1st of the Year and a New Goal !

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

On November 13, 1987 I dug my first Indian head cent, dated 1893, with my brand new White's 6000 Di Pro at Swinburne Park in Albany, New York. Today I dug my 945th Indian head, dated 1888, in Lincoln Park in Albany with my trusty Minelab Explorer SE Pro. So I have set a goal to reach #1000 by the anniversary date of my first one (November 13, 2017. So I need to dig 55 more which is a little more than what I average in a year. It gives me some initiative to get out more. Hopefully I'll find a few other nice silvery ones while hunting for Indian head cent #1000.

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

Hit the quarry again, you know what town, you have magically good luck at that spot.

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

Hey Charles. Good to hear from you. Weather looks real nice on Monday so maybe I'll head out to the quarry. Thought I fried my Explorer when giving it a cleaning last week. Water got in the control box and the display screen was all screwed up for 3-4 days until it dried out. My settings were all messed up and I though about calling you because I couldn't remember how we set them up initially. Seems to be working better today after I changed a few settings.

 

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

Ed,

Congrats on closing in on a big number. I went through my (sometimes erratic) records. Looks like I have a ways to go for 1000 - 638 for my explorer years starting in 2001. I did lots of hunting as a kid but did not keep good records, but am still assuming I'm considerably shy of the 1k mark.

I'm wondering what some of the North Dakota dudes have for totals, I know 300-400 silver a year is typical, not sure on the IH count. I remember talking to a local detectorist many years ago in the main town square park. He said when he first started detecting getting 200 pre-1900 coins out of a 10' x10' square was the norm.

My records do seem to strongly indicate the more often you go detecting the more stuff you find. I've really dwindled off the past few years. I haven't been out this year and the grass is already getting high, fields will be planted soon. Whoops.

So hope you get out a lot and make your goal. I'm guessing getting to 2k will be tricky.

Chris

 

[JeffInMass]

[size=medium]Nice find Ed- I'm sure you'll make that goal very soon!

-- Jeff --[/size]

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

I'll be happy to get to 1000. If it takes me another 30 years to get to 2000 I'll be 88 years old. Maybe a chance if I stay healthy !!!

 

[MikeO]

Sounds like a reasonable goal for you Ed.
I wish you the best of luck. Knowing you, you will not need it.