This past weekend I traveled with my family to Joliet, IL as my step-daughter had a function there. I informed Ill Digger (Tim) that I was going to be in his neck of the woods to see if any of the northern Illinois crew might be available for a hunt on Sunday. Silver Star (Mike) found us a nice old park to hunt that was close to where I was staying. There ended up being five us, myself, Ill Digger, Silver Star, Tech125 (Rob), and Ted.
It was a chilly morning and it rained off and on, but Silver Star “The Cleaner” kept us inspired with his finds. He sure has great success with that Garrett Ace 250! (I'll let him tell about his day.)
I ended the day with 11 wheat cents, a 1937 Buffalo Nickel, a Missouri Tax Token, a religious medal, and a bunch of clad. I thought I was going to go silverless but right at the end of the hunt I got a nice silvery-sounding signal at 7” deep. Ted watched me dig this one up since it sounded so good. It ended up being a really neat sterling silver Roy Rogers ring from the 1940s. When I got home I did some research on the ring and I was surprised to learn that they usually sell for upwards of $300. That definitely lessened the sting of not finding any silver coins.
It was great finally getting to meet Silver Star (Mike), Tech125 (Rob) and Ted. It was a very fun day even if the weather was less than ideal. Of course I had already met Ill Digger (Tim) a couple of times before, and it's always a pleasure hunting with him.
Here are my finds for the day:
Keepers:
Buffalo:
Roy Rogers ring:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting!