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I got up to New Britain this morning to hunt an old park in town. I had an appointment in a nearby town so I planned my hunt accordingly. Today's conditions were not very conducive to the hobby. I've never encountered such dry hard soil as I did today. It was like concrete. Forget about deep...

I haven't had any time to post the finds I've made over the past week or so. But, I made some pretty neat finds from all the hunts from various locations. I've gone on quick hunts each time out. Only an hour or so, except on Monday where I usually hunt for a few hours. I swear, I do better on...

Here are the finds from my last two hunts near my home. I also found a handful of clad but no pics of that. The cool little bottle was on the surface! I thought the Merc was a clad dime until I turned it over and saw the fasces on the back. Other than that, no interesting stories to go with...

lol Yeah, there's this empty lot a block away from me that I've been hitting since last year. I've found some cool things along with some clad and a bunch of wheat pennies, even a totally rusted .38 revolver!! Well, I kept saying to myself that there has to be a silver in there somewhere and...

lol Yeah, I had one of those hunts where you don't find anything good. :girlcry: All I found was a ton of junk and a few clad coins! Anyway, on the way home I stopped at Mickey D's for a bite and got this 1951-D Wheat penny in my change. I felt a bit vindicated. :grin: The other photos are...

it turns out I had me a 1944 silver war nickel!!! happydance02 It was so covered in dirt, I just figured it was a regular old Jeff, but when I rubbed the area to try and see the date, I saw that pretty silver glint. I was with my hunting buddy and did a happy dance right in front of him...

LOL! It says I found Mexican silver! I've been pounding this favorite spot of mine and the place is still giving up goodies! Last week it was a Civil War era token, today it was a Mexican silver coin: 5 Centavos from 1901! :wow: Man, this thing is tiny, smaller than a dime. It took me a while to...

Went on a quick hunt earlier today at a new spot and wasn't finding much, just a few Memorial pennies. This was a wooded open space and had trails running through it. Anyway, I hopped off the trail in a couple of clear spots and found the Wheat penny (1958) and the old dresser hinge plate (I...

I got out yesterday and today for a bit and went back to where I found my 1890 Indian Head penny on Saturday. I managed a 1930 Wheat penny yesterday and a 1920 Wheat penny today along with a really cool looking token from 1863 and an old looking metal toy soldier. The token says, Time is money...

I haven't hunted in a while due to family commitments but today after a few errands, I was finally able to get out to beep today for about an hour. I hit one of my usual spots near my house. The weeds and bushes really came back in full force and the path I used to start out on was almost...

I was out today in New Haven at a small park. I never hit it before and it was producing nothing but crappy signals and trash, not to mention getting to see dozens of little tiny baggies left on the ground from all the drug dealing! :thumbsdown: I found a few coins but nothing old. On the way...

Hunted some woods for about 45 minutes yesterday. I was finding a lot of metal items like big bolts and other scraps that sounded really nice on the T2. I got closer to an old abandoned home that's part of the forest/park I was at. Then in back of the place I hit a 1967 clad dime. Pretty old, so...

Hi folks! Got out for a bit yesterday and did pretty good. I just started swinging the coil when I hit a solid 89-90 on the T2. I thought it would be a clad quarter but popped a 2000 Sacajawea dollar! I put the plug back and I was still getting a solid 89-90 on the VDI. I opened the plug again...

Had a half an hour to kill before work and managed a 47 Rosie! :happydance01: I also found a clad quarter, dime and a 71 Jeff before it started to really come down. Not sure if there's a mint mark. The back was all covered in dirt, so I just threw it into my little pill container with water in...

I didn't post in a while. Been busy with school and a final exam plus work and all that. Anyway, these are some keepers from the hunting I did get out for. The photo of the home is where I've been going off and on since last summer. It was built around 1830. Nothing real old yet. The green 1929...

Got a chance to hit a spot near me after talking to a town councilman the other day. The town uncovered a spot that had been overgrown and not touched in over 30 years. They will be turning it into a little herb garden. So, before they plant I've been allowed to detect the dirt. Well, first I...

Got in a quick one hour hunt today at a private property that I've eyeballed for a long time know. It's an abandoned house. I finally saw the owner a while back when all the trees were being cut down and I asked if I could check the yard out and he said no problem. The place will be torn down at...

Got another Mercury dime today (1937) in a quick pre-work hunt. Man, those Mercs are a plentiful. It was only a few inches deep. This is the sixth one and my third hunt in a row netting some silver! Yay! happydance02 Oh, and a wheatie too. Don't know the year yet. Happy hunting all! :groovy:

I wasn't swingin for more than five minutes when I hit a real strong 84-85 on the T2 and a few inches down is sitting the first Merc. |:cheering: I thought that was it. But, after taking a photo of it, I notice the second one sitting in the dirt pile a few inches away. :wow: Then I scanned the...

Yeah, I'm talking about those silver coins! lol They've been hiding from me. The past few hunts I've gone on only produced some wheat pennies. I netted about eight in the past three hunts. The 1937 one shown in the photo was laying on the ground in the dirt. It may have been a recent drop cause...