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Hard to explain but don't pinch me because I don't want to wake up. I went out today to find some clad dimes and maybe an old coin or 2. WOW, can't explain it but it was a crazy hunt. Of course I needed a few clad dimes to hit a goal and I find a coin spill of nothing but dimes for a total of...

Returned to the place I hit the last 2 weeks and managed a few nice finds. This place has given up some really sharp early Mercury's and todays 1919 was probably the nicest of the bunch. Also picked up a nice Barber Dime and another Merc. Century coins were a 1886 Indian a 1914 Barber Dime...

Was hoping to get in some detecting today despite the weather (snow covered), but I found out the price you pay for getting to detect in January - snowstorms in October that fall. weather really sucks here. Anyway I got to the field and the snow did not melt. I hunted for about 15 minutes on...

Had the opposite type of hunt I had a couple weeks back. Spent about 2 hours of the hunt finding nothing but clad. The last 1/2 hour I worked my way back to the car when I found the Bank Token (had no idea what it was till I got home) and a small area where I picked up a Washington a Merc and...

Had an interesting hunt at a very old Park that has been pounded pretty well. My original plan was to hunt a parking lot connected to the Park but the grass was really long, probably a good spot next spring when the grass is flat. I ended up in the Park and spent the rest of the day there...

I was not going to post anything but a couple of things occurred I thought were worth sharing. First, I wanted to be the first to use the "S" word. Yes it snowed ever so lightly on Saturday (more of a wet snow), but if that was it for a few months I'll take it. Second, watching videos can be...

Back to the Park I have been hitting the last couple of weeks and it turned out great. Signals are much less but with all the nails and iron there are still plenty of hidden ones. I had already found a Merc and Washington when I dug another Merc. I worked around the signal a bit when I got...

Headed back to the Park I found a couple of Washingtons last week and managed to pull a few more goodies. I found a Barber dime, 2 Mercs and 10 Wheaties including a steelie I could actually make out. I also found a Monarch Ranges Jubilee Token (1896-1946) and a nice John Deere Pendant I at...

Was hoping to find my 400th Rosie this year (since 2012) but it has been a struggle for silver this year. I tried a couple Parks today and luck was with me. The 1st Park was not showing much promise till I found back to back Wheaties. I figured it has enough age to keep trying for some...

After a Hippie party Saturday I putzed around the town I grew up in. Hunt started great with the 1st 2 coins being a Buffalo and wheat. Not much else found but I did find back to back silver rings. Stopped by the Courthouse that was only a couple of blocks away and found another silver ring...

I'll preface this post with a hunt I had several years back. I was at an old park that was producing clad quarters in amazing numbers. For some reason among the 50+ quarters I got a similar signal 1' under the ground same as all the other quarters, the only problem was it was a '24 SLQ in...

Typical June with pretty many uneventful hunts. A lot of single or double silver days but it has been a grind. I think this summary is of the last 11 hunts I've done since my last post. The nicest coin in the lot was a Barber Dime I found Sunday in the Park where I found the Seated Dime. It...

Returned to the Park where I got the Seated Dime and had another good outing. I found a SLQ, and really nice 1918 Merc, 1907 V nickel a 1920 Buffalo and another really old Indian 1872. Also picked up a 1940 Canadian penny. I think the Merc and the V were a spill as they were only inches...

Another weekend spent on chores upnorth did leave me a few hours tonight to get some hunting in. I hit the Park I found the 4 Indian pre 1900 spill last year and had a great night. I ended up with a Merc a Barber a Rosie and my first seated in a few years. The seated was definitely a tough...

I did do a little homework last fall and found an area with photos back to the late 30's. I stopped here on my way upnorth on Friday and was not overly enthused when I saw the layout, my first signal was a wheatie though. After a couple of hours and no more battery power I had 10 total...

One of the things I like most about this hobby are the interesting things you find beyond the coins. This weekend I was hunting an old Park I have been hunting since I was a kid. I was still amazed at the good signals I was getting including a really nice silver quarter signal. The signal...

Can't believe we still have unthawed ground in Wisconsin but I am happy to take advantage of it. I am certain this is the 1st time I ever detected in January and certainly the 1st time I ever found a silver coin this early. The way the weather is this week I still should be able to hunt at...

Got out Monday and today and I think I found another Copper Indian point. I'll do some research but I don't know what else it can be. Monday I found a rosie and a war nickel and today along with the Copper artifact I found a Barber Dime, 2 Mercs a Rosie and 5 wheats. Weather is staying...

Well the ground at an open Park was definitely stiffer than the wooded Park yesterday. About 2-3"'s of frost made things a bit harder but managed a 1920 SLQ (only the "O" showing) and 2 Mercs. Also managed 6 wheats as well. Beautiful day yet in Wisconsin but the ground is saying give it up...

Had a day off and a little warming of the weather so gave it another shot. I went to a park that is more wooded and the ground was definitely diggable. I think I only passed on one signal where the ground was a little stiff. I dug 1 signal that was terrible but turned out to be a Merc and I...