2nd hunt--my first cache!!

[bogside]

Hey all...

Went out in my back yard today to see what I could find. 1950s rambler in a suburb . After finding a few pop tops on my first couple of hits, I found the "motherlode"!!

Got a strong repeatable signal on my ACE 250. I'm still very new and I'm not exactly sure how to read what the VDI is telling me so when I get signals it's usually a complete mystery until I dig up the item.

I dug a small hole (very excited that I could keep the hole size to a minimum) and immediately found two wheaties. That was great! Two coins in the same hole! That's a first. BUT...

The hole kept giving up coins!!! I kept widening the hole after going over it with my ACE and MORE coins would come out! It was like magic. The feeling was great.

All in all, I found:

15 wheaties (1919D, 39, 40, 2x40D, 41D, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47D, 50D, 2x56D, 58D)

6 memorial cents (59, 4x59D, 60D)

1 Jefferson nickel (1940)

22 coins in all! I'll go ahead and call that a cache. I guess some kid buried his treasure, only to forget where he put it...

Not too bad for my second hunt I think. Can't wait to find some silver! I really didn't expect to find much more than some junk and some clad in that yard, so I'm pretty pumped!!

HH to all

Adam
Minneapolis

 

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[cableman79]

Hey! Let us see!

Great finds; it would be nice to see some pics!

 

[omnicognic]

Wow! great finds! Congrats, you're really hooked now! Good Hunting! omnicognic ?8)

 

[comfyinvermont]

Congrats, that is great. Two other possibilities, could have been in a small dropped purse, or in someones pocket who sat down and lost it. It any case, it is a pleasant find. Great job...Lance

 

[Nana40]

Way ta go Adam!!!! Show us the pictures!!!!!

Congrats!

Nana

 

[caratjuice]

That's a cache alright and a pretty good one. Must have been fun finding all those wheaties at one time. congrats.

 

[KIXLSYD]

that is a great story, i wish something like that happend in my yard around my 60's rambler. Good job. Brad

 

[eathabs]

Show me the money!!!

 

[rvbvetter]

Fantastic!!! If your not hooked after that, then you might want to get your body temperature checked. You've probably passed on. WTG!!! HH

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Very nice cache. I have been searching for some time and have never found anything like that!! Congrats!! HH

 

[Getty]

Thats real cool ,bet your heart was racing!! congrats!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Great Job, Bogside. That's quite a cache.

 

[BADDOG]

Very cool!!
Thats the great thing about this hobby. You never know what you will dig up next.
First thing I dug was a 1922 peace dollar in my front yard. keep digging.
Baddog1

 

[Monty]

Extremely good fortune! Just don't get discouraged if they don't all come that easy. I found silver and gold my first week and then nothing significant for several months until I found my first ring a couple weeks ago. Keep at it and by all means keep it fun. JIM

 

[T-Rex]

sounds like you ran across a little kids stash...

 

[bogside]

Hi guys and gals...

Will hopefully post some pics tomorrow (not that anyone is waiting with bated breath, haha). Digital camera decided to take a breather but I think I've got that figured out...

While we're on the subject (and I know this has been covered ad nauseum) is olive oil the best way to clean these coins I found? I know they're not worth anything. I just want people to be able to tell what they are when I show them...

Thanks all!

Cheers,
Adam
Minneapolis

 

[Diggincoinz]

FIFTEEN WHEATIES!!!! Man, that's awsome!

 

[Leon]

Very nice!!!
With all them older coins your dig'n,,, there should be some old silver there aomewhere...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[allen]

darn good job. keep on digging !!!!

 

[DugHoles]

I can only imagine your excitement. Your hooked now for sure....

GL & HH,

DugHoles
Upstate NY