markinswpa
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Not an Ihp or a Buff, how about Pontiac. Yes indeed, second only to the V8 Ford 30yrs. of excellence, the Pontiac Chief of The Six's token has been on my list since I first saw one posted 4 or 5yrs. ago. A little crusty but I think I can clean it up enough to put on display. Hunting a vacant lot that the borough bought, my first signal was a clean 30-31, not deep, maybe 3in down out pops a dirty quarter, no surprise there but when I rubbed the rim I was surprised to see silver. A 39 GW. Great start, I was thinking this place must be loaded with silver. Not to be, a little under 3 bucks in clad, a Matchbox truck, a now defunct Ford dealer token plus the usual junk. Late in the hunt I got a 26-27 and had to chase the signal, apparently it was on edge and off to the side. After a few rubs I realized what it was, that made my day. My # 2 bucketlist token and silver # 51.
Silver # 50 was A 1916 Merc. My first 16. No mint mark. I have dug at least 9 or 10 17s but the 16 always seem to elude me. It came on day 2 of a 2 yard side by side permission. The first day I dug a half dozen wheats, a 63 Rosie and a really cool Chevy key tag in the shape of California. I actually dug it on the line of the next yard. When I showed it to the owners , the wife fell in love with it and ask if I would sell it to them. I told her I couldn't sell it, but I would give it to them in appreciation for their hospitality. That one hurt but apparently it meant more to them than it did to me. In retrospect that would have looked damn good next my Pontiac token. Oh well
#s 47 & 48 were a pair of Barber dimes very close to one another if not in the same hole. I say this because my pinpointer didn't go off after I found the first one. My carrot has been going to ground grab recently on its own. With the 10x5 coil I got a bouncy 26-27 between 2 downed trees, the signal jumped into the 30s and even was hitting 39-40. I was in a city park and had found very little that day so I dug it. In the pile I see a Barber dime, quite pleased I checked the pile again, checked the hole again, nothing. Fill in the hole, rescan and get another 39-40. Stick the pinpointer back in the hole and it goes off. A second Barber. Funny thing, when I was digging the plug I had a black squirrel run right by me. Strange, you don't see many black squirrel in southwest Pa. Next signal, only 2 ft. away was a 11-12 dropping to a 10. Out comes a 22 short casing. I remembered a post not too long ago about where you find casings you find coins and in my mind I conjured up the guy reaching in his pocket to reload and out came the pair of Barbers. My story, maybe. Thanks for looking in, Mark
Silver # 50 was A 1916 Merc. My first 16. No mint mark. I have dug at least 9 or 10 17s but the 16 always seem to elude me. It came on day 2 of a 2 yard side by side permission. The first day I dug a half dozen wheats, a 63 Rosie and a really cool Chevy key tag in the shape of California. I actually dug it on the line of the next yard. When I showed it to the owners , the wife fell in love with it and ask if I would sell it to them. I told her I couldn't sell it, but I would give it to them in appreciation for their hospitality. That one hurt but apparently it meant more to them than it did to me. In retrospect that would have looked damn good next my Pontiac token. Oh well
#s 47 & 48 were a pair of Barber dimes very close to one another if not in the same hole. I say this because my pinpointer didn't go off after I found the first one. My carrot has been going to ground grab recently on its own. With the 10x5 coil I got a bouncy 26-27 between 2 downed trees, the signal jumped into the 30s and even was hitting 39-40. I was in a city park and had found very little that day so I dug it. In the pile I see a Barber dime, quite pleased I checked the pile again, checked the hole again, nothing. Fill in the hole, rescan and get another 39-40. Stick the pinpointer back in the hole and it goes off. A second Barber. Funny thing, when I was digging the plug I had a black squirrel run right by me. Strange, you don't see many black squirrel in southwest Pa. Next signal, only 2 ft. away was a 11-12 dropping to a 10. Out comes a 22 short casing. I remembered a post not too long ago about where you find casings you find coins and in my mind I conjured up the guy reaching in his pocket to reload and out came the pair of Barbers. My story, maybe. Thanks for looking in, Mark
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