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Sunday I FINALLY got a chance to get out and do some detecting!! :happy: I met up with Tony Two Cent at a park south of were I live in hopes of finding some unfrozen ground, unlike it is around here. It's been over two months since I fired up my detector and boy does it show! I was beat before...

Jeff invited Ted and I up to his infamous picnic grove once again. Within the first 20 minutes Ted and I each had a silver dime. I had a 1920d Merc and Ted a really nice 1916 Barber! Things slowed down a bit till I got a deep iffy signal. I dig down and find a rusty bottle cap. >:# Then out of...

I got a late start Saturday. I met up with Mike (Silverstar) & Rob (Tech125). They were hunting in a town not too far away. Mike said between the 2 of them they already had 5 silver and and some wheats. ::huh:: I said I'm on my way! :drool: lol I didn't find any silver coins. But I did manage a...

Saturday we headed out of town to check out a nice big old park I spotted on Google maps. It turns out others have checked out this park before too. :rolleyes: lol The finds were few and far in-between. I managed to get a wheat and a little while later a 1926 Buff. It was getting late and the...

Took another vacation day yesterday. Ted and I met up with FireFighter43 for a little park hopping. The day started out pretty slow. The first park was a total bust. It looked great! But... :thumbsdown: Between three of us we only found 3 coins! 8/ 2 zinc-ers and I got a new nickle. :rolleyes...

Monday I took another vacation day and headed up to Wisconsin again to hunt with Jeff Fire Fighter 43. 16 Silver Hunt After about 45 minutes I got a 12-43 at 3 inches. Expecting to find a memorial penny. When I flipped over the plug I seen this! :loveit: A root has grown through one of the...

It's been a hectic week and I'm a little behind in my posting again. 8/ Jeff (FireFighter43) told me that him and Darren(Milco) were planning a hunt for Tuesday 9/11. So I took a vacation day and made the two hour migration up north to Wisconsin to hunt with the guys at Jeff's coveted honey...

I had a couple of hours after work, and before the sun set, to make it to one of my favorite parks for a short hunt tonight. I only ended up staying for a little over an hour. I got a few clad coins a 1950d wheatie thumbsup01 But the find of the night was this silver & turquoise owl ring...

Well it's been a while since I've made a post. I've been getting out a couple of hours here and there. I've even managed to make a few nice finds along the way... thumbsup01 A couple of weeks ago I went to a school by my self for a couple of hours. Shortly into my hunt I got a nice deep quarter...

First off it was a rare thing today. Neither one of my boys had a baseball game :dontknow: :confused: lol So after doing a couple of long over due chores and a tuneup on the lawn mower I was off :happy: I decided to go to a old park that is partially wooded. In the woods I found a few 60's...

Finally got a chance to get out and do a little detecting this weekend! <: Saturday I spotted a old house for rent with the For Rent sign out in front with a phone number on it. I called the number, talked to the owner and within minutes was diggin'! thumbsup01 The finds weren't overflowing by...

Well it's been a while since I've been able to make a post. Lifes been pretty hectic 8/ :rolleyes: But I've been getting out for an hour or two after work and on the weekends...when it's not raining. >:\ :rolleyes: Last week one night I stopped by a park on the way hom from work and found myself...

Hey all :groovy: I'm way behind in posting any finds I've been makin'. I've been getting out for an hour or so before and after work. The thing about getting off work at 9:30 at night the parks are closed and nobody wants you in their yards :confused: But that ain't stoppin' me! \:hammer: lol...

I've been working some weird hours(to me at least) . 1pm to 9:30 pm. Today it was so nice I left for work early enough so I could hit a small park on the way to work. Only having about 1 hour to hunt I was able to find .76¢ in clad and one wheatie. This wheatie was a toughy. It was a broken but...

Well I set out on a mission today. I returned to a park that I know is old and holds the goodies but don't like giving them up easily! \:hammer: In the past I've found Barbers, V nickles, IH's, and the occasional wheatie. But this place is LOADED with trash! :hairpulling: >{ So I set out on a...

I managed to get out and do a little detecting over the weekend. Saturday nothin' but some clad and a couple of junk rings. Sunday we hooked up with Mike Silverstar to hunt a couple of football fields. We hunted the fields for about 5 hours. I managed to get $5.23 in clad. As the sun was setting...

The day started out mostly sunny, I think it made it up to around 40° today. :dontknow: With the rains coming in tonight I couldn't stand it any more! :hairpulling: So I grabbed the detector and hit the door thumbsup01 First I went to a home site that I've only been able to find one coin at so...

After my GRAND SLAM last week I've been itching to get back to this park. :drool: So Monday morning I packed up my gear and made the 2 hour drive back down there. After digging my 4th or 5th hole I seen this laying in the spoils thumbsup01 It turned out to be a 1936D Merc :happydance01: After...

I don't even know where to start. 8/ The last few days Theola and I have been making plans to do a road trip south to find some frost free ground. We had 5 parks picked out in 3 towns. Late last night before leaving I was checking our route and noticed a couple of parks along the way. I figured...

And now we have them! :yes: lol Before my time the game of marbles was very popular. I've talked to, and heard stories from my parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and others about playing the game. I've heard the stories of their marble collections. The shooters, boulders, and the peewees...