Season not over yet !

Ed (Upstate NY) · Dec 3, 2014

Had a couple hour window where the weather wasn't too bad today so out for some detecting I went. Hit the same park where I scored a mercury dime, indian head cent and a couple older nickels last week. Like last outing, I decided to ignore the smart screen and just dig very deep, repeatable signals. It paid off again when the first good hit turned out to be a small pocket spill of a 1940 Washington quarter, a buffalo nickel and a wheat cent. I posted a shot of the 2 nails that were in the same hole. I'm sure I walked over the spill a number of times over the 26 years I have detected that park. If I was looking for the textbook upper right silver hit on the explorer, I never would have dug that target. That quarter was the first silver quarter have I dug this year. I have never gone through a whole season without digging at least one so it saved my bacon ! Was lucky enough to later add a 1903 indian head cent and another Buffalo nickel. Brings my totals to 56 indian head cents and 85 old nickels with Buffaloes #47 & 48 on the year. Hope for a few more hunts if weather doesn't turn too cold ! Maybe I can get to 90 old nickels before things freeze up solid.

UnderMiner · Dec 3, 2014

As shiny as the day it went in the ground. :thumbsup:

Argentium · Dec 3, 2014

Very sweet coins there ! keep at it till you can't possibly .

beez0404 · Dec 3, 2014

Good on ya, Ed for finding the Washington quarter. I know I just found my very first buffalo nickel about 3 weeks ago and was thrilled. I have bad knees so I'm somewhat limited in the amount of targets I can dig each time out. So I save them for the higher tones. But I was having a good day and decided to dig a few pull tabs/nickel signals since the property went back to the 1930s. Out popped the buffalo nickel.

cjon455 · Dec 4, 2014

Great digs, silver quarters always make the day better! looks like ya might be able to get out a time or two more before the deep freeze hits, get out while ya can!!!