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angellionel
03-14-2010, 07:53 PM
After experiencing yesterday's rain and cold wind, today I was going to chicken out and stay home. I didn't learn my lesson though because I was soon heading to one of the local parks. :duh:

During yesterday's hunt I dug up just one silver coin, a 1951 Roosevelt dime, but it was enough to keep the silver streak going. Today was much better though as I dug up five silver coins, a Barber quarter dated 1895, three Barber dimes, dated 1899, 1902, and 1906, and one mercury dime, dated 1919. The park also yielded two large cents, but only one, dated 1830, is in fairly good shape.

Here is the 1899 Barber dime as it came out of the ground.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/1899barberdimeinsoil_031410.jpg


And here is my two day silver take.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/silvercoins_031410.jpg


It's hard to see large cents take such a beating from the soil, but they still do make for fun finds.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/largecents_031410.jpg


The wheat cents I dig up at this particular park tend to be dated in the teens and twenties, as most of these are.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/wheatcents_031410.jpg


HH!
CBnKansas
03-14-2010, 07:59 PM
Wow that was a great reward for induring the weather.

cb
marchas45
03-14-2010, 08:10 PM
Awesome Angellionel :thumbsup01: you make me keep swinging and learning but alas no swinging for a couple of days as it's pouring here. :crying01:
z118
03-14-2010, 08:27 PM
Sweet digs for sure! What's the item on top of the wheats?
coinnut
03-14-2010, 08:30 PM
Nice haul of Barbers. I think that park had a lot of use around the teens and twenties from the condition of them coins. All that plus 2 coppas too lol Nice dig.
angellionel
03-14-2010, 09:32 PM
Sweet digs for sure! What's the item on top of the wheats?


It's a pin. I suspect it is silver - it 'feels' like it, and looks like it - but it has no markings. :confused:



Nice haul of Barbers. I think that park had a lot of use around the teens and twenties from the condition of them coins. All that plus 2 coppas too lol Nice dig.


The park did see plenty of activity in the early 1900's. :yes: The field was layered with new soil several years ago, so the old coins are on the deep side.
del
03-15-2010, 02:43 AM
keep it up and you'll have more coppas than George and it might make him :mad: :ticked: and change his tactics and go back
to parks :lol: :rofl:

glad the weather didn't stop you Angel , another great outing. ;)
toehead
03-15-2010, 07:22 AM
Simply amazing Angel, you never let us down with the silver!
angellionel
03-15-2010, 07:59 AM
keep it up and you'll have more coppas than George and it might make him :mad: :ticked: and change his tactics and go back
to parks lol rofl

glad the weather didn't stop you Angel , another great outing. ;)


:lol: :lol:

Yesterday wasn't as bad as it was on Saturday, though it did start to get cold by 4:30. :shocked01: I had fun though. :thumbsup01:
hoser
03-15-2010, 07:27 PM
Neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of night will stay Angel from his quest for silver. rofl Nice going buddy. It was nasty here yesterday too but I couldn't take it anymore. :drool: Nice going on the finds. They are awesome to say the least.
SeabeeRon
03-16-2010, 09:26 PM
Neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of night will stay Angel from his quest for silver.

Ha! That says it all!! :grin: