Geologyhound
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Just before the last big snow, I was hunting a different part of a place I’ve been to a number of times. As it was getting dark back in December, I hit an iron patch and recovered an Indian head penny and an old wheat. So, when the snow finally melted off I was back. The ground was still frozen about 4 inches down in parts of the site, But this part wasn’t too bad. That’s a good thing, because it is public area and I need to dig with a trowel. Well it didn’t take too long to turn up a couple more wheats. Then up came a solid green coin, and I could see the feathers!
After a couple modern coins and another wheat, the targets had thinned out so I turned around walked back right next to my first line. As I got back close to where I found the Indian before the snow, and where I found my first Indian of the day, I picked up another Indian. This was some good ground, so I started checking to make sure I had not deviated too far from my first line, and thought maybe I had. So I moved over a couple of feet and picked up another good target in the Indian head penny range. Well that was a chewed zincoln, but I wasn’t about to skip the other zinc/IHP signal next to it. That turned out to be my third Indian of the day.
Anybody remember the old nursery rhyme song ten little Indian boys? Well, I started thinking about that song right about now because I had the whole first stanza! But nothing could’ve prepared me for the next hole. Another good signal in the Indian head penny range but a little wonky. I dug down and got a good pinpoint, sunk my trowel in next to it and popped out a clod. To my disbelief, three stacked green coins fell into my hand. At that point I’m thinking please be Indians, please be Indians. After a little inspection I saw feathers and I was elated. I was so excited I started to put the dirt back in the hole and caught myself. I pulled the dirt back out and checked it with my pinpointer and - solid signal. A fourth IHP came out and still the pinpointer said more right in the same spot. Five, six, seven! I couldn’t believe it, seven Indian head pennies in one hole! When the pinpointer said no more in that spot I was taking no chances. Even though the detector wasn’t seeing anything else, I pulled out several nails from the hole just to make sure.
I was flabbergasted. I had the whole song - 10 little Indian pennies in one day, and seven from one hole!
I had a little daylight left so I kept hunting that area. I didn’t have to go very far before recovering a couple more wheats (seven for the day) and one more Indian (11!!). As I looked over the area, I realized all of the Indians and probably all of the wheats came from an area perhaps 15 x 15 feet. Once again, darkness chased me out. I have to wonder what else is hiding there. If XP ever comes out with the small coil, I’m going to have to go over the spot again. All of this was with the 11 x 13. But until then, I’m going to hit it with the 11 x 13 during the next good weather break! I think I will take the 9” along next time. I may even take some pin flags and mark my lines.
The pin is actually A Disney hidden Mickey pin (number 5 of 5), and is Oswald the lucky rabbit.
I will post more back as I start cleaning these up, but I can see some are 1880s and some are 1890s.
After a couple modern coins and another wheat, the targets had thinned out so I turned around walked back right next to my first line. As I got back close to where I found the Indian before the snow, and where I found my first Indian of the day, I picked up another Indian. This was some good ground, so I started checking to make sure I had not deviated too far from my first line, and thought maybe I had. So I moved over a couple of feet and picked up another good target in the Indian head penny range. Well that was a chewed zincoln, but I wasn’t about to skip the other zinc/IHP signal next to it. That turned out to be my third Indian of the day.
Anybody remember the old nursery rhyme song ten little Indian boys? Well, I started thinking about that song right about now because I had the whole first stanza! But nothing could’ve prepared me for the next hole. Another good signal in the Indian head penny range but a little wonky. I dug down and got a good pinpoint, sunk my trowel in next to it and popped out a clod. To my disbelief, three stacked green coins fell into my hand. At that point I’m thinking please be Indians, please be Indians. After a little inspection I saw feathers and I was elated. I was so excited I started to put the dirt back in the hole and caught myself. I pulled the dirt back out and checked it with my pinpointer and - solid signal. A fourth IHP came out and still the pinpointer said more right in the same spot. Five, six, seven! I couldn’t believe it, seven Indian head pennies in one hole! When the pinpointer said no more in that spot I was taking no chances. Even though the detector wasn’t seeing anything else, I pulled out several nails from the hole just to make sure.
I was flabbergasted. I had the whole song - 10 little Indian pennies in one day, and seven from one hole!
I had a little daylight left so I kept hunting that area. I didn’t have to go very far before recovering a couple more wheats (seven for the day) and one more Indian (11!!). As I looked over the area, I realized all of the Indians and probably all of the wheats came from an area perhaps 15 x 15 feet. Once again, darkness chased me out. I have to wonder what else is hiding there. If XP ever comes out with the small coil, I’m going to have to go over the spot again. All of this was with the 11 x 13. But until then, I’m going to hit it with the 11 x 13 during the next good weather break! I think I will take the 9” along next time. I may even take some pin flags and mark my lines.
The pin is actually A Disney hidden Mickey pin (number 5 of 5), and is Oswald the lucky rabbit.
I will post more back as I start cleaning these up, but I can see some are 1880s and some are 1890s.
