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This last weekend was a bust. Nothing but clad and I needed to get silver coin #100. >:{ Went out with Earl and he scored a 1939 Merc and I took the silverless ride of shame home. I knew I had to act fast because the snow is going to fly soon. I decided to give myself the afternoon off and give...

What a morning! Hunting buddies couldn't go this morning so I got up early and headed out for my old secret honeyhole around 8:30 am. The E-Trac was fully charged and ready to go so I cranked up the Manual sensitivity to 28 and away we went. The first hour was not to good. A few clad coins and...

Went hunting with Pokie73 and Earl today. Started out slow but got a strong 12-43, 12-45 and at the bottom of the hole was a nice 1941 Merc. <: Silver #95! Then I got a couple of Wheaties close by and then things slowed down again so I moved to a new spot. After about a half hour I got a good...

Couldn't find anyone to hunt with today so I did a little freestyling on my own. Decided to work an area that I had scored silver on before. First real good signal was a 12-42 at 5 inches. I was sure it was a penny but the dig was all gravel and there at five inches was a 1945 Washington...

Went freestyling with my friend Earl today and my E-Trac got hot. >8) My first good hit was a 1943-D Merc at five inches. Silver #89 for 2012! :happydance01: Then about a half hour later I hit another good signal and it was a 1923 Merc. Silver #90! happydance02 About a half hour later I got a...

Talked to my boss this afternoon (me) and we agreed that I could have the afternoon off because I have been working hard lately and under a lot of stress. :shocked03: Went to a local park around 2:30 pm and didn't get much at first but then I decided to work the area around one of the baseball...

Went freestyling with Marinedad today and had a great time even though I got us lost on the way home. 8/ Saw an old school so we stopped and gave it a try. First half hour I hit 9 clad dimes in a row. :confused: Didn't make any sense! Then I got a screaming 12-43, 12-45 at 8 inches so I decided...

Met up with Pokie73 this morning and we hit a small park south of town. Got out of the car and my first hit was a 1924 Merc. <: Silver #81 for 2012! The I hit a solid 12-46 by the swingset and I thought I had a silver quarter but it turned out to be a nice silver ring. :happydance01: After lunch...

Things were slow in the office this afternoon so I met up with Pokie73 and we hit a local park. The first hour was slow and I didn't get any good signals so I went to an area where I had found silver before and decided to work it in 1st gear. After about 5 minutes I got a nice high pitched...

Went freestyling with Marinedad and we had a good time. Got a 1951-D Rosie at 7 inches and a 1952 Rosie at 8 inches. <: Silvers #78 and #79 for 2012! :happy: Then I hit a silver 4 leaf clover pendant about an inch square. E-Trac thought it was a silver quarter. :dontknow: Then a few minutes...

Went to a local park after work yesterday and decided to work a 10 foot square area where I had found silver before just to make sure I had got it all. First signal was a Memorial cent at 3 inches. 8/ Then I got a jumpy 12-42, 12-43 at 7 inches and it had a nice high pitched squeal to it so I...

Haven't had a chance to hunt the last couple of weeks. Some of us still have to work you know. >{ Went out hunting Saturday and Sunday with my friend Earl. Got a screaming 12-45 at 5 inches and there she was. <: A very nice 1924-D Merc was staring right at me. Silver #76 for 2012! Also got a no...

Had a great weekend hunting with friends! :peace: Was digging a penny up and saw the glimmer of gold under a leaf about a foot away. Lifted up the leaf and there laid a 25 inch 10K gold chain. :happy: I couldn't believe it. Then a while later at a different location I get a screaming 12-45 on...

Waited for the rain to come until 11am and hadn't seen it yet :dontknow: so I decided to head out. Got a 1919 Wheatie at the first site plus a very, very old copper ring. Very crude. Rang up at 12-47 and I thought it was a silver quarter but at 10 inches there it was. Oh well! Went to a...

Got out yesterday with Marinedad for a couple of hours. Wasn't having much luck so I decided to focus on a twenty square foot area that we had pulled silver out of before but this time I would work it super slowly. First good hit was a jumpy 12-40, 12-41 so I decided to dig. At eight inches was...

Got out of the office a little early today and decided to hit a local park. Got a 12-42, 12-44, 12-43 on the E-Trac and I thought I had a penny or a clad dime at 5 inches. Flipped the plug over and saw the shiny gleam of buried silver. :shocked03: A 1960 Rosie! Silver #72 for 2012! happydance02...

Went hunting with Pokie this morning and our original plan did not work out so we hit a local hot spot and I scored. Got a jumpy signal at 7 inches and I thought I had a Wheatie but to my surprise out pops a 1942 Merc. happydance02 Silver #70! Then about 15 minutes later I get a solid 12-45 at 6...

Been out of town on business meetings the past week so I was anxious to get back into the dirt. Met Pokie73 at a local park after work and I tried a new hunting technique and it paid off. I picked out a well hunted area and gave it a go. In about 15 minutes I got a screaming 12-42 at 6 inches so...

Went freestyling with Marinedad Saturday. Hit an old ball diamond and I worked the third base line and he worked the first base line. I hit a 12-14 on my E-trac and normally that is a pop tab but this sounded different so I decided to dig. At eight inches I saw the glimmer of silver...

Got a good amount of rain this morning so I decided to go to a local park after work for a short hunt. Ran into Earl and Pokie and we all ended up getting silver! happydance02 Anyway, I got a solid 12-45 at 4 inches and it turned out to be a very nice 1942-D Merc. :peace: Silver #64 for 2012...