My second Indian, a Buffalo & and early wheat

kimsdad

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My second Indian, a Buffalo & and early wheat

Hi everyone! Watercolor and I hit the woods again today - got to take advantage of our waning :( hunting season up in the Chicago area while we can.

The first coin I found was a 1911 Wheat, not in too bad shape. :) That would have made the hunt worthwhile. Then, we switched over to the general area where I had found the V-nickel on an earlier hunt, and hunted for quite a while before I got a deep but solid signal. At 7 1/2 inches, I pulled out a penny. I had found pennies that deep in this area and they were wheats. I field cleaned it to get the date, and to my delight, it was a 1907 Indian! ;D I had only found one before, and it was so rotten & corroded that the Indian was gone. This was a nice treat! ;D

Since we were in a trash-reduced area, I was investigating the nickel signals, especially the deep ones. About 20 feet away, I got a nickel signal, but it wasn't real deep. I've dug older pulltabs here at the depth this was indicating. At only two inches, out popped a 1916 S Buffalo nickel. That was a surprise! Other finds were part of an old knife, an old bottle stopper, a hardware ring, a clad quarter, and a cheap belt buckle. I also stumbled on a group of does. If you like deer, there's a pic in the "My Daily Snapshot" forum. Thanks for checking out my finds!
Neil
 

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Re: My second Indian, a Buffalo & and early wheat

congrats! sounds like a great time! i love finding those IH's, (then, the only old coins i've found with a detector are a 1903 IH and a1907 IH, eyeballed a buffalo). hunting in the soods is so fun (if you find something good)! best wishes for lots more in that spot and good weather to make it possible!
 

Re: My second Indian, a Buffalo & and early wheat

Way to go Neil!

Great hunt!

Love the Buff. Sweet condition.

HH
Mark
 

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