FLOOD
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Today was my 6th visit to the old ballfield which is about 20 minutes from my house. This is a 1940s era little league field that hasn't seen much use in the last decade or so. I started searching this ballfield on Monday, and went pretty much everyday, including today. On any given day, I spent between 2 and 3.5 hours walking the field, primarily the outfield areas.
Today, in the first 15 minutes of my visit, I found a 1943D Mercury Dime, followed almost immediately, about 5 feet away, a 1934 Mercury Dime. Today's finds also include four wheats (1912, 1944, 1945, and 1949). I found a total of 21 coins today, being there for 2 hours or so, which is not an overall large number of coins, but given the number of coins I found during the previous five visits, it was actually very decent, especially with two more silvers and four more wheats.
Over the course of the week, this ballfield provided me with 320 total coins, with 9 silvers (1934, 1941 and 1943 Washington Quarters, 1934, 1939, 1942 and 1943D Mercury Dimes, two 1943P War Nickels), one 1929 Buffalo Nickel, and 28 wheat pennies (ranging in age from 1912 through 1957). I also found a very nice sterling silver religious medallion, a 1940s era transit token (not pictured) and a 1954 Government of India One Pice coin.
I would have to say that this ballfield has been my best hunting ground all year long, for the bounty of nice silver it provided, and for the overall number of coins that came out of it. I did spend a lot of hours hunting, and I had some cold days out there, including a couple in the rain, but I feel like the time and patience at this spot paid off nicely.
One thing I also feel like was a huge benefit for me was getting to know my Legend detector much better. It's a new purchase, as of November 8th. Over the last 3 1/2 weeks, some advice from other forum members, and a lot of reading, really helped me to get a good feel for the detector, and it has come through like gangbusters in the short time I've had it.
Thanks for looking.
Today, in the first 15 minutes of my visit, I found a 1943D Mercury Dime, followed almost immediately, about 5 feet away, a 1934 Mercury Dime. Today's finds also include four wheats (1912, 1944, 1945, and 1949). I found a total of 21 coins today, being there for 2 hours or so, which is not an overall large number of coins, but given the number of coins I found during the previous five visits, it was actually very decent, especially with two more silvers and four more wheats.
Over the course of the week, this ballfield provided me with 320 total coins, with 9 silvers (1934, 1941 and 1943 Washington Quarters, 1934, 1939, 1942 and 1943D Mercury Dimes, two 1943P War Nickels), one 1929 Buffalo Nickel, and 28 wheat pennies (ranging in age from 1912 through 1957). I also found a very nice sterling silver religious medallion, a 1940s era transit token (not pictured) and a 1954 Government of India One Pice coin.
I would have to say that this ballfield has been my best hunting ground all year long, for the bounty of nice silver it provided, and for the overall number of coins that came out of it. I did spend a lot of hours hunting, and I had some cold days out there, including a couple in the rain, but I feel like the time and patience at this spot paid off nicely.
One thing I also feel like was a huge benefit for me was getting to know my Legend detector much better. It's a new purchase, as of November 8th. Over the last 3 1/2 weeks, some advice from other forum members, and a lot of reading, really helped me to get a good feel for the detector, and it has come through like gangbusters in the short time I've had it.
Thanks for looking.
