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[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]I've had a pretty good run lately, shiny on just about every hunt lately, with wheats and other goodies. So a week or so back I noticed the boro had cut a small apron type curbstrip, less than a 5 min. walk from my house and although I have hit this place 4 or 5 times in the past, it gave up silver, Buffs, wheats and a ton of clad. It seems every time I go back I find more, and this time the grass was tight. I got a few more wheats almost 2 bucks in clad, a great seal button, a small ring that rang up like silver but has no markings. A really cool miniature pistol and when I got a 19-20 shallow I thought a zincoln. Now I'll dig those just in the hope a better signal lies beneath or close by. In the roots I pushed out the target and had this big sparkly staring back at me. WHAAAT- PAYDAY. I did try to hunt some more but after 15 min. or so I headed home to clean it up. FUGAZI-BAZINGA- Son of a buck rub. It sure looked good. Maybe next time. Thanksgiving, a quick hunt before dinner at the 1847 LC site gave up a clad half and a few Wheaties and a Chuck E Cheese token, almost 2 bucks in clad. By the way I gave the LC to the owner as a good will gesture in for his hospitality. Back a few days later the site gave up a little clad, a 37 Merc, # 77 4 more Wheaties and the surprise that day was a shallow 23- dropping to 21-20. Zincoln for sure, nope, out came a 1905 Ihp. ThatView attachment 455030 the Merc and wheats made my day.
# 78 Came back at my almost new 1903-04 permission, a 54 Rosie in the roots of the grass took me by surprise with a loud 25-26. Had I had a couple silvers in the bag I may have passed on that signal. A few wheats, very little clad and Buff # 40 fty
ended that short jaunt. I have only been hunting a couple-few hours at a time lately. Ok trying to insert pics in order with story, bear with me.
My return trip to the 1903-04 site gave up a war nickel, # 79[/ATTACH] and a stork pin, although marked sterling, you can see the plating flaking off. A 10 cent play coin had me thinking trime for just a little bit.
Saturday last I stopped by small postage stamp front yard, the lady told me a while ago I could detect it but forgot till I drove by that day. Glad I did, not earth shattering but it did give up .38 in clad and silver # 80, a 46 Rosie. After,[/ATTACH] I headed over to the 1847 site, dug a couple more bucks in clad a few wheats and a gold pin. Gold filled anyhow. No hospital round here with that name, some one visiting must have lost it. Long day, about 7 hrs. + for me but a good hunt.
Sunday went back to 1903 place, did about 5-6 hrs. dug 8 more Wheaties and a 52 Rosie also a 41 Merc which brought me to 82 fty. Also dug, probably my best button, a gold gilded, looks to be Victorian. Today, temps in the high 20s/ w 15-20 mph I winds I lasted only 2 hrs, but after reading other posts of braving the cold I decided to give it a go. No shiny but I did dig 9 more wheats. That puts me to 400 fty, which is where I wanted to be in that category. The highlight was a 3 wheatie spill, one a rusted 43 Pretty certain, it was with 2 45s 7+ in down. Also a Buff, # 41 fty, my goal was to dig a roll of Buffs before years end. For those that don't know , the Buff at one time was my white whale. It took me a year and a half to find my first one. So happy with that. Also today dug a couple lead soldiers and a cool old wrecker. Trying to get out as much as possible and hope to add to the shiny before the ball drops or ground locks up. If you got this far, thanks for looking in. HH Mark
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[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]I've had a pretty good run lately, shiny on just about every hunt lately, with wheats and other goodies. So a week or so back I noticed the boro had cut a small apron type curbstrip, less than a 5 min. walk from my house and although I have hit this place 4 or 5 times in the past, it gave up silver, Buffs, wheats and a ton of clad. It seems every time I go back I find more, and this time the grass was tight. I got a few more wheats almost 2 bucks in clad, a great seal button, a small ring that rang up like silver but has no markings. A really cool miniature pistol and when I got a 19-20 shallow I thought a zincoln. Now I'll dig those just in the hope a better signal lies beneath or close by. In the roots I pushed out the target and had this big sparkly staring back at me. WHAAAT- PAYDAY. I did try to hunt some more but after 15 min. or so I headed home to clean it up. FUGAZI-BAZINGA- Son of a buck rub. It sure looked good. Maybe next time. Thanksgiving, a quick hunt before dinner at the 1847 LC site gave up a clad half and a few Wheaties and a Chuck E Cheese token, almost 2 bucks in clad. By the way I gave the LC to the owner as a good will gesture in for his hospitality. Back a few days later the site gave up a little clad, a 37 Merc, # 77 4 more Wheaties and the surprise that day was a shallow 23- dropping to 21-20. Zincoln for sure, nope, out came a 1905 Ihp. ThatView attachment 455030 the Merc and wheats made my day.# 78 Came back at my almost new 1903-04 permission, a 54 Rosie in the roots of the grass took me by surprise with a loud 25-26. Had I had a couple silvers in the bag I may have passed on that signal. A few wheats, very little clad and Buff # 40 fty
ended that short jaunt. I have only been hunting a couple-few hours at a time lately. Ok trying to insert pics in order with story, bear with me.My return trip to the 1903-04 site gave up a war nickel, # 79[/ATTACH] and a stork pin, although marked sterling, you can see the plating flaking off. A 10 cent play coin had me thinking trime for just a little bit.
Saturday last I stopped by small postage stamp front yard, the lady told me a while ago I could detect it but forgot till I drove by that day. Glad I did, not earth shattering but it did give up .38 in clad and silver # 80, a 46 Rosie. After,[/ATTACH] I headed over to the 1847 site, dug a couple more bucks in clad a few wheats and a gold pin. Gold filled anyhow. No hospital round here with that name, some one visiting must have lost it. Long day, about 7 hrs. + for me but a good hunt.
Sunday went back to 1903 place, did about 5-6 hrs. dug 8 more Wheaties and a 52 Rosie also a 41 Merc which brought me to 82 fty. Also dug, probably my best button, a gold gilded, looks to be Victorian. Today, temps in the high 20s/ w 15-20 mph I winds I lasted only 2 hrs, but after reading other posts of braving the cold I decided to give it a go. No shiny but I did dig 9 more wheats. That puts me to 400 fty, which is where I wanted to be in that category. The highlight was a 3 wheatie spill, one a rusted 43 Pretty certain, it was with 2 45s 7+ in down. Also a Buff, # 41 fty, my goal was to dig a roll of Buffs before years end. For those that don't know , the Buff at one time was my white whale. It took me a year and a half to find my first one. So happy with that. Also today dug a couple lead soldiers and a cool old wrecker. Trying to get out as much as possible and hope to add to the shiny before the ball drops or ground locks up. If you got this far, thanks for looking in. HH Mark
