- Jun 16, 2014
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- F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
It rained a little through the night, so instead of beach hunting I decided to go to a new permission. 
James is an 88 yo, WWII Navy Vet, and a widower. When I got to his house and knocked, he invited me in. We stood and chatted for a while, he really lit up when he saw that I was very interested in a sketch of the freighter he was assigned to as a Helmsman. We stood in front of that framed sketch and he was so elated to discuss the the details of the ship. Soon we discussed his property lines and then I geared up and began to detect. I normally run my grid parallel to the sidewalk, but today I decided to detect from the sidewalk to the house. (Narrow yard, the house is on the 1874 map).
I have never found so many nickles nor pennies during a 5 hr permission hunt.
(11 nickles & 84 pennies) The F75 LTD SE 
is a "nickle killer" in 3H or 4H tone. Half way's done with the front yard I found a 2 penny spill, (knew they were together for a while because they were milky green on the sides that were touching). I assumed that they were both wheats since I could only make out an Abe on one of the coins. Turns out it was a 1920 wheat & a 1901 IHP. 
Three quarters the way through the hunt I found my 1st silver of the day, a 1954 Rosie
, 15 minutes later I pulled the 1946 quarter. 
It was within 3 ft of the Rosie. I believe I pulled the 1865 IHP from under a root, in the same quarter of the yard the 2 silvers were.
At 3:30 I was done for the day. Sat on the porch with Jim, showing him all of my finds, trash included. We really enjoyed each others company. Sat there for about an hour shooting the breeze. I told him to expect me by from time to time so we can chat some more. and I was looking forward to detecting the property again, in the near future, especially after the next soaking rain.
Notables
All finds
The thimble is aluminum and from the White Sewing Machine Co.
Wellington is the home of the man who painted the "Spirit of 76". It was really cool that I dug a pin that depicts the painting.
Pulled another Famous Facts & Faces token (60's or 70's from Shell). The big thing towards the bottom is a homemade fishing sinker and the little wing thing is from a Zebco reel. I remember seeing them in 1972 when my Dad bought some new rod & reels, the line was tied to these from the factory.
As always, hope ya'll got out and swung the coil today...
GL & HH
James is an 88 yo, WWII Navy Vet, and a widower. When I got to his house and knocked, he invited me in. We stood and chatted for a while, he really lit up when he saw that I was very interested in a sketch of the freighter he was assigned to as a Helmsman. We stood in front of that framed sketch and he was so elated to discuss the the details of the ship. Soon we discussed his property lines and then I geared up and began to detect. I normally run my grid parallel to the sidewalk, but today I decided to detect from the sidewalk to the house. (Narrow yard, the house is on the 1874 map).I have never found so many nickles nor pennies during a 5 hr permission hunt.
(11 nickles & 84 pennies) The F75 LTD SE is a "nickle killer" in 3H or 4H tone. Half way's done with the front yard I found a 2 penny spill, (knew they were together for a while because they were milky green on the sides that were touching). I assumed that they were both wheats since I could only make out an Abe on one of the coins. Turns out it was a 1920 wheat & a 1901 IHP. Three quarters the way through the hunt I found my 1st silver of the day, a 1954 Rosie
, 15 minutes later I pulled the 1946 quarter. It was within 3 ft of the Rosie. I believe I pulled the 1865 IHP from under a root, in the same quarter of the yard the 2 silvers were. At 3:30 I was done for the day. Sat on the porch with Jim, showing him all of my finds, trash included. We really enjoyed each others company. Sat there for about an hour shooting the breeze. I told him to expect me by from time to time so we can chat some more. and I was looking forward to detecting the property again, in the near future, especially after the next soaking rain.
Notables
All finds
The thimble is aluminum and from the White Sewing Machine Co.
Wellington is the home of the man who painted the "Spirit of 76". It was really cool that I dug a pin that depicts the painting.
Pulled another Famous Facts & Faces token (60's or 70's from Shell). The big thing towards the bottom is a homemade fishing sinker and the little wing thing is from a Zebco reel. I remember seeing them in 1972 when my Dad bought some new rod & reels, the line was tied to these from the factory.
As always, hope ya'll got out and swung the coil today...
GL & HH
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