Seated Silver...SLQ in the Iron....some Injuns...jewelry...tokens

[silverfreak]

What a beautiful weekend. I hunted ALL day BOTH days..and the finds were few and far between...but they did pop out.
I met up for the first time with Coin Magnet...Coin Magnet Jr....and a feller' who wishes to remain anonymous.
I met them at one of their parks....and it has been beat to death over the years just like any other place I frequent. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Coin Magnet pointed out to us where he had found different coins over the years. It was a park that has given up a lot of nice coins in a lot of different spots..so we just started pluggin' away. He told us most areas were hit and miss with fill dirt..so we just took our chances
Coin Magnet Jr. and I started in the most obvious spot of all...right amidst the old playground equipment. I didn't take 3 steps before hitting the first Injun. It was down 8" to 9"...and gave the classic injun tone hit and cursor dance.

I then took another 5 steps and got a decent but strange higher hit. I dug down about 7" and popped out the completely black Merc.
I completed the circle around the one piece of playground equipment..and at the last point...I got a warbly high pitched jumper. The sound was sweet..but strange...kind of like a "sick flute". The cursor was everywhere..and never locked in any one spot. Had I not just dug a merc...and deep injun within 15 feet..I might have walked away. I RE checked the target and got the same thing...but it wouldn't pinpoint like it should...and not only was the depth meter buried...it wasn't even registering. I dug a monster plug down about 10" then ran the probe...NOTHING. I then dug a second hole ajoining the first hole...and ran the probe again...BINGO. I got a nice hit at the bottom edge of the second hole...so I carefully picked at it with my fingers. Finally...there it was....from 10" down and almost straight on edge...out came the 1872 seated dime.

The rest of the day consisted of lots of detecting but not much more digging. I did manage another merc... one more injun...and a few wheaties.

Sunday morning rolled around..and I woke up ready to hit the same park again. It bugged me that I spent the last 2 hours of Saturday's hunt not finding much. I wanted to see if I could pull out a few more deepies...so off I went.
I started out in an area that I knew had some fill spots in it. I decided to grid it in 30 foot sections to see if I could tell where the old dirt was. My first pass provided me with my favorite dig of the day. I got a very iffy signal but it was deep and it had a narrow window that screamed silver...then nulled. From the other direction...it nulled...then screamed silver ...but again...a very short silver hit. I dug down about 9" and the probe now sang...but intermittent. I pinpointed with the probe and dug out a clod. Out popped a standing liberty quarter with an old rusty piece of iron right accross the reverse. You can still see the rusty stripe accross it...so I'll leave it there as a "battle scar". YES...again...I dug a dateless one.
About 20 feet away...I got a nice two merc pocket spill at 9"...so I was now on cruise control.

On the return pass of my first trip...I got a nice sterling necklace with a religous charm on it from 8" ....and also an injun from 9".

The next 2 hours were..... I dug nothing....and it seemed like I was getting into some fill dirt.

I then moved to a different little section of the park where I got a completely black Barber dime...little junk ring... a token...and two more wheaties in about an hour. The barber dime is soaking in some lemon juice so it's not in the pics. It looks exactly like the black merc...and it "ain't purty".

For the last 2 hours...I moved back over closer to the playground area I was at on Saturday. I didn't hunt the same area...but a little area close by. Talk about NO finds for a long stretch. I was getting ticked off...and hadn't even dug a coin the last hour...and it was now geting DARK. I was bound and determined to get one more coin before leaving...no matter what time it was. Finally about 20 minutes after it got dark...I got a very deep injun hit. From 9" down...out it came. I didn't know what it was because it was dark...so I headed for the car. Turned out to be an 1891 injun...and a nasty one...but at least I could now leave in peace because I found one last dig.
I ended up the weekend with 7 silver...some jewelry...some tokens...some injuns...and had a blast. The silver is as follows...1872 Seated dime... 1917D merc...1917S merc....1912 Barber dime...19?? SLQ...1939 merc...1944merc. injuns were...1888, 1891, 1898, 1899.

Thanks for viewing and good luck hunting. Enjoy it before the weather gets bad. I'll probably be blowing off work today to meet up with a couple fellers' to do some more hunting. It's just to nice to be stuck inside the YMCA today.

 

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[watercolor]

Outstanding hunts!

You're really killing the silver with that machine. . . and, a great assortment of copper to boot

Take care,
watercolor

 

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[kdismuke1]

congrates.

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Great hunt, congrats on the fine coins there, Super!
Glenn

 

[civilman1]

Damn Bryce.....Not even the iron could stop you on this hunt.Beautiful Dig's as alway's You ARE the Silverfreak!!!! Congrat's

 

[seger98]

Awesome group of finds! Congratulations

 

[LabradorBob (Missouri)]

Congrats Bryce,
Ah enjoying metal detecting on such a Beautiful weekend,
Not only is the feeling in the air,it is in the ground too.
Just not knowing what you might find,makes it all worth wild.
The leaves are beautiful this time of year,the only thing i can think of that is bad
is the darn walnuts keep gettin in the way.
Nice coins,wishing you the best of luck,
LabradorBob

 

[Dman]

Great finds. That's a nice seated dime. How many seated coins have you found?
Dman

 

[t-bucket]

Bryce,Congrats on a great hunt !!!! Love the seated and SLQ and the mercs !!! Those IH are cool. Have a Good one and Good luck on your next hunt.

 

[daytondigger]

Killer finds once again, congratulations. The tokens are of course my favorites, but seated, mercs and injuns are the icing on the cake!

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice finds Bryce.

 

[DD-777]

You certainly are the "Minelab Master" Bryce - congrats on that fantastic array of beautiful old coinage...

 

[silverfreak]

All right Bryce my friend ...

