TimmyNY
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It hit 35 today and I had the day off. 
I only had about 2 hours to kill before I had to take my son to the doctor so I decided to hit the local park. I have hunted this park hundreds of times before and found a few mercs and some Canadian silver there. a bit odd since it is only 30ish years old. I parked my car and headed off toward the baseball diamond. The ground was muddy and the wind was very cold but I needed that fix. I really wasn't expecting much other than the usual clad.
As I neared the chain link fence near the field I got a chattery hit. It was only about 2 ft from the fence so it took a min. to pinpoint it. down about 7 inches I get a penny. Wait its not a wheat like all the others its a 1908 indian. very cool a first for this park. Off I go towards the outfield when about 10 ft further I get a pull tab hit. down I go looking for the tab. but wait its awfully deep for a tab. at about 8 inches out comes an 1891 v nickel. Very cool first 2 coins are keepers. Things are getting interesting. another 20 ft across the field and another penny hit. down about 5 inches whats this another indian. no way. 1903 this time. This is getting spooky now. 3 turn of the century coins in 10 min in a very hard hit park. Off i go again and the next coins were just clad though one is a 1939 Jefferson. then another penny hit down about 6 inches no way another indian 1909. only the second time Ive gotten 3 indians in one day. how can it get any better. I get a couple dimes then and think how could I miss these. Ive been all over this part of the park. 6 ft later another dime hit only 2 inches down I spot the edge and wait that looks like silver. clean it off and there is an 1899 barber dime. My first barber of any kind. now its getting late so I head back to the truck. and get a couple pulltabs on the way moving along oh crap I forgot to check that last hole. wait theres still a signal its a buffalo nickel.
That was enough excitement for today.
not bad for 2 hours in a hunted out park.
Tim
I only had about 2 hours to kill before I had to take my son to the doctor so I decided to hit the local park. I have hunted this park hundreds of times before and found a few mercs and some Canadian silver there. a bit odd since it is only 30ish years old. I parked my car and headed off toward the baseball diamond. The ground was muddy and the wind was very cold but I needed that fix. I really wasn't expecting much other than the usual clad.As I neared the chain link fence near the field I got a chattery hit. It was only about 2 ft from the fence so it took a min. to pinpoint it. down about 7 inches I get a penny. Wait its not a wheat like all the others its a 1908 indian. very cool a first for this park. Off I go towards the outfield when about 10 ft further I get a pull tab hit. down I go looking for the tab. but wait its awfully deep for a tab. at about 8 inches out comes an 1891 v nickel. Very cool first 2 coins are keepers. Things are getting interesting. another 20 ft across the field and another penny hit. down about 5 inches whats this another indian. no way. 1903 this time. This is getting spooky now. 3 turn of the century coins in 10 min in a very hard hit park. Off i go again and the next coins were just clad though one is a 1939 Jefferson. then another penny hit down about 6 inches no way another indian 1909. only the second time Ive gotten 3 indians in one day. how can it get any better. I get a couple dimes then and think how could I miss these. Ive been all over this part of the park. 6 ft later another dime hit only 2 inches down I spot the edge and wait that looks like silver. clean it off and there is an 1899 barber dime. My first barber of any kind. now its getting late so I head back to the truck. and get a couple pulltabs on the way moving along oh crap I forgot to check that last hole. wait theres still a signal its a buffalo nickel.
That was enough excitement for today.
not bad for 2 hours in a hunted out park.
Tim
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