Gonehunting
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- Jan 1, 2007
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- CURRENTLY USING: Minelab Go-Find 60, Nokta Fors CoRe, Macro Racer, Whites MXT All Pro, Fisher F19, Garrett AT Gold, Minelab CTX3030, XP Deus.
USED: Garrett ATX, Garrett AT Pro, Minelab E-Trac, Minelab
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I know it is been several months since I have been able to post anything. We are still in the process of moving and the internet service here is none at best. I haven't time to get out much and the hunts I have went on there was not much left. So I went back to my old way of hunting instead of hitting the large old two/three story homes built around the turn of the century, I am beginning to hunt pre1940 homes. These don't look that promising, but are in the older areas of town and have the original sidewalks.
I gained permission at a house that was built in 1948. I knew the landowner well and he was more than happy to let me detect a little. There wasn't much there but I found several wheats, a pocket knife, a no date barber dime, and a good for 5cents in trade token. It was a maverick(no town or affiliation). We discussed the other homes on the block that were all built about the same time and I started getting permissions. One spot in particular was a vacant lot in between 2 homes. They both appeared to be built in the 30's and 40's so I headed there. Immediately I found 3 wheats'(one a 1920) in the same hole. All told I found 16, ranging in years from 1909(VDB) to 1947.
16 Wheat pennies 1909-1947
1909 VDB No S
The first silver of the day came as a 1947 D Roosevelt.
'47 Rosy
I really expected to find several of these because of all the wheats that were coming out of the ground. Nothing, and I mean nothing prepared me for the next couple of finds...
I had grided the area closest to the road and was working up the west side that had a gravel drive the encircled the lot. A couple of planted bushes and lined the drive and I started going around them and the first couple of swings the tones were all over so I slowed down and bam! mid 12-40's. I was using the combined/ferrous coin setting to get the good clear tone, then switching to 50 tone/low trash to see what type of coin it was. This target was promising to be silver but... well...
1887 Seated Liberty Dime
I dug another wheat and got a lower 10-38,39. I wasn't thinking Indian Head but was certainly glad when he showed..
1881 Indian Head Cent... My oldest IH to ever...
I still was working around the bush when the very next target was a low 12-12, 12-11.
1928 Buffalo Nickel
I moved around some more and dug more wheats, I kept coming back to the bush and this time a the silver was back to back... First was this 1943 Mercury Dime.
3rd Silver of the day 1943 Mercury Dime
Getting excited that I had gotten my first trifecta(sorta) with the CTX I wasn't expecting the 4th silver... and the Grand Slam...
1912 Barber and a Silver Grand Slam!
I was pretty much done but had a lot of daylight left and a few minutes left on the camera so I dug a few more wheats and got this really neat Modern Health Crusader Pin. I had found one of these before in this same town a few weeks earlier.
Modern Health Crusader 19-20 made for the National Tuberculosis Assn. NY by the Greenduck Co CHI.
I really can't call it a good coin hunt without finding at least one foreign coin and I wasn't disappointed lol.
1900's Chinese Tai Ching Copper Coin
Chinese Coin Obverse
I was able to get all of these on film, and is posted on my YT channel. I hope you enjoy and will try to post more frequently, but until we get settled it will be difficult..
Thanks for reading
Evan
Gonehunting for History
I gained permission at a house that was built in 1948. I knew the landowner well and he was more than happy to let me detect a little. There wasn't much there but I found several wheats, a pocket knife, a no date barber dime, and a good for 5cents in trade token. It was a maverick(no town or affiliation). We discussed the other homes on the block that were all built about the same time and I started getting permissions. One spot in particular was a vacant lot in between 2 homes. They both appeared to be built in the 30's and 40's so I headed there. Immediately I found 3 wheats'(one a 1920) in the same hole. All told I found 16, ranging in years from 1909(VDB) to 1947.
16 Wheat pennies 1909-1947
1909 VDB No S
The first silver of the day came as a 1947 D Roosevelt.
'47 Rosy
I really expected to find several of these because of all the wheats that were coming out of the ground. Nothing, and I mean nothing prepared me for the next couple of finds...
I had grided the area closest to the road and was working up the west side that had a gravel drive the encircled the lot. A couple of planted bushes and lined the drive and I started going around them and the first couple of swings the tones were all over so I slowed down and bam! mid 12-40's. I was using the combined/ferrous coin setting to get the good clear tone, then switching to 50 tone/low trash to see what type of coin it was. This target was promising to be silver but... well...
1887 Seated Liberty Dime
I dug another wheat and got a lower 10-38,39. I wasn't thinking Indian Head but was certainly glad when he showed..
1881 Indian Head Cent... My oldest IH to ever...
I still was working around the bush when the very next target was a low 12-12, 12-11.
1928 Buffalo Nickel
I moved around some more and dug more wheats, I kept coming back to the bush and this time a the silver was back to back... First was this 1943 Mercury Dime.
3rd Silver of the day 1943 Mercury Dime
Getting excited that I had gotten my first trifecta(sorta) with the CTX I wasn't expecting the 4th silver... and the Grand Slam...
1912 Barber and a Silver Grand Slam!
I was pretty much done but had a lot of daylight left and a few minutes left on the camera so I dug a few more wheats and got this really neat Modern Health Crusader Pin. I had found one of these before in this same town a few weeks earlier.
Modern Health Crusader 19-20 made for the National Tuberculosis Assn. NY by the Greenduck Co CHI.
I really can't call it a good coin hunt without finding at least one foreign coin and I wasn't disappointed lol.
1900's Chinese Tai Ching Copper Coin
Chinese Coin Obverse
I was able to get all of these on film, and is posted on my YT channel. I hope you enjoy and will try to post more frequently, but until we get settled it will be difficult..
Thanks for reading
Evan
Gonehunting for History
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