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Today I had counted on hitting an old site and was quite excited about the prospect of digging up a few old coins, but when I arrived at the site I saw that it was covered with snow. :crying02: There wasn't much I could do then, so I turned around to head back home. On the way I was passing by...

This mild New England winter has been perfect for detecting, when one is able to squeeze in time to swing the coil that is. :yes: And the finds aren't too bad either. :loveit: This is my second 11 silver day hunt this month. :happydance01: The best of the silver coins is this sweet 1831...

After yesterday's hunt I couldn't wait to hit the same site again, so this afternoon I drove up there and finished the section I had been working. From there I picked up a few wheat cents and a silver Roosevelt dime. After working that area for a while I wandered off to another section, and from...

What an exciting afternoon I had! :happydance01: After taking care of some business, I was able to sneak out for some afternoon detecting. I had been eager to hit a small park that had seemed promising. Once there I detected for some time, but the park was being stingy with its treasures. >:/...

Well, other than a sprinkling this morning, the snow that was supposed to fall in our area today did not materialize. 8/ Since I had thought that it would be nasty out, I took my car in for routine maintenance, after which I took care of other things around the house. Later in the day, as I'm...

This coming Saturday I had planned to detect at the town green I had worked this past Tuesday, but with 2 to 4 inches of snow being forecast for Saturday that plan had to be changed; so I hit the green today instead. :yes: It was fun detecting the site, until the temperature began to drop...

Today I had a chance to spend a few hours detecting at a town green, a treat during this time of year since the ground can be frozen by now. I had been concentrating on picking up a few Indian Head cents, but wheats and silver kept getting in the way. :eyebrow: lol The wheat cents are in...

Today I spent the afternoon detecting at a local site where the soil has not yet frozen up. By this time of year the ground out here can be a block of ice, so it is a treat to be able to detect. The site yielded a couple of wheat cents and a beautiful 1810 large cent. I also dug up a 1992...

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The recent better-than-usual weather and lack of snow in New England is making it possible to go out detecting, even if for short times. :yes: Taking advantage, this past Saturday I was able to detect at a CT park, which yielded five Indian Head cents, several wheat cents, and a badly corroded...

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It has been a while since I last posted any finds, mid-September I think it was. :confused: But then again I didn't get to do much detecting during the second half of last year. However, I did get out for a few short hunts during December, and was able to score with several good finds. :yes...

Today a friend of mine called me to tell me about a quarter slot machine from the 1930's he was about to work on. A vintage, the machine can easily fetch a couple of thousand dollars as is, but restored the value could more than double, and can go higher if fully operational. That was exciting...

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Not having been able to go detecting during the weekdays, I was hoping to get in a few hours during the weekend. This afternoon I did just that. I had in mind detecting at a small new site located in MA, but the one-hour or so drive it would take to get to this new location had me a bit hesitant...

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Other than an hour or two here and there during late August, I had not been able to spend time detecting since my last post in mid-August. It looks like such will be the trend for the remainder of the year. I did manage three hunts this month though, and each one was productive. Last Saturday I...

Yesterday it rained all day, so a late day hunt was out of the question. :girlcry: Not so today though. <: So after taking care of a few important matters I grabbed my E-TRAC and headed out to a local park. I was hoping to score with a few Indian Head cents, and perhaps a couple of silver...

A return trip to detect at a site I had worked once last year proved to be a good decision. Though I had originally planned to split my time between two sites, I ended up spending the entire day at the first location. After several hours of detecting, the lack of wheat cents and silver coins...