RainorShine
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On Friday I got out in the rain for a hunt with Buellride. Surprisingly, almost out of the gate as we started off on the curbstrips, I recovered a Rosie. Great way to start the day. We were able to secure a couple of permissions early on, but they were not too productive for me other than a few wheats and a .50 caliber bullet. Paul was able to extract a late vintage Merc from one of them. As we were again prospecting for a new permission I was swinging over another curbstrip and lo and behold, I popped a Barber dime out. Amazingly it was only 2 -3 inches deep. Looks like whoever passed through there before (and we know there had been previous detectorists) just didn't cover the ground as well as they should.
Today I went out with my other detecting partner. We got a permission right off the bat and I went to work. Shortly I had recovered a Rosie at about 6". Not much else to be found so we moved on to another permission. It appeared that this yard might have been sodded some time in the past, but they must have put a thin layer of topsoil down for the grass. I got a faint bouncy 26 - 30 signal and dug a deep plug through the thin layer of topsoil and sod netting. The pinpointer said the object was still deep in the bottom of the hole. After a few additional scoops I had a very nice 1911S Barber dime in hand. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how nice the coin was and just popped it into my pouch. Sadly, I probably turned a $100 dollar coin into a $10 coin due to the scratches from being in the pouch with other coins and dirt. I just never expected to find a coin that actually had some possible numismatic value. A few feet away I got a deep low signal and was able to recover a slick crusty "V" nickel. Really had to look hard to see the profile of Liberty on the obverse. I also collected a couple of wheats out of this yard.
At another permission several houses away I was also able to score a small sterling ring which was a very pleasant surprise. All in all a couple of very successful hunts for me. Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
Today I went out with my other detecting partner. We got a permission right off the bat and I went to work. Shortly I had recovered a Rosie at about 6". Not much else to be found so we moved on to another permission. It appeared that this yard might have been sodded some time in the past, but they must have put a thin layer of topsoil down for the grass. I got a faint bouncy 26 - 30 signal and dug a deep plug through the thin layer of topsoil and sod netting. The pinpointer said the object was still deep in the bottom of the hole. After a few additional scoops I had a very nice 1911S Barber dime in hand. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how nice the coin was and just popped it into my pouch. Sadly, I probably turned a $100 dollar coin into a $10 coin due to the scratches from being in the pouch with other coins and dirt. I just never expected to find a coin that actually had some possible numismatic value. A few feet away I got a deep low signal and was able to recover a slick crusty "V" nickel. Really had to look hard to see the profile of Liberty on the obverse. I also collected a couple of wheats out of this yard.
At another permission several houses away I was also able to score a small sterling ring which was a very pleasant surprise. All in all a couple of very successful hunts for me. Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
