Start of the Summer finds

[Mirage]

Even though Summer has not officially started it really feels like Summer. It hasn’t really been that hot but the sunny weather with lack of rain has made it feel that way.

Since it’s so dry around here I have abandon the private homes and done more woods stuff. I haven’t got out as much as I usually do but have made about 4 to 6 outings in the last couple weeks. A hunt or two at my moms, the Berg, a early 1800’s mill site and a middle school.

The early 1800’s mill site I pretty much struck out at. :P I talked briefly with another guy who found a couple large cents at the site. Maybe he missed some but so did I.

Nate and I did a quick trip to a middle school. I found a bunch of wheats and the 1923 Buffalo Nickel. Also dug some nice marbles investigating some iffy signals. Nate found a decent amount of clad and a silver rosie. The hunt at my mom’s he schooled me. I found some “stuff” – ie junk. He found an 1865 IH and a Buffalo nickel. Oh well, I did school him at the ‘berg though. All of the silver I found at the ‘berg. Two trips.

Some of the dirty stuff before cleaning:

The wheat pennies(found about 8 at the middle school). No exciting dates. Very few teens and twenties dates:

It was sweet to get another barber dime and a bunch of mercs.

Some of the other stuff included a decent silver ring.

That’s all. Good luck and enjoy the summer.

Mirage

 

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[Boobydoo]

Did you get the silver ring at the Berg Bob? That's a sweet old vintage ring, congrats on that and all the great treasures you have found lately. Cool Barber,!!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[Ridley]

You're off to a great start for summer!

You have some excellent old coins in there. The photos look great too!


Congratulations!



Ridley

 

[Prober]

Great coins! That's a lot of wheats too. Great silver ring.

 

[Trash Digger]

Looks like a pretty good haul to me, Mirage. My last hunt a few days ago produced 4 clad dimes, a nickel, 2 memorial cents, and an old 12 gauge brass head.

Mike

 

[Kya]

It looks good to me from here.

 

[Captn SE]

Fantastic finds, Mirage!!!

I'll say you got off to a spectacular start for the Summer. That's just the kind of stuff I want to find!!!
Congrats, on your Barber and nice 925 ring!!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[finderzzs]

What a great bunch of finds. Go Buckeyes!

 

[shootist]

Great post,really love the barber and the relics,like that little hinge and the marbles,you guys always find the marbles,do you make a conscious effort to look for them when digging or do they just roll out? You always have such great photos and these latest ones are some of your best I think,keep u the great work...Shoot

 

[Green1]

some nice finds there !!

 

[halfdime]

Looks like you're back in business! I can't stand the nice glow you get on those wheats!

 

[Mirage]

Thanks for the replies/compliments. I know I don't do that great of a write up but this post still took me a while to do(probably 3 hours).

BDoo - the silver ring was found at the 'berg. I think that makes #2 for the year.

Shootist - We do make a more conscious effort to look for marbles. Sometimes you just see them laying on the surface. In the woods area we dig bigger holes with relic shovels so we tend to uncover more dirt than if we were in a park/private yard.

Bob

 

[Gypsy Heart]

What a fantastic start to the summer! Hope your years take is bountiful!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Great mix of finds, you are doing well with the silver! I will not be coming to Ohio this year, you guys will probably have the Berg hunted out by the time I get there, LOL! Nice post and HH, Mike

 

[Schrecky]

Quite a hual Mirage, good work.

 

[RUDY2003]

Wow Mirage! You guys did fantastic. That is a very impressive pile of coins!
I haven't had much luck at our middle schools here but I'm still learnin'.
Just how old is that school?

Keep safe and keep diggin'...

 

[Danimal]

Nice pile Bob!...
BTW, that's only the sixth Barber coin from the Berg and what a beauty.

Baseball's winding slowly down for my son, so I'll be free soon....just in time for cooler temps if I time it right. Actually...I'm on vacation next week and have Spencer for the Summer, so maybe next Monday or Wednesday we'll head out there and do some excavating. Got a new area I want to try. I'll call ya about it.

 

[weasel606]

very nice haul mirage ! it seems i may have found a whatsit just like the one in your pic, it looks the same as yours , left of the buckle in my pic

 

[Kas]

Sweet finds, Mirage.

Gotta' find me a woods to hit.

Hope for some rain soon.

HH
Ken

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Nice looking wilver, dude. I like the 1900 dime, bud.

How deep was the B-arber?

Keep up the great hunts!

Oh, if you would be so kind, send my humble regards to Dan.