Happa54
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Hey everyone...
Here is my stash for 2017. Not too impressive when you compare it with the big guns around here but it's what I got as a newbie for 2017.
I see a lot of newbie's coming into the forums but I haven't seen any posts coming in so I thought I'd show mine to give an idea of what you can get on your first year out... or even better.
The first half of 2017 I was kinda lost due to the learning curve. But going into the 2nd half was when things changed for me and my good finds shot way up.
I could go on and on about chasing the iffy signals, gridding, research, etc but you all have been-there-done-that so don't need to explain.
I ended up with 57 silver coins of which I truly enjoyed giving much away to relatives and friends. I got more satisfaction by the looks on their faces when they for the first time held a Merc in their hands, over digging the coin myself.
I dug about 300 wheats which added more value to my skills and experience in going after the silver. I also got my first 1903 Barber Dime, a key date 1923-S SLQ and a 1946 English One Penny that kept it all interesting and motivated me.
I worked the heavily pounded city parks for the most part but I think I'm gonna start exploring outside of the box a bit, ie; road trips, relic hunting, etc.
I look forward to seeing all of your finds this year and I will definately participate as much as possible.
Happy hunting everyone and thanks for stopping in.
Here is my stash for 2017. Not too impressive when you compare it with the big guns around here but it's what I got as a newbie for 2017.
I see a lot of newbie's coming into the forums but I haven't seen any posts coming in so I thought I'd show mine to give an idea of what you can get on your first year out... or even better.
The first half of 2017 I was kinda lost due to the learning curve. But going into the 2nd half was when things changed for me and my good finds shot way up.
I could go on and on about chasing the iffy signals, gridding, research, etc but you all have been-there-done-that so don't need to explain.
I ended up with 57 silver coins of which I truly enjoyed giving much away to relatives and friends. I got more satisfaction by the looks on their faces when they for the first time held a Merc in their hands, over digging the coin myself.
I dug about 300 wheats which added more value to my skills and experience in going after the silver. I also got my first 1903 Barber Dime, a key date 1923-S SLQ and a 1946 English One Penny that kept it all interesting and motivated me.
I worked the heavily pounded city parks for the most part but I think I'm gonna start exploring outside of the box a bit, ie; road trips, relic hunting, etc.
I look forward to seeing all of your finds this year and I will definately participate as much as possible.
Happy hunting everyone and thanks for stopping in.
