The Day After

[Ill Digger]

Last weekend I met up with Daddydigger, DiggerDon & DiggerAl and, Tony Two-Cent for a all day group hunt.
If you haven't seen that thread Check it out here.http://www.americandetectorist.com/f...t-Diggers-quot

The day after since I was still down in southern Illinois and had some free time, my wife's aunt suggested I go check out her sisters house. She said it's pretty old. And there is even a rumor that the old timer that once lived in their house had hide a container full of gold and silver coins on the property! Whoa! OK! Sounds like a good spot! There was rain in the forecast but as I headed out the skies were blue and sunny. So I made the 25 minute drive over, met up with Tina and her husband, got the story on the supposed buried booty, and started swinging. It didn't take too long and I found some wheaties in the side yard. Made a quick past through the front yard nabbed a couple more wheats, and started to pick up more wheats on the other side yard. About then the sky turned dark and the wind picked up and it started to sprinkle. I was getting another wheat signal at the base of the BIG maple tree when the skys opened up and it started to pour! So I ran to my truck. I could see clear skies behind the storm so I ran down to the gas station, got a little snack and something cold to drink. By the time I came out of the gas station it had already stopped raining. So I went back, went back to the big maple and finished retrieving the wheatie I started on. As I made my way around the tree I got another wheatie signal, this time a bit deeper. Dug down and out pops a Merc! Just a couple more steps I get yet another wheat signal, dug it up. Stand up and another about 2 inches over. Dug it up. Stand up and rechecked and another, and another, and another. I got into a wheaties hot spot that produced (didn't really count) about 8 or 10 wheaties! I had about six holes dug in a 4'x4' area! Then the rain came back then stopped. And this went on for about 2 more hours. So I just ran back and forth to the truck. When it pasted I'd just get back out and start off were I left off.
While one of my timeout I seen something I've never seen before. This white bird flew down onto the sidewalk right in front of my truck. It's body shape looked just like a robin. So I snapped a quick picture of it just before it flew off. It seams I seen my first albino robin!


After that return my first signal was a screaming 1-47! So I popped the plug and there in the bottom of the hole was a tiny little ring. I was thinking "There's no was this little thing gave that signal." Stuck the pinpointer in the hole and it started screaming off to the left. I dug into the side and popped out a chunk of dirt and a big silver disk pops out with it!
The most worn out Walker half I've ever seen. It's a no date.


Rains came and went for a couple of hours so I'd just run back and forth to my truck and wait out the showers. It seemed like after spotting the albino robin things changed... after I'd get back out and start to again I'd get a silver dime!
It turned out to be a cool little hunt! The last signal I got as I was heading to my truck to leave was another screaming 2-47! Thinking I might have another half turned out to be a big token from Burger Chef, celebrating their 1000th store opening. ( Never heard of them. )

Here's the pile of goodies I took on the tailgate of my truck after the hunt. Must of got a smudge on the lens.


Here's a better look:


Memorial day Monday on the way home I drove trough a small town with a good looking park right on the main drag soooo of course I had to stop! The first signal out of the truck was a deep 1916 wheat! I said "That's a good sign!"

I spent about 3 hours there. I ended up getting 7 more wheats and a 1912 Barber dime.

Then started my 3 hour drive home. I'll have to remember that place for when I go back down to visit the family.

Thanks for lookin' & HH