What a Righteous Gambit of Superb Coinage ...

Glad you got out & enjoyed life my brother ...

Congratulations ~ BRAVO ~ Nick

Thank you my friend. Here's to you ..until we can meet up in St. Louis for another expedition...

 

[silverfreak]

Yeah! Great weekend Bryce!
Killer hunting as usual!
Congrats!

Thanks BK.

Nice Finds

WTG

HH

Thanks Bob

What a great hunt!
You da man! I love your posts. I said it before and I'll say it again. You are a artist with your machine!
Nicely done!

HH
Mark

Thanks Mark. I appreciate those words. I'm also pretty stubborn

wow congrats man... AWESOME digs!

Thanks buddy

Nice job Bryce, Those are some keepers for sure. That token fromTerre Haute is cool. Congrats jgas

Thanks jgas. I think the IN token is cool too.

 

[silverfreak]

Bryce, that's another fine weekend hunt for you!! What would a "Bryce" post be without a seated and some injuns?

I hope you get to enjoy as much detecting as possible before the bad weather comes to your locale.

Good Luck out there!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Thanks Dan. I'm huntin' until the ground freezes. I hate getting a deep signal...then having to spend an hour with a chisel to get to it Take care my friend

 

[silverfreak]

Damm!! Is that really you on your avatar? You can't look like that. I think you "became one" with your Minelab so effectively that you are the Minelab. If I was driving along & saw an SE swinging itself, I'd know that it was Bryce!! You never disappoint!
Neil

Thanks Neil. Now that's funny

Those are some really nice finds.

Your having a great yr.

HH Jer

Thanks Jer

Way to go bud!
Nice haul from a "hunted out" park.
Mike

Thanks Mike

Terrific finds "Bryce". You just had a grand day. That machine really goes deep.
You sure got her dialed in. Wonderful coins and jewelry. Congratulations.
Doug (blklab)

Thanks Doug. The SE has been kind to me this year

a weekend hunt like that would make me a happy man...congrats on all of those finds

Thanks Allen

Way to go, Bryce...

You are having one heck of a season.... Your posts have become 'Must Read' posts... Sounds like you're getting some serious depth with the SE. It's amazing what yo can do when you really know your machine. Keep it up and I look forward to your next post.

Brian in MA

Thanks for the kind words Brian. it has been a strange year for me. Detecting has really brought me some peace and calm.

 

[silverfreak]

Awesome group of finds! Congratulations

Thanks seger98

Damn Bryce.....Not even the iron could stop you on this hunt.Beautiful Dig's as alway's You ARE the Silverfreak!!!! Congrat's

thanks Civ. The iron can really give up some goodies on days when I have a lot of patience. "Silverfreak" I am

Great hunt, congrats on the fine coins there, Super!
Glenn

Thanks Glenn

congrates.

Thanks kdismuke1

Outstanding hunts!

You're really killing the silver with that machine. . . and, a great assortment of copper to boot

Take care,
watercolor

Thanks Watercolor. The SE has served me well this year...expecially on the older stuff

Bryce,
I know when I see you post there WILL be old coins. Congrats big guy on a BUNCH of great finds.
-Doug-

Thanks Doug. I see you have been finding some SWEET things yourself

Sweeet coins Bryce! you and that SE are proof that theres no such thing as a hunted out park...ANYWHERE!!
Jerry

thanks Jerry. I love going to hunted out parks. It's a good thing 'cause I don't think there's any other kind

Kimsdad dittos. Great digs!

thanks lowbatts

 

[BandB1]

Super great finds, and a great narrative of your hunt!

Good luck,
HH.

 

[Nana40]

You're one of the best, Silver! Stunning finds!

Nana

 

[silverfreak]

You certainly are the "Minelab Master" Bryce - congrats on that fantastic array of beautiful old coinage...

Thanks Double D. No "masters" here...just a lucky feller'

Nice finds Bryce.

Thanks RD

Killer finds once again, congratulations. The tokens are of course my favorites, but seated, mercs and injuns are the icing on the cake!

Thanks Daytondigger.

Bryce,Congrats on a great hunt !!!! Love the seated and SLQ and the mercs !!! Those IH are cool. Have a Good one and Good luck on your next hunt.

Thanks G-Money

It is difficult to find a place to begin with so many noteworthy accomplishments being presented here.

I avoid my local parks like the plague, and am constantly impressed at the sheer quantity you post.

The Seated dime is always a good thing, and a piece of silver with a rust stain is a real trophy to skill.

Trade tokens, Indian Head pennies.....

I am happy for you, but I am glad you live and detect in a different state.

Know what I mean?

Thanks Plehbah

Great finds. That's a nice seated dime. How many seated coins have you found?
Dman

Thanks Dman. I'm not sure how many seated coins I've found over the years. I went on a pretty good run back in the late 80's and early 90's...but then hit a dry spell. The last couple of years though have been pretty good. This year was strange. I've found 3 or 4 just in the last month or so. Take care D...and good luck on your next hunt.

Congrats Bryce,
Ah enjoying metal detecting on such a Beautiful weekend,
Not only is the feeling in the air,it is in the ground too.
Just not knowing what you might find,makes it all worth wild.
The leaves are beautiful this time of year,the only thing i can think of that is bad
is the darn walnuts keep gettin in the way.
Nice coins,wishing you the best of luck,
LabradorBob

Thanks Bob. It is the thrill of not knowing what will pop up next

 

[silverfreak]

You're one of the best, Silver! Stunning finds!

Nana

Thanks Nana. Do you think I should wash the tie dye now..or just keepit on until it falls off by itself

Super great finds, and a great narrative of your hunt!

Good luck,
HH.

thanks BandB1