Totals and stats and pics from 08...better than I thought

[Nate in Ohio]

Well it’s about time I got the year’s stuff posted. Been waiting a while because I was counting the clad as I tumbled it. Anyway, the numbers speak for themselves:

Silver Coins
2 walker halves
11 Washington quarters
22 silver Roosevelt dimes
11 mercs
1 seated dime
1 Canadian dime
6 war nickels
1 silver 3 center
1 bust half dime
1 Canadian 5 center
total silver coins (including war nickels): 57 (one more silver than last year)

Wheats
163 Iceberg wheats
209 other wheats (about 30 of these may have been mistakenly misplaced and been Iceberg wheats also)
2 sliced halves from different wheat pennies
total wheats: 372 and the 2 slices

Other
1 Cuban coin: 1920 5 centavos
9 buffalo nickels
3 indian heads
7 silver rings
no gold rings…at least none anything more than plated

Clad
212 Quarters (14.7%)
85 Nickels (5.9%)
337 Dimes (23.4%)
804 Pennies (55.9%)
1 Kennedy Half
Total clad coins: 1439
Total face value of clad: $99.49

So it was a better year than I thought actually. Of course, it’s a good year just getting to go out My recoveries have gotten a lot faster which resulted in the clad count being higher than it otherwise would have, as we hardly did any hunts this year solely for the purpose of bulking up on clad (I about doubled last year’s clad value of only $49.13). Plus I worked a ton this summer. Didn’t get as many obscure older coins (besides that one 3-coin spill)….no barber anythings, only 3 IHs, no V nickels, no SLQs, etc. I did get one more silver than last year, and of course not nearly as many wheats due to the Iceberg getting a good milking the last couple years. Well thanks for looking yall, hope this year’s good for yall!

That one unforgettable pocket spill of 3 coins from the summer:

The gold:

The silver rings:

Misc silver:

 

[Captn SE]

How could we all forget about that 3-coin pocket spill you had last Summer? That was an amazing highlight, Nate!

You sure did have a great detecting year!!

You always create well laid-out posts, with good looking pics, in addition to descriptions of your hunting areas, just like your Dad does. That's much appreciated!

Hope you have a great '09! Is your GF going to hunt with you this year?

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on a great year, That 3 cent piece would have been all I needed to find for a great year. 57 silver coins ain't bad at all!


Chris

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Thanks Chris, yea I definitely didn't have a 3 center as one of my goals for the year lol. It was a nice suprise. Thanks guys, Dan I PMed you.

 

[t-bucket]

WTG Nate, You had a great year !!!! The 3 center is on my list of finds !!! Hope 2009 is as good or better !!!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Crazy, crazy, pocket spill, I'd still be showing that to friends. WTG!

 

[mlayers]

Hey Nate it looks like you had a decent year. Where are you at in OH I am in Williams County around 1 hour west of Toledo. If you are close maybe we can get together when the weather breaks for a hunt...Matt

 

[Troyounce]

VERY NICE!!! You near Sandusky area?
Troyoz-OH

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Thanks guys. I'm about a half an hour west of Cleveland, so Sandusky isn't too far...we actually have a cottage out there (my grandma's) that we spend weekends at and such occasionally throughout the summer. An hour west of Toledo would be a haul though. :P

 

[silverfreak]

That's an awesome year Nate. I always enjoy reading you and your Dad's posts. Good luck in '09.

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Thanks, it's neat to see all those barbers and IHs in your posts too. You have a good year too. 8)

 

[silvercop]

depending on the model you have it looks to me like you paid for it this year in finds...

 

[allen]

id love to have a great year like you did !!!!
but what is an iceberg wheat ?