I hunted a 1896 house in St. Paul today. Unfortunately, after a few digs, I realized that in the not too distant past, the original yard had been covered with a layer of black dirt. It was the cleanest black dirt I've seen. Not a stone or pebble in it. It went down at least five inches. So everything I found was between the surface and two inches - all modern coins and tons of zincolns. The only part of the yard that hadn't been covered was the boulevard. That's where I found a 1909 VDB wheat. There wasn't a "S", but it was still a cool find. Also, the homeowner said the previous owner had been a drug dealer and that there had been a shootout in the yard at one time. I did find a handgun slug in the yard, which she wanted to keep. From there I stopped for a quick hunt at an old park and uncovered a 1944 wheat and 89 cents in clad.
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