old shotgun heads and a 1889-s seated liberty dime

[leenie]

Hi I went out to my uncle's bean field that was called French Island before they channeled the Kankakee river.
There is a sand ridge full of old shotgun heads. Last year I found a 1901 v nickel there. someone has been finding indian head pennys there so that was what I was hoping for. so after digging a pocket full of junk I hear a nice high tone and out pops a little round chunk of silver. this is my second seated dime the other was three years ago it was 1883. life is good. dave

 

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[wheatfinder13]

That's a lot of,shotgun shells!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Hey I have an old spot that produces shotgun shells like crazy too. It sucks because they produce a signal that you just can't ignore because--you never know right? Congrats on the seated dime!

 

[Trooper733]

Possible cause/ effect. Bean fields=prime dove hunting grounds=large numbers of empty shotgun hulls. just an idea from personal experience. Nice finds by the way also!!! Good job sorting through the trash to find the treasure!!!!!

 

[leenie]

hi mr trooper the Kankakee river was giant marsh they were shooting waterfowl and taking them to Chicago ill. this camp is before 1917 it was a hunters paradise. we went thru Oklahoma in November 2012 to see our grandson graduate basic training at fort sill. it was very nice country I live and grew up on a farm so I like open spaces. 75 mph on the interstate was something new. thank you for your reply. dave

 

[leenie]

hi mr wheat and mr cache I only dug 1 out of 50 that place is wall to wall shotgun shells. I was trying for high tones. each time I go I dig a pocket full after an hour my back was hurting. you guys have a nice day. dave

 

[cjon455]

man you dug a ton of shotgun shells, pesky little buggers just give that tone that's impossible to ignore

killer seated!!

 

[park pirate]

Sweet..

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice condition seated! Congrats.

 

[Metal Illness]

Sweet Seated Silver, your just reward for digging all of those shotgun heads!! Big Congrats!

 

[Subterranean]

That brass-to-silver ratio seems about right. I would dig it the same way, knowing that thin Indian pennies and brass/gold jewelry lurks among the shotgun casings. Congrats on a very nice dime, keep hunting there for more goodies. Sub

 

[Gridwalker306]

In my patch of shotgun shells, I dug an 1896 Norway 2ORE coin (I live in Canada) a few years ago. It rang in the exact same VDI as the shells. Sigh, now I'm cursed to dig them all haha

 

[Trezurehunter]

I would dig 99 shotgun shells all the time, if I knew the 100th dig would be a seated coin.