washingtonian
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Hey everyone,
My first Indian of the year was a pretty special one. After 100 wheats, I finally got one on the board. I actually had to go back to where it all started to find it.
My grandparents have a place in Island County, WA that they bought over 50 years ago. It's part of a small, private, sidewalk community of about 60 houses. This place has been good to my brother and I. Between the public places and the private permissions I estimate we've found 25 silver coins (a couple being barbers), 100+ Wheats, and a handful of Indians and buffalos.
Every 4th of July the community hosts a coin hunt in the sandy yard of one of the residents. 12 years ago my brother and I decided to outsmart the competition and buy a bounty hunter. We pulled in over $40 in clad from that spot. In the process we stumbled on a couple old coins, a 1904 Indian and a 1920 buffalo.
Here's the post from that summer:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/11677-my-best-finds-summer-05-a.html
Well, today it came full circle. This summer I got permission to hunt the yard of a house 150 feet from where I found those old coins in 2005. Turns out, the place where I was hunting used to be the general store in the 1920s and 1930s.
This is one of the trashiest yards I've ever hunted. I pulled so many nails and pulltabs but it was super worth it. Shortly into the hunt I found the Seattle Municipal Railway token (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces50600.html). Turns out it's from 1919. Pretty awesome!
I kept grinding it out and didn't find anything worthwhile for the next hour. I got a pretty suspect signal that sounded like it might be another bottle cap but decided to go for it. Glad I did! It was a 1904 Indian Head penny. My first of the year! What made it even more special is that it's the brother to the coin I found 150 feet away 12 years ago.
I took a quick break to pull the crab pots (a treasure in and of themselves) and got back there to hunt until sundown. Found a 1926 buffalo (update, this is a 1926-S!) and a 1954-D wheatie to close out the evening.
Overall, an awesome hunt!
I'm gonna try and sneak out a little in the morning before spending some time with family and friends all day. Have a great weekend and happy hunting all!
-Washingtonian
My first Indian of the year was a pretty special one. After 100 wheats, I finally got one on the board. I actually had to go back to where it all started to find it.
My grandparents have a place in Island County, WA that they bought over 50 years ago. It's part of a small, private, sidewalk community of about 60 houses. This place has been good to my brother and I. Between the public places and the private permissions I estimate we've found 25 silver coins (a couple being barbers), 100+ Wheats, and a handful of Indians and buffalos.
Every 4th of July the community hosts a coin hunt in the sandy yard of one of the residents. 12 years ago my brother and I decided to outsmart the competition and buy a bounty hunter. We pulled in over $40 in clad from that spot. In the process we stumbled on a couple old coins, a 1904 Indian and a 1920 buffalo.
Here's the post from that summer:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/11677-my-best-finds-summer-05-a.html
Well, today it came full circle. This summer I got permission to hunt the yard of a house 150 feet from where I found those old coins in 2005. Turns out, the place where I was hunting used to be the general store in the 1920s and 1930s.
This is one of the trashiest yards I've ever hunted. I pulled so many nails and pulltabs but it was super worth it. Shortly into the hunt I found the Seattle Municipal Railway token (https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces50600.html). Turns out it's from 1919. Pretty awesome!
I kept grinding it out and didn't find anything worthwhile for the next hour. I got a pretty suspect signal that sounded like it might be another bottle cap but decided to go for it. Glad I did! It was a 1904 Indian Head penny. My first of the year! What made it even more special is that it's the brother to the coin I found 150 feet away 12 years ago.
I took a quick break to pull the crab pots (a treasure in and of themselves) and got back there to hunt until sundown. Found a 1926 buffalo (update, this is a 1926-S!) and a 1954-D wheatie to close out the evening.
Overall, an awesome hunt!
I'm gonna try and sneak out a little in the morning before spending some time with family and friends all day. Have a great weekend and happy hunting all!
-Washingtonian
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