kimsdad
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Nickel & dimed again!
Mark & I got out for a while today since it was so nice out. We went back to the grove where I found the Barber yesterday. We tried swinging in the woods where an old farm used to be, but each swing of the coil set literally hundreds of mosquitoes into the air. It was back to the clearing for sure! Going slow with the stock coil, I managed to get three wheats, all from the 40's. Then, within 8 feet of those, I heard a slightly different signal that read differently depending on which way I was swinging. It sounded good, so I dug, and out popped a silver dime.
Here's my standard 'dirt shot", documenting what I think is the best part of any hunt:
After rinsing, it turned out to be a 1919 Merc.
Mark had to leave, but I was still hopeful, so after having a sandwich brought from home, I kept going. I went into a small wooded area between two clearings and got a good deep nickel signal. I pulled out a plug and there was a buff right there for the grabbing. I re-checked the hole and found a second nickel in the same hole. About 10 feet away, I got another deep nickel signal, and found my third old nickel of the day. I assumed they were all buffs, but when I got home and put my glasses on, I saw that one of the nickels was a 1912 V-nickel. I've got to remember my glasses next time so I can see what I'm finding when I find it!
The buffs are 1916 and 1921 (no "S"). Nothing else jumped out at me. Someone else had skimmed the silver and left the nickels, I guess.
The funny thing is, after digging five V-nickels and sixteen buffs, I have yet to find a war nickel...
Thanks for checking out my post, and HH this week in this great weather!!!
Mark & I got out for a while today since it was so nice out. We went back to the grove where I found the Barber yesterday. We tried swinging in the woods where an old farm used to be, but each swing of the coil set literally hundreds of mosquitoes into the air. It was back to the clearing for sure! Going slow with the stock coil, I managed to get three wheats, all from the 40's. Then, within 8 feet of those, I heard a slightly different signal that read differently depending on which way I was swinging. It sounded good, so I dug, and out popped a silver dime.
Here's my standard 'dirt shot", documenting what I think is the best part of any hunt:
After rinsing, it turned out to be a 1919 Merc.
Mark had to leave, but I was still hopeful, so after having a sandwich brought from home, I kept going. I went into a small wooded area between two clearings and got a good deep nickel signal. I pulled out a plug and there was a buff right there for the grabbing. I re-checked the hole and found a second nickel in the same hole. About 10 feet away, I got another deep nickel signal, and found my third old nickel of the day. I assumed they were all buffs, but when I got home and put my glasses on, I saw that one of the nickels was a 1912 V-nickel. I've got to remember my glasses next time so I can see what I'm finding when I find it!
The buffs are 1916 and 1921 (no "S"). Nothing else jumped out at me. Someone else had skimmed the silver and left the nickels, I guess.The funny thing is, after digging five V-nickels and sixteen buffs, I have yet to find a war nickel...
Thanks for checking out my post, and HH this week in this great weather!!!
![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
She's great about me hunting just about any time I want, but I don't want to abuse the privilege.
