2 Hour Park Hunt

[aloldstuff]

Seeing that most of my fields that I hunt have now been planted I went to a park today. This is the park that Rob and myself have repeatedly hit and have gotten many, many silvers out of.

Today I ran the V3i in the Hi-Pro single freq 2.5 and got some keepers. The 2 mercs are dated 1917 and 1918, no mint marks. The 5 wheats of which most are toasted but I did get a 1912. The IH is a 1898 so I have 2 more coins for the signature.

Also got myself a St. Christopher medal and a foreign coin. On the obverse it says Republic Francaise and I can't make out anything on the reverse. If anybody knows anything about this coin please respond.

Thanks for reading and HH.

[driftwood1963]

Looks like a great day in the park!

[MangoAve]

Al, it looks like a 5 or 10 centimes from France. Roughly turn of the century ..say 1900-1903. The date is on the back on the bottom and denomination around 4 o'clock position.

[aloldstuff]

Al, it looks like a 5 or 10 centimes from France. Roughly turn of the century ..say 1900-1903. The date is on the back on the bottom and denomination around 4 o'clock position.

Jim, thanks for the info. I just rechecked the coin and I saw that it is a 10 centimes but the date still eludes me. I will try a peroxide bath later on tonight.

[OxShoeDrew]

That's still a productive site. How come you set it to single frequency? Do you think that made the difference? Nice going Al!

[aloldstuff]

That's still a productive site. How come you set it to single frequency? Do you think that made the difference? Nice going Al!

Drew, Yes I think that the single frequency made the difference. All though this site can still produce, it ain't like it used to be....

[aloldstuff]

Jim, thanks for the info. I just rechecked the coin and I saw that it is a 10 centimes but the date still eludes me. I will try a peroxide bath later on tonight.

After 2 peroxide baths I'm pretty sure that the date is 1917.

[Ronandari]

Theres still some nice finds in that park. Hi Pro is a good program but it takes a little training to re-calibrate way the way you listen to the tones. I struggle with it somewhat.

Ron

[Digger Don]

I bet you're glad you decided to take a walk in the park. Very nice variety of coins.
on the Silver.

[MangoAve]

After 2 peroxide baths I'm pretty sure that the date is 1917.

Good you got a date. The soil must have been bad as on a bigger screen I was noticing even the mercs became a bit grainy in the soil. After I posted I found that those went from 1898 until 1921, but the majority of pics were literally 1900-1904 which is why I just figured most popular dates is close to what you got. Unfortunately the 1914 is the rare one. I just knew tho it had the woman and child depicted on the reverse by that prominent line.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on the finds, Al! It is amazing what you and Rob have pulled out of that park. The fact that you can still find silver there is a testament to how many coins must be in the ground, and how good of a detectorist you are.

[aloldstuff]

Congrats on the finds, Al! It is amazing what you and Rob have pulled out of that park. The fact that you can still find silver there is a testament to how many coins must be in the ground, and how good of a detectorist you are.

Thanks Tony

[PL8MAN]

Looks like a great hunt ! Congrats
Glen

[del]

Al , how stable did the low frequency act , no bothersome emi to deal with ??

[wisconsin digger]

Great hunt. Those coppers really take a beating in that soil. WD

[aloldstuff]

Al , how stable did the low frequency act , no bothersome emi to deal with ??

The machine was very stable, no EMI

[Epi-hunter]

I'm late to the party on this one Al, but great to see you getting out and finding good stuff. I love that St Christopher medal, actually. Sometimes those things are more fun to find than coins. (Did I just say that? )

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Really like the religious medal! Mind you nothing shabby neither with the silver. Good luck on the next outing!