Weird hunt gave up NO wheaties but DID give up a Silver Coin Grand Slam

[silverfreak]

Finally got an afternoon of hunting in. Geez my hunt time has dwindled this year.

I hit a strange park where 6" of fill dirt can make an appearence at any time and at anywhere. I dug a screwcap in excess of 12" here last year. Funny thing was... that I dug deep mercs on both sides of the fill strip?? The fill literally shows up all over the place and it gets very annoying.

Less than 5 minutes into the hunt I got a deepie signal and it repeated everywhere. It was a no brainer silver hit that had just simply been walked over becuse of the depth.
I called over the my buddy...then dug a deep 8" plug. I ran the probe and sure enough...same nice silver hit. After diggin another 2"+ more dirt out of the way...I saw the glint of silver. I was thinking seated since he had just popped one out. From over 10" down came the mercury dime.


About 45 minutes later I got another very deep hit...and it too sounded good. While it wasn't a "repeater"...it sounded so sweet in a couple of spots...I knew it was going to be silver.
Again from 10" down came a silver dime...this time a 1907 Barber.

At this point my buddy and I had 3 silver dimes between us and neither of us had dug a wheatie yet. I didn't know it yet...but that wasn't going to change...and the day would get better.

Phil popped out another merc or two...then headed for home.

I continued to hunt for another hour or so...and got a nice roosey pocket spill in a bunch of fill dirt from again 10" down.
At this point I've got 4 silver in my pouch (silver dime trifecta) and still haven't dug a wheatie....my kind of hunt.

Well right at the end of the hunt I got a very sweet hit and it had the mellow warbly tones I love....and the depth meter was buried. I'm thinkin..."silver dime grand slam"...and this has to be a seated dime.

I dug a monster plug about 7" deep and ran the probe...nothin'??

I then dug another big chunk out...at least 2" or more...and ran the probe again. It screamed this time.

After another 2" of dirt came out...I saw the glimmer of silver...but is WASN'T what I expected. From 11" down came a freakin' 1944 Washington quarter.
Don't get me wrong...I am not complaining about it....but was really thinking it was going to be a seated dime. Oh well...at least I got a silver grand slam with 2 roosey's....a merc...a barber...and the washington quarter.

I also found a sterling silver Skull pendant...an old brooch missing the center stone....the ancient peacock hat pin...the St. Christophers charm....the dainty little broken sterling ID bracelet....and the biggest letdown of the day...the colorful good luck horseshoe charm from 14" down that I thought for sure was silver.

What's crazy is the fact that I never did dig a wheatie.... 5 Silver coins for me from 10"+ down....and NO wheaties...I'll take that ratio any day of the week.

Thanks for viewing...and good luck on your next hunt.

 

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[seger98]

Congratulations silverfreak on the trifecta! Looks like you have a real good spot there.

 

[diggerfororo]

Nice "stuff" I personally like the 44 quarter(my birth year) I am having a good time here in Spain. I have 40 pieces of gold so far with some nice pieces in the last few days. As soon as I figure out my new camera and computer I will post some pix.

Keep on diggin

Les

 

[PJ in WI]

Bryce. Outstanding finds. I constantly hear you speak of the silver sound. I must be deaf or slow because I still have not figured that silver sound yet. Congrats. PJ

 

[Mr.Jody]

Nothing wrong with that....

 

[Michigan Badger]

Nice batch of goodies.

Badger

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

You constantly amaze me with your daily silver totals, on average, you dig in a day what I'm lucky to find in a month. Ya killin' me!

 

[Detectingfreak]

Nice job on the silver!!!! Keep on hunting and living the dream! Wish I could get silver everyday. lol

 

[allen]

i'll take 5 silvers to no wheaties any
day of the week...good job

 

[dave in iowa]

hi Bryce , you always do great , good to see your finds , i got the sef 10/12 , have to get used to it .

 

[steif]

Be careful cleaning the pin pictured with the silver.... you just found a JI Case tractor and Implements pin. their trademark was a eagle on the globe. http://www.racinehistory.com/jicase.html

Good find!

 

[Argentium]

Way to go Bryce ! I think silver quarters are a tough find , any kind of silver when first seen against the dirt is a thrill ! Argentium.

 

[Captn SE]

Very Nice, Bryce!!

Congrats on your dime trifecta. I hardly ever see you dig Rosies anymore.

I've had a few days where I didn't get one wheat, and just got silver, but those days are very few. I usually find double digit wheats every time out.

Good luck on your next hunt!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Mirage]

Looks good. I'm drooling over that barber dime.

Some days the silver wheat ratio is good and other days it just aint. I've had that happen a couple times - silver but no wheats.

Bob

 

[silverfreak]

You constantly amaze me with your daily silver totals, on average, you dig in a day what I'm lucky to find in a month. Ya killin' me!

Thanks Carl. This weather is my favorite hunting temp....just can't beat 60 degree weather

Nice batch of goodies.

Badger

Thanks buddy.

Nothing wrong with that....

Bryce. Outstanding finds. I constantly hear you speak of the silver sound. I must be deaf or slow because I still have not figured that silver sound yet. Congrats. PJ

PJ....it will come. Just give it time

Nice "stuff" I personally like the 44 quarter(my birth year) I am having a good time here in Spain. I have 40 pieces of gold so far with some nice pieces in the last few days. As soon as I figure out my new camera and computer I will post some pix.

Keep on diggin

Les

Thanks Les. Get some pics posted buddy. Let me see what you've pilfered from the spanish beaches.

Congratulations silverfreak on the trifecta! Looks like you have a real good spot there.

Thanks buddy.

 

[silverfreak]

Be careful cleaning the pin pictured with the silver.... you just found a JI Case tractor and Implements pin. their trademark was a eagle on the globe. http://www.racinehistory.com/jicase.html

Good find!

Thanks for the link. I have no clue as to how to clean it?? Any help?

hi Bryce , you always do great , good to see your finds , i got the sef 10/12 , have to get used to it .

Thanks Dave. Trust me...it took me a few hunts to get used to it too. The first few times I put in on....I went right back to the 1050 coil. Once you get used to it though....look out

i'll take 5 silvers to no wheaties any
day of the week...good job

Thanks allen.

Bryce ,

You never cease to amaze ...

Congratulations on another STELLAR outing ...

~ Nick ~

Thanks brother Slick Nick. How are you liking your new machine my friend?

Nice job on the silver!!!! Keep on hunting and living the dream! Wish I could get silver everyday. lol

Thanks D.F.

 

[halfdime]

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I've dug enough wheat pennies! I'll take a no wheat day anytime, as long as the silver's coming. You know, though, that the little buggers are there, and you'll make up for it next time!

 

[HISPAN]

Nice finds

 

[t-bucket]

WTG Bryce, Congrats on the Silver.!!!! I have dug only 5 wheats in the last 3 hunts ,But who cares I will take the silver !!!! Have a Good one and Good luck on your next hunt !!!

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Bryce..You are off and running again on the silver count. I'll bet that you don't even need a detector. You could probably get down with your nose at ground level and just sniff those buggers out. Keep em coming bro.
Chris