There Is Treasure In The Trash!

[Carolina Tom]

I went out early on Saturday morning with Smittyman. He was sporting his lucky "silver fox" hairdo, which can mean only one thing: Some silver is going to show up!



We have been hunting a place where an old neighborhood once stood. There is a lot of trash in the ground, especially aluminum 40oz bottle caps. The former tenants were a thirsty lot.

There is an especially bad area, right under a power line. The machine buzzes from the power line and there is a lot of aluminum trash in the ground. The other boys found nothing here. I decided to dig ALL repeatable signals, and see what happened.



After about (30) holes, I saw this gentleman looking up at me. I could immediately see that it was a silver Washington quarter.



Thrilled that my strategy yielded some silver, I proceeded ahead digging all repeatable signals. About a half hour later, I was greeted with the site of another silver quarter in the dirt!



Neither of the coins was a "good" signal. If you are not digging a lot of holes, you are missing good targets! There is treasure in the trash!



YTD silver coins: 30

Thanks for looking and best of luck on your hunts.

 

[Gridwalker306]

So many good finds reveal themselves from seemingly crappy spots. Nice job squeezing the goods out and not getting frustrated!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on the pair of Washington's Tom. I agree with you. You have to dig a lot to find a lot. Cant be lazy in this hobby.

 

[RVRoamer76]

Great hunt!! Persistence and knowledge surely paid off. I consider the multiple digs as my sod aeration program...

 

[deershed]

Digging two silver Washingtons in a day is good anyday, saving two out of the trash even better.
Congrats on a good day!!