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Ahh Wisconsin weather can really be a pill. Got my nice early start in February and get sidelined for a couple weeks with snow and cold. Anyway got back out on Monday and Tuesday and got in a couple of nice hunts. Monday was pretty uneventful with 1 wheat and a handful of clad. Today I hit a...

Got out Tuesday to a Park I did well at last year looking for oddball signals. Had good success on Nickels as I found 3 Buffalos and a few older Jeffersons. I did manage to locate a decent hi-tone that turned out to be a well wore '26 Merc. The only down side to this area is it is loaded with...

Last year was the earliest I got out in February and this year I was able to get out two days earlier. The day started a little slow as I was hitting a lot of frozen ground. I did manage to find some softer ground and 3 silvers to boot. All three were blackies which was odd as this was not a...

Just got done removing 4" of heavy snow from the driveway so I thought it was a good time to take a look at the past year. Had a bit of a strange year in that my wheatie count was down but I still found a lot of silver and older nickels. Also, only found 5 Indians which I thought was a little...

Got in 2 hunts this week Thursday and today and had good results. After finding a Buffalo and 3 silver on Thursday I was able to find 3 Buffalos and 3 silvers today, hi-lited by a Washington and 2 Mercs. Also, managed to find 9 wheats in the 2 hunts. Keep swinging Wisconsin Digger

Saturday was a bust as I managed to goof up my Headphone plug and did not get to hunt, it was a great day too. Sunday, after getting the headphone issue fixed I headed to some previously hunted areas. The 1st area was not to good but I did get one really nice 12-46 signal that was deep. After...

Found several old relics on a recent hunt and was wondering what they may be. Both rang up like pennies around 12-40 to 43 so I am guessing brass or copper composition. The 1st pic is a flat piece tapperd on one end with a slot that is on the top and bottom. Does not appear to have been...

A little dreary today but got out in the light rain for a 3 hour hunt. Had some issues with my headphones but managed to find a decent looking Barber Dime and a '35 Merc. Also found 9 more wheats and over $6 in clad. Found 26 quarters which tells me the ground has not seen much detecting...

I was a bit surprised to see I had not got out in 12 days. Spent 5 of those days in Tennessee watching the GB Packers get their &%#%@#& kicked. Did have some fun though as we spent a day touring the town of Franklin which is the home of a huge Civil war battle. Even saw a guy in a field metal...

Still adjusting to my new hours so have been struggling to get out. Usually rely on the weekends but a wedding got in the way this weekend so I took a day off work. Had made plans to do some new locales but opted for and old standby instead. Had the whole day so tried a few different spots in...

Last Sunday I spent the afternoon at one site and dug 2 Mercs, 2 Rosies and 9 wheats. This Sunday I hit 3 sites and found 2 mercs, 2 Rosies and 7 wheats. I got 1 hunt in during the week and managed to squeak 1 more Merc and wheatie out of an old spot from last year. Pretty good results for...

Weather was gorgeous so spent the whole day detecting. Didn't do as well as last weekend but did find some nice keepers. Did some aerial research on a park with some ballfields and found the fields to be active back to the 30's so I gave it a go. As it always seems to happen I hit my first...

Put a lot of time in this weekend detecting and had some nice results. In total found 6 silver, 14 wheats along with a bit of clad and an old cub scout pin. Weather is PERFECT. Wisconsin Digger

Tried to get out between the rain but only got in 20 minutes. The wet ground must of helped as I got a 1902 "O" Barber quarter and a 1935 Buffalo. Also picked up a couple of neat early aluminum Tokens. Whites sewing machine and a Insurance token which must of been pre WWII as it had a telling...

Headed up to the cottage for the Holiday weekend and of course had to take the detector. You know you have issues when swinging a detector in 80 degree heat sounds better then a cold beer and dipping your feet in the water, but what the heck. I did some old aerials of an area not far from my...

Been doing a little exploring with mixed results. Friday I took the day off and headed about an 1.5 hours northeast. results were mixed but found enough Wheaties to maybe return in fall. On the way hone I stopped at an older fairgrounds I have yet to find one older coin. I tried a grassy...

Braved the heat yesterday and had a good hunt capped by another really nice Barber Dime. I think the recent rain helped a bit as I was able to locate some awful weak signals that turned out to be older coins. I pulled 2 V nickels, one of which is really wore, a Buffalo an Indian and a pretty...

Will post a summary of the complete hunt but I wanted to post a picture of a 2nd Barber Dime I found that has great detail. I have found a good number of Barber coins but none compare to the last 2 I have found. I wish they came out of the ground like this all the time. Wisconsin Digger

It's been tough to get out in Wisconsin with the heat and the planned summer activities but I have found enough Merc's (37 Mercs) to get me to 400 since 2012. I also found a Barber Dime that is the nicest silver coin that I can remember finding. The picture is OK but this coin looks like it...

With no plans (other then a Wedding Saturday) for the Holiday weekend I planned on doing a LOT of swinging. THE GOOD: Friday after work I decided to travel a bit and hit an old Baseball field. One diamond was in use with a game and the other kids were practicing on. Left with only the fringes...