z118
04-14-2013, 04:47 PM
Another weekend of good digging!
Friday night I hunted a new wooded spot. Targets were very sparse with the exception of shotgun shells - I dug a dozen or so before getting lucky and landing a lonely wheat penny followed shortly after by a '47 dime.
Saturday was cold and wet so I figured I would give the tot lots a try. They were not very productive though, so I was back to dirt digging before long. I was in a field that I had not really paid too much attention to before. Big mistake! Long story short, I spent the next 4 hours digging like crazy and got 2 Barber dimes, 2 Mercs, 1 Rosie, 5 Buffs (2 with clear dates!) and 22 wheat pennies to show for it! Plus a neat old buckle (patented 1856) and of course some clad. I left this spot exhausted but happy. I don't dig Barbers often. The first I was CERTAIN was a deep rusty nail, but when I flipped a big, 8 deep plug and got that sweet tone in it I knew I had something good. The second Barber was the 1898 - I was pretty sure it was a wheat since it was deep and only came in around 12-42 - I think because it is so worn. Five Buffs in one hunt is a record for me. It was a good day... in fact, probably my BEST day. :grin: :grin: :grin:
Sunday I headed to a field that last weekend gave up a gold ring, a silver ring, and 5 wheats before I was chased off by hordes of baseball players. I figured there must be something else there. I may be right but I didn't find it today. I dug for about two hours but got only clad and a '55 Canadian penny to show for it. I'm still buzzing over Saturday's hunt though so the sparse finds didn't phase me a bit!
Total for the weekend was 229 coins worth $17.41 including all the silver and oldies plus a Canadian Loonie that turned up in a tot lot. I actually got out again Sunday afternoon after I took the pics of my finds and dug another few bucks in clad and a few more wheats. I'm not sure how long this good luck I'm having can continue but I sure am enjoying it while it lasts!
Happy hunting...
Friday night I hunted a new wooded spot. Targets were very sparse with the exception of shotgun shells - I dug a dozen or so before getting lucky and landing a lonely wheat penny followed shortly after by a '47 dime.
Saturday was cold and wet so I figured I would give the tot lots a try. They were not very productive though, so I was back to dirt digging before long. I was in a field that I had not really paid too much attention to before. Big mistake! Long story short, I spent the next 4 hours digging like crazy and got 2 Barber dimes, 2 Mercs, 1 Rosie, 5 Buffs (2 with clear dates!) and 22 wheat pennies to show for it! Plus a neat old buckle (patented 1856) and of course some clad. I left this spot exhausted but happy. I don't dig Barbers often. The first I was CERTAIN was a deep rusty nail, but when I flipped a big, 8 deep plug and got that sweet tone in it I knew I had something good. The second Barber was the 1898 - I was pretty sure it was a wheat since it was deep and only came in around 12-42 - I think because it is so worn. Five Buffs in one hunt is a record for me. It was a good day... in fact, probably my BEST day. :grin: :grin: :grin:
Sunday I headed to a field that last weekend gave up a gold ring, a silver ring, and 5 wheats before I was chased off by hordes of baseball players. I figured there must be something else there. I may be right but I didn't find it today. I dug for about two hours but got only clad and a '55 Canadian penny to show for it. I'm still buzzing over Saturday's hunt though so the sparse finds didn't phase me a bit!
Total for the weekend was 229 coins worth $17.41 including all the silver and oldies plus a Canadian Loonie that turned up in a tot lot. I actually got out again Sunday afternoon after I took the pics of my finds and dug another few bucks in clad and a few more wheats. I'm not sure how long this good luck I'm having can continue but I sure am enjoying it while it lasts!
Happy hunting...