10000th coin today + a couple of silvers

[randy]

Started this insane hobby a little over 3 years ago, and today I dug my 10,000th coin. That seems like a lot of digging, and you can see the toll it took on my digger, so I treated myself to a new one the other day. Some quick stats: 85% clad, 10% wheaties, 3.8% silvers, the rest large coppers, IHs, buff and older nickels and the like. Almost all park/school hunting -- I'll probably start to drift away from that, so it will be interesting to see how the ratios go.

I just can't imagine how many coins (and how many silvers), those who have been doing this for 30 or more years have dug. It just boggles the mind.

Dug a pair of silver dimes today, as well as a religious pendant , and a war nik yesterday and a merc on Monday to keep a mini silver streak alive. All three of today's silver targets were very shallow (2 inches or less); the pendant was in thick bushes that were not there 50 years ago and had given up a merc last week, the dimes were in heavy trash on an awkward incline at the edge of the site that I imagine some of the competition passed on, especially given the huge size of the site, but it seems the difficult locations still turn out to be the most productive. HH everyone.

[bob_e99]

Congratulations on reaching that impressive sum in only three years.



Now I have a yardstick to measure my finds although I think to date my percentage leans very heavily toward the clad variety :-\

[Ill Digger]

Holy cow Randy!! 10,000 coins ! Thats close to 10,000 holes you had to dig!!
Congrats on the benchmark!!
Love the silver too!!

[russellt]

that is pretty impressive . i only keep track of the pennies in quanity, around 13000 in 6 years. the clad i tally in monetary amount .its hunting weather now , let the games begin

[rsarge1]

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[Epi-hunter]

Congrats!! I am impressed that you counted that many coins too!

You have been doing fantastic. Congrats on the silver |

[tanacat]

About your digger!!!

Congrats on 10,000 plus the silver It's really easy to keep track of the # of coins if you roll them- and write it down. I've kept track of the rolls, so I can go back and count them out later.

Now I'm curious about my coin count in 2 yrs of hunting lol

Here's to your next 10,000 Randy!

[milco]

That is a cool milestone to hit and keep track of in that way! I think 3.8% silver ratio is quite impressive for park/school hunting, WTG!

[jkress]

10K!
Your stats are very, very impressive... especially considering your hunting grounds and the short time you have been at it.
You've got a one year head start on me . But, I doubt I'm anywhere near 10K or your 'keeper' count.

Congratulations on hitting a level most of us dream about. |)

... By the way, what was your 10,000th coin? :->

[Cheap Thrills]

Congrats on reaching your milestone and on your latest great finds . thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[randy]

... By the way, what was your 10,000th coin? :->

A copper memorial (where's the rolls eyes emoticon?). I wanted to be a silver. Got one two coins later. BTW, I don't know why, but I would always log coin totals in a spreadsheet after a hunt, so the counting just happened automatically.

[Lowjiber]

Congratulations on an impressive total and an equally impressive distribution of targets.

Heck, I can't even count to 10,000 in three years.

[midas]

Congrats. But, what amazes me is that people actually keep track of such things!

[JTGOLD]

thats what this hobby's about,finding coins and whatever else,congrats.

[aloldstuff]

What a huge milestone to reach. Congrats on all your finds and your silvers

[wingmaster]

Congrats on the silver.

[RobW]

I cant believe you actually kept count of all that clad!

That is some work you've done on that digger