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Just wanted to let all members know that Jack (CyberSage) has written a very helpful, practical, and informative article on detecting parkway strips. The article, The Anatomy Of A Parkway Strip, has been posted at the American Detectorist home page. The article has been split into four parts...

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These are finds from two hunts last week. The first photo is of five Indian Head cents I picked up on Sunday at a MA park, and the other photos are of finds from a short hunt on Tuesday at a Connecticut site. When I first caught a glimpse of this tiny coin in the rocky soil I thought I had a...

The recent rain had kept me from getting out to detect as often as I would like, but today I more than made up for lost time. The site I wanted to work is quite a distance from where I live, so I was up early this morning getting my gear ready and out the door in no time. I arrived at the site...

Late in the day there was (finally!) a break in the rain, so I took advantage and headed to a local park for a quick hunt. Two hours later I had a few keepers to hold me until the next time I get out. lol It's always a pleasure to see either of these two show up during a hunt. :smitten...

Today I took a drive to the New Haven area to scout out two sites I have had on my list of parks for some time now. The first site had plenty of open space, but the targets were few and far between. The few clad coins I did dig up were relatively deep too, about eight inches or so. Not the kind...

Today I spent some time searching for the camera I lost yesterday, but I did not have success finding it. I guess I will have to give it up as truly lost. Not wanting to waste any more time, I then headed to a small park in Connecticut. When I arrived I saw that the grass had not yet been mowed...

Yesterday late in the day, after taking care of several chores around the house, I headed to a local site to detect for a couple of hours. It was actually mostly to check and make sure my E-Trac was working okay as I had been having some falsing issues with it lately, but it worked just fine...

Today I hit a new site, one located here in MA. It was a bit of a distance from my house, but I had to try it out sooner or later. :yes: I arrived at the site at about noon. Though there are roads on both sides of the small park it was pleasantly quiet, with hardly any traffic to speak of...

After yesterday's marathon hunt with George and Randy I needed some extra sleep this morning. :sleepy: lol I then took care of a few things around the house before heading out in the afternoon to a site in MA I had been to only once last year. The place was quiet and relaxing. It was a...

Today I met up with coinnut and Randy for an all day hunt. Randy made the long trip to Connecticut and joined George and I at a park there early in the morning. We all did relatively well given the stinginess of the park we worked. The best find of the day was made by George. :drool: He should...

I had a good weekend detecting, though Saturday was the better of the two days. On Saturday morning I drove out to the Boston area and detected at one park during my entire time there. I left the park with 11 silver coins, a corroded large cent, several wheat cents, and a 1901 Boston Evacuation...

I had a fun hunt at a small park today, digging up 21 wheat cents as well as several other keepers. Now I'm hoping the weekend isn't a dud. lol I sure loved seeing these pop out of the ground. :smitten: This one was an unexpected but very pleasant surprise - a 1864 2-Cent Piece. It's...

After digging up 11 Indian Head cents from the small park during yesterday's hunt, waiting for the weekend just would not do. :cheesysmile: I couldn't wait to get back to see what else I could coax out of the ground. I did well again, though this time the wheat cents outnumbered the Indian...

Last year I had scouted out one small park and worked it for a very short time before heading to my original destination. The small park did not yield any silver at the time, but I did dig up several old wheat cents during that short hunt, so I kept the place in mind for a future hunt. Today I...

It was a very rainy Saturday so detecting was out of the question, but today I did get out to one of the parks that has yielded nice keepers on past hunts. :yes: The only silver was a 1911 Barber dime, but it is in fairly nice condition. :smitten: I also found two large cents, the first a...

For several years while driving about I would pass by a small grassy square located just a few miles from my house, and each time I would say to myself that I need to work that place sometime. Well, today was finally the day. I arrived at the site at almost 4:30 and remained detecting there for...

This was another long day, but it sure was worth the time and the long drive. It did rain twice while I was out in the field, but thankfully it did not last long. Despite the rain, at the end of the day I left the park with a bunch of goodies. :smitten: I picked up two silver coins, a 1892...

A return trip to the park I worked yesterday proved to be worthwhile, as I scored with a Draped Bust large cent, dated 179?, a 1853 Seated dime, and a completely worn copper. Have a great weekend everyone! HH!

Early this morning I met up with George (coinnut) to detect at a nearby site from where he had recently picked up two large cents and a mercury dime. The site is relatively small, but the potential for more keepers was there. Once I began to detect though, it became clear that working the site...