twistidd
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Probably my last '09 in '09, but at least it's approved by Victor.
Hey guys. I had to stay local this Saturday (and was too busy Sunday), had a lot of things going on, but I managed to get out for a while with Bill and Mike. We met up at an area where Bill had just dug some nice old silver recently. He was kind enough to let us in on one of his spots, but unfortunately, and oddly enough, no silver appeared at all from that site. I did manage a pair of buffalo nickels (a '36 and a '24) and some cool relics (buckle, etc), but the site was not at all up to our expectations.
We then hopped over to an area we had been to before with varying degrees of success (Bill, overwhelming success, Mike and I, nothing). My first notable find was a 1909-VDB wheat cent in pretty good shape. Seems every wheat I find is beyond repair, but luckily this one is nicer. On that note, I began to swing slower. I hit a trashy area and was able to squeak an 81 VDI at 6 inches. Oh yeah! That usually means only one thing. Dug it up, popped out a '52-D Rosey. I pocketed it, and swung maybe three or four feet tops, and get a 72 VDI at about 5 inches. A 72 is a funny signal. It could be a wheatie, a wine cap, or any one of many various like objects. It is generally low for a penny (75-78) and high for an IH (50-65). But hell, it was 5 inches deep so I dug it. At about 5 inches, I saw a big silver rim. What the? I pulled out from this hole a '46-D Washington. I can't explain it, but it sure pays to dig those signals!
I got a couple more wheaties from this spot ('17, '29), plus a Sacagawyaywyayaya dollar coin (first since '06). Overall, a pretty good hunt in my book. I really hope to get out once or twice again this year, depending on weather. My setup is still on hand; nothing less than deep snow/frozen ground is going to stop me! Arrr
Glad to see you all found some awesome finds! Have a good one, dudes.
Joe
Hey guys. I had to stay local this Saturday (and was too busy Sunday), had a lot of things going on, but I managed to get out for a while with Bill and Mike. We met up at an area where Bill had just dug some nice old silver recently. He was kind enough to let us in on one of his spots, but unfortunately, and oddly enough, no silver appeared at all from that site. I did manage a pair of buffalo nickels (a '36 and a '24) and some cool relics (buckle, etc), but the site was not at all up to our expectations.
We then hopped over to an area we had been to before with varying degrees of success (Bill, overwhelming success, Mike and I, nothing). My first notable find was a 1909-VDB wheat cent in pretty good shape. Seems every wheat I find is beyond repair, but luckily this one is nicer. On that note, I began to swing slower. I hit a trashy area and was able to squeak an 81 VDI at 6 inches. Oh yeah! That usually means only one thing. Dug it up, popped out a '52-D Rosey. I pocketed it, and swung maybe three or four feet tops, and get a 72 VDI at about 5 inches. A 72 is a funny signal. It could be a wheatie, a wine cap, or any one of many various like objects. It is generally low for a penny (75-78) and high for an IH (50-65). But hell, it was 5 inches deep so I dug it. At about 5 inches, I saw a big silver rim. What the? I pulled out from this hole a '46-D Washington. I can't explain it, but it sure pays to dig those signals!
I got a couple more wheaties from this spot ('17, '29), plus a Sacagawyaywyayaya dollar coin (first since '06). Overall, a pretty good hunt in my book. I really hope to get out once or twice again this year, depending on weather. My setup is still on hand; nothing less than deep snow/frozen ground is going to stop me! Arrr
Glad to see you all found some awesome finds! Have a good one, dudes.
Joe
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