Stef45
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Back home Detecting w/ a 1870's home permission and First Silver of the Year
Was able to go back home to Illinois last week and I have an older detector at my parents house that was still working so I hit the back yards of my Parents house and Grandparents house. Both houses were built in the 60's so I was not expecting anything crazy. Mostly clad except for one 1963 Canadian Quarter which is 80% silver. So I'm on the board! I also found a toasted Marine Corps Toys for Tots Token, which was kind of cool to find. As i was leaving my grandparents house I drove by one of my old teacher's homes. Knowing that it was one of the older homes in the town I walked up and chatted him up for a while and then asked if I could detect. He said that he never lets anyone hunt it but since he knew me he would let me. So I had about 5 minutes before sundown and one of my first targets was a pretty crusty 1880 IHP which is the oldest coin that I have dug thus far. I cleaned it up as well as i could but it still has some crud on it. After that the temps dropped and the ground froze up. But overall it was a fun few days of hunting back home. Cant wait to hit that old house again.![IMG_2813.jpg IMG_2813.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1167/1167507-7dbae271d917fb38db019500fdd7f7aa.jpg)
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Was able to go back home to Illinois last week and I have an older detector at my parents house that was still working so I hit the back yards of my Parents house and Grandparents house. Both houses were built in the 60's so I was not expecting anything crazy. Mostly clad except for one 1963 Canadian Quarter which is 80% silver. So I'm on the board! I also found a toasted Marine Corps Toys for Tots Token, which was kind of cool to find. As i was leaving my grandparents house I drove by one of my old teacher's homes. Knowing that it was one of the older homes in the town I walked up and chatted him up for a while and then asked if I could detect. He said that he never lets anyone hunt it but since he knew me he would let me. So I had about 5 minutes before sundown and one of my first targets was a pretty crusty 1880 IHP which is the oldest coin that I have dug thus far. I cleaned it up as well as i could but it still has some crud on it. After that the temps dropped and the ground froze up. But overall it was a fun few days of hunting back home. Cant wait to hit that old house again.
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