Lunch break hunt ~ nine old coins and other goodies!

oddcoins · Feb 19, 2009

Hello fellow detecting nerds!

It was another slow day in my office today so I headed downtown to detect during my lunch hour (more like my lunch 2 hour!). I decided to try out some grass strips that we've done before to see if we missed anything ~ here's what I came up with:

1918-S Wheat cent
1952-D Jefferson nickel
7 other wheat cents ~ 30-S, 40-S, 42-S, 44, 44-S x2, & 49-S
4 clad quarters
3 clad dimes
32 memorial cents
Idaho Falls Bike tag

I was suprised to dig 9 older coins (dating from 1918 to 1952) because I thought we hunted it pretty thoroughly! Just goes to show that no place is ever "hunted out"! Too bad I didn't dig a silver coin ~ I sure was hoping to! One of the wheat cents was cut Captn_SE style!

I thought the Idaho Falls Bicycle tag was kinda cool ~ too bad it's not dated. It measures 40mm tall and 60 mm wide. I've got family that lives about 30-35 miles north of Idaho Falls ~ they live in Sugar City Idaho. Anyone have an idea of how old this bicycle tag is? What years did they make/use these bike tags?

I took close-up pic's of the date area on the 1918-S wheat and 1952-D nickel. They aren't key dates or anything. I did it just for the fun of it.

On Tuesday I sent off my DetectorPRO UniProbe to be repaired. Lucky for me that my good buddy Ron let me use his DetectorPRO PistolProbe while my UniProbe is in the shop. I like the way that PistolProbe works, but I think I like my UniProbe a little bit better. I hope they repair it and get it back to me SOON!

Thanks for looking!
Neil

The Beep Goes On · Feb 19, 2009

Nice finds OC :thumbsup:

HH!
TBGO

Captn SE · Feb 19, 2009

Hello fellow detecting nerds!

Nice lunch break hunt, Neil. Looks like your 2 hr hunt was more productive than your whole day at work.
It's amazing what we all find at so called hunted out spots.

Hey, I'm sure I have the matching piece to your wheatie too.

Congrats,

CAPTN SE
Dan

seger98 · Feb 19, 2009

Nice finds, like the bike tag, different.

east tx digger · Feb 19, 2009

COOL....

beetle662 · Feb 19, 2009

Great lunch break! Congrats! :thumbsup:

kdismuke1 · Feb 19, 2009

NICE FINDS ON THAT LUNCH HOUR. I HUNT ALL DAY AND CANNOT FIND THAT MUCH. :thumbsup:

kimsdad · Feb 19, 2009

Oh, you're gonna start that lunch hour stuff again, eh

Better set your goal to 300 silvers this year the way you clean up at lunchtime!

Nice finds - especially the bike tag! :thumbsup:

gold nuggets · Feb 19, 2009

Nice finds on your lunch hour Neil!! :thumbsup:

Nothing seems to be hunted out..... always something
there to be found. Gold Nuggets :icon_jokercolor:

hit80s · Feb 19, 2009

JeepMcMuddy · Feb 19, 2009

Nice hunt! I'm hoping to get into some wheaties soon. Wasn't the weather awesome today?

Cheers!

cancun05 · Feb 19, 2009

nice finds i live in idaho falls ill see what i can dig up on that tag $:-\$ :coffee2:

The Buzzard King · Feb 20, 2009

I think you definately hold all the lunchtime records here!

Nice finds!
Hopefully, after this long cold winter is over, the exitement level, and finds, will be very intense this spring!
Congrats!
Looking forward to your next finds!

halfdime · Feb 20, 2009

I'm not surprised that you're finding wheats in an area you've been over before. It happens to me, too. I can think of one silver dime I found in an area that I had searched previously; I think the old copper hides better! Fortunately, that was a Rosey, so the shakes didn't last long

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kippero · Feb 20, 2009

What they heck someone rode there bicycle 750 miles so you could find that tag thats the kind of find i should get here but there is still a foot + of snow on the ground uggg. that was sure a lot of finds for just 1 hour are you sure that wasnt an extended lunch hour? Shh I wont say anything. Kippero

oddcoins · Feb 20, 2009

kippero said:
What they heck someone rode there bicycle 750 miles so you could find that tag thats the kind of find i should get here but there is still a foot + of snow on the ground uggg. that was sure a lot of finds for just 1 hour are you sure that wasnt an extended lunch hour? Shh I wont say anything. Kippero

YEAH ~ I was suprised to see that Idaho tag come out of the ground here! Maybe it was a student of the U of O that came from I.F. ~ I hope they didn't have to ride that bike all the way from I.F!! LOL

I hope your snow melts off soon!

You're right ~ it was a little extended lunch break! It's no secret! LOL