My nicest IHP / strange occurance

[xcopperstax]

So to start this is my colonial woods spot that I have been hitting hard. The finds are few and far between but the place keeps pulling me back because it's become like an old friend. If these
woods had a spirit I'd say we are buddies. Anyway I had a 2 hour window after work so I swung away hoping for something... a short time in I got an iffy signal and Dug a bullet casing. Pretty standard for this spot. I rechecked the hole and got a 43 war nickel! I'll take it. 10 minutes and a few holes later several hundred feet away I got that pull tab signal and out popped another 43 war nickel! What are the odds of that happening!? Only the treasure gods know that answer! Time was running out as darkness quickly descended on the woods and I got a "could be anything" type signal that had a diggable sound. Out came an IHP! I still consider myself a beginner so in my book an IHP is a day maker. After toothpicking it turned out to be the nicest / most crisp one I've found. What is interesting is that these woods seem to eat coins for breakfast but this one made it through pretty well after it sat in the ground for more than a century! Doesn't take much to make me a happy hunter. Thanks to the elv's, sprites, pixies and goblins for the coins!

 

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[thrifty76now]

Yep,that I.H, did turn out real nice.Good job finding two silver war nickels the same day.

 

[dts52]

Great finds!
HH
dts

 

[dirtlooter]

that is a nice one, congrats

 

[A2coins]

I feel the sameway at my favorite spot very peaceful...Ill tell you my experiance Indian heads come up wierd on my machine also Thats a beauty also many seem to come out looking in good shape

 

[Tommybuckets]

Ode to spirits of yesteryear, show me where the silver's here!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice coin finds!

 

[Hawks88]

Some excellent coin finds. The IHP is a beauty. Congrats

 

[Rookster]

Very nice day. That is really nice IHP.Congrats

 

[Indiana Mark]

Congrats on the finds! That is one nice IHC. I'll never get tired of digging those Indians....

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's an awfully nice looking IHP. I agree...most of my Indians come out of the ground looking pretty crappy. But every once in a while you get one that is pristine. I'm sure there is a reason for the difference ( soil acidity, position in the ground, etc.), but its beyond my expertise. Congrats on the nice finds, and do whatever you need to do to keep those magical forest creatures happy!

 

[leonidas]

Very Nice IHP and good hunting!

 

[DirtDigginDan]

Very nice finds, luv the IHP, always a thrill to dig one of them up!

 

[Whyme]

Nice IHP! Congrats!

 

[sandchip]

That's three nice finds there and the Indian is a goodie. My 1897 looks like it spent its life inside a car battery!

 

[xcopperstax]

Ode to spirits of yesteryear, show me where the silver's here!

That's a good one. The treasure hunters prayer! I made this one up based off of yours. I'm creating a thread in general discussion based off your quote!

Silver and gold and dirt that's old under rocks and poison Ivy
Show to me where treasure be and I'll jump around reale lively!

 

[xcopperstax]

Very nice finds, luv the IHP, always a thrill to dig one of them up!

IHP: never get old. Wheat cents getting old. Memorials: no comment

 

[xcopperstax]

That's three nice finds there and the Indian is a goodie. My 1897 looks like it spent its life inside a car battery!

thank you! I seldom find the IHP's but I've gotten a date off even the worst so far. It seems that much of the ground here kills the coins like it penetrates the coins and turns them into kind of a chalky state where if I pushed harder with the toothpick it would go through the patina and completely obliterate the detail.

 

[the_mad_cladder]

Most of my ihp are kinda crusty but the nicest one I’ve got is one of my oldest. It was in ground that had a lot of coal chunks. I’m thinking the coal shielded it from getting eat up. Nice finds.

 

[BLK HOLE]

That is a pretty one! And those war nickels are very nice also, congrats