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Friday morning Noah got us a permission at a friends 1845 house. Obviously, we had high hopes for this property. Nothing super old, but I did manage an 1878 Indian Which brought a smile to my face. I also dug 3 WC RR buttons. I was amazed how nice they cleaned up with a little CLR. This...

I went up to Wisconsin last Saturday for a little detecting Noah and I got out yesterday between the rain storms

I haven't been getting out much his year, but I did manage to get out the last couple of Saturdays. Last Saturday: A few goodies out of a couple of yards Illinois registered motor vehicle dashboard disc. Circa 1907 - 1911 Yesterday, we got again for a few hours Stamped Sterling

Sorry I haven't been posting anything lately, but I Have been pretty much just working and staying the house. Last Sunday I got out for first time in about two months. I dug a nice 1888 Indian. Man that felt good. I hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!! Take care, Don

Noah and I decided to try a new town Saturday. I saw that it was incorporated in 1836, which is old for Illinois! It was obvious that the town has been hit before, not a lot of signals in the yards UNTIL we it an 1880s house on a semi-main street. I wasn't swinging for more than 2 minutes...

I had a nice couple of days hunting in some very comfortable weather. Saturday, Noah and I got out for a few hours detecting in a new town. i managed my first Indian of the year, an 1891 , a 47 Rosie and 16 wheat cents. Sunday, Digger Al and I met up with Tony for a great day of detecting. I...

I was able to get out the last couple of weekends, FINALLY!!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, the last couple of months have been quite busy for me. Noah and I got out for a few hours the Saturday after Christmas and I managed to dig 3 Indians and a Rosie 2020 has been a little rough for us. Our first hunt we started at 9:00 in the morning and didn't...

I went out Saturday to a new town. Shouldn't have, nothing but crabby people and no after no. After spending a few hours there trying, I moved on. I went to another small rural town and did much better. I dug a 1941 Washington, 2 Indians and a V nickel. I also dug a few relics ( the spoon is...

Noah and I went back to one of our favorite towns yesterday. We decided to try our favorite house just one more time. We have hit this yard probably 6 or 7 times already. We've hit it with Daddy Digger, Digger Odell and Hiluxyota and it somehow always produces. I got a 12-24 on the etrac, dug...

Very cool Dave. I dug this one today. Is it in your book?

Noah and I went back to the farm house in Indiana where he dug that 1883 dog tag a couple of weeks ago. Below are my finds. Watch for Noah's post, He had an EPIC hunt :shocked03:

These are my finds from last weeks road trip to Indiana with Noah These are from yesterdays hunt The ring below is stamped .925 This one is stamped sterling

Here are a couple of photos I took in the field

I was able to hunt about 3 1/2 hours this morning before the rain moved in. The first house that I stopped at gave me a yes, the the very first hole I dug produced a 53 Rosie. I followed that with a 1904 Indian. just before I was going to leave, I decided to reach up under a large evergreen...

We hit the road about 2:30 AM to arrive at our destination at day break. Our first stop was an 1890 court house. There weren't a lot of good signals, but I did manage a 2 wheat/1 Buff spill. After that we hit a couple of previously hunted yards. We managed a few silvers and a couple of Indians...

Tim (Noah) and I drove to Ohio this weekend to meet up with Tony Two-Cent. The weather forecast called for rain all night and then clearing up by 7:00 AM. It did in fact rain all night and it was still raining when I got up at 5:00. I'm only telling you this because when we started digging, the...

It's been getting harder and harder to find new hunting ground lately. My finds have been slim, but I guess if it was easy it wouldn't be fun. On each of the last two Saturdays I dug 2 Indians and a rosie. My first hunt I dug a 76 Indian & on the second hunt a beautiful 74.

This weekend I got out with Noah on Saturday and Tony on Sunday. The weather was perfect! My first find on Saturday morning was a crotal bell taken from a front yard. The second house we hit was the best of the day. I dug 4 Indians, an 88,91,97 & 99. Also 2 mercs, a 19 & 43. A little later i...

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, been really busy with work. I got out with Noah on Saturday the 31st. We hunted most of the day and here are my finds.