I always come home feeling cheated.

Still, it is a VERY good way to forget day to day things.

Keep at it.