z118
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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 school I've hunted some 30 times before (though not at all this season). I was not expecting much as I have hunted this spot silly but I really just wanted to get outdoors with my hands in the dirt and my thoughts drifting. My low expectations were happily inaccurate. In not quite two hours I dug 84 coins worth $9.54 including a '41 Merc and a '53 Rosie, and also a small sterling ring. The silver coins (especially the Merc) were amazing to me - in 30 previous hunts I had managed only 6 silvers at this spot (all Rosies and war nickels). It was a fun little hunt for sure.
I did get out Sunday morning. I had all morning so I was hopeful that I could find some more keepers. I hit some tot lots early in the freezing cold and then did a little dirt digging, but I did not make any great finds. I did pull a Tiawanese 1 Chiao coin from the dirt... it gave a lousy signal and was some 8 inches down and surrounded by iron. I was thrilled to see something so shiny that far down but of course it's aluminum. Still a neat dig I guess. I think it was minted in 1955 but I'm not certain.
Happy hunting!
I did get out Sunday morning. I had all morning so I was hopeful that I could find some more keepers. I hit some tot lots early in the freezing cold and then did a little dirt digging, but I did not make any great finds. I did pull a Tiawanese 1 Chiao coin from the dirt... it gave a lousy signal and was some 8 inches down and surrounded by iron. I was thrilled to see something so shiny that far down but of course it's aluminum. Still a neat dig I guess. I think it was minted in 1955 but I'm not certain.
Happy hunting!
