kimsdad
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- Apr 17, 2008
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Well, we were having a heat wave here in the Chicago area. It was finally going up into the low 20's, and the snow on the ground was airy enough to let the coil sink in. 
Mark (Watercolor) was itching to hunt the woods, so he, DP Bob, & I geared up for the first hunt of the new year. Mark graciously treated us to a great sit-down breakfast at his favorite breakfast restaurant. (You know the one, Tim & Mayo.) Oh was that bacon thick! Thanks buddy! 
After we were full, we deployed to our designated hunting area. Walking in, Mark found an area he wanted to hit for a few minutes. We turned on & tuned in, and within five minutes, I had my first find of the year - a 1919 wheat. Well that's a good sign! Nothing else popped up there, so we moved on toward our goal. Well, a good stand of old trees can be tempting, so we decided to hunt as we went.
After quite a long time with nothing but junk and falsing, I got a deeper signal that sounded like an Indian. I opened up the ground and hit it with my probe, and it was still in the hole. I scooped out some more, and probed it again, and got my penny - but there was another target in the hole and it was singing high tones! I moved a little more dirt around and I was staring at two silver quarters. 
I called the boys over to let them know it was a good area.
"Hello down there!"
A closer look revealed that one of the quarters was actually two stuck together! The quarters turned out to be a no date SQL, a 1901 Barber, and a 1908 Barber. Good deal! 
Further probing revealed a 1908 Barber dime, a 1917 buff, and another wheat. The wheats were 1921 & 1931.
Also in the hole was a pendant or charm that looks art deco and says 1934 Chicago. I thought this might be from the '33 World's Fair which ran into '34, but I can't find any like it on line. It was at least influenced by that whole modernistic style of design of that era. It is plated, and there's some flaking on the back. In the pic it looks gold, but it's really silver colored.
What really surprised me is how the nickel, pennies, and pendant masked/altered the signal from the three quarters. Believe me, I was surprised to see silver in the hole. In my mind, I was not digging silver when I started digging. We hunted this area for a while, and then swung away as we headed back toward our cars. I sure wish that the other guys had found something! We never did make it to the spot we were aiming for. We'll have to wait for the snow to stop and the next heat wave for that.
It was a great day - Good breakfast and fun hunting with friends - the best way to start the new season! The one thing that would have made it better would be each of them finding a good spill, too. Thanks for checking out my post & HH to all!
TYK!
Mark (Watercolor) was itching to hunt the woods, so he, DP Bob, & I geared up for the first hunt of the new year. Mark graciously treated us to a great sit-down breakfast at his favorite breakfast restaurant. (You know the one, Tim & Mayo.) Oh was that bacon thick! Thanks buddy! After we were full, we deployed to our designated hunting area. Walking in, Mark found an area he wanted to hit for a few minutes. We turned on & tuned in, and within five minutes, I had my first find of the year - a 1919 wheat. Well that's a good sign! Nothing else popped up there, so we moved on toward our goal. Well, a good stand of old trees can be tempting, so we decided to hunt as we went.
After quite a long time with nothing but junk and falsing, I got a deeper signal that sounded like an Indian. I opened up the ground and hit it with my probe, and it was still in the hole. I scooped out some more, and probed it again, and got my penny - but there was another target in the hole and it was singing high tones!
I moved a little more dirt around and I was staring at two silver quarters. I called the boys over to let them know it was a good area."Hello down there!"
A closer look revealed that one of the quarters was actually two stuck together!
The quarters turned out to be a no date SQL, a 1901 Barber, and a 1908 Barber. Good deal! Further probing revealed a 1908 Barber dime, a 1917 buff, and another wheat. The wheats were 1921 & 1931. Also in the hole was a pendant or charm that looks art deco and says 1934 Chicago. I thought this might be from the '33 World's Fair which ran into '34, but I can't find any like it on line. It was at least influenced by that whole modernistic style of design of that era. It is plated, and there's some flaking on the back. In the pic it looks gold, but it's really silver colored.
What really surprised me is how the nickel, pennies, and pendant masked/altered the signal from the three quarters. Believe me, I was surprised to see silver in the hole. In my mind, I was not digging silver when I started digging. We hunted this area for a while, and then swung away as we headed back toward our cars. I sure wish that the other guys had found something! We never did make it to the spot we were aiming for. We'll have to wait for the snow to stop and the next heat wave for that.
It was a great day - Good breakfast and fun hunting with friends - the best way to start the new season! The one thing that would have made it better would be each of them finding a good spill, too. Thanks for checking out my post & HH to all!
TYK!
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Its too cold and the snows way to deep to be beepin in Iowa, lol
I clean most of them for display - It's a pain & I almost regret finding them at times. It can slow down my posting, waiting for them to clean up. Hot Worcestershire sauce & toothbrush scrubbing between heatings does the trick for me.
?? If it does its worth a couple thousand bucks....
