Kirk PA
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- May 23, 2009
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- Relic Hunting
KKC got out today for our usual Sunday Colonial relic hunt. Last week, Kyle and I drove by the F. tavern site that has produced 23 coppers this year for us. The hay was cut!!! You can only guess where the KKC crew would be sweeping today.
Once we got on the site, our passions were boiling with the fever. I think I even heard Zeus saying, "I got the fever BAD!" Kyle was muttering something under his breath that pertained to Chain cents or George Washington buttons. It was not long before we got our 1st great target of the day.
As the day progressed and my pouch was filled with relics, I still had not found a copper yet. That was when it happened. I got an iffy "Dime" hit that sounded like a piece of iron. I started to dig and upon scanning the dirt, I could not find the target. I re-scanned the hole and it was giving a "Dollar" hit, but that, too, sounded like a big piece of iron...I kept digging, until I flipped out a large copper. I did not even have to pick it up and I knew what I had. I yelled over to Zeus, "Copper! I got a THICKY!" Kyle ran over and started to scratch the dirt off and revealed a perfect 1794 Liberty Cap large cent!!! We were all whooping it up, just like the tavern-goers did 210 years ago. The coin was in the same hole with a piece of iron.
Another hour later, I got a nice "Dime" hit and after 5" of dirt, I had a nice 1817 Coronet cent. The day soon ended after that! It does not get any better than a day at the F. tavern!!! Drinks on me, folks!
Keep the passion high!
Kirk
Once we got on the site, our passions were boiling with the fever. I think I even heard Zeus saying, "I got the fever BAD!" Kyle was muttering something under his breath that pertained to Chain cents or George Washington buttons. It was not long before we got our 1st great target of the day.
As the day progressed and my pouch was filled with relics, I still had not found a copper yet. That was when it happened. I got an iffy "Dime" hit that sounded like a piece of iron. I started to dig and upon scanning the dirt, I could not find the target. I re-scanned the hole and it was giving a "Dollar" hit, but that, too, sounded like a big piece of iron...I kept digging, until I flipped out a large copper. I did not even have to pick it up and I knew what I had. I yelled over to Zeus, "Copper! I got a THICKY!" Kyle ran over and started to scratch the dirt off and revealed a perfect 1794 Liberty Cap large cent!!! We were all whooping it up, just like the tavern-goers did 210 years ago. The coin was in the same hole with a piece of iron.
Another hour later, I got a nice "Dime" hit and after 5" of dirt, I had a nice 1817 Coronet cent. The day soon ended after that! It does not get any better than a day at the F. tavern!!! Drinks on me, folks!
Keep the passion high!
Kirk
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Love those Liberty Caps...WTG! 
Hope to stumble on the 18th century myself someday.
