ridge_runner
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This field ain't no big penny field but it's the best field ever!!!! SEEE!!!
Ok folks the fellow that posted to Gregd573's post and called us frostbite hunters.....well that wasn't too far from the truth. It got cold y'all!!!! Ok, Schlooppy and I may've forced Greg to do some hunting that he'll never do again but you know what
If you look at his post and read what he typed you'd never know that he enjoyed every thing he dug... LOL!!!
No, like Greg said, it was a great hunt. The night hunt was the best. Just three crazy lunatics in 20 degree cold, 25-30 mile an hour wind gusts, and sleet/snow to be all!!!! Oh and this was from 1030pm to 3am! Yep, I talked them into it. Got to the hotel and they'd even bought headlamps. Now who's the die hard hunters As Greg said it was a wonderful night hunt. We stepped out of the truck, warmed the machines up and started hitten the sod. It wasn't but 5 minutes into the hunt when Greg said I think I found something. Yep Greg you did.. A dadgum Barber dime. Rub it in won't ya! Ten minutes later he walks up too me like a ghost in the wind and says I think I found the mother-load. Yep Greg you did. A dadgum gold ring. The second gold to come out of the field. John and I both tell Greg it's time for him to head for the truck!!!! Anyhow this is where my night got better. My first dig was a 1907 "V" nickle and the next, after a couple trash digs, a good signal, nice clod and stuck to the bottom of the clod.....whoooaa! Is she sitting and holding a shield? Yep, a seated dime! Again a second to come out of the field! The night ended up with a few other nice digs but we were all frozen solid and ready for some sleep.
The next day started out nicely with coffee of course. We get to the site and start pounding ground again. Still it's sleeting/snowing on us the wind is down to about 20-24 miles and hour and it's cold as heck.. Oh well, make the best of it right John and Greg made many a trip to the truck for heat. I got to the hunt site with a full tank of gas but John and Greg settled that to about three quarters. Ha, ha! It was worth the finds for the day though. Sunday was great with some sun and 10-15 mile an hour winds. Not too bad I'd say seeing what we'd went through the two days prior! All in all a great hunt. John has yet to post but had some nice finds. Greg, well you've all seen his finds. Congrats old friend! Especially on your many firsts. That gold ring was a heart stopper!!!!
My finds were as varied as usual. This field never ceases to amaze me. We always have the same conversation after a hunt there.....you'll never predict a find here!!!!! The finds are just varied beyond belief! I've posted most of my finds. I left a few of the underimportant (just made that word up, must be the Tennessee upbringing) finds out as I had to shove the good ones together!!! LOL! Ofcourse my favorite is the seated dime but a close second is the John Deere pin. I've found some really cool items here relating to big companies. I also found some cool sterling pieces as you can see from my pics. I like finding those precious metals whether coins or not. Sterling items is another common find in this field. Tokens are a regular find there also. I found a couple cool ones but they weren't in great shape. The Loose Brothers one is pretty nice though. And I found a ring to Greg, with a stone. Ok, mines not gold but it's old!!!! Also found often there are Indians. I ended up with three this time the oldest being 1888. We all got some of those. Oh, and my least favorite find... A 1910 wheatie! Why you say, cause it's the newest coin to come out of this field. John used to have the honor with a 1909 wheatie! I don't take kindly to knowing that I'll probably never be outdone!!!!
Sorry to take up so many lines but a great story is always full of great talk!!! I have great times with my hunting buddies as you can tell and there's always fun stories to tell. Just don't believe Greg when he mentions the word BEER!
HH all and enjoy the pics,
ridgerunner
Ok folks the fellow that posted to Gregd573's post and called us frostbite hunters.....well that wasn't too far from the truth. It got cold y'all!!!! Ok, Schlooppy and I may've forced Greg to do some hunting that he'll never do again but you know what
If you look at his post and read what he typed you'd never know that he enjoyed every thing he dug... LOL!!!No, like Greg said, it was a great hunt. The night hunt was the best. Just three crazy lunatics in 20 degree cold, 25-30 mile an hour wind gusts, and sleet/snow to be all!!!! Oh and this was from 1030pm to 3am! Yep, I talked them into it. Got to the hotel and they'd even bought headlamps. Now who's the die hard hunters
As Greg said it was a wonderful night hunt. We stepped out of the truck, warmed the machines up and started hitten the sod. It wasn't but 5 minutes into the hunt when Greg said I think I found something. Yep Greg you did.. A dadgum Barber dime. Rub it in won't ya! Ten minutes later he walks up too me like a ghost in the wind and says I think I found the mother-load. Yep Greg you did. A dadgum gold ring. The second gold to come out of the field. John and I both tell Greg it's time for him to head for the truck!!!! Anyhow this is where my night got better. My first dig was a 1907 "V" nickle and the next, after a couple trash digs, a good signal, nice clod and stuck to the bottom of the clod.....whoooaa! Is she sitting and holding a shield? Yep, a seated dime! Again a second to come out of the field! The night ended up with a few other nice digs but we were all frozen solid and ready for some sleep.The next day started out nicely with coffee of course. We get to the site and start pounding ground again. Still it's sleeting/snowing on us the wind is down to about 20-24 miles and hour and it's cold as heck.. Oh well, make the best of it right
John and Greg made many a trip to the truck for heat. I got to the hunt site with a full tank of gas but John and Greg settled that to about three quarters. Ha, ha! It was worth the finds for the day though. Sunday was great with some sun and 10-15 mile an hour winds. Not too bad I'd say seeing what we'd went through the two days prior! All in all a great hunt. John has yet to post but had some nice finds. Greg, well you've all seen his finds. Congrats old friend! Especially on your many firsts. That gold ring was a heart stopper!!!!My finds were as varied as usual. This field never ceases to amaze me. We always have the same conversation after a hunt there.....you'll never predict a find here!!!!! The finds are just varied beyond belief! I've posted most of my finds. I left a few of the underimportant (just made that word up, must be the Tennessee upbringing) finds out as I had to shove the good ones together!!! LOL! Ofcourse my favorite is the seated dime but a close second is the John Deere pin. I've found some really cool items here relating to big companies. I also found some cool sterling pieces as you can see from my pics. I like finding those precious metals whether coins or not. Sterling items is another common find in this field. Tokens are a regular find there also. I found a couple cool ones but they weren't in great shape. The Loose Brothers one is pretty nice though. And I found a ring to Greg, with a stone. Ok, mines not gold but it's old!!!! Also found often there are Indians. I ended up with three this time the oldest being 1888. We all got some of those. Oh, and my least favorite find... A 1910 wheatie! Why you say, cause it's the newest coin to come out of this field. John used to have the honor with a 1909 wheatie! I don't take kindly to knowing that I'll probably never be outdone!!!!
Sorry to take up so many lines but a great story is always full of great talk!!! I have great times with my hunting buddies as you can tell and there's always fun stories to tell. Just don't believe Greg when he mentions the word BEER!
HH all and enjoy the pics,
ridgerunner
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I was trying to read the OK token--can you tell me more? Hard to read the last name and what's on the reverse?
Night hunting would probably be an adventure just in itself even if you guys did not get anything. Congrats! 
