amxfred
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- Dekalb, IL
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- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
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Met up with Dennis (dbennett7) at 3:45 today in the 100 degree heat and he looked terrible. Soaked to the bone! When I got out of the Suv I thought "Do I want to look like that"? 
The heat was intense! Anyway I decided to give it a try. After about 15 minutes of nothing I hear, "Fred come and look at this". Dennis handed me a clump of dirt and I saw the glimmer of a silver rim. We cleaned it up with water and it was a beautiful 1920 Merc. I congratulated Dennis and then proceeded back to the area I was working and within about 5 minutes I hear, " You better get over here I think I have another silver". I turned and said, " This better be good because it is hot and that is a long 40 foot walk". It was worth the walk! A nice 1905 Barber dime. Totally awesome but I am down 2 silvers to nothing and with the heat I am starting to get depressed. We hunted for another hour and not much happened but we drank about a gallon of water each. We are both just trying to survive. 
Finally I get a decent signal at 6 inches and I can see the slight glimmer of silver so I call Dennis over to confirm. It is a beautiful 1911 Barber dime! 
My 59th silver coin for 2012. We high fived and headed for home to recuperate from the heat of the hunt. Happy hunting to all. I love this hobby! 
The heat was intense! Anyway I decided to give it a try. After about 15 minutes of nothing I hear, "Fred come and look at this". Dennis handed me a clump of dirt and I saw the glimmer of a silver rim. We cleaned it up with water and it was a beautiful 1920 Merc. I congratulated Dennis and then proceeded back to the area I was working and within about 5 minutes I hear, " You better get over here I think I have another silver". I turned and said, " This better be good because it is hot and that is a long 40 foot walk". It was worth the walk! A nice 1905 Barber dime. Totally awesome but I am down 2 silvers to nothing and with the heat I am starting to get depressed. We hunted for another hour and not much happened but we drank about a gallon of water each. We are both just trying to survive. Finally I get a decent signal at 6 inches and I can see the slight glimmer of silver so I call Dennis over to confirm. It is a beautiful 1911 Barber dime! My 59th silver coin for 2012. We high fived and headed for home to recuperate from the heat of the hunt. Happy hunting to all. I love this hobby!
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