Recent content by randy

Been a long time since I've posted, but I've had a couple of nice finds lately -- an 1803 half reale, and an 1830 bust half, both pretty sweet looking, so I figured I'd post, for my old friends here. HH everyone.

This is one of the most gorgeous old large silver coins I've ever dug. Sometimes you just feel like posting it, so that's what I'm doing. HH everyone.

Had a very long silver streak (on my home turf) snapped today, but did pull a couple of interesting relics, which are firsts for me. First is not only my first compact, but my second one as well. The larger one was heavy, and I had visions of a cache of silver coins contained therein, but it...

On Monday, I pulled 11 silvers (I think I posted that, not sure, so I hate to double dip), but Tue, anxious to get back to the same site (for obvious reasons), I pulled just one dime in 8 hrs (not shown). The site had already given up 3 silver half dollars, so no one with a brain is gonna give...

Dug 11 bulk silvers today. Total hunt time was 5.5 hours, so it was just on 2 per hour, which is pretty much on par with the best rate I've ever done. This is my second double of the year. I'd write a story, but I'm going to my son's soccer game now. Thanks for looking, and HH everyone.

Took a trip to New England this weekend, and broke the drive up with some detecting. On Friday, I scored my first 2 reale (they are between the size of a quarter and a half), a 1777, for my second oldest silver ever. happydance02 Its a bit worn, but we'll take it. On Saturday, met up with Al...

Managed to drop an 8 spot today after yesterday's wonderful hunt. There is a cool story behind today's hunt, but after last night's train wreck, I'll spare y'all lol HH everyone, and have a very nice Easter holiday :beerbuddy:

Told my wife this morning that I was gonna go out and dig a 200 year old coin, and that is exactly what I did. Of course, I had some inside information, as a couple of years ago I discovered an unmapped 1700s homesite where I pulled 13 coppers from a 90x90 grid, and while I gridded the area hard...

Dug a dateless, pretty abused liberty cap today. This is my third liberty cap (all abused like this >{), and my 50th career copper. Had a bit of a run of luck with coppers lately, digging 4 in the last week and half or so. Also dug a rosie today for my 99th silver of the year. HH everyone.

Got an 1811 largie and a few modern silvers today. This is the same site that has been giving coppers and modern silvers, but nothing in between. The 1811 seems to be a bit of a semi key date, as only just north of 200K were minted, and it lists in the $40+ range in AG3. I'm guessing mine is in...

Got out today to a new site and nailed a barber dime fairly quickly happydance02 , but then three plus hours went by and only 2 wheats, and not even much deep clad >{, which tells me the site has been pounded hard. Gridding around the barber dime netted nothing. Its a huge site so I wandered...

Pulled 7 dimes today happydance02 , and 5 silvers yesterday :happydance01:. Same site I've been working over the past week or so. This site has definitely been generous, giving up at least one silver coin in 7 consecutive hunts, and an average of 6 over the past 3. All modern, but we'll take 'em.

Got out for a good part of the day to the site I've been working recently, and got 6 modern silvers, and a pair of buffs, both dated (36 and 37). Was hoping for something older at this site after pulling a pair of coppers, but the only old thing I dug was a copper flat button. Certainly not...

Got out today for a midday hunt to the site that I've been working for the last week or so, and pulled my second copper from there, an 1853 LC, which, aside from the acidic soil abuse, has quite a bit of detail. Also pulled a dateless buff, a rosie, and a massive 13+ gram sterling USA ring. The...

Was 72 degrees today <:, so I took advantage and went to a site I started working last week. I pulled my second copper of the year, an 1837 LC. Its a shame what the dirt does to copper, cause its got full liberty and nice hair. Was 9 inches in the dirt + another inch for the grass. Also pulled a...