April Hunts with Some AD Members

[Ill Digger]

I'm behind in posting some of my finds. It's not even summer yet and we're busy, busy, busy! :crazy:

April 1st:
A couple of days after getting back from our Florida vacation I got a invite from Fire Fighter 43 (Jeff) to come back up to Wisconsin to hunt the new camp he's got permission for. So I took the day off work and Ted and I headed out before sunrise and meet up with Jeff at the camp around 8 a.m. We hunted till about 4 in the afternoon with a short little lunch break around noon. I did pretty good finding 6 silvers and a IH! Ted beat us all with 7 silvers. My first silver of the day was a Washington quarter! Gotta love a start like that! No SDHOS! :yahoo:

I ended up with the Washington quarter, 2 Mercs, 2 Rosies, a war nickel, and a IH. Plus a handful of wheats.
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Cleaned up:
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Some miscellaneous finds:
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Still gotta find out what this tag is from? :thinkingabout:
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Thanks again Jeff! :notworthy:

April 19th:
I meet up with Digger Don and his son Digger Al. We decided to meet up at a old park in between us. We hunted around there for a little while when we came to a mutual agreement that that park had been hunted to death! :lol: So we went door knocking. The first house we stopped at we got a yes. It was a 1860's -1870's house. I popped a wheat the first hole! Which seems to be a curse to me most of the time. Shortly after Al pops 2 silver in a row, then Don pops a Rosie! I had a baseball game to be at by 11 a.m. I was starting to wonder if I was going get a silver out of this yard. Shortly before having to leave I got a 1904 Barber dime, and then 4 feet away I popped a Merc! Boom! No SDHOS!! :happydance01:Right before I had to leave I got a jumpy mixed up signal that turned out to be a buff and a wheat together! :thumbsup01: After that I headed off to my sons baseball game and Don and Al went looking for fresh soil. After the game (which they won by the way.) I called Don and we met back at the first permission. We tried a few other places. Got a couple no's and a couple of no ones homes. So Al was itching to hunt a old farm house. He pulled up Historic Map Works on his phone and picked one out. So we head out. Got a yes. Al had the big finds from there, but I did manage about 5 wheats, a 1896 IH. Shortly after that it started to rain. So we decided to go thank the folks for letting us hunt their farm. As We were making our way up to the door I got a chirp and a 10-44 around 6 inches deep. I said "One more" . As Don and Al watched me dig down out pops a silver dime! I asked them "what do you guys think it'll be?" We each took our guesses and I wiped off the dirt to reveal a Rosie. Then it hit me! I said "I just hit the trifecta boys!" :thumbsup02:

The days goodies before cleaning:
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And after a rinse:
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Another good day hunting with some really good guys!

Thanks for lookin' & HH!! :peace:

[Tony Two-Cent]

Awesome bunch of finds, Tim! You had a couple of great hunts there. Nice variety of old coins and lots of silver! :thumbsup02:

:congrats:

[Pacivilwarluke]

Wow, great bunch of finds, love all the silver, congrats on the trifecta! :)

[Full Metal Digger]

Great finds Tim. That tag is a mystery to me too. Are the words legible to you? I can't make them out. HH, Dave.

[Tony Two-Cent]

I'm pretty sure the tag says "Milwaukee Gas Light Company".

[aloldstuff]

Great start to the year. :congrats:on a wide variety of keepers and the huge amount of silvers.

[Robbie]

Nice bunch of finds there. I like the way you back grounded the first pics over rustic lumber:thumbsup01:

[Ill Digger]

Awesome bunch of finds, Tim! You had a couple of great hunts there. Nice variety of old coins and lots of silver! :thumbsup02:

:congrats:Thanks Tony! They were great hunts! With some great people! :thumbsup01:


Wow, great bunch of finds, love all the silver, congrats on the trifecta! :)
Thanks! Gotta love that silver! :thumbsup02:


Great finds Tim. That tag is a mystery to me too. Are the words legible to you? I can't make them out. HH, Dave.
Thanks Dave! Yes Tony is right,

I'm pretty sure the tag says "Milwaukee Gas Light Company".
It says Milwaukee Gas Light Company. I found a little history on the company.
http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/company.html?company=milwaukee_gas_light_company
I'm still not sure what it might be from? :dontknow:


Great start to the year. :congrats:on a wide variety of keepers and the huge amount of silvers.
Thanks Al! Not a bad start. Hopefully I'll get a chance to get out and rack up a few more! :crossfingers:

[BTV Digger]

Very nice Tim. Wish I had that kinda streak you have going there! Love the 1896 IH. Piggly Wiggly tag is also sweet!:hystericallaugh:

[Ill Digger]

Nice bunch of finds there. I like the way you back grounded the first pics over rustic lumber:thumbsup01:
Thanks Robbie! I like the way those turn out too. My secret? My old weathered picnic table. ;) :lol:

[Digger Don]

Hey, Your Piggly Wiggly Token Looks Different from mine. n LOL46987

Congrats on a whole bunch of awesome finds Tim.
especially the Tri-Fecta "

[Lodge Scent]

Nice couple of hunts !

[Ill Digger]

Very nice Tim. Wish I had that kinda streak you have going there! Love the 1896 IH. Piggly Wiggly tag is also sweet!:hystericallaugh:
Thanks! Growing up, the only time I ever seen a Piggly Wiggly was when we went up to Wisconsin to visit relatives. Now we have a "Pig" right here in town.


Hey, Your Piggly Wiggly Token Looks Different from mine. n LOL46987

Congrats on a whole bunch of awesome finds Tim.
especially the Tri-Fecta "Thanks Don! Starting out Sunday I was wondering if I was going to find 1 silver. To end up with a dime tri-fecta was a nice surprise! :thumbsup01: Is that thing metal? :huh:


Nice couple of hunts !Thanks! I've had a couple other hunts with some neat finds, just no silver. :pirate:

[Digger Don]

No. it's plastic. I use it at the Pig every time I shop there, " Modern Token"

[Ill Digger]

No. it's plastic. I use it at the Pig every time I shop there, " Modern Token" Oh...O.K.:hystericallaugh:
I was gonna say.... that'd be adding alotta weight to your wallet! :lol:

[RIdirtdigger]

That's a lot of silver. Looks like you guys have been doing well. Sweet finds!

[Fire Fighter 43]

Congrats on all the great finds Tim. It was nice getting in a spring hunt with you and Ted. WTG on the dime trifecta.