My second trip to a friend's 1950 house and got 4 silvers

[xr7ator]

This yard is nothing special. The home was built in 1950. The nice thing is that it has never been re-landscaped and lots of small denomination coins.
The first time I hit it was late last year and the ground was very dry. Wheats everywhere. I dug 27. The goods that day were two war nickels and two rosies, 1951D and 59D. The ONLY two dimes I found were silver. The oldest coin was a 1925 Buffalo nickel. I only found one lonely clad quarter.
I put off going back for some time. I wanted to hit it when the soil was nice and moist.

I was rewarded with 17 more wheats and 4 more silver dimes. The 5 nickels were 1946, 55D, 56D, 57D and 62D. 6 other clad dimes and again only one clad quarter.

Dug this cool little harmonica that apparently was a key chain ornament.

All four rosies are D mint marks. The soil was very kind to all the coins as the yard is not really grass or watered often. The harmonica is wood so that tells me it's always pretty dry there.
Anywho, I don;t post much but had shared these pics with the owner and friends, so why not share with all the friendly folks on Tnet!
The nicest thing about this yard is, for sure, 8 total silvers, but also that the post 64 to pre 65 coin count was favored to the older coins. That rarely happens for me here in the big city.
Happy Hunting All and Good Luck next time out!

 

[BCSMark]

You know, I have been surprised in my own experience how productive 1940s-50s houses can be! You’d think the chance of silver isn’t that high with it only being 15-20yrs before 64 but it seems I guess since it was such a booming time after the war that they had a lot to lose.

 

[PenguinDetectsCA]

44 wheats in one yard!?!? Insane, my record is 13.
and congrats on the silvers

 

[PenguinDetectsCA]

You know, I have been surprised in my own experience how productive 1940s-50s houses can be! You’d think the chance of silver isn’t that high with it only being 15-20yrs before 64 but it seems I guess since it was such a booming time after the war that they had a lot to lose.

I think you're right. I am overflowing with 1940s wheat pennies they are the majority of my older coins, even though I usually hunt pre-1935 houses.

I might have to give the 'newer' houses and lots a try after seeing your and xr7ator's successes.

 

[BCSMark]

I think you're right. I am overflowing with 1940s wheat pennies they are the majority of my older coins, even though I usually hunt pre-1935 houses.

I might have to give the 'newer' houses and lots a try after seeing your and xr7ator's successes.

I know exactly what you mean! I am more interested in relics pre 1900 and so am more drawn to that and would normally never consider a house as new as the 40s or 50s especially. But whenever I’m in the mood to find some coins or silver that’s where I go. Where I live a lot of the 40s/50s neighborhoods are slowly being re developed and so the lots are constantly getting cleared. I wouldn’t have ever thought they’d be as productive as they are. And in my experience it seems either off or on. Some of these yards I won’t find a single wheat penny despite it being from the 40s or 50s. And others I’ll find 6-10 and a silver or two.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Now that's some great finds - congrats on all that Silver !

 

[xr7ator]

44 wheats in one yard!?!? Insane, my record is 13.
and congrats on the silvers

Thanks but I gotta tell ya, a few years ago I was out looking for a spot and came across a scraped corner lot, no fencing, and there were plugs from other detectorists everywhere. When I got out of my truck, the neighbor came out and said don't bother as it has already been done by several others. I went ahead and got geared up and went for it anyway and had a nice count of wheats plus two mercs within a half hour.
I worked around all the other plugs or dug holes and managed a total of 53 wheats and two more silvers. It was a pretty long hunt at about 5 hours. 53 is my record.
I can only imagine what the total silver count was that everyone before me got.

 

[xr7ator]

Now that's some great finds - congrats on all that Silver !

Thanks E trac! Get out there and get you some!

 

[Silvermonkey]

This yard is nothing special. The home was built in 1950. The nice thing is that it has never been re-landscaped and lots of small denomination coins.
The first time I hit it was late last year and the ground was very dry. Wheats everywhere. I dug 27. The goods that day were two war nickels and two rosies, 1951D and 59D. The ONLY two dimes I found were silver. The oldest coin was a 1925 Buffalo nickel. I only found one lonely clad quarter.
I put off going back for some time. I wanted to hit it when the soil was nice and moist.
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I was rewarded with 17 more wheats and 4 more silver dimes. The 5 nickels were 1946, 55D, 56D, 57D and 62D. 6 other clad dimes and again only one clad quarter.

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Dug this cool little harmonica that apparently was a key chain ornament.
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All four rosies are D mint marks. The soil was very kind to all the coins as the yard is not really grass or watered often. The harmonica is wood so that tells me it's always pretty dry there.
Anywho, I don;t post much but had shared these pics with the owner and friends, so why not share with all the friendly folks on Tnet!
The nicest thing about this yard is, for sure, 8 total silvers, but also that the post 64 to pre 65 coin count was favored to the older coins. That rarely happens for me here in the big city.
Happy Hunting All and Good Luck next time out!

Nothing wrong with that yard. What a score! Well done.

 

[oldmxrat]

Awesome recoveries, congrats!

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Great story and love the silver!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on the silvers. It looks like that yard was good to you.