markinswpa
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Man was it hot today, had my eye on a house that has been under renovation. Tax records said 1950 but with a slate roof and wavy block foundation I thought it had to be older. Yesterday saw some contractors working and inquired about hunting and they said the yard will be landscaped when they are finished. So this morning I headed over, my first couple of signals were in the 30s on the 800. Memorials. 31 in all for the day with most of them sounding too good to pass on. So I get a 12-13. probably my 3rd or 4th signal, definitely a nickel, pinpointer says shallow enough to pop, first pop makes a seam but shows nothing, next one goes on the towel and I see gold glimmering in the morning sun I see lady liberty, stars, and an 8 in the date and my heart is jacked, I pick it up ahhhhh-a foogazi, its a broken costume jewelry ring. It sure looked good. Oh well, this is why we do it. Right ? Any way a jumpy 25 signal shows a bling gold earing and next out came a 64 Rosie. # 50 FTY. I hoped for something old or cool for my 50th but no complaints. Last year I set my goal at 100 and failed miserably, so I was a little more conservative this year and set it at 50. DUN done. Now for a little catch up, a week ago Sat. I was at 46. Me and Dave (digginpa) went back to the old park where I have been killin on old nickels. He started off with a 1902 Barber dime followed by a nice 37 Buff. All I could dig was clad pennies and nickels. Now lately I have been whining with all the nickels I've been digging but no war nickels. I did dig one that day a 1945, # 47 fty and that tied my 2018 silver fty record. A little in clad, but overall the day wasn't going so well. Dave got a couple Vs and my best find came late in the day with an 1899 Pittsburgh carriage tax license. Truthfully, made my day. By the way, Pgh Joe and John (finders keepers) pounded that same field and pulled out more silver and more old nickels. Another trip gave up a chunky sterling earing and a couple wheats but no silver coins.
Now the week we had a lot of rain, high humidity, I did not want to go back there just to sit and watch the rain come down so I decided to go to the local park. Glad I did, I started with a wheatie, some clad then a nice 24 Merc and right after a 42 Merc. that was # 48&49, I could taste # 50. Not to be. The next day I tried again, 2 more Buffs, a couple more Wheaties but no shiny. In 2 trips I had dug 18 nickels, 2 Buffs and 7 Wheaties, the oldest a 1920 and the 2 Mercs,. Not bad for a park the was hunted out years ago, or so they said. That brings me to today and now on to # 75. Thanks for looking in Mark
Now the week we had a lot of rain, high humidity, I did not want to go back there just to sit and watch the rain come down so I decided to go to the local park. Glad I did, I started with a wheatie, some clad then a nice 24 Merc and right after a 42 Merc. that was # 48&49, I could taste # 50. Not to be. The next day I tried again, 2 more Buffs, a couple more Wheaties but no shiny. In 2 trips I had dug 18 nickels, 2 Buffs and 7 Wheaties, the oldest a 1920 and the 2 Mercs,. Not bad for a park the was hunted out years ago, or so they said. That brings me to today and now on to # 75. Thanks for looking in Mark
Oh well....soon!!
