Hardcore or crazy, whatever, love that silver.

[skierbob]

Some the people in the club think I'm hardcore, some probably think I'm crazy. I hunt all year round and winter is my favorite time to hunt. So what if the ground is frozen in spots and there's 2-3 inches of crusted snow over it. It's got to be really, really cold to stop me. I've found some of my best stuff in winter.

Today it was supposed to be partly cloudy and up to 39 degrees. That's great weather to me. I went to my old favorite picnic woods again and had some really good luck (otherwise known as a Minelab Explorer II with an SE Pro loop). It took a couple hours of hunting, finding only a clad quarter and a memorial penny, before the luck kicked in. I got 2 "iffy" signals about 2 feet apart. Only the sound was "iffy", but the target crosshairs were at the top right of the Smartfind screen, which is where silver comes in. Both targets read 9-10 inches. After braking up a couple inches of crusted snow, I began to dig. The ground was not frozen in these spots and my woods digger penetrated without a problem. There was a small tree root about six inches deep, which I had to dig around. But below that tree root hid a nice 1919 Standing Liberty Quarter. The other hole held a very nice 1941 Mercury Dime. Both these targets were about 10 inches deep, just as the Explorer said they were. I think they were probably both lost during WW II.

Here's the Stander:





And the Merc:

 

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[thrillathahunt]

Nice finds! Your hardcore /craziness really paid off!

Rick

 

[seger98]

Nice finds, A SLQ & a merc that looks almost uncirculated, Congratulations.


Chris

 

[Jack(IN)]

Crazy gets my vote, but it is a great time to hunt. Judging by your success its well worth it too!!

 

[kimsdad]

Wow!! Sweet coins!!

I'll woods hunt in winter, but if the ground is too frozen, there's a foot of snow, or it's below 25 degrees, I'll pass. Lately it's been a pass on all three counts...

 

[cntrydncr1]

Nice ones Bob....both crazy and hardcore I'd say! lol But at least it paid off.

 

[skierbob]

kimsdad,

I feel for you up there in Chicago. I know how cold and snowy it gets up there. I went to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Hated that snow shoveling detail. Hope that the supposed "global warming" comes your way. Happy hunting.

Debbie,

It won't pay off if you don't get out there and hunt. The woods are still soft in spots. Wear your thermals. Happy cabin fever.

Bob

 

[DigginThePast]

Sweet, a SLQ with a legible date. Congrats on the finds.

 

[lumbercamp]

I'm in northern Pa. The cold and snow doesn't bother me as it's a great time to take photographs, but I'm not hiking 3 miles into the woods through 2 foot of snow to dig up old logging camps. The ground may not be frozen as snow is a good insulator.

 

[allen]

congrats on that sweet silver....

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

SLQ, still on my list...

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[CanUDigIt]

Sweet finds, Bob! Congrats on the silver!

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER SILVER. YOU EARNED THEM.

 

[dave-enc]

real nice finds wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[rjw4law]

Thats back when they used to know how to make money...design and quality

 

[beetle662]

Nice silver! Those SLQ's seem to be tough to find any more. I"ve only found one and still awaiting my 2nd one 5 years later!

Congrats again!

 

[silverfinder]

Your post reinforces my belief that the Minelab Explorer is the best land machine money can buy. What other machine can find a silver quarter at 10"? Folks - if you're in the market for a detector, and can afford the Minelab, buy it!

 

[halfdime]

Now if I did that, it'd be crazy, but since it was someone else I'll go with hardcore. That SLQ is a beautiful coin, especially with a date! Way to go.

 

[history hunter]

Sounds normal to me, I use to hunt in that weather all the time. I just didn't like it when the hole in the half frozen, saturated ground, started filling with water. Nice finds!! HH!

 

[Jeff(or)]

Congrats on the SLQ!!!