Natman
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- Jan 8, 2007
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- Detector(s) used
- White's Prizm II, White's Coinmaster
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Hi all,
Today I went to a private yard not too far away that I had checked a few months ago..I wanted to see if I left anything, and aside from a couple of pennies and a quarter by the driveway, no surprises
Since the last time I visited, the house right next door had been vacated
and there was a sign in the yard with a RE agent's name I recognized (I called him before about another property and the guy actually followed up and called me back). I took a chance and re-introduced myself, and after a little conversation he gave me the go ahead to let me check the yard. I was thrilled to have a chance to hunt yet another untouched private yard in midwestern suburbia 
It rained last night which helped digging immensely. The first silver coin I dug was a Washington quarter
and not even a few minutes went by before I dug a silver Rosey 
Then the wheats started showing themselves. The yard was loaded with pennies, but about every 3rd one was a wheat.
The sun came out and shone brightly during my outing, so the humidity and sun combined was really starting to wear me out, but I kept at it. After about an hour, I was getting ready to give up on the hopes of finding any more silver. Just as I was ready to call it a day, I got another dime signal close to a tree in the front yard. I dug and saw a glimmer of silver and thought it was another Rosey, but to my amazement it was a Merc
I hadn't dug one of those in quite a while! It ended up being my 100th silver coin find
I ended up with 85 coins for the day (52 Memorials, 19 wheats, 1 Canadian cent (1955), a 2 Pence coin about the size of a quarter (Canadian I think), 2 nickels, 4 clad Roosevelt dimes, 1 Merc (1945), 1 silver Rosey (1964), 3 clad quarters and 1 silver quarter (1964). I also found a house key, an old lighter and a couple of rings - one was a toy class ring and the other was a small sterling ring.
Hope you all find a little treasure this week.
Nat
Today I went to a private yard not too far away that I had checked a few months ago..I wanted to see if I left anything, and aside from a couple of pennies and a quarter by the driveway, no surprises
Since the last time I visited, the house right next door had been vacated
and there was a sign in the yard with a RE agent's name I recognized (I called him before about another property and the guy actually followed up and called me back). I took a chance and re-introduced myself, and after a little conversation he gave me the go ahead to let me check the yard. I was thrilled to have a chance to hunt yet another untouched private yard in midwestern suburbia It rained last night which helped digging immensely. The first silver coin I dug was a Washington quarter
and not even a few minutes went by before I dug a silver Rosey Then the wheats started showing themselves. The yard was loaded with pennies, but about every 3rd one was a wheat. The sun came out and shone brightly during my outing, so the humidity and sun combined was really starting to wear me out, but I kept at it. After about an hour, I was getting ready to give up on the hopes of finding any more silver. Just as I was ready to call it a day, I got another dime signal close to a tree in the front yard. I dug and saw a glimmer of silver and thought it was another Rosey, but to my amazement it was a Merc
I hadn't dug one of those in quite a while! It ended up being my 100th silver coin find I ended up with 85 coins for the day (52 Memorials, 19 wheats, 1 Canadian cent (1955), a 2 Pence coin about the size of a quarter (Canadian I think), 2 nickels, 4 clad Roosevelt dimes, 1 Merc (1945), 1 silver Rosey (1964), 3 clad quarters and 1 silver quarter (1964). I also found a house key, an old lighter and a couple of rings - one was a toy class ring and the other was a small sterling ring.
Hope you all find a little treasure this week.
Nat
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I would be happy just to find the one Merc
