RainorShine
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Went for a multi-hour roadtrip this last weekend to the east side of the state with Buelride. Hoped to get away from the rain and maybe experience a little bit warmer weather. Got a couple of hours of hunting in on Friday evening before dark at a nice elderly lady's yard. Not much there, except the old Timex watch down about 4 - 5 inches. Sad to say this Timex took the lickin', but didn't keep on tickin'. Still an interesting find in the dirt.
Saturday we got up raring to go, and wouldn't you know it - raining cats & dogs. It rained 'til noon and we got soaked. Worked mostly curbstrips, and were generally disappointed in the lack of worthwhile targets. In the late afternoon we finally dried out and got on some more productive permissions with at least wheats. One yard finally produced a couple Rosies for me, I found a 1906 Indian in one curbstrip and a last gasp pass at another before we wrapped up in the evening gave me a GW.
Sunday was beautiful, and we again started off on curbstrips at about 8am. I found a "V" nickel in a yard that had nothing else and found a no date Buff not far from there. We were near the end of our allotted time but got a permission on a nice corner lot. Sadly, again there was a dearth of decent signals, with the exception of one 33-34 on the Nox. Resigned to the likelihood that it was another old brass sprinkler head, I cut a plug and popped it out of the ground, fully expecting to see the sprinkler head exposed. Instead, this beautiful silver reeded edged round slipped out of the plug. At first I couldn't tell exactly what it was because of the dirt on the surface, but when I flipped it over the rays on Liberty's head made it clear that I had uncovered a Peace Dollar (1925) in great condition (probably nearly AU, but sadly got rubbed). Happy to say that Paul was also there to share the experience and quick with congratulations. it's noteworthy that he was also present when I found my Morgan Dollar in Missoula.
In the final tally, I ended up with a Peace Dollar, GW quarter, 2 Rosies, 23 wheats, the oldest being a 1912S, a 1902 "V" nickel, a dateless Buff, a 1906 Indian in pretty good condition, a couple pieces of junk jewelry, a Roi Tan car charm, a Timex watch, what looks like it could have been a decorative bookmark, an old button, a whole bunch of Memorials and clad. I'll leave it to Paul to document his finds as he sees fit. In the end, a fantastic trip with a great hunting partner and a wonderful time.
Thanks for looking and HH!
Saturday we got up raring to go, and wouldn't you know it - raining cats & dogs. It rained 'til noon and we got soaked. Worked mostly curbstrips, and were generally disappointed in the lack of worthwhile targets. In the late afternoon we finally dried out and got on some more productive permissions with at least wheats. One yard finally produced a couple Rosies for me, I found a 1906 Indian in one curbstrip and a last gasp pass at another before we wrapped up in the evening gave me a GW.
Sunday was beautiful, and we again started off on curbstrips at about 8am. I found a "V" nickel in a yard that had nothing else and found a no date Buff not far from there. We were near the end of our allotted time but got a permission on a nice corner lot. Sadly, again there was a dearth of decent signals, with the exception of one 33-34 on the Nox. Resigned to the likelihood that it was another old brass sprinkler head, I cut a plug and popped it out of the ground, fully expecting to see the sprinkler head exposed. Instead, this beautiful silver reeded edged round slipped out of the plug. At first I couldn't tell exactly what it was because of the dirt on the surface, but when I flipped it over the rays on Liberty's head made it clear that I had uncovered a Peace Dollar (1925) in great condition (probably nearly AU, but sadly got rubbed). Happy to say that Paul was also there to share the experience and quick with congratulations. it's noteworthy that he was also present when I found my Morgan Dollar in Missoula.
In the final tally, I ended up with a Peace Dollar, GW quarter, 2 Rosies, 23 wheats, the oldest being a 1912S, a 1902 "V" nickel, a dateless Buff, a 1906 Indian in pretty good condition, a couple pieces of junk jewelry, a Roi Tan car charm, a Timex watch, what looks like it could have been a decorative bookmark, an old button, a whole bunch of Memorials and clad. I'll leave it to Paul to document his finds as he sees fit. In the end, a fantastic trip with a great hunting partner and a wonderful time.
Thanks for looking and HH!
