LovestheShiny!
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My friend Patrick, from Illinois, was able to recently come to Missoula on business, and we got together to detect this last Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon and evening. We met a couple of years ago and had a great time detecting then, and same this time, lots of fun, some decent coins, and many yard permissions!
We started out on Thursday in a fairly old neighborhood, the curb strips have been hammered but I think we each pulled a wheatie or two out, and while we were able to get some yard permissions, we were stuck on the Wheat Cent Train that evening with no silvers, but quite a few coins in general. Pat dug 40 coins, I got about the same, with probably 20 wheat cents between us but no shiny coins.
I met Pat early Saturday afternoon, and we tried several neighborhoods, starting where we left off Thurs nite. In one yard I was able to get my coil over a very nice STERLING marked ring with beautiful stone, and another yard produced a 1927 Merc Dime. We continued to get wheat cents back to 1910, but very little silver. After taking a break for dinner (thank you Pat!), we headed to a 1940's home that I was hoping to get permission at, and it worked out that the lady there was totally cool with us detecting the entire yard. Pat soon came over to show me his "Lincoln Cent with the President wearing an Indian Head-dress!" His good find of a 1899 IHP. He also pulled a nice Full Date 1935 Buffalo Nickel from the front yard. My best find, along with more wheaties, was a Silver Rosie that came out of the side yard.
It was hot, with forest fire smoke in the air, and not much silvers, but we had a great time detecting together and visiting! Totals detecting for the both of us together were about 45 wheat cents, 160 total coins, 2 Silver Dimes, a Sterling Ring, a nice large mans ring for Pat, 1899 IHP and 1935 Buff. Thanks Patrick, come back again and we can get more detecting in, look forward to it!
We started out on Thursday in a fairly old neighborhood, the curb strips have been hammered but I think we each pulled a wheatie or two out, and while we were able to get some yard permissions, we were stuck on the Wheat Cent Train that evening with no silvers, but quite a few coins in general. Pat dug 40 coins, I got about the same, with probably 20 wheat cents between us but no shiny coins.
I met Pat early Saturday afternoon, and we tried several neighborhoods, starting where we left off Thurs nite. In one yard I was able to get my coil over a very nice STERLING marked ring with beautiful stone, and another yard produced a 1927 Merc Dime. We continued to get wheat cents back to 1910, but very little silver. After taking a break for dinner (thank you Pat!), we headed to a 1940's home that I was hoping to get permission at, and it worked out that the lady there was totally cool with us detecting the entire yard. Pat soon came over to show me his "Lincoln Cent with the President wearing an Indian Head-dress!" His good find of a 1899 IHP. He also pulled a nice Full Date 1935 Buffalo Nickel from the front yard. My best find, along with more wheaties, was a Silver Rosie that came out of the side yard.
It was hot, with forest fire smoke in the air, and not much silvers, but we had a great time detecting together and visiting! Totals detecting for the both of us together were about 45 wheat cents, 160 total coins, 2 Silver Dimes, a Sterling Ring, a nice large mans ring for Pat, 1899 IHP and 1935 Buff. Thanks Patrick, come back again and we can get more detecting in, look forward to it!
