Recent content by wisconsin digger

Nice recoveries, Starting to forget what a silver washington looks loke. Thx for posting WD

Getting out sparingly but have picked up some cool tokens and relics along with an awesome 3 Barber Dime coin spill yesterday. Also, in the photos an old ambulance car, Pharmacist weight, Red Ryder lucky penny, Huckleberry Hound kids ring, a bottle token and the smallest silver ring I have ever...

Will be taking my Florida trip again in January and will start to return home the start of February. This year we want to catch some Civil War area but I would also like to do some detecting. Any suggestions or invites for my trip home. I probably will hit the Carolinas but nothing is planned...

It has been a 2 year quest but I finally made it to 750 Mercury Dimes. Was able to hit an old Park I've gone to before but still had a great day. Ended up with a Barber Dime a War Nickel and 3 Mercs to get me to 751. That total is nearly half of all my silver. I guess they made a few of...

It has been a long time since I posted as I am adjusting to my new normal. I have had some eye issues and I think I can start to get back to some normalcy which includes detecting. I was hoping to hit this goal last year but Memorial weekend of '22 is when the eye issues hit so I was shutdown...

I'll be in Lakeland Florida the month of January. Anyone wants to hook up LMK as I will be bringing some detectors. I have no idea where I can go but I'll figure something out. Wisconsin Digger

Planning on selling my house so doing some house cleaning. Have two coils I used with the Etrac (using Equinox exclusively now) that I would like to trade or sell. 16" is called the "Excelerartor" EQ2 Pro. Also have a sniper coil made by Detech 6". Used both coils on the Etrac and had some...

More lousy weather here but got out a bit before it rolled in and was lucky to find my second 2 center. Not positive but I think it's the same date as the 1st one (1868) but this one is a bit crustier. Wisconsin Digger

Went back to the Park where I found the Barber Quarter and unfortunately a big downpour last night limited my area to hunt. Even so I detected around the outside of the outfield fence and found a Washington Quarter and a well masked Barber Half (13 D). You can see the rust in the photo. Only...

Wisconsin weather has turned again and is cold, windy and drizzly but still detectable. I was planning a closer hunt but changed my mind in route to an even closer hunt (about 7 miles away). Usually little to no chance of silver here but it does pop up once in a while. Started with all clad...

Have got out a few times this year but was very restricted on where I could dig due to frost. Sunday was the first hunt where all the ground I hunted was thawed. Had a good hunt with 3 silvers a few wheats and some clad. Got 1 Washington a 1900 Barber Dime a Rosie and 3 wheats. Supposed to...

Just starting to get thawed ground in Wisconsin and was hitting one of my old sites. I dug what I thought was just and old pin and when I rubbed it off the dirt came right off and looked like silver. What I thought was a pin was some sort of patented small round part. It is about the size of...

Does anyone know of a good site that goes over the history of neckerchief slides. I am interested in the date range of the slides I have. Bored in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Digger Thx

Got in several hunts last week hi-lited by a 1936 FDR political pin, 3 Mercs a Rosie, 1 War Nickel a V nickel (in cleaning solution no photo) and 23 wheat pennies (also soaking). Also had an unusual clad week finding $22.12 in change including a clad half spill of 2 coins. The seeded hunt...

Heading back to the park I have been hunting I had a Bald Eagle fly right over my car. I figured that had to be a good Omen. The last silver I found today was a 1925 SLQ which popped out Eagle side up. Had another productive hunt which also included a 1900 Barber Dime and 2 Rosies. Two days...