Since its the dead of winter..I am gonna post from my detecting journal my best.

[Jim C.]

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[Jim C.]

Next two times out...

Here be the next two entries

 

[fistfulladirt]

That's some fun reading Jim keep bringin 'em! Help me make it through the winter.

 

[Jim C.]

That's some fun reading Jim keep bringin 'em! Help me make it through the winter.

Thanks Mr. D. I thought I would put up a couple days worth every day til done. I had around 60 hunts that year I believe. So should be about a months worth of reading. Something to do I guess. Jan. is a long cold month so why not do a little boring reading of the Jimmy chronicles.

 

[fistfulladirt]

About that Baker College site, always thought it looked old because of the huge oaks out front, if you mean the south side; northwest side also stood an old home, no longer there. Kid that lived there came to school once with several old coins that they found in the wall when doing some renovation.....I wan't to say they were large cents but not sure.
Blair park, I think I know where that spot is, I won't go there alone. I now work in that town and it's seriously ghetto in some places, but I'd love to hunt that place!

 

[Jim C.]

About that Baker College site, always thought it looked old because of the huge oaks out front, if you mean the south side; northwest side also stood an old home, no longer there. Kid that lived there came to school once with several old coins that they found in the wall when doing some renovation.....I wan't to say they were large cents but not sure.
Blair park, I think I know where that spot is, I won't go there alone. I now work in that town and it's seriously ghetto in some places, but I'd love to hunt that place!

I have been to Blair park a few times alone BUT I went real early when most the bad guys are snoozing. Got some Indians and silver outta there. Still plenty there though.

 

[Mike from MI]

How good was the 1877? Sure would like to see a pic of that rare penny! Congrats buddy!

 

[Michiganne]

Thanks for posting, Jim. It was fun to read someone else's MDing log. I didn't start keeping one until I started finding the better stuff. Now I enjoy going back and reading some of the better entries, especially this time of the year. :P

HH

 

[Jim C.]

Thanks for posting, Jim. It was fun to read someone else's MDing log. I didn't start keeping one until I started finding the better stuff. Now I enjoy going back and reading some of the better entries, especially this time of the year. :P

HH

Thanks Anne, It also helps you to go back over some spots you may have forgotten about and re-hit them. I've kept one since 2001.

 

[postalgriff]

fun stuff to read Jim.....thanks for sharing! its kinda like a blahg

 

[Jim C.]

fun stuff to read Jim.....thanks for sharing! its kinda like a blahg

Yep, but with way to much Blah.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Hah, wondered if you ever hit that Chapel home Jimmy....I go by there everyday to my new work location....that place looks really old and really intimidating. Sure is alot of old homes going west....wonder how many of those spots you visited.....D

 

[Jim C.]

Hah, wondered if you ever hit that Chapel home Jimmy....I go by there everyday to my new work location....that place looks really old and really intimidating. Sure is alot of old homes going west....wonder how many of those spots you visited.....D

Hey Mr. D. I have hit a few of em but Troy really killed some of those out that way. I should still go ask because he always missed some. The next two entries are from the same spot. Indian head heaven.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Oh man, sorry about that reale Jim. Really enjoy reading these, good thing I've got virgin territory up north here, lol!

 

[BandB1]

gotta say I like the way you keep your journal better than how I've kept mine.

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I've had a few hunts where I've wished I had written down details, stuff like

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seeing lightning hit the ground or having a raccoon sneak up on me.

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So your journals much more interesting than mine, lots older finds too.

But you can tell from these pages from 2009, that I hunt very often, and I think

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its interesting that I dug less than 30 coins of each of those hunts,

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which isn't unusual for me.

Pehaps this year I might go for more details in my journal.

Good luck,
HH.

 

[Jim C.]

gotta say I like the way you keep your journal better than how I've kept mine.

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I've had a few hunts where I've wished I had written down details, stuff like

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seeing lightning hit the ground or having a raccoon sneak up on me.

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So your journals much more interesting than mine, lots older finds too.

To each his own. Everyone does what suits them best. Nothing wrong with the way your doing it. But I think location is improtant as you can go back and hit places that you had good luck at and maybe go find some more. I wish I could get out as much as you. Your probably not married huh?

But you can tell from these pages from 2009, that I hunt very often, and I think

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its interesting that I dug less than 30 coins of each of those hunts,

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which isn't unusual for me.

Pehaps this year I might go for more details in my journal.

Good luck,
HH.

 

[Jim C.]

Don't know what happened above in my reply to your (BandB1) post but all I said was that I think that location of the hunt should be written down so you could go back to a spot after a few years of learning better ways of detecting and find some more stuff.

 

[BandB1]

Actually I mostly hunt the same park, I plan on scoring a bit more there this year. But when I

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hunt elsewhere I write the location next to the date. I filled out a whole diary book

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for the seasons of 2009 & 2010. Started a new book last Oct.- just haven't had any

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interesting hunts since then( nothing to write about), but think it'd be cool to have a

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Journal more like yours.

 

[fistfulladirt]

You sure tore it up back then Jim, I know of a door I won't be knocking on, the ------ place!
Have any pics of those early hunts? D

 

[postalgriff]

fun reading Jim!.....man o man.....you scored a ton of old coinage before I ever even thought of owning a metal detector. Good stuff bro, thanks for sharing!