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Ron and I made it back to the park this morning in search of more keepers. Once again, the ground was generous. Conditions were ideal too. Temps in the low 70's, a nice breeze and lots of moisture in the ground from recent heavy rains. :clapping: Everything added up for a nice morning of metal...

The heat wave finally broke here in Iowa. :happydance01: Not by much, but at least enough to get us into the mid 80's. Finally it was time to go detecting again. It had been almost 4 weeks since my last outing and I was itching to find some silver. :yes: Ron and I headed out of town early this...

Last Thursday I made my way out of town to a park I visited once last year. Four silver dimes and seven Wheat cents found their way into my pocket on this newest trip. Later that night Ron called asking if I had time to hunt the following day. Unfortunately I had to pass but suggested he should...

I ventured out this afternoon to a park I hunted once last year with meager results. Todays hunt started out much the same way until I wandered across a Wheat cent. Focusing my efforts in this small area, I quickly started popping targets. :happydance01: Keeping the coil moving painfully slow...

Boy it was nice to get out swinging again. :smitten: May was pretty much a bust for me. crying01 Very little time to detect. I did get out a week of so ago in search of an late 1800's hotel and saloon site. Unfortunately, when we arrived it was obvious the grass was much to long to hunt for...

Sunday night I was granted permission for a quick hour hunt before dinner. I headed to the park where I happened upon Joe (MinelabIowa) exercising his permission for a likewise short outing. lol We talked for a while and then hunted together. He pocketed several wheat cents and I managed two...

Sunday was the last time I swung the coil, so today I took advantage of a little free time around lunch. I had just about an hour and a half to hunt and I wanted to make the most of it. Headed to the park that always seems to be generous on short hunts but strangely, rather stingy with longer...

Boy it felt great to finally dig some holes and pocket some keepers today. :smitten: Ron and I got out before the rains set in here today for some much needed treasure hunting. Silver blessed both of us with her presence. :happydance01: I ended up with a pair of Mercs, a toasty IH and small...

The weekend hunts put a few more keepers in my pocket. :happydance01: Yesterday I did a short hunt at the park and walked away with a few keepers including the Merc on the right. Today Ron and I did some picnic grove hunting and we both ended up with two silver dimes each. Also found the IH's...

Today Ron and I set off searching for a 1930's to 1950's picnic grove that Ron had recently acquired permission for us to hunt. The potential area was quite large and we wandered around for close to 4 hours looking for the actual grove. We didn't make contact with the grove yet... but we did...

Went to my 'Short Hunt' park tonight after work. After one and half hours of swinging... I pocketed 4 keepers. :clapping: Not anything too old here or, so far, no mega multi silver days... but it always gives up a shiny one here and there. :happydance01:

Last week I received permission to hunt an old school yard. All weekend I was dreaming this country school might have been off the radar and would provide handfuls of keepers of Barbers, Mercs and the occassional IH for me and Ron. :rolleyes: Less than a half hour into the hunt I got the...

I had one hour to swing the coil this afternoon and made the best of it. Whenever I have a small slice of time to hunt, I always make my way to the park close by my house. Tonight it gave up a few more. :clapping: Tomorrow I have a little bigger chunk of time to hunt. Ron and I are heading...

Still can't believe it!! <: I was lucky enough to find a Morgan last fall and figured I'd never see one in the dirt again. Apparently lighting does strike twice. Ron and I decided to hunt our 1855 homestead today. We have pulled many great coins from here and the area still produces each time...

Did some park hunting on Friday and today. It feels like I've been in a bit of a rut lately, just getting by with a lone silver per hunt. Sure hope that changes soon. I'm always happy to see any silver in the dirt :happydance01: ... but it would be nice to see several more per hunt. :rolleyes...

Yesterday Ron, Dave and I made it back down to the construction site we have been working since January. Once again the area produced some keepers for all of us. :clapping: Strangely the last three times I have hunted here I walked away with a Barber quarter and a Mercury dime. :thinkingabout...

To this point, the staff have been picking the best item in each of three categories to be highlighted as Best Coin, Best Relic and Best Jewelry find of the month. Winners of the awards are announced here at the beginning of each new month. 2011 winners can be viewed here. In the past, a list...

rofl rofl rofl My first SDHS along with it's evil twin the WDHS (Wheatless Drive Home of Shame). crying01 It was a tough day for sure. So my streak ends at 12 for 13. Number 13 proved to be very unlucky for me. Maybe next time. thumbsup01

Ron and I decided to give our construction site another try today. Last time there I found a Barber quarter and today one popped up for both of us. :clapping: Between the two of us, I think we pocketed almost 40 wheat cents today. :twirlingeyes: Found my first token spill. Both were in the...

Ron and I made the trip south of town to hunt the 1835 homestead we found this last December. Last time there we were both able to find a bunch of silver including the 1833 Mexican 8 Reale I posted here. There are some massive trees on this property. Today was just as exciting as our first...