Other than an hour or two here and there during late August, I had not been able to spend time detecting since my last post in mid-August. It looks like such will be the trend for the remainder of the year. I did manage three hunts this month though, and each one was productive.
Last Saturday I was able to give a new site in Connecticut a try. Given the location, I had no expectation of finding a good amount of modern silver, so I concentrated my efforts on trying to hit on any deep coins that may still be there. I selected a relatively large area and slowly worked it for several hours. As I had thought, the good targets were on the deep side, with minimal modern clad and trash layering the first few inches of soil.
This 1899 Barber half was one of the shallower good targets. It was about 8 to 9 inches deep near the base of a very large tree and under a mesh of thin roots. It was a solid hit though, so I was surprised it had been missed after all these years.
( Don't mind the band-aid. I had a small cut I had been shielding from the soil. :blackeye: )
Not far from where I dug the half I picked up this 1876-CC Seated dime.
I also scored with three colonial coppers, but they are in poor shape. On the following one I can make out a bit of detail.
The day's take.
This too is an interesting find. A lead dice.
Yesterday I had a few hours to myself, so I headed out to another Connecticut site I had worked several times before. The finds were sparse, but I did score with an old silver - a 1782 Spanish 1 Reale.
The finds. The 'Indian Cent' is a Not One Cent token.
Today the weather was perfect for spending some time detecting, so early in the afternoon I headed out to the same site I had worked last Saturday. It ended up being a good choice, as the site yielded several more keepers.
This was my first good target, a 1756 Spanish Half Reale. The obverse has sharper details than the reverse.
After that sweet find, and several hours later, I also had in my pouch a mercury dime, a 1898 Barber quarter, a 1904 Barber dime, an old button, two Indian Head cents, and two corroded colonial coppers.
The Barber dime is in great shape, having some sharp details.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!
Last Saturday I was able to give a new site in Connecticut a try. Given the location, I had no expectation of finding a good amount of modern silver, so I concentrated my efforts on trying to hit on any deep coins that may still be there. I selected a relatively large area and slowly worked it for several hours. As I had thought, the good targets were on the deep side, with minimal modern clad and trash layering the first few inches of soil.
This 1899 Barber half was one of the shallower good targets. It was about 8 to 9 inches deep near the base of a very large tree and under a mesh of thin roots. It was a solid hit though, so I was surprised it had been missed after all these years.
( Don't mind the band-aid. I had a small cut I had been shielding from the soil. :blackeye: )
Not far from where I dug the half I picked up this 1876-CC Seated dime.
I also scored with three colonial coppers, but they are in poor shape. On the following one I can make out a bit of detail.
The day's take.
This too is an interesting find. A lead dice.
Yesterday I had a few hours to myself, so I headed out to another Connecticut site I had worked several times before. The finds were sparse, but I did score with an old silver - a 1782 Spanish 1 Reale.
The finds. The 'Indian Cent' is a Not One Cent token.
Today the weather was perfect for spending some time detecting, so early in the afternoon I headed out to the same site I had worked last Saturday. It ended up being a good choice, as the site yielded several more keepers.
This was my first good target, a 1756 Spanish Half Reale. The obverse has sharper details than the reverse.
After that sweet find, and several hours later, I also had in my pouch a mercury dime, a 1898 Barber quarter, a 1904 Barber dime, an old button, two Indian Head cents, and two corroded colonial coppers.
The Barber dime is in great shape, having some sharp details.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!
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erfect10:
They are so tiny that bending them wouldn't take much pressure though. :thinkingabout: They do make for exciting finds even when bent. :yes: