ducktrapper
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- Nov 24, 2009
- 37
- 8
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- Minelab Etrac and Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202 with 10" coil, Garrett Pro-pointer.
Finally, after 3 years of effort, something worth writing about!
Last fall I was working an old ballfield and found some "deep" (5 inch) 1965 dimes down the right field line, in foul territory. I figured that was maybe where the lawnchair brigage hung out years ago, so I made a mental note to work it again, slowly in the spring, I knew there had to be some silver there. We have had good rain this week, so I thought the ground might be finally wet enough to allow those deeper signals to pop up. On Friday night I made it back there, and along with a bunch of clad, found a 1958D quarter about 6 feet away from where I thought the silver might be. This was my first silver quarter ever. I also noticed a vacant city lot across the street from the field and thought I would spend a few minutes there before I went home. I found enough clad (mostly quarters, they seemed to be everywhere) in that time to know I had to go back. Saturday found me working the lot and finding lots of clad, again mostly quarters! Later on, under a tree, about 8" down (measured it) I found a 1953D quarter.
Today I returned, along with a friend who uses a Minelab. We worked the vacant lot together. I found a ton of clad (again, mostly quarters), but no silver. He only found a little clad, but did score a 1941 quarter, only about 3 inches down, plus one wheat. My total was $15.34 in clad ($13 was quarters) plus the silver.
This lot is about the size of two football fields. I have never seen anyone use it, but obviously something goes on there. I may finally have found my "it's never worked out" spot where I can detect in peace, work it slow, and have a good chance to find something.
Why do think most of the coins found were quarters? Even the older coins were mostly quarters (3 silver quarters, and no silver dimes and only one wheat). Tells me the dimes and wheats are still there, maybe deep and will take patience to find. If my silver quarters were all 6"-8" deep, how deep would dimes and pennies be that were dropped about the same time?
I'm sure I will have better coin hunting adventures someday, but right not it seems hard to top this one. . .
Last fall I was working an old ballfield and found some "deep" (5 inch) 1965 dimes down the right field line, in foul territory. I figured that was maybe where the lawnchair brigage hung out years ago, so I made a mental note to work it again, slowly in the spring, I knew there had to be some silver there. We have had good rain this week, so I thought the ground might be finally wet enough to allow those deeper signals to pop up. On Friday night I made it back there, and along with a bunch of clad, found a 1958D quarter about 6 feet away from where I thought the silver might be. This was my first silver quarter ever. I also noticed a vacant city lot across the street from the field and thought I would spend a few minutes there before I went home. I found enough clad (mostly quarters, they seemed to be everywhere) in that time to know I had to go back. Saturday found me working the lot and finding lots of clad, again mostly quarters! Later on, under a tree, about 8" down (measured it) I found a 1953D quarter.
Today I returned, along with a friend who uses a Minelab. We worked the vacant lot together. I found a ton of clad (again, mostly quarters), but no silver. He only found a little clad, but did score a 1941 quarter, only about 3 inches down, plus one wheat. My total was $15.34 in clad ($13 was quarters) plus the silver.
This lot is about the size of two football fields. I have never seen anyone use it, but obviously something goes on there. I may finally have found my "it's never worked out" spot where I can detect in peace, work it slow, and have a good chance to find something.
Why do think most of the coins found were quarters? Even the older coins were mostly quarters (3 silver quarters, and no silver dimes and only one wheat). Tells me the dimes and wheats are still there, maybe deep and will take patience to find. If my silver quarters were all 6"-8" deep, how deep would dimes and pennies be that were dropped about the same time?
I'm sure I will have better coin hunting adventures someday, but right not it seems hard to top this one. . .
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it's nice to have a spot like that, I have a few of them spots I've been hunting on and off for years and they're still producing. Finding all them quarters reminds me of a spot that I started hunting last year and since then I've cleared out most of the quarters but am starting to find them deeper targets now.
