mikewaz
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Met up with Twistidd, Watercolor, Kimsdad and Des Plaines Silver Bob for a hunt in the woods on Saturday.
Everyone came away with something after a long hunt in some tough conditions.
The digging ranged from perfect to rock hard, and there were some targets I was never able to retrieve due to the frozen ground. Good repeatable signals were few and far between, but we spent around 5 + hours searching for a winner anyway.
After around an hour I wandered over to a piece of high ground close to the river that looked like it might have been a perfect place to picnic. Within a few minutes I received the only signal that I felt for sure was a coin.
I dug a plug and flipped it out of the ground and saw the small silver edge and I thought pull tab. Then I looked a little closer and noticed a reeded edge. I broke the plug open and saw the smallest silver coin I ever found.
It turned out to be a 1919 Canadian half dime in good condition. The only other find I made was a clad nickel towards the end of the day.
Was it worth it to me hunting almost 6 hours in 30 degree temps for that little coin? You betcha!
Thanks for looking!
Mike
PS. The half dime is on top of a merc to give you a sense of scale.
Everyone came away with something after a long hunt in some tough conditions.
The digging ranged from perfect to rock hard, and there were some targets I was never able to retrieve due to the frozen ground. Good repeatable signals were few and far between, but we spent around 5 + hours searching for a winner anyway.
After around an hour I wandered over to a piece of high ground close to the river that looked like it might have been a perfect place to picnic. Within a few minutes I received the only signal that I felt for sure was a coin.
I dug a plug and flipped it out of the ground and saw the small silver edge and I thought pull tab. Then I looked a little closer and noticed a reeded edge. I broke the plug open and saw the smallest silver coin I ever found.
It turned out to be a 1919 Canadian half dime in good condition. The only other find I made was a clad nickel towards the end of the day.
Was it worth it to me hunting almost 6 hours in 30 degree temps for that little coin? You betcha!
Thanks for looking!
Mike
PS. The half dime is on top of a merc to give you a sense of scale.
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Glad you guys were able to break away from "Cabin fever" and give it a shot even though it was cold and frozen 
Nice job on the silver! 
