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Tony Two-Cent
08-19-2012, 06:13 PM
I intended to get up early and hunt at the town square that was so good to me yesterday, but I guess I was so exhausted that I slept in until past 8:00 a.m. I didn't make it to the site until about 9:30. Oh well, I probably needed the extra rest.

My first find at the town square this morning was a 1935 Mercury Dime. Not long after that I found two Rosies in quick succession, a 1960-D and a 1950. Three silvers right off the bat! A little later in that same general area I found an 1896 Indian Head. I am a little perplexed at the lack of Indian Heads at this site, it seems there should be more of them.

After a while I wondered over to a different quadrant of the park and found a 1909-O Barber Dime. I also found some deeper wheat cents in this same area. Then I got a signal that sounded like the deeper silver dimes I've found at this park. After I got the plug opened up and some dirt scooped out, my Sunray target probe gave me a solid 13-46 at the bottom of the hole. Suspecting that it was a silver dime, I turned on my video camera so I could capture the coin recovery on video. I'm glad I did, because it ended up being an 1882 Seated Liberty Dime! My first Grand Slam ever! (Seated, Barber, Mercury, and Roosevelt dimes)

Happy Dance Time! :happy:

By this time it was 2:30 so I took a break for lunch. When I returned to the park after my break I found a 1942 Mercury Dime right away for my 6th silver of the day. I decided to end my hunt on that note, as my body was telling me I'd had enough detecting for one weekend. lol

Here are the silver dimes before cleaning:
60883

And after cleaning, with the Indian Head:
60884

Here is the 1882 Seated Liberty Dime. It is really worn, especially on the reverse:
6088560886


Here is the 1909-O Barber Dime:
6088760888


And my first Grand Slam ever!:
60889

I feel very fortunate to have discovered this site. It's one of those that you can tell has been hunted a lot, but the E-Trac still sniffs out some goodies amongst the trash. (And this park is VERY trash-ridden.) The good news is there's still lots of ground I haven't covered yet.

Thanks for looking and happy hunting!

dave in iowa
08-19-2012, 06:29 PM
great hunt , ive only found 3 seated dimes in my hunting days

aloldstuff
08-19-2012, 06:41 PM
Here we go again.... :omg: a grand slam... :wow:...again I'm speechless. That sure is one nice town green and I can't wait to see what you get out of there next time. Huge :congrats: on your hunt. Now go drink some warm milk and take a nap, I'm sure you're tired.

buck57
08-19-2012, 06:50 PM
:congrats: Tony, there ain't no stopping you. You're one detecting machine. Man, them are some sweet finds. :loveit:. Great job, thumbsup01

POKIE73
08-19-2012, 06:55 PM
looks like a day thats keeps getting better what a great hunt you had hard to beat a hunt like that what a collection of silver all in one day congraqts on all your finds dennis

Full Metal Digger
08-19-2012, 07:49 PM
Congrats Tony! Those are some great finds!

dalewestaby
08-19-2012, 08:54 PM
awesome! how deep were the tagets?

Tony Two-Cent
08-19-2012, 09:03 PM
awesome! how deep were the targets?


There is so much junk in this park that I don't dig any signals that are less than 4 deep. Most of the old coins in this park are 6-7 deep. I've found none that are more than 8-9 deep.

JTGOLD
08-19-2012, 09:07 PM
:congrats: you did great on all them silvers Tony,I'm sure there are more of them there so get a good night sleep and go find some more,oh yes that IH is nice too
wtg.

jkress
08-19-2012, 09:26 PM
Daaaaang Tony, you have been on fire this whole season. :peace:

The quality of coins you find is impressive. :yes: Gotta love those old parks and town squares. :smitten:
Congratulations on the Grand Slam buddy. :beerbuddy:

All around awesome hunt!!

milco
08-19-2012, 10:27 PM
:wow: Very impressive results from a trashy park! WTG Tony, congrats on the grand slam!!

dalewestaby
08-21-2012, 08:34 PM
Is there a pirate shiip in this town square. I drove through a town down south a while ago that had a literal town square with a pirate theme lol

Bell-Two
08-22-2012, 08:38 AM
Great job Tony, love all the stuff isn't a rush when you get such sites, they do not come often in my experience. Nice video too. Keep it up my friend looking for more of your excellent posts!

etrac1
08-22-2012, 11:21 AM
Wow what a great hunt congrats |:cheering:

starman2
08-22-2012, 12:54 PM
:omg:! :wow:! :congrats:! You have really hit the mother lode! It's great that you have found a honey hole! Take that E-Trac, and Clean it out. Good Luck To Ya! |:cheering:

RaZR
08-22-2012, 01:56 PM
And i remember when you couldn't find a seated coin. :hysterical:
Now you're digging up every silver coin in the universe! :yes:
:congrats: on the six silver day. And the I.H. is icing. :perfect10:

Fire Fighter 43
08-22-2012, 08:22 PM
:wow: That is a great hunt, you do not see many grand slams, WTG!! |:cheering:

leslie(nova scotia)
08-23-2012, 02:43 PM
That is a super silver hunt by any account. Well done and continued good hunting! <;)

Merc
08-23-2012, 09:47 PM
:omg: Tony congrats on a super day of detecting. Grand slams aren't easy. very impressive. :perfect10: