We didn't think we were going to be able to make it happen, but somehow the stars aligned and me and Tim were able to cobble together a hunt today at an old fairgrounds that was established in the 1870s. The site was a little over 2 hours away for me, so I hit the road at about 5:45 this morning and arrived at 8:05 a.m.
Tim showed up at 8:30 and it was a pleasure to finally meet Captain Coinspill! After brief introductions and some chit-chat we fired up the E-Tracs and started swinging away. The older coins were hiding at first, and I think that Tim was afraid that I drove all that way for nothing. However, after about 45 minutes or so I finally found a couple wheat cents, and then my first silver, a 1942 Merc. No Silverless Drive Home of Shame for me today!
This site ended up being wheatie heaven for me. I found 22 of them by the end of the day, my second highest daily total of the year. (My record this year is 37 in one day.) Tim had to leave at 3:30 to attend a Thanksgiving-like dinner, so he is probably in a food coma right now.
After Tim left I continued to hunt and found two more Mercs, an 1896 Indian Head, and an old bus token from Aurora, IL. The token rang up just like a nickel. All-in-all it was a very enjoyable day for me! It was nice getting to meet Tim finally, and it was very nice of him to invite me to hunt this site with him! I hope we can do it again soon!