Jason in Enid
12-19-2009, 08:08 PM
The weathermen were forecasting today would be a warm, beautiful, sunny day. LIARS! At noon it was still 36 degrees, dark and breezy. Since this may be my last chance to hunt before the the cold front and snow move in next week, I was determined to get out. I had to laugh when I went out becuase my son, who typically goes with me, ran to the door and yelled Good luck, I hope you find silver! It made me think about a recent thread about TH's having a niche.
Well, the sun did finally come out, and the temp came up into the 40s by the end of the day. I got about 3 hours of swinging in before I had to quit for the day. I wound up with one clad quarter, 10 dimes, 4 nickels, and some stinkin lincolns. I also found a nice little sterling ring at the beginning of the hunt, and a silver dime at the end. I had a really good feeling about the ring becuase it came in as a quarter at about 1 inch. I pinpointed with my X1, and stuck my metal probe straight down to mark the spot. Typically I feel the target when I do this, but when the probe suck down without contact my first thought Maybe a ring!!.
The dime was a 1950 S Rosie, although I didn't know until I got home. I started carrying a small container for silver, and I don't rub them in the field. I don't want to scratch a key date.
I will surely be back to this park (same ballfield I've been hunting lately) until I've covered it all. I know there is silver here, so I can't bring myself to hunt another place until I am sure I given it a full search.
Well, the sun did finally come out, and the temp came up into the 40s by the end of the day. I got about 3 hours of swinging in before I had to quit for the day. I wound up with one clad quarter, 10 dimes, 4 nickels, and some stinkin lincolns. I also found a nice little sterling ring at the beginning of the hunt, and a silver dime at the end. I had a really good feeling about the ring becuase it came in as a quarter at about 1 inch. I pinpointed with my X1, and stuck my metal probe straight down to mark the spot. Typically I feel the target when I do this, but when the probe suck down without contact my first thought Maybe a ring!!.
The dime was a 1950 S Rosie, although I didn't know until I got home. I started carrying a small container for silver, and I don't rub them in the field. I don't want to scratch a key date.
I will surely be back to this park (same ballfield I've been hunting lately) until I've covered it all. I know there is silver here, so I can't bring myself to hunt another place until I am sure I given it a full search.