Detected an old school in the rain...nice handful of keepers!

[Full Metal Digger]

Hey diggers,
I found a small town on Google maps that had an old park and school. It took me almost 2 hours to drive there and it was raining when I got there! It was one of those yellow brick high schools built circa 1930. A nice lush green lawn with huge oak trees on the edges.

First good signal I got was a choppy 12-45 at about 7 inches. I flipped the plug and could see the edge of a silver dime. 1944 Mercury! About 10 minutes later I got a 12-44, 12-43 at 8 inches. The numbers were like a wheat penny but the sound was like a silver dime. I dug down about 6 inches and put my sunray probe in the hole and got a sweet high pitch! Dug out a couple more inches and the hole was silent. Passed the probe over my dirt pile and realized the coin was out. I moved the dirt and to my surprise saw a silver half! A 1917-S walking liberty! woo-hoo!!

I was getting clad signals every few feet but was really focusing on the deeper signals. After about 2 hours I finally got a nice 12-46 at 8 inches and pulled out a very nice looking 1919 mercury dime.

I was pretty much soaked to the skin and my machine was caked in about 2 inches of sticky mud so I called it a day and headed home. Here's some pictures and thanks for looking. HH, Dave.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af95/daddydigger1/IMG_1339_zpsed62cd43.jpg (http://s997.photobucket.com/user/daddydigger1/media/IMG_1339_zpsed62cd43.jpg.html)

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af95/daddydigger1/IMG_1329_zps1cbf4552.jpg (http://s997.photobucket.com/user/daddydigger1/media/IMG_1329_zps1cbf4552.jpg.html)

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af95/daddydigger1/IMG_1330_zps2c58719a.jpg (http://s997.photobucket.com/user/daddydigger1/media/IMG_1330_zps2c58719a.jpg.html)

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af95/daddydigger1/IMG_1344_zps8a31c48a.jpg (http://s997.photobucket.com/user/daddydigger1/media/IMG_1344_zps8a31c48a.jpg.html)

[li tom]

Love that Half!Driving 2 hours for a good spot to hunt,I can relate to that.You hunt out all your closer spots and after a few years your up to driving 2 hours to find the oldies. :groovy:

[pulltabsteve]

Sweet Walker Dave :perfect10: Nice job on the research |:cheering:

[skribnod]

:congrats: on the silver! I think the halfs are really showing up a lot this year, nice dimes too go with . I wouldd say the mud was worth the trip. thumbsup01

[Tony Two-Cent]

You had a great day, Dave! |:cheering:

After you remembered to flip the switch on your SunRay probe. :poke: lol

That 1917-S Walking Liberty Half is a true thing of beauty! :smitten:

And that 1919 Mercury dime is really sweet too! :loveit:

Congrats on the three silver day, including that awesome half dollar!

:perfect10:

[POKIE73]

:congrats:shocked04:n a great hunt anytime you can get a half its a great day nice silver finds dennis |:cheering: |:cheering:

[z118]

I'd drive two hours for a hunt like that any day! Congrats on some sweet finds. That 1919 dime is a beauty! :smitten:

[CODY]

:wow: That is one nice looking half to be that old. Congrats on all the silver and other finds. HH

[aloldstuff]

Neither long drives, rain or mud shall stop Daddydigger from swinging his coil. Great looking WLH and mercs. Glad to see you out having some swing time...... :congrats:

[RaZR]

Congrats on the silver big and small! :wow:
I'd say it's worth the drive for an old walker like that. And at least some of your gas money back. :yes:
WTG D.D.

GL/HH