scooter
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Mutilated Merc & More.....
Well,
Pipster
and I got out again today with no pre-planned spots to hunt. I had just got my new Sun Ray probe installed and was eager to give it a test drive.
We decided on some areas that we hoped might just produce a little clad and maybe,just maybe,some "Silver". We hit the ground running with high hopes of a good day.
After a couple clad holes I got a good signal that shined with silver after the Sun Ray tracked it down in no time flat. I was pleased to see staring me in the face was my oldest Merc yet a 1917S. The hunt resumed followed by a decent penny signal that luckily for my Dumb A$$ was a 1939 Wheat hiding and willing to give its life for my careless digging
. About 3.5" down my digging tool struck the wheat dead in the back and when popped out showed it had shielded my first Buffalo nickle 1936D. The hunt cooled down a little after the Merc and Wheat/Buffalo giving up only another wheat 1937 and some clad. We moved onward in search of more excitement when the Merc gods played a cruel trick on me. I again had a good solid signal and I was saddened by the sight I saw when unearthed, the Merc had been mutilated. The cruel part was that no date was visible only a lone D. After seeing the D I was on a mission to find the rest of the Merc corpse. Part of me hoped I would find it with 1916and the other half of me hoped I would not. Needless to say I did not find the corpse, but its hunt did lead me to my oldest coin find yet. About 5' from the scene of the Mercs death I found it's friend a 1894 Indian Head cent that had escaped with only minor injuries compared to the poor Merc. With all my Indian excitement, I almost made a big mistake, but thanks to Pipster, I re-checked my hole to find a 1910 wheat keeping the Indian company.
All in all it was a great day and allowed me to check some coins off my "Want to Dig List". Clad total was $3.78, 3 Wheats 1910,1937,1939, Buffalo 1936D, Merc 1917S, 19??D, and Indian Head 1894, RTD bus token, 1867-1967 Canadian Confederation Centennial cent, 1979 Canadian cent, . I also found an interesting cigarette that rang in as a penny/dime signal
Thanks again Pipster for another nice day of hunting...
I would also highly recommend the Sun Ray probe
Works great on my XLT....
Thanks for looking,
Scooter
Well,
Pipster
and I got out again today with no pre-planned spots to hunt. I had just got my new Sun Ray probe installed and was eager to give it a test drive.We decided on some areas that we hoped might just produce a little clad and maybe,just maybe,some "Silver". We hit the ground running with high hopes of a good day.
After a couple clad holes I got a good signal that shined with silver after the Sun Ray tracked it down in no time flat. I was pleased to see staring me in the face was my oldest Merc yet a 1917S. The hunt resumed followed by a decent penny signal that luckily for my Dumb A$$ was a 1939 Wheat hiding and willing to give its life for my careless digging
. About 3.5" down my digging tool struck the wheat dead in the back and when popped out showed it had shielded my first Buffalo nickle 1936D. The hunt cooled down a little after the Merc and Wheat/Buffalo giving up only another wheat 1937 and some clad. We moved onward in search of more excitement when the Merc gods played a cruel trick on me. I again had a good solid signal and I was saddened by the sight I saw when unearthed, the Merc had been mutilated. The cruel part was that no date was visible only a lone D. After seeing the D I was on a mission to find the rest of the Merc corpse. Part of me hoped I would find it with 1916and the other half of me hoped I would not. Needless to say I did not find the corpse, but its hunt did lead me to my oldest coin find yet. About 5' from the scene of the Mercs death I found it's friend a 1894 Indian Head cent that had escaped with only minor injuries compared to the poor Merc. With all my Indian excitement, I almost made a big mistake, but thanks to Pipster, I re-checked my hole to find a 1910 wheat keeping the Indian company. All in all it was a great day and allowed me to check some coins off my "Want to Dig List". Clad total was $3.78, 3 Wheats 1910,1937,1939, Buffalo 1936D, Merc 1917S, 19??D, and Indian Head 1894, RTD bus token, 1867-1967 Canadian Confederation Centennial cent, 1979 Canadian cent, . I also found an interesting cigarette that rang in as a penny/dime signal
Thanks again Pipster for another nice day of hunting...
I would also highly recommend the Sun Ray probe
Works great on my XLT....Thanks for looking,
Scooter
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but it has been in the ground for a while, as it had roots growing through it from one side to the other.....
. but i look forward to our next hunt and hopefully i will not be shut out.
on us next hunt....
