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For only the second time in 6 years now I've been able to detect right through the end of the year. I got out on Friday afternoon and headed to a local school. This location in particular is riddled with Lincoln pennies from the 40's, 50's, and 60's. Not much clad at all but enough silver has...

The mild weather is still holding out in upstate NY. I was able to get out on the 23rd, 24th, and 26th. We've been getting a lot of rain though, so most areas are pretty swampy. That and temps around 30 make for some rough digging at times but I'm still glad just to be able to get out. On...

The mild weather continues in Upstate NY. I was able to take advantage and got out for a few hours on Saturday and Sunday. I planned on hitting one of my favorite spots on Saturday, hoping for one silver coin to get me to 75 for the year, but it was an absolute swamp on arrival with a light...

Another busy weekend but I did manage to get in a little swing time. Temps were in the mid 20's each morning, and there was a dusting of snow on the ground but the ground itself has yet to freeze. Once the sun came up it warmed up into the low 30's so it actually wasn't too bad. The nice thing...

This thing is small and rusty and corroded and if I couldn't make out park of the word Elizabeth on it I would doubt it was a coin at all. Any takers?

It was a beautiful, warm December weekend in Upstate NY. I was only able to get in a short hunt on Saturday but I put in some good time on Sunday. Total for the weekend was 235 coins worth $18.25 which includes 8 wheats but sadly no silver. I also dug the usual keys and tokens, a mangled 1958...

Most of November has not been conducive to detecting. After one good weekend (which was my last post) work and life in general took over and detecting took a back seat. Sadly, this has meant missing several weekends of beautiful fall weather, but what can you do? So this post represents three...

Any takers on what the letters stand for or how old this button is? Thanks!

This was to be a weekend of detecting for me. The Mrs and my son had an overnight trip planned so I had nowhere to be and nothing to do that would prevent me from detecting myself silly. After seeing them off on Saturday morning I headed a few towns over to a old school with a nice tot lot and a...

This was a busy weekend filled with various family obligations. I wasn't able to get out for my usual Saturday morning hunt, but when the opportunity arose to get out for an hour or so in the afternoon before my son's soccer game, I jumped on it. I picked an old favorite spot of mine - a small...

My father (bob_e99) came up for a visit this weekend. His visit was a welcome reason to take Friday off, and the two of us got out for some much anticipated metal detecting. The last time he visited he was using my Sov GT and just getting into the hobby. This time he had his new E-trac and a...

Once again work kept me from any evening hunts this week. I had to travel to Arkansas for work, and though I would have been interested to get in some swing time down there I wasn't up for tackling the logistics of transporting the detector. At any rate, I got out a few times this weekend...

Another week of work work work... meaning no evening hunts. Saturday was busy too, but I did get out for a short hunt in the dirt where I scored an odd pin, some wheats, and a '46 Rosie. Sunday I did the tot lot thing and hit a large cluster of them a few towns over. They didn't hold the...

Work has been pretty all-consuming lately... so much so that I only managed one short hunt over the last two weeks of September. I finally got a break this weekend though. It was rainy and cold and overcast - but between showers it was pretty much perfect for hitting the tot lots. So I hunted a...

So anyone reading my posts will likely have noted my references to this season's sweet spot. I was hesitant to post too many details, but now that the digs have come and gone, here's a summary of sorts. Long story short, the sweet spot in question was a construction job in my town. They did a...

I didn't get in as much hunting as I had hoped to this weekend, but I did have some good luck regardless. I spent several short hunts in a park that I've always ignored due to lousy conditions. I've never been a fan of hunting particularly difficult spots but when they're all you have left you...

A few more evening hunts at the sweet spot this week yielded a '41 Merc and a '44 War nickel in addition to a few wheats. Things are wrapping up at this spot; if I get a chance I'll put some totals together and post a summary. I got out tonight looking to get back into some of my usual spots. I...

I got in some good hunts this weekend. On Saturday morning the grass was soaked with dew, so because I don't like having wet shoes and feet I stuck to lots for a while. They were not very productive, but the first did give up a nice silver ring with a bible verse number on one side and seven...

Another nice night and another short 1 hour hunt at the sweet spot. I dug another 25 coins which included three wheats, and absolutely cooked Indian Head penny, and a 1943 Canadian dime. The face side of the Indian Head is just a big crusty blob - I doubt I'm getting a date off this one. The...

I was not able to get in any detecting this weekend and this week is not looking good either. Luckily I was able to get out for a short 1 hour hunt this evening. I hit the sweet spot again and was rewarded with 13 coins, among them 1 Buffalo nickel and 3 wheats. I also dug a small mangled ring...