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Late this afternoon I decided to hit a CT site I had been to once last year. At that time my Gray Ghost headphones had broken while digging a target, cutting my hunt short, so a return trip was due. It was slow going at first, but eventually I did score with a few good finds, a 1897 Barber dime...

Late in the day hunts yesterday and today yielded me a few keepers. Yesterday it was a 1908 Barber dime and two Indian Head cents. Today I had to cut the hunt short due to rain, but I did manage two nice barber dimes, dated 1900 and 1905, as well as two more Indian Head cents. My Indian Head...

I was able to get in about three hours of detecting late this afternoon after the rain stopped. It was fun getting out, but the heat and high humidity were tough, even in the shade. Anyway, I did manage to pick up a couple of silver dimes, one ugly Indian Head cent, a silver ring, and five wheat...

On Saturdays I usually head out to sites located outside of my immediate area, preferring to leave the local sites for hunts late in the day during the weekdays. This allows me to make better use of my time to explore new sites or to detect at parks I otherwise would not be able to hit on...

Late in the day I took a drive to detect at a small site that is located at a nearby town. It is one I had often passed whenever I had been in the area on my way to another location. I had been putting off detecting at the site since it is located on a very busy street, but I was curious to see...

Met up with George (coinnut) this morning to hit a couple of parks in the Connecticut area. Detecting during the morning was pleasant, but by the afternoon the sun's heat was merciless. :shocked01: We both scored with silver at both of the parks we tried. I ended up with three mercury dimes...

After the coppers I have been finding lately a bit of silver was overdue. :thinkingabout: I picked up a very nice one this afternoon, a 1836 Capped Bust half dime. :happydance01: :happydance01: I also found a 1904 Barber dime, a King George III Farthing (1773-1775), one Indian Head...

Saturday I took a drive to a site I had worked back in early May. It had yielded several old silver coins and a copper then, but this time it only coughed up three Indian Head cents, one of them a fatty, and one who-knows-what copper. It doesn't count. \:hammer: The Indian Head cents are in...

The coppers from yesterday left me wanting some more :cheesysmile: so today late in the day I headed to the same spot to see if anything else could be coaxed out of the ground. There wasn't much this time, but I did manage one more copper, and this one held up very well. :smitten: :smitten...

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There is nothing like a couple of hours of detecting to help one relax - except when finding coins that make your heart thump wildly. lol It was a late in the day hunt at a local site, and it proved to be more fun than I had anticipated. :happydance01: This was my first find, a Connecticut...

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Today I had a chance to get in some detecting for a few hours, but where to go? :thinkingabout: A small park in Connecticut had to do. The place was a target desert though, where even trash appears to have been vacuumed out. :shocked01: But I did manage to scrounge some keepers...

It was supposed to be a very hot one today - and it was - but I just couldn't bear the thought of not hitting a park for at least a few hours. lol Not wasting time, I gathered my gear and headed out the door to drive up to the Boston area. The park I had in mind has plenty of large trees, and...

A hunt late in the day netted me another 1853 three cent silver piece (trime), and this time it remained whole, unlike the one I picked up yesterday. :happydance01: Still, the little coin sure took a beating while holding out in that soil. :shocked01: But she is mine now and will be taken...

Yesterday morning I worked a nearby small park from where I picked up several miscellaneous items, one Indian Head cent, and a 1858-O seated half dime. Then in the afternoon I headed to a town common and worked the shady ground under some large trees. From there I managed three Indian Head...

Today I was able to detect for a few hours late in the day at another local site. There weren't many good targets, but the few that I managed made for a fun hunt. This 1868 shield nickel is one of the better ones I have found in several years. I do have to work on the obverse though. The...

Late in the day I needed to get out of the house to clear my head, but on the way out I grabbed my E-Trac. I was not in my regular detecting clothes though, as I left the house in shorts and sandals. :cheesysmile: Driving along I called Angie to discuss some forum matters, and as we talked I...

June was a bad month for me detecting-wise, as I had to put detecting on hold in order to take care of a few important matters. Family first. :yes: The few times I did manage to get out were for very short hunts, but I was rewarded with a few silver pieces. This Saturday was the first day I...

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