LovestheShiny!
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My friend from Helena (uses Nox 800) met me in Missoula yesterday and today, Tuesday, for a couple of serious days of detecting. We put in 8 hours each day, and dug some curb strips and quite a few private yards with permission.
We were both very pleased with the results, though we put in some hard work and hours in pretty warm (90+ degrees but low humidity) temps.
The first day we tried a couple of curb strips and yards, and I did pretty well, the first yard and first coin was a 1874 Indian Head Cent, my oldest IHP! Also found a Chinese Cash coin in that tiny front yard. In a curb strip, I pulled a Silver Rosie with the AT Pro, and in a 1940's yard I got a couple of Sterling Silver Rings, back to back! Another ca 1915 yard gave me my first V Nickel spill, a 1893 and 1911, along with a 1919 Merc Dime in the same hole! Also found a nice small STERLING marked thimble! 25 wheat pennies and a ton of clad completed the day for me. My friend found 4 Silver Dimes, 2 nice Indian Head Cents, and a couple of non-precious rings, along with about 33 wheat pennies, and of course plenty of clad. The property owners we met were great and interested in what we were finding.
Today, the second day, went well too. We started out with a couple of permissions and juicy large yard at a 1946 home. This yard was a bit disappointing as I got the only shiny, a 1942 Merc Dime, while my friend found a cool PLEVNA MONTANA token, and lots of wheat cents. We started on the adjacent curb strip, and a couple of houses down the block we hit a section that had not been detected. I got a couple of Silver Rosies, my friend got a Silver Rosie and an awesome 1944 Philippines Silver 50 Centavos coin, almost as big as a US Half Dollar. It sure rang up sweet for him on the Nox! I pulled a Merc Dime from the next yard, and a couple of Silver Rosies from the last two yards. The last yard had a really cool LEWISTON IDAHO Safe Driver pin for my friend, and more wheat pennies and clad for both of us.
Totals for my clad were 110 copper memorials, 4 nickels, 28 clad dimes, and 31 clad quarters. I did get a couple of newer MISSOULA CAROUSEL tokens. My friend did about the same in clad totals, with less copper pennies and more nickels. Total wheat pennies, including some we gave to the property owners, came to about 100.
Anyway, a couple of fun days, great weather, good friendship, and wonderful finds! Thank you for your interest!
We were both very pleased with the results, though we put in some hard work and hours in pretty warm (90+ degrees but low humidity) temps.
The first day we tried a couple of curb strips and yards, and I did pretty well, the first yard and first coin was a 1874 Indian Head Cent, my oldest IHP! Also found a Chinese Cash coin in that tiny front yard. In a curb strip, I pulled a Silver Rosie with the AT Pro, and in a 1940's yard I got a couple of Sterling Silver Rings, back to back! Another ca 1915 yard gave me my first V Nickel spill, a 1893 and 1911, along with a 1919 Merc Dime in the same hole! Also found a nice small STERLING marked thimble! 25 wheat pennies and a ton of clad completed the day for me. My friend found 4 Silver Dimes, 2 nice Indian Head Cents, and a couple of non-precious rings, along with about 33 wheat pennies, and of course plenty of clad. The property owners we met were great and interested in what we were finding.
Today, the second day, went well too. We started out with a couple of permissions and juicy large yard at a 1946 home. This yard was a bit disappointing as I got the only shiny, a 1942 Merc Dime, while my friend found a cool PLEVNA MONTANA token, and lots of wheat cents. We started on the adjacent curb strip, and a couple of houses down the block we hit a section that had not been detected. I got a couple of Silver Rosies, my friend got a Silver Rosie and an awesome 1944 Philippines Silver 50 Centavos coin, almost as big as a US Half Dollar. It sure rang up sweet for him on the Nox! I pulled a Merc Dime from the next yard, and a couple of Silver Rosies from the last two yards. The last yard had a really cool LEWISTON IDAHO Safe Driver pin for my friend, and more wheat pennies and clad for both of us.
Totals for my clad were 110 copper memorials, 4 nickels, 28 clad dimes, and 31 clad quarters. I did get a couple of newer MISSOULA CAROUSEL tokens. My friend did about the same in clad totals, with less copper pennies and more nickels. Total wheat pennies, including some we gave to the property owners, came to about 100.
Anyway, a couple of fun days, great weather, good friendship, and wonderful finds! Thank you for your interest!
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