Hit "quarterback" school after a long layoff

[OZ_IL]

Last time I detected it was June of last year. It has been kind, giving up 322 quarters since April 2007

Nothing great, but in about 1:20 I managed 6 more quarters (328), 14 dimes (291), 5 nickels(121) and 9 cents(277).

Most of the time I discrim out cents , hence less of them than both quarters or dimes. Some day I'll bite the bullet and see just how many of them are left out there

I doubt I can find 22 more quarters to bring the total to 350 but I'll try and should easily find 9 more dimes and heck, 23 cents. 9 more nickels, perhaps, but still finding way too many 70 style pull tabs so they still dominate that range on the Ace.

Very little silver to date - 1 silver quarter, 1 silver dime. I did find a buffalo nickel, which was a surprise as the school wasn't built until the later 1950's. Oh yeah, 7 wheat ears to date, but nothing too old, most from the 1950's (which makes sense).


**Update, had a little free time so went back just before the t-storms moved in. In 45 minutes found 8 more quarters and one cent. I was wondering why I wasn't finding dimes and noticed I had both cent and dime discrimed out. Set it to detect dime, got an immediate hit, it was the cent so back to either trash or quarters LOL.

Did find 2 buttons, one is for a ladies coat, the other has some insignia and will try and clean it up.

[OZ_IL]

Went back to day to try and reach 350 on the quarters and 300 for the dimes and cents.

Ended up with 2 goals met (12 quarters to reach 352 and 9 dimes to reach 303). 4 cents short on the cents but I only searched for those a short time as I wanted to get the quarters and dimes first. Discrimed out the low end and was it nice to not have a sackfull of can slaw and nails.

Did end up with a 1953 wheat-ear (9 of them out of 296 cents dug up) and my fourth key.

I guess I'll have to go back and get 4 more stinking cents and if I really feel adventurous, try and find 7 more nickels to bring the total to 130.

$131.91 (over 3 years) so far for that school, and the school about a mile away? A stinking $12.59

[SueLue80]

Great hunts!!

I LOVE finding quarters...wash money...

[RickO]

Amazing totals for one site..... excellent finds.. RickO

[ProPointer]

Wow! That's more Quarters than I have found since Ive started detecting! Very productive site, keep hunting it.

[jayreef]

people must throw money away over there as a sport or something

awesome

[NCBounty15]

Why give up at a set total or "deadline"? I'd pound that place for every ounce it is worth! And notching out pennies???? Each year I get many dollars worth of cents that contribute to that nice crisp C Note or $50 dollar bills that would not have been attained had I not dug those pennies! Good luck! HH
NC

[Drosera]

Originally Posted by jayreef

people must throw money away over there as a sport or something

awesome

Don't you find a lot of change in the UK? Well... maybe not since you guys are too busy finding ancient treasures in farm fields!

[GOLDisGOOD]

You have got to be the only one hitting it! WTG!

[OZ_IL]

Hit it for the last time this year (too many other places to check out).

This time I discrimed out quarters and up to see how many pull tabs, nickels, cents and dimes I could unearth.

Just 6 pull tabs, but can slaw was more prevalent. I may have also found a junk ring. Pretty smashed up so I have to see if I can open it a bit.

Clad-wise 10 dimes, 10 nickels (most ever in one outing there) and 14 cents. No real coin spills. Found a nickel & dime in the same hole twice and found a nickel and cent in another.