Tony Two-Cent
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I drove down to Dave's neck of the woods for some metal detecting on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday we hunted at some very old parks in St. Louis. At the first park I got a 1929 Merc pretty quickly, then a few wheat cents. We tried two more old parks but all I could manage was wheat cents and a couple of relics.
I went back to the hotel and got cleaned up and then headed over to Dave's house for dinner. Dave cooked pork steaks on the grill and his wife made baked potatoes, corn and cole slaw to go with them. Yummy! Who knew that Dave was a grill master? After dinner I enjoyed looking through Dave's collections of Cool Stuff.
Today (Sunday) we tried some small town parks and school yards in Illinois. At the first old school yard I found a 1947 Washington Quarter within 30 seconds of turning on my E-Trac. It was only about 8 feet from the car. After that I only found one wheat cent at this site so we moved on.
At the second school yard we hunted Dave had better luck than me and he got a couple of silvers, although I did find a neat 1955 Three Pence. After a while we moved on to another old school yard but didn't find much. At this point Dave decided to head home so we parted company. I stopped at an old park on the way home that I had hunted once before and found a 1945 Merc and two wheat cents.
It was a fun weekend and I sure do appreciate Dave and his wife inviting me to their home and feeding me an excellent meal. Thanks a million, Dave!
Here's Dave hunting at the old school where I found the 1947 Washington:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:
I went back to the hotel and got cleaned up and then headed over to Dave's house for dinner. Dave cooked pork steaks on the grill and his wife made baked potatoes, corn and cole slaw to go with them. Yummy! Who knew that Dave was a grill master? After dinner I enjoyed looking through Dave's collections of Cool Stuff.
Today (Sunday) we tried some small town parks and school yards in Illinois. At the first old school yard I found a 1947 Washington Quarter within 30 seconds of turning on my E-Trac. It was only about 8 feet from the car. After that I only found one wheat cent at this site so we moved on.
At the second school yard we hunted Dave had better luck than me and he got a couple of silvers, although I did find a neat 1955 Three Pence. After a while we moved on to another old school yard but didn't find much. At this point Dave decided to head home so we parted company. I stopped at an old park on the way home that I had hunted once before and found a 1945 Merc and two wheat cents.
It was a fun weekend and I sure do appreciate Dave and his wife inviting me to their home and feeding me an excellent meal. Thanks a million, Dave!
Here's Dave hunting at the old school where I found the 1947 Washington:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:
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