jtshombre
Jr. Member
I read alot here, but don't post much, I guess it's hard to compete with some of the phenominal finds you folks make, unbelievable! I see coins on here, and just drool!
Anyway, I've been hitting it hard since the weather finally broke in Montana. I managed to find my 1st silver Washington, a 1959, and probably 25 wheaties, so it's been a good month. A couple of friends and I found a old small rodeo ground/baseball diamond in Canada, and have been hitting that pretty hard. I managed to find 2 silver Canadian quarters in 2 trips, a 1952 & and 1942. This past Sat. it was nice, so I loaded up the 2 hunting partners, Ozzy & Maddie, my mini schnauzers, and off we went. What a day, besides about $2 in clad, I found 4 silvers in one day, my best day ever! I managed a 1951 silver quarter, a 1950 silver dime, a 1917 dime and another dime of the same style that I can't get a date off of. I also found 6 old pennies, a 1935 & 1936, a 1939 and 1940, 1945 and a 1944 Wheatie. I was happy to say the least.
Yesterday I went to a new town and hit their public park and found about $3 in clad and decided to hit my silver spot, and managed another old style Canadian dime, again, I can't see the date, it's pretty worn, but, it's Silver! Canadian coins can be hard to get a feel for, they don't hit like American coins except the zinc pennies hit as solid zinc, their new composite quarters are a real bugger, they bounce all over, and I'm not quite sure what I'd digging until I see it. They'll hit zinc, penny/dime on my M-6, bouncing all over. The silver hits solid however, it's a learning curve. Their dimes are the same way, they can be tough, the loonies hit as zinc pennies, and the nickles, well, I just dig some of the wierd, bouncing signals, and there they are. Of course, I'm still working on American nickels!
I enjoy the forum, and kudos to you good folks for your phenomenal finds, I can only dream of colonial copper, 2 & 3 centers, etc., maybe someday. Keep 'em swinging my fellow metal heads!
Anyway, I've been hitting it hard since the weather finally broke in Montana. I managed to find my 1st silver Washington, a 1959, and probably 25 wheaties, so it's been a good month. A couple of friends and I found a old small rodeo ground/baseball diamond in Canada, and have been hitting that pretty hard. I managed to find 2 silver Canadian quarters in 2 trips, a 1952 & and 1942. This past Sat. it was nice, so I loaded up the 2 hunting partners, Ozzy & Maddie, my mini schnauzers, and off we went. What a day, besides about $2 in clad, I found 4 silvers in one day, my best day ever! I managed a 1951 silver quarter, a 1950 silver dime, a 1917 dime and another dime of the same style that I can't get a date off of. I also found 6 old pennies, a 1935 & 1936, a 1939 and 1940, 1945 and a 1944 Wheatie. I was happy to say the least.
Yesterday I went to a new town and hit their public park and found about $3 in clad and decided to hit my silver spot, and managed another old style Canadian dime, again, I can't see the date, it's pretty worn, but, it's Silver! Canadian coins can be hard to get a feel for, they don't hit like American coins except the zinc pennies hit as solid zinc, their new composite quarters are a real bugger, they bounce all over, and I'm not quite sure what I'd digging until I see it. They'll hit zinc, penny/dime on my M-6, bouncing all over. The silver hits solid however, it's a learning curve. Their dimes are the same way, they can be tough, the loonies hit as zinc pennies, and the nickles, well, I just dig some of the wierd, bouncing signals, and there they are. Of course, I'm still working on American nickels!
I enjoy the forum, and kudos to you good folks for your phenomenal finds, I can only dream of colonial copper, 2 & 3 centers, etc., maybe someday. Keep 'em swinging my fellow metal heads!
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