Big E
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Greetings everyone,
It's been a long time since I posted, so I thought maybe I should show a few of my latest finds. I also have to borrow my daughters camera to take the pictures.
This past weekend I detected for a few hours and had good success. I found the two rosies and two mercs as well as the two wheats and 1899 Indian. I was surprised in that none of them were over 3 inches deep. I'm thinking that maybe if the grass dries up in the summer from the heat and lack of moisture, that coins don't get as deep. Just a guess. It is still quite dry and difficult to dig. Anyways, it was still a fun few hours.
The SLQ, merc, rosie, and 1907 Indian were from a couple weeks ago found in a park. I wish I could find an SLQ that was in better condition. But, I will always enjoy unearthing one of them.
The one thing I love most about this hobby is being able to take my dad along on different occasions. We live 1 1/2 hours apart so it doesn't happen too much. One Saturday a few weeks ago I went back home to do some detecting. I asked dad if he wanted to go along. Dumb question!! He always does. We went to an old ranch site along the Oregon Trail and Pony Express route. It dates back to 1864. It is just a pasture now with awfully tall grass. There wasn't a lot of swinging going on. I went next to the fence that separates the pasture from a bean field. Here I had a good signal. Once again I didn't have to dig too deep. I couldn't believe I dug up something that looked like a coin out in the middle of nothing. I did not have a clue what it could be. When I cleaned it enough to see what it was, I'm sure my dad thought I was losing it. I was yipping and hollering for what seemed like probably forever to my dad. Finally I showed my dad and explained to him what it was. What a rush, a 2 cent piece. It's not very often you find something that old here in Nebraska. What an awesome moment.
The other merc and barber dime was also from a ranch site a couple miles from where I found the 2 center. Once again dad was along as well as my younger brother. I'm sure they are wondering if I am a little strange when silver is found. I can't help it, but I get excited when I find merc's and barbers, well o.k., when I find anything that is old.
Thank's for looking and take care.
Big E
Emil
It's been a long time since I posted, so I thought maybe I should show a few of my latest finds. I also have to borrow my daughters camera to take the pictures.
This past weekend I detected for a few hours and had good success. I found the two rosies and two mercs as well as the two wheats and 1899 Indian. I was surprised in that none of them were over 3 inches deep. I'm thinking that maybe if the grass dries up in the summer from the heat and lack of moisture, that coins don't get as deep. Just a guess. It is still quite dry and difficult to dig. Anyways, it was still a fun few hours.
The SLQ, merc, rosie, and 1907 Indian were from a couple weeks ago found in a park. I wish I could find an SLQ that was in better condition. But, I will always enjoy unearthing one of them.
The one thing I love most about this hobby is being able to take my dad along on different occasions. We live 1 1/2 hours apart so it doesn't happen too much. One Saturday a few weeks ago I went back home to do some detecting. I asked dad if he wanted to go along. Dumb question!! He always does. We went to an old ranch site along the Oregon Trail and Pony Express route. It dates back to 1864. It is just a pasture now with awfully tall grass. There wasn't a lot of swinging going on. I went next to the fence that separates the pasture from a bean field. Here I had a good signal. Once again I didn't have to dig too deep. I couldn't believe I dug up something that looked like a coin out in the middle of nothing. I did not have a clue what it could be. When I cleaned it enough to see what it was, I'm sure my dad thought I was losing it. I was yipping and hollering for what seemed like probably forever to my dad. Finally I showed my dad and explained to him what it was. What a rush, a 2 cent piece. It's not very often you find something that old here in Nebraska. What an awesome moment.
The other merc and barber dime was also from a ranch site a couple miles from where I found the 2 center. Once again dad was along as well as my younger brother. I'm sure they are wondering if I am a little strange when silver is found. I can't help it, but I get excited when I find merc's and barbers, well o.k., when I find anything that is old.
Thank's for looking and take care.
Big E
Emil
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GREAT FIND!!! A once in a lifetime.
