The Woods in Winter- No Snow, Lots of Silver

[Silvermonkey]

North-East Massachusetts escaped the most recent snow storm with only a coating of the white stuff. Lucky for me as my snow blower decided to crap out. I took advantage of the sunny skies today, and went out into a favorite section of woods for a three hour look-about. The detecting gods were very kind to me, resulting in 5 silver coins, and some other desirable finds. The silvers included: 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar, a no date SLQ ( Variety 2), 1926 & 1945 Mercury dime, and a 1943-S war nickel.

Other noteworthy items included 1899 IHP, a religious medallion, and a flat button. The face of the button is plain, but the back is marked " London, Extra Rick". I always manage to uncover some cutlery when out in the woods. Today was no different with the pictured fork and spoon.

Thanks for looking! HH
Scott

 

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[TommNJ]

Congrats on the nice Silver and other Finds!

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[Digger RJ]

North-East Massachusetts escaped the most recent snow storm with only a coating of the white stuff. Lucky for me as my snow blower decided to crap out. I took advantage of the sunny skies today, and went out into a favorite section of woods for a three hour look-about. The detecting gods were very kind to me, resulting in 5 silver coins, and some other desirable finds. The silvers included: 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar, a no date SLQ ( Variety 2), 1926 & 1945 Mercury dime, and a 1943-S war nickel.

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Other noteworthy items included 1899 IHP, a religious medallion, and a flat button. The face of the button is plain, but the back is marked " London, Extra Rick". I always manage to uncover some cutlery when out in the woods. Today was no different with the pictured fork and spoon.

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Thanks for looking! HH
Scott

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JB Hunts]

Thanks JB. For me, detecting in the woods involves a lot of "trial & error". I may start with identifying a potential site by looking at maps or old aerial photos. But then I will spend many hours wandering around the area with my detector looking for hot spots... Once I find a spot with a lot of targets, I will take my time and grid it out. I've had good success with this method, but its very time intensive. In 2023 I spent about 370 hours detecting out in the woods. There is always a mix of foot trails and rough carriage paths. Sometimes the most unlikely spots produce the best finds. I hope this is helpful. Good luck out there! Scott

Really need to grind it out, huh! 370 hours= 2 weeks straight MD'ing.... that's impressive! I'm gonna do my cuts inland hunt this Spring and deviate from my beach hunts! JB

 

[tahomatom]

North-East Massachusetts escaped the most recent snow storm with only a coating of the white stuff. Lucky for me as my snow blower decided to crap out. I took advantage of the sunny skies today, and went out into a favorite section of woods for a three hour look-about. The detecting gods were very kind to me, resulting in 5 silver coins, and some other desirable finds. The silvers included: 1942 Walking Liberty half dollar, a no date SLQ ( Variety 2), 1926 & 1945 Mercury dime, and a 1943-S war nickel.

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Other noteworthy items included 1899 IHP, a religious medallion, and a flat button. The face of the button is plain, but the back is marked " London, Extra Rick". I always manage to uncover some cutlery when out in the woods. Today was no different with the pictured fork and spoon.

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Thanks for looking! HH
Scott

Good job between the storms.