Finally got a Silver GW, a 1887 IH, wheaties and a Field Artillery Collar Disk

dirtlooter

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The day started off on the wrong foot with the fire ants but ended pretty darn well. I knew that there had to be a silver quarter out here somewhere and finally found it:headbang:. The 1942 quarter, my 1st, was perfect, well in my eyes it was. The Field Artillery collar disk was another surprise, I found it about 200 yds from the other military dogtags etc. The disk still has the backing and I backed it off to get the dirt out. I found a 41 nickle not far from where my wife found the nice Buff and then a two wheatie spill, 1925 and 29 and then a 39 and a 41 wheatie. I was pretty hot and was doing my usual "walk about" to finish the hunt when I got a whisper of a signal with no VDI. I was about twenty yards from the truck and to my surprise, an 1887 IH appeared and in decent shape too:icon_thumleft:. it has been years since my last IH find so I was very happy with it too. the bicycle bell rang up good too. This permission has really paid off so far, I am really a very blessed man. The wife? well, she had to go back to work yesterday with the special needs kids at the middle school. She was totally jealous when I sent her pics of my finds. she is already making plans to go back out there and would be right now except for a barely walking grand daughter came visiting. The fire ants? well they got me pretty good but the finds sure helped with the bites. Permissions can truly pay off but only if you ask, so go ask!
 

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Hello dl. Nice finds all...I'd be heap plenty happy with those digs.

Yeah I feel for 'ya on the ants...they are everywhere here in FL and they don't call 'em "fire" for nothin'.

Good Luck out there. C9
 

Man. you been killing the good finds since this permission rolled around. Congrats on notching ol' GW silver off the list. Also for scoring another old Indian Head Penny. That crossed cannon collar disk is way cool old military relic. Great hunt and yes, the finds can significantly reduce the pain of pests and poison ivy. Well done.:headbang:
 

nice '42! Nice everything else! Congrats!
 

Very nice finds!! And a sweet permission, which is a buzz in itself...Congrats !!
 

Congrats on your first silver Quarter DL. I have to go with the majority of the others, I like that Collar Disk the best. Its rare to find them with the back on. I always like to pull the military items out of the dirt.
 

Congrats on an excellent hunt, DL! Those silver quarters are a blast to find..my ATP will hover around 87-88...along with that sweet tone. Recently I hunted a house in our Heritage District, and got a steady 90-91 with a nice, clear tone...usually indicative of a silver half...but ended up pulling two clad quarters stuck together...ugh...great stuff DL, keep'em coming! Ddf
 

thanks guys, thought I had another silver quarter, actually two more hits like the one just yards away but both were clad quarters. I was totally surprised at how good the IH looked as most of my wheaties are pretty toasted here. I have been telling the wife that there had to be a silver GW and IHs around here somewhere. guess I am hoping for a barber or a silver dollar in this place now. You see a lot of cool war stuff that others are finding and then out of nowhere you find something. love this hobby
 

lovin' the cannons :icon_thumright:

got a '43-D GW last week, got my 1st GW within 2 weeks of swingin' a :metaldetector:---- QUIT SLACKIN' :laughing7::laughing9:
 

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