Yard Hunting With My Uncle

[Natman]

Hi all,

My Aunt and Uncle from New Jersey (who I haven't seen since 1994) are in town this week..my Uncle has collected coins most of his life and we both enjoy the metal detecting hobby. I thought today would be a good day to go on a hunt with him, so we arranged it and set out for an old property not far away. I had secured permission from a RE agent last week whose sign was in the yard of a vacant house..it looked like it was probably built in the 1940's. I was sure we'd find at least a few wheats there, and we did. Between us, we dug 91 coin targets, mostly clad, but we managed to pull 19 wheat pennies and 2 silver Rosies out of the ground before we called it quits. I also found my 26th hose nozzel and an antique toy truck The wheats were dated from 1929 to 1958, and the silver dimes were 1946 and 1953. My Uncle found both silvers so I was happy for him. I was sure we'd find a Merc or two, and perhaps a silver quarter, but we didn't find any. We had a great time all the same, it was quality time spent with my Uncle We stopped for lunch on the way back, where we talked about coins and detecting.

The weather was perfect today, not too hot and a little cloudy..this was the day to hunt because more rain is expected later. Here's the pics:

Hope everyone has a great week!
Nat

 

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[Rasputin]

Wow-nice finds. I wish I could pull 91 coins out of each yard I detect. Great job.

 

[grafter]

well done

 

[crazyjarhead]

WTG Nat on all of those hose nozzle finds. You should re-furbish them and re-sale them WTG on the 2 silver and Wheat finds. Sounds like you and your Uncle had a good time

 

[B|lker]

Cool nat keep up the good work
Bill

 

[Moonshadow]

Good job Nattie! Glad you got to spend some time with your long lost Uncle! Love the pics.......Keep up the good work!

HH,
Moon

 

[kimsdad]

WTG, Nat!!

Lot's 'o' coins, some silver, and a useful hose nozzle!

 

[kevin11]

It's hard to belive how munch money can be found at some of these sites nice finds .
Kevin

 

[Michiganne]

Nice digs, Nat, and a great day of memories with your uncle.

HH

 

[time4me]

Looks like a fun hunt Nat! Nice haul.

Congrats on the silver!

 

[artzstuff1]

Nice finds ,,I dug one of those hose thingys the other day ,great pile of goods there,,and silver,,,thanks for sharin your finds.


arthur

 

[SpiderCoil]

Wow nice! That truck is in really good shape. are all 4 tires there?

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[Natman]

Wow nice! That truck is in really good shape. are all 4 tires there?

Except for some paint loss, it's all there!

Thanks for your replies.
Nat

 

[MiniMe]

Looks like a great day! Always great to hunt with family.

 

[MarkinIa]

That's great that you were able to go MD'ing with your Uncle and he found the silver.

I've found a few nozzels, but not near that many. My big thing is Keys, I have a pile of them,lol

 

[allen]

great looking bunch of finds !!

 

[Natman]

UPDATE: I went back to the yard for a little while to see if we missed anything yesterday..I came up with 20 more coins (a dime, a quarter, 14 Lincoln memorials and 4 more wheats ) I also found an old kid's ring, another Tootsie Toy vehicle and 2 other diecast cars. Gotta tell my uncle later..he's visiting other family today otherwise we would have probably both gone back!

My big thing is Keys, I have a pile of them,lol

I found my 375th key the other day..they're in a box and I have no idea what to do with them..

Nat

 

[Tank69]

very nice finds ..........just my 2 cents for what its worth.....keys are like pull tabs there EVERYWHERE throw em in a bucket not the trash when you fill up a 5 gallon bucket recycle em .....most keys are brass ...call your local recycle yard an ask em what they give for scrap keys it will probly suprise you ,an hey if its not one you wanna keep why not let it buy you some gas for your next hunt or lunch on the way home after .


PS.
most of your hose nozzeles are the same way.

 

[john09]

NICE FINDS