First finds of 2009

[Brett]

It's not much, but the ground was REALLY frozen solid. The only reason I dug this quarter is because the depth meter said 6" and it was right by a set of very old trees. I just HAD to dig it. With my shovel, I spent about 5 minutes just piercing a square around the target, and then popping the lid off. I had to repeat that in the hole, but after about 2.5-3" of frozen ground the shovel bottomed out nicely. I pulled out the target and could see it was a quarter, but still was not sure if it was just a heavily tarnished silver quarter or not... then read the date.. 1965! Dang! I'm getting at least one silver quarter this year, count on it!

The other target was shallow, ringing like a dime at 12-45. When I chipped it out of there I was really surprised to see that it was the shape of a thick nickel with a dollar sign on it. It has two holes on the top edge and bottom edge... I think it might be part of a necklace, not silver or anything, but it is heavy for it's size.

Hopefully by Sunday the ground will be a little better. Woods hunting is the way to go!

 

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[Lowbatts]

It was colder than I thought it might be today and that ground was hard for sure! But I joined you in starting the new year off with a beep. Hit the sledding hill myself and settled for 36 cents in change then declared victory and ran back to the car.

The sledders have torn this one spot open on the old hillside where there was a brick walkway leading up to the top of a small zoo dating back about a hundred years. Got some nice signals there but the ground was hard, the wind was harder and the fingers didn't take to it all that well.

Hope to hit some softer woods tomorrow myself.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice start. at least you were able to get out

 

[mikewaz]

At least you got a chance to take that ETrac for a walk and spend a little more time with it.
I had a feeling that you Minelab guys would be out there somewhere today.
Mike
PS. I keep thinking today's Sunday. I hope I can get out then too.

 

[litefire56]

That was a nice little hunt we got in today. Kinda frustrating though hitting some nice targets only inches away, and not being able to get to them because of frozen tundra. I think I need to get one of those rock picks also.

 

[Lowbatts]

Got that pick down in Arizona at that big shop on Superstition Highway in Mesa or Apache Junction, heck all those towns run together down there. Didn't use it down there though, knew it'd be more at home up here in the ice. Haven't seen any up here in MD shops, maybe the rockhounds know where to get those goods.

 

[treasurefiend]

That silver quarter is just waiting for you!!!!