kimsdad
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- Apr 17, 2008
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First dime trifecta, second 1800's silver & first coin "purse"!!!
I got out for a bit on Friday afternoon to the grove where I had picked up three silvers the day before. I only got one this time, a '43 Merc, but she is in nice shape!![Smiley :) :)](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/smiley.gif)
Had to take a couple of days off over the weekend, but I was looking forward to getting out with the rains we had making turf hunting possible again. I went to an old picnic grove and played around for about half of an hour when I got a good deep signal. I thought I had a penny based on the reading, but it turned out to be an 1898 Barber dime!
Only my second 1800's silver. The fish are biting - come to papa! ![Grin ;D ;D](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/grin.gif)
![Barber2.jpg Barber2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277312-33cad0f920c4e5b34d9aacef2c94db90.jpg)
About another half hour later, I got a deep penny signal. About 7-8 inches deep, I pulled up an old rotting leather coin pouch! It was in two halves, so I gently peeked inside and saw five pennies stacked and stuck together, with a wheat back showing. I rescanned the hole to be sure there were no more, and packed the pouch up as is so I could take pictures and separate the coins at home.
![Pouch.jpg Pouch.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277316-4f25a8314f54bdab6377cf5e4909ab7c.jpg)
I stayed for a couple more hours finding only wheats, then stopped off and had lunch. After lunch, I started scanning another grove that I had been lucky at before. More wheats came, and then I dug a dime that wasn't in the general silver depth, but was in the area I usually find clad. To my surprise it was a 51 Rosie.
After gridding and swinging for what seemed like a long time, I managed one more silver, another '43 Merc. Got my trifecta!
After six and a half hours, it was time to head home. When I got there, I opened up the coin pouch and got the pennies apart.
![Pouch2.jpg Pouch2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277319-a58427ffcf958500b07de74a0f73dd53.jpg)
Inside was a 1905 Indian sandwiched between three 1920 wheats and a 1919 wheat. There is very little wear on those wheats, and I think that they were probably new or close to it when they were lost. It felt a little strange thinking that I was pulling these pennies apart for the first time in almost 90 years.
Here's the good stuff:
![Silvers.jpg Silvers.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277333-273f3694cc874074d90590e25296d287.jpg)
![Indian small.jpg Indian small.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277338-17211760f166051ac278142cd9c13d82.jpg)
Thanks for checking out my trifecta and rotting Indian pouch!!! HH everyone!
I got out for a bit on Friday afternoon to the grove where I had picked up three silvers the day before. I only got one this time, a '43 Merc, but she is in nice shape!
![Smiley :) :)](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/smiley.gif)
Had to take a couple of days off over the weekend, but I was looking forward to getting out with the rains we had making turf hunting possible again. I went to an old picnic grove and played around for about half of an hour when I got a good deep signal. I thought I had a penny based on the reading, but it turned out to be an 1898 Barber dime!
![Shocked :o :o](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/shocked.gif)
![Grin ;D ;D](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/grin.gif)
![Barber2.jpg Barber2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277312-33cad0f920c4e5b34d9aacef2c94db90.jpg)
About another half hour later, I got a deep penny signal. About 7-8 inches deep, I pulled up an old rotting leather coin pouch! It was in two halves, so I gently peeked inside and saw five pennies stacked and stuck together, with a wheat back showing. I rescanned the hole to be sure there were no more, and packed the pouch up as is so I could take pictures and separate the coins at home.
![Pouch.jpg Pouch.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277316-4f25a8314f54bdab6377cf5e4909ab7c.jpg)
I stayed for a couple more hours finding only wheats, then stopped off and had lunch. After lunch, I started scanning another grove that I had been lucky at before. More wheats came, and then I dug a dime that wasn't in the general silver depth, but was in the area I usually find clad. To my surprise it was a 51 Rosie.
After gridding and swinging for what seemed like a long time, I managed one more silver, another '43 Merc. Got my trifecta!
![thumbsup :thumbsup: :thumbsup:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
![Pouch2.jpg Pouch2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277319-a58427ffcf958500b07de74a0f73dd53.jpg)
Inside was a 1905 Indian sandwiched between three 1920 wheats and a 1919 wheat. There is very little wear on those wheats, and I think that they were probably new or close to it when they were lost. It felt a little strange thinking that I was pulling these pennies apart for the first time in almost 90 years.
Here's the good stuff:
![Silvers.jpg Silvers.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277333-273f3694cc874074d90590e25296d287.jpg)
![Indian small.jpg Indian small.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/277/277338-17211760f166051ac278142cd9c13d82.jpg)
Thanks for checking out my trifecta and rotting Indian pouch!!! HH everyone!