Weekend digs at the Campground -

[Molewacker]

Sometimes it's just fun to get out of the nail infested low coin woods to dig clad -

50 dimes! The rotten zincs were reading as low as 70 - solid copper at 80-81. 2 wheats, and a small Canada spill - first Canadian dime and nickel.


Also found my first Ground hornet nest - only 3 stings on hand as I was running away!

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Nice coin hunt!

Those ground hornets are a nasty lot. Twice in my life I was stung by a large group (15+ & 21+ times). One (15+) was when removing the erosion control hay bales around my new home and the second (21+) was while volunteering at a local school to help clean-up the area. Those hornets chased me for 1/4 mile stinging and biting all the way. Some even got under my T-shirt...very bad experience.

 

[holepuncher]

Great dig especially since it was so hot.

 

[Molewacker]

Nice coin hunt!

Those ground hornets are a nasty lot. Twice in my life I was stung by a large group (15+ & 21+ times). One (15+) was when removing the erosion control hay bales around my new home and the second (21+) was while volunteering at a local school to help clean-up the area. Those hornets chased me for 1/4 mile stinging and biting all the way. Some even got under my T-shirt...very bad experience.

Wow! Your Hornet experiences would have ruined my weekend !

 

[Molewacker]

Great dig especially since it was so hot.

We splurged on a power site so could run the RV AC - my oasis between hunts!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Thank God, I'm not allergic (still hurt) to bee/hornet stings! Otherwise, with that many at once I would be flying with the Angels.

 

[xr7ator]

Great haul there. I assume the place is littered with pulltabs and that's why only 4 nickles. Have you ever tried digging all the mid tones to see if you can find a little yella? It can get old, but once that glitter shows itself, well worth it. Congratulations on a fine outing.

 

[Molewacker]

Great haul there. I assume the place is littered with pulltabs and that's why only 4 nickles. Have you ever tried digging all the mid tones to see if you can find a little yella? It can get old, but once that glitter shows itself, well worth it. Congratulations on a fine outing.

Thank you kindly for the congrats! You're right, pull tabs, bottle caps get old, but if I'm gonna find my first gold, I have to buckle down on the mids.

 

[Got-Good-Tones]

Ran over a nest a few years back...Little S.O.B's were chasing me on a riding lawnmower...went back over that nest about 10-12 times with the riding lawnmower...

 

[Hawks88]

Nice amount of clad. Congrats

 

[BTV Digger]

Wow, impressive haul! My knees are aching just looking at that pile! Way to be persistent and dig all those coins.

John

 

[Rookster]

Your back sore? Congrats, that's a lot of digging.

 

[Molewacker]

Your back sore? Congrats, that's a lot of digging.

Being less than 5' tall, I have less distance to the ground - and a shot of Kahlua in the morning coffee helps loosen up!

 

[washingtonian]

Wow, you were busy. Nice haul.

 

[bearbqd]

Nice coin hunt!

Those ground hornets are a nasty lot. Twice in my life I was stung by a large group (15+ & 21+ times). One (15+) was when removing the erosion control hay bales around my new home and the second (21+) was while volunteering at a local school to help clean-up the area. Those hornets chased me for 1/4 mile stinging and biting all the way. Some even got under my T-shirt...very bad experience.

Sounds like my terrible ordeal when I was five. Me and sister swinging back and forth on this hollow horse thing on the swing set. Was filled with a hornet nest and suddenly all over us. We ran screaming to the house while being chased and stung. Probably 50-60 stings a piece.