Saving the Best for Last

[Silvermonkey]

December in Massachusetts means cold days, and colder nights. Before you know, the ground will be frozen solid, and the 2018 detecting season will come to an abrupt end. A very sad state of affairs!
Today was a bright, sunny day in the low 30's, so I made a point to get out digging for a couple of hours. After some wandering around, I got a scratchy signal with a jumpy VDI that peaked in the low 90's. Out pops a large cent.

Checked the hole with my pin pointer, and got another signal. Some rooting around produced a big rusty nail.

Checked the hole again...yup...another signal. Out comes two 1853 Seated Liberty Half Dimes. I've never found one of those before, so I was thrilled! Now that's what I call a coin spill!

A few feet away, I get a faint, but repeating tone in the mid 80's. It took me a while to hack through some roots, but I was rewarded with a trime. It turned out to be pretty toasty, but I still love it.

The rest of the day was pretty quiet, but I did manage a 1939 Mercury dime. If this is how my season ends, I will have no complaints. Thanks for taking a look. HH

 

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[xcopperstax]

Excellent day to wrap up the year! I went out on Sat and it was pretty darn cold at 8am! Despite hours in some potentially good spots I found next to nothing! Next time I think we still have some days left in good ole Mass!

 

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[MrBlueSkyNM]

Amazing spill! What a way to end the year!

 

[Rubka888]

Great spill!! Wow. Glad you checked the hole again

 

[Ogre1190]

Drop the Mic!!! 😱 NICE work!!! 🙌

 

[Johncoho]

Now that is the way to end the season. What a nice bunch of coin recoveries.

 

[secondstar]

We could get a blizzard tomorrow that puts the 2018 season to an end and you would be all set right there with those finds!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Awesome hunt! Trime is such a cool coin, on my list... congrats!!

 

[tnt-hunter]

Congratulations on a great day of detecting. Looks like you have a sweet spot. Keep swingin.

 

[A2coins]

killer banner day for you

 

[Joe-Dirt]

That’s an awesome coin spill!!! I always get 12 zlincolns and a clad nickel

 

[dirtlooter]

just one of those would have made most of our days but you managed how many very awesome coins? congrats

 

[Silvermonkey]

Thanks to all for the very nice comments. I was super happy to have a day like that. They don't come around too often. Let's hope the weather holds up for a bit longer, and the detecting gods continue to smile upon all of us.

 

[arrow86]

Nice finds , dimes look great

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the sweet coins. Those half dimes are awesome. Well done sir.

 

[JeffInMass]

If that was indeed your last hunt for the year, it was quite a great one- Congrats!