AirmetTango
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Yesterday was a fairly busy day to try and get a hunt in - work in the morning until about noon, an appointment in town at 1:30pm, then my kids are out of school staring at 3:30. I’ve got a permission at an old ghost town site in a farmers field that I’ve been posting about here - time is running out before the farmer plants for the year, so I’ve been trying to squeeze in as much time that I can at the location. The weather was nice, so I was determined to shoehorn a hunt at the site into the day - after work, I buzzed out to the site, getting there in near record time and ready to swing by 12:20. Knowing I had to clear out with enough time to make it back to town for my appointment at 1:30, I set the alarm on my phone to blare at 1pm, then I happily started hunting.
I started out with a headstamp and a couple other odd relics and bits of copper/brass. About 20 minutes in, I got my first good signal, ringing up in the mid-70s and a little bouncy, but indicating shallow at 4”. Sure enough, out comes an Indian - 1904 - with a beautiful green patina!
Continuing to swing along, I dug a couple more bits of copper/brass until all too soon, the alarm I set was going off....dang it! Well, being the addicted detectorist that I am, I thought what most of us have thought at one point or other - “Just a few more swings!” I shut the alarm down and kept going for a few more steps, figuring I would just find some natural landmark to stop at within a few minutes. Well, I didn't move more than 5 feet before I got over another good signal. Honestly, it sounded like another Indian, just more bouncy - mostly in the mid to upper 70s, but occasionally blipping up into the low 80s, showing 4” depth. I dug a quick plug, then had a little trouble tracking the target down as I sifted through the dirt. I finally broke open the plug, and saw the coin - and it wasn’t green!!
I was thrilled to recognize outline of Lady Liberty, and she’s sitting down!!
It’s super worn, but the date’s still easily read - 1861! My first seated silver, my oldest silver, and the first silver I’ve found at the ghost town site!
I was thrilled with the find, but still tore myself away to pack up and hightail it into town - and still made my appointment with 1 minute to spare!
But now that I’ve gotten rewarded for swinging a little longer than I should have, I’m picturing a lot of late arrivals to appointments in my future!! 
I started out with a headstamp and a couple other odd relics and bits of copper/brass. About 20 minutes in, I got my first good signal, ringing up in the mid-70s and a little bouncy, but indicating shallow at 4”. Sure enough, out comes an Indian - 1904 - with a beautiful green patina!
Continuing to swing along, I dug a couple more bits of copper/brass until all too soon, the alarm I set was going off....dang it! Well, being the addicted detectorist that I am, I thought what most of us have thought at one point or other - “Just a few more swings!” I shut the alarm down and kept going for a few more steps, figuring I would just find some natural landmark to stop at within a few minutes. Well, I didn't move more than 5 feet before I got over another good signal. Honestly, it sounded like another Indian, just more bouncy - mostly in the mid to upper 70s, but occasionally blipping up into the low 80s, showing 4” depth. I dug a quick plug, then had a little trouble tracking the target down as I sifted through the dirt. I finally broke open the plug, and saw the coin - and it wasn’t green!!
I was thrilled to recognize outline of Lady Liberty, and she’s sitting down!!
It’s super worn, but the date’s still easily read - 1861! My first seated silver, my oldest silver, and the first silver I’ve found at the ghost town site!I was thrilled with the find, but still tore myself away to pack up and hightail it into town - and still made my appointment with 1 minute to spare!
But now that I’ve gotten rewarded for swinging a little longer than I should have, I’m picturing a lot of late arrivals to appointments in my future!! 
And, of course, the seated just floored me - really nice to find one, regardless of condition!
For anyone else wondering where it’s at, the blade of grass serves as a nice pointer to the silver 
I know, I know...tough problem to have, right? 
