I had an invite from Hiluxyota (Tom) to meet up on Saturday for a water hunt. It started a bit rough at 7:00AM with on and off heavy rain. But I met up with Tom's friend Mark at the appointed time and started to get the hunt underway. About 45 minutes later Tom showed up and wasn't in the water 5 minutes before making a great find. A bit later we were joined by Chicago digger (Bernie) and Noah of Deep Digger Duo (and Tim!) fame.
It was a hard hit area and probably the toughest water site I've ever hunted. But we had a crew of well seasoned hunters and before long pretty much everyone was on the board with some keepers. Of course Tom and Mark are the river gold pros, so you will have to watch Tom's video for their finds.
Well, it took my a while to figure out the site, but my first find was what looks like a pewter crackerjack toy maybe? Buckle shaped item with a portrait of what appears to be some Diety in the center. Between lots and lots of lead stinkers I also managed a cool cufflink, antique fishing lures, end of a Climax fishing reel, half a cosmetic case, 1930s presidential crackerjack token, a number tag, and a pocket watch loop. As for coins I found lots of clad for some reason, and 2 wheats, the earliest being 1918. But my finds of the day were a 1917 merc and a nice looking 1925 SLQ. Both silvers I hope should clean up nicely.
Overall it was great hunting with this group, and I already miss the camaraderie and ball busting
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