Clad the Impaler
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- Jan 11, 2010
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I'll let the pics speak for themselves. Back to my spot today for a few hours this afternoon after running errands most of the day.
Portions of this spot have heavy, clay-like soil that I cannot stand. I got a BANGER 12-46 on the E-Trac @ 4 inches and KNEW it was silver. Unfortunately, this section of my spot is where the clay is and I had to hack a little to get down 4" to the target. Imagine my horror when a silver Washington pops into view with a HUGE Lesche scratch on the reverse. Add to that horror when, upon closer inspection, I notice a "d" mint mark. Quicky flipping the coin over, I start to panic when I realize I can't see the date. I can tell from the eagle feathers on the reverse that this coin is in EXCELLENT condition. "Dear God" I think to myself "please don't let it be a '32d". I decide I can't stand the suspense any longer, and decide to rub the coin just enough to get a peek at the date. To my relief, I am able to see the third digit after a little light rubbing, and notice it is a 6. "Whew!!" "It's only a '60s coin, not a key date thank goodness". It turned out to be a '64d. Nice to finally dig one after the mountain of '65 clads I've found...
Todays totals: '64d Washington (complete w/ massive Lesche owie); 4 wheats ('44, '46, '51s, '57d); 2 fired bullets; blank dog tag (I think it's stainless steel); homemade piece of small jewelry (probably aluminum); self-punch aluminum "good luck" token, and about $2 in clad. Pics below. Enjoy!! I'm taking tomorrow off to hit this spot early. I plan on staying there all day, and hope to squeeze some more silver out of it (it has produced 8 silvers so far (7 mercs and todays Washington), and there's still plenty of undetected territory so I'm pretty hopeful
).
Portions of this spot have heavy, clay-like soil that I cannot stand. I got a BANGER 12-46 on the E-Trac @ 4 inches and KNEW it was silver. Unfortunately, this section of my spot is where the clay is and I had to hack a little to get down 4" to the target. Imagine my horror when a silver Washington pops into view with a HUGE Lesche scratch on the reverse. Add to that horror when, upon closer inspection, I notice a "d" mint mark. Quicky flipping the coin over, I start to panic when I realize I can't see the date. I can tell from the eagle feathers on the reverse that this coin is in EXCELLENT condition. "Dear God" I think to myself "please don't let it be a '32d". I decide I can't stand the suspense any longer, and decide to rub the coin just enough to get a peek at the date. To my relief, I am able to see the third digit after a little light rubbing, and notice it is a 6. "Whew!!" "It's only a '60s coin, not a key date thank goodness". It turned out to be a '64d. Nice to finally dig one after the mountain of '65 clads I've found...
Todays totals: '64d Washington (complete w/ massive Lesche owie); 4 wheats ('44, '46, '51s, '57d); 2 fired bullets; blank dog tag (I think it's stainless steel); homemade piece of small jewelry (probably aluminum); self-punch aluminum "good luck" token, and about $2 in clad. Pics below. Enjoy!! I'm taking tomorrow off to hit this spot early. I plan on staying there all day, and hope to squeeze some more silver out of it (it has produced 8 silvers so far (7 mercs and todays Washington), and there's still plenty of undetected territory so I'm pretty hopeful
).
