z118
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Lots of digging this weekend!
Friday evening I got out after work and hit a local spot for the third evening in a row. I figured I was pushing my luck but the two previous hunts had given up many wheats so it seemed worth a shot. It was a slow hunt and the wheats seemed to have dried up as I only dug two along with some older nickels over about two hours - although I did also get two old play dimes. As I was heading back to my car I got a nasty tone but upon double checking it there was a real sweet sound to one side. It proved to be a '56 quarter a few inches away from a rusty can top. I wonder how many times I passed that over before? That made my night!
Saturday I hit an older park in the city where I scored a half dozen silvers in my two first hunts there last fall. I was optimistic there was still more there. Surprisingly the ground was still frozen in spots. I fought the weeds and brush for a few hours and scored 5 wheats (including a 1910, and 1917) and a '46 nickel. No silver though. I moved into some more open areas where I dug the eagle button and later on 3 lead soldiers, only one of which is almost intact. The base reads copyright 15, 6, 1906. I was pretty happy with that little fellow and he took most of the sting out of the lack of silver.
Sunday I did not get out until the afternoon. I headed to a school where I had a little bit of luck a the end of last season. Things started slowly which is good because I started digging just about everything. A nice sounding 12-8 signal turned out to be a badly mangled, likely gold ring. It is not stamped though. I will have to get this tested. I'm guessing it's gold but who knows. Shortly after I dug a nice silver ring. At that point I was feeling pretty good, but then hordes of kids showed up for baseball practice. I moved to a different section of the field to avoid them and sure enough started hitting wheats. I dug 6 of them before the spot became too crowded, so I took my leave.
I had a bit of time left so I stopped at one of my old favorite spots (a school). I'm not sure how I am having this kind of luck, but in about an hour I pulled two wheats, a Buff, and two silver Rosies. Needless to say, I was more than pleased.
Total for the weekend was 195 coins which includes the 3 silvers, 15 wheats, 5 older Jefferson nickels, and one Buff. Throw in the two rings and the lead soldier and I'm pleased as punch. There a mess of other trinkets and whatsits in there too. Not too sure about the one item that looks kind of like a latch; I posted some close ups in the what is it? folder.
Happy hunting!
Friday evening I got out after work and hit a local spot for the third evening in a row. I figured I was pushing my luck but the two previous hunts had given up many wheats so it seemed worth a shot. It was a slow hunt and the wheats seemed to have dried up as I only dug two along with some older nickels over about two hours - although I did also get two old play dimes. As I was heading back to my car I got a nasty tone but upon double checking it there was a real sweet sound to one side. It proved to be a '56 quarter a few inches away from a rusty can top. I wonder how many times I passed that over before? That made my night!
Saturday I hit an older park in the city where I scored a half dozen silvers in my two first hunts there last fall. I was optimistic there was still more there. Surprisingly the ground was still frozen in spots. I fought the weeds and brush for a few hours and scored 5 wheats (including a 1910, and 1917) and a '46 nickel. No silver though. I moved into some more open areas where I dug the eagle button and later on 3 lead soldiers, only one of which is almost intact. The base reads copyright 15, 6, 1906. I was pretty happy with that little fellow and he took most of the sting out of the lack of silver.
Sunday I did not get out until the afternoon. I headed to a school where I had a little bit of luck a the end of last season. Things started slowly which is good because I started digging just about everything. A nice sounding 12-8 signal turned out to be a badly mangled, likely gold ring. It is not stamped though. I will have to get this tested. I'm guessing it's gold but who knows. Shortly after I dug a nice silver ring. At that point I was feeling pretty good, but then hordes of kids showed up for baseball practice. I moved to a different section of the field to avoid them and sure enough started hitting wheats. I dug 6 of them before the spot became too crowded, so I took my leave.
I had a bit of time left so I stopped at one of my old favorite spots (a school). I'm not sure how I am having this kind of luck, but in about an hour I pulled two wheats, a Buff, and two silver Rosies. Needless to say, I was more than pleased.
Total for the weekend was 195 coins which includes the 3 silvers, 15 wheats, 5 older Jefferson nickels, and one Buff. Throw in the two rings and the lead soldier and I'm pleased as punch. There a mess of other trinkets and whatsits in there too. Not too sure about the one item that looks kind of like a latch; I posted some close ups in the what is it? folder.
Happy hunting!
erfect10: Those are some pretty cool rings! Congrats! 
