sweendog
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Last night after work, I still managed to have about 45 mins of light left so I decided to try this empty lot i've been doing a bit o' research on that was demolished in the the 1970's and originally built in the 1920's
So I get out there and stare at my compadre and F2, thinking which weapon will better suit the task at hand. Decide to roll with the F2, turn it on, notch out iron, take 2 steps, 1980 zincoln. Take 2 steps, 1988 zincoln, 2 more, 4 1980-1988 zincolns. Could it be? A grave yard of pennies?
I laugh it off and find the old sidewalk and head over to what would be the front porch area. Swing, 1969 nickel, swing, pulltab, swing, 1979 penny, swing 1968 penny, swing 1988 penny.
Found a few more pull tabs and started getting violated by mosquitoes and making my way back to the car. I turned my F2 off and started to walk back and then I remembered how many people up here always swing on the way back to the car; so walk about 25 feet to the car and found around .15 more in 4 different holes before I finally said to myself that I'd never make it home at this rate so turned off the MD and ended the hunt for the what was now night.
Don't get me wrong. I LOVE finding clad no matter what denomination but the coins are so close it looks like somebody just had a trash bag full of coins and cut a hole in the bottom and walked around. All my plugs were 2-6 feet apart.
I haven't found anything pre 1969 yet. BUT I did find a square nail about 5 or so inches down before I left which is promising for the possibility of silver.
Granted I was only out there for 45 mins, I found .28 mostly being pennies. Has anybody else ever had a place where it was like this? I can't wait to hit it again, not as trashy as I thought it was going to be...so far anyway.
So I get out there and stare at my compadre and F2, thinking which weapon will better suit the task at hand. Decide to roll with the F2, turn it on, notch out iron, take 2 steps, 1980 zincoln. Take 2 steps, 1988 zincoln, 2 more, 4 1980-1988 zincolns. Could it be? A grave yard of pennies?
I laugh it off and find the old sidewalk and head over to what would be the front porch area. Swing, 1969 nickel, swing, pulltab, swing, 1979 penny, swing 1968 penny, swing 1988 penny.
Found a few more pull tabs and started getting violated by mosquitoes and making my way back to the car. I turned my F2 off and started to walk back and then I remembered how many people up here always swing on the way back to the car; so walk about 25 feet to the car and found around .15 more in 4 different holes before I finally said to myself that I'd never make it home at this rate so turned off the MD and ended the hunt for the what was now night.
Don't get me wrong. I LOVE finding clad no matter what denomination but the coins are so close it looks like somebody just had a trash bag full of coins and cut a hole in the bottom and walked around. All my plugs were 2-6 feet apart.
I haven't found anything pre 1969 yet. BUT I did find a square nail about 5 or so inches down before I left which is promising for the possibility of silver.
Granted I was only out there for 45 mins, I found .28 mostly being pennies. Has anybody else ever had a place where it was like this? I can't wait to hit it again, not as trashy as I thought it was going to be...so far anyway.
