watercolor
Silver Member
- Feb 3, 2007
- 4,112
- 1,351
- Detector(s) used
- V3i, MXT-All Pro and Equinox 800
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Thursday night my metal detecting buddy called and asked if I wanted to detect
a street tear-up near his mom's place the next morning. Even though freezing temps
and flurries were in the forcast, how could I say no to this opportunity?
We arrived late morning just as the Gradall had finished scraping the turf between
the sidewalk and the street curbs of a 4-block strip. Wthin the first 10-minutes
I found a 3-cent pocket spill that included 2 Wheats (1911 & 1919) and a 1900
IH and soon after, I recovered a lone Merc enrusted with mud. I threw it in my
pill container and decided I would wait until until I got home to clean it.
As our hunt progressed, I found a few more Wheats plus, a sweet Cracker Jack
Cow made out of "pot metal" and then a 1909 Barber Dime that I'm sure, had
seen better days.
Our hunt was briefly interrupted when a police patrol car pulled up. The female officer
said someone called in a complaint that "two people with metal detectors were digging
up yards along the road". When she saw what we were doing, she began to laugh and
then said: "I hope you guys find some neat stuff" and then she left.
When I got home, I cleaned up the Merc I had found and when I saw the date,
my heart skipped a beat. . . until I saw the mint-mark on the reverse side.
It was not the "D" I was hoping for. . . but, I was still happy.
Thanks for looking!
a street tear-up near his mom's place the next morning. Even though freezing temps
and flurries were in the forcast, how could I say no to this opportunity?
We arrived late morning just as the Gradall had finished scraping the turf between
the sidewalk and the street curbs of a 4-block strip. Wthin the first 10-minutes
I found a 3-cent pocket spill that included 2 Wheats (1911 & 1919) and a 1900
IH and soon after, I recovered a lone Merc enrusted with mud. I threw it in my
pill container and decided I would wait until until I got home to clean it.
As our hunt progressed, I found a few more Wheats plus, a sweet Cracker Jack
Cow made out of "pot metal" and then a 1909 Barber Dime that I'm sure, had
seen better days.
Our hunt was briefly interrupted when a police patrol car pulled up. The female officer
said someone called in a complaint that "two people with metal detectors were digging
up yards along the road". When she saw what we were doing, she began to laugh and
then said: "I hope you guys find some neat stuff" and then she left.
When I got home, I cleaned up the Merc I had found and when I saw the date,
my heart skipped a beat. . . until I saw the mint-mark on the reverse side.
It was not the "D" I was hoping for. . . but, I was still happy.
Thanks for looking!
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