Short hunt at the camp.

[twistidd]

I was able to get out for a couple hours this morning and so I hit the camp. I was near the area TF and I found awhile back, where I had found a '46 Washington, and a '36 merc/'16 wheat coin spill. I know that this is an area that is full of trash because there are broken bottles and screw caps everywhere (TF, you know exactly where I mean!). Because of this, I wasn't expecting much.

I had to battle the multitude of thorn bushes and "stickers", but eventually found my way to a fallen tree. I was detecting under a large section of the tree that was elevated off the ground about two inches, just enough so that I could slide my coil under it. I got a bouncing signal, and I mean bouncing, it went from 88 VDI down to the teens. But, it pinpointed nicely and appeared to be coin-sized so I dug. At four inches, I stuck the pinpointer in there and got a sweet high tone. A little more digging and out comes a...whoa! 1929 Standing Liberty. Typically worn, but at least it had a date. Back in the hole went the pinpointer and then out pops a buffalo nickel (no date).

Strangely enough, I got three really good solid quarter signals after this find, and two ended up being clad quarters (a 1965, which hurts, and a 1980).

As I was walking away from the area to head to my car, I got my third nice solid quarter signal. I'm thinking, Yes! But what if it's another friggin clad quarter? Well, it wasn't a quarter at all, but a silver men's ring with missing stone. This is my first ring found at the camp.

The bugs are making one final comeback before the cold comes in. They were all in my face in spite of the fact I had Cutter's on me. And the thorns are dying so they snap off nicely and embed themslves in your skin. Good times.

Joe

 

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always on the way back to the car

 

[Lowbatts]

Nothing in the world like a thick-legged woman in a sheer gown holding a shield. Gotta love it.

I was being asked by a lookie-loo why I would want old-timer coins instead of modern ones sometime back and just told him outright, they represent ideals. Now, with almost every coin minted displaying some actual person, they represent idols. Profoundly different value sets on display in our coinage, numismatic or collectable values aside.

Sweet.

 

[treasurefiend]

Wow bud thats awesome!!!!
I was too busy today to hunt, I did see you called later on in the day, but my phone was on silent, sorry...

 

[Brett]

Sweet digs Twistidd! I'm really excited for the 12th. Hopefully I can stumble upon a good spot. My brother is really looking forward to finding his first silver too.

 

[twistidd]

Root,

I'm rooting (no pun intended) for your brother, and hope he finds silver. It is, however, becoming very difficult to do so. We dig a lot of trash. A LOT. The trash masks many of the remaining goodies. Keep that in mind. The quarter was below the nickel at about 6 inches deep under a huge log amid dead thornbushes. Whilst digging the coins, I ended up with a thorn splinter in my left middle fingertip that hasn't all come out. That's the only way I would have found the silver, lol.

TreasureFiend and I will get you guys to the same areas we've been finding the good stuff.

Joe

 

[twistidd]

Nothing in the world like a thick-legged woman in a sheer gown holding a shield. Gotta love it.

I was being asked by a lookie-loo why I would want old-timer coins instead of modern ones sometime back and just told him outright, they represent ideals. Now, with almost every coin minted displaying some actual person, they represent idols. Profoundly different value sets on display in our coinage, numismatic or collectable values aside.

Sweet.

You're right. I, too, prefer the symbolic coins vs. the presidential portrait coins. Nothing beats the winged-head Liberty dime (mercury). The fact that the image represents freedom of thought is so much more interesting than, say, George Washington's girly-man bust. Can't forget about the Peace dollar. People nowadays tend to forget about symbolism and just want to look at a man's face. Oh well.

 

[Lowbatts]

Actually symbolism is the problem today, a total lack of substance. That's why I'm urging Congrease to pass some sort of MD'ing bailout legislation. The obvious lack of older coins these days versus say 20 years ago has left a huge gap between money spent on MD'ing gear and return in older finds.

Under the Lowbatts emergency bailout bill sites I hunt would be seeded with old coins, preferably gold coins.

I've also noted too much greed and indifference from the general public and think they need to ponie up also, mandatory jewelry drops in parks by anyone with more than 3 grams of bling on their body. It will be their "contribution" to the maintenance of our hobby.

And I'm gonna keep it cheap, no more than 1 or 2 BILLION dollars in my bailout plan.

Without this critically needed help, my MD'ing may continue to suffer the ills of clad. Call your elected reprehensible today and tell him/her/it to pass the Lowbatts bailout bill.

 

[twistidd]

LowBatts for president '09!

 

[treasurefiend]

I just called Blow-go, he just kept saying that he got a new hair cut, what an idiot!!!

 

[kimsdad]

Great finds!!!! Battling through those bugs and thorns really paid off!!!!

It's great to see a date on that standing.

 

[bomber]

congrats,was it a boyscout ring?

 

[twistidd]

I just called Blow-go, he just kept saying that he got a new hair cut, what an idiot!!!

You lost me.

Hey TF, did you get out this past weekend? It was eerily silent out there hunting alone. Hope you got to dig somewhere.

Rich,

I don't think it was a Boy Scout ring, unless the boy had ginormous fingers. It is even too big for me. Whatever stone was in it was missing when it was dug. I am having trouble resizing photos for posting here, that's why I scanned it. When I figure out how to re-size, I'll get you guys a better view.