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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...

I was away on a fishing trip to Canada and was anxious to get back to swinging being only 4 silver short of 900. Went out to an old Church I have depleted pretty well but managed a Rosie and a couple of wheats. After taking my son fishing on Fathers day I planned on hunting a couple of hours...

Got out Thursday and Friday for a couple hours of hunting. Thursday I hit a Park I've hunted before but continued to hunt some areas that I did not spend much time on before. As in all places I've hunted, as I took my time I found a few hidden treasures. I ended up with my first clipped Merc...

In my early years of detecting (teenager) I found a seated quarter with a seated dime sitting right on top of it. Today I found the Seated quarter again but NO dime. Man that is a great feeling, hope I don't have to wait another 40+ years. On the day I found the Seated 25, a Washington, 2...

Finally got around to asking on a new permission I have been looking at for a couple of years. It took a bit to break the ice but I finally got a Yes, sort of. I got to hunt one time so I went out this morning and hunted for 5 hours not knowing if I will get a chance to get back. I hope I can...

I thought it may be worth posting some unusual Etrac Numbers I have dug recently to show, under the right conditions, it is worth digging those numbers that generally turn out to be junk. Usually after I have hunted an area for quite some time I start digging those Etrac numbers I would...

Got in 2 long hunts on Saturday and Sunday and had some nice finds to show for it. Saturday I found 3 Clad JFK's on the same hunt which is close to what I might find in a year. I also picked up a nice 3 wheat 1 Merc spill. On the Day found 11 wheats and 3 silver dimes. Sunday I did a little...

Last few hunts have been rewarding and unusual. Wednesday was a miserable day with the wind. I could only stand it for 10-15 minutes but on the way back to the car I got a signal that was iffy at best for a nickel but was my only chance of hitting a coin before leaving. When I got the plug...

Enjoying the early season in Wisconsin and have been getting out pretty often. Been hunting old sites from last year with moderate success. Did hit a spot yesterday I hunted last year late and managed to find a crusty Indian as well as my 2nd Civil War Store card Token. Compared to the Indian...

I do not know how to read this weather but I won't complain that it is here. Last Saturday the 20th I was bored so I thought I would swing a little. Most of the ground was froze solid but I did manage to find some sun exposed areas on a slope that offered a few strips of thawed ground...

Had a great year and found a lot of coins I never thought I would find. Unfortunately now its time to dust off the Ice Fishing gear. Not nearly as much fun but it fills the gaps in the next 3 months. I already through my Rosies in a frame so the picture is of most of the Rosies I've found...

Well mother nature finally spoke and she said 2015 is officially OVER (see photo). I did get out on Saturday a bit and about 45 minutes on Sunday. Saturday was a scouting adventure for 2016 and it went pretty good. I found 9 wheats which tells me there is plenty of old stuff to find yet and...

Lot of year end stuff going on so its been a stretch since I've gotten out. Todays weather was not promising (100% chance of rain) but did manage a short hunt at a close by Church I've been hunting all summer. New signals would be tough but managed to find a small 5 foot area I definitely...

I was a bit burned out from Thursday and Friday hunts but I really hate to waste this wonderful December weather knowing it soon will be over. So I headed to a Park that has been very good this year but finds have been dwindling. I had no real plan or expectation I just wanted to get out and...

Have some "use it or lose" days of vacation to take so I took today and tomorrow off. Definitely went out with the idea of trying to find some tougher signals in a pretty well hunted Park. Went to a small town called Merton the home of the Land 'O lakes baseball League. Big placard at the...

With the unexpected results at this Park last night I had to return. The spot that produced so well yesterday only netted a wheat penny but based on some aerials I looked at last night it looked like some additional original ground was intact so I worked my way over to that area and found...

Still have great weather in Wisconsin so I decided to take a 60 mile road trip to try a researched location. My high hopes only resulted in 1 silver (1916 Merc) and 3 wheats but I found $8.51 in clad. With the long trip home I gave myself an hour to hit a park closer to my home. Got to the...