Back to the Town Square... managed a Grand Slam today!

Tony Two-Cent

Tony Two-Cent

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I intended to get up early and hunt at the town square that was so good to me yesterday, but I guess I was so exhausted that I slept in until past 8:00 a.m. I didn't make it to the site until about 9:30. Oh well, I probably needed the extra rest.

My first find at the town square this morning was a 1935 Mercury Dime. Not long after that I found two Rosies in quick succession, a 1960-D and a 1950. Three silvers right off the bat! A little later in that same general area I found an 1896 Indian Head. I am a little perplexed at the lack of Indian Heads at this site, it seems there should be more of them.

After a while I wondered over to a different quadrant of the park and found a 1909-O Barber Dime. I also found some deeper wheat cents in this same area. Then I got a signal that sounded like the deeper silver dimes I've found at this park. After I got the plug opened up and some dirt scooped out, my Sunray target probe gave me a solid 13-46 at the bottom of the hole. Suspecting that it was a silver dime, I turned on my video camera so I could capture the coin recovery on video. I'm glad I did, because it ended up being an 1882 Seated Liberty Dime! My first Grand Slam ever! (Seated, Barber, Mercury, and Roosevelt dimes)

Happy Dance Time! :happy:

By this time it was 2:30 so I took a break for lunch. When I returned to the park after my break I found a 1942 Mercury Dime right away for my 6th silver of the day. I decided to end my hunt on that note, as my body was telling me I'd had enough detecting for one weekend. lol

Here are the silver dimes before cleaning:
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And after cleaning, with the Indian Head:
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Here is the 1882 Seated Liberty Dime. It is really worn, especially on the reverse:
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Here is the 1909-O Barber Dime:
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And my first Grand Slam ever!:
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I feel very fortunate to have discovered this site. It's one of those that you can tell has been hunted a lot, but the E-Trac still sniffs out some goodies amongst the trash. (And this park is VERY trash-ridden.) The good news is there's still lots of ground I haven't covered yet.

Thanks for looking and happy hunting!
 
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Here we go again.... :omg: a grand slam... :wow:...again I'm speechless. That sure is one nice town green and I can't wait to see what you get out of there next time. Huge :congrats: on your hunt. Now go drink some warm milk and take a nap, I'm sure you're tired.
 
:congrats: Tony, there ain't no stopping you. You're one detecting machine. Man, them are some sweet finds. :loveit:. Great job, thumbsup01
 
looks like a day thats keeps getting better what a great hunt you had hard to beat a hunt like that what a collection of silver all in one day congraqts on all your finds dennis
 
dalewestaby link=topic=11028.msg120795#msg120795 date=1345427686 said:
awesome! how deep were the targets?
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There is so much junk in this park that I don't dig any signals that are less than 4 deep. Most of the old coins in this park are 6-7 deep. I've found none that are more than 8-9 deep.
 
:congrats: you did great on all them silvers Tony,I'm sure there are more of them there so get a good night sleep and go find some more,oh yes that IH is nice too
wtg.
 
Daaaaang Tony, you have been on fire this whole season. :peace:

The quality of coins you find is impressive. :yes: Gotta love those old parks and town squares. :smitten:
Congratulations on the Grand Slam buddy. :beerbuddy:

All around awesome hunt!!
 
Is there a pirate shiip in this town square. I drove through a town down south a while ago that had a literal town square with a pirate theme lol
 
Great job Tony, love all the stuff isn't a rush when you get such sites, they do not come often in my experience. Nice video too. Keep it up my friend looking for more of your excellent posts!
 
:omg:! :wow:! :congrats:! You have really hit the mother lode! It's great that you have found a honey hole! Take that E-Trac, and Clean it out. Good Luck To Ya! |:cheering:
 
And i remember when you couldn't find a seated coin. :hysterical:
Now you're digging up every silver coin in the universe! :yes:
:congrats: on the six silver day. And the I.H. is icing. :perfect10:
 
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