sgoss66
Well-known member
Hi all. I have managed a few hunts over the past few days...the weather and my work schedule lined up for some night hunting!
On the first (short) hunt, I managed four wheats and a Merc...I was glad to hit the first silver of the year by Jan. 3! Fortunately, the weather cooperated to allow it, as frozen ground and cold temperatures would have been just as possible -- and thus no shot at silver this early in the year!
The second hunt was memorable, in that I dug my first two Oklahoma IH pennies (an 1888, and an 1889; my only other three were dug in PA last summer); it was also memorable in that I dug my first gold ring! The funny thing is, it is broken...the band is missing about a 1/2" segment in the back, but the front of the ring (and ruby) remain intact, as well as the most IMPORTANT part of the band -- the part that says "10K"!
Also on the hunt, I dug a small sterling silver ring with stone, a '27 Merc and '64 Rosie, and a couple of wheats from the teens, plus an old thimble, some clad, and the normal assortment of washers, bent/rusty nails, and other debris that inevitably collects in the junk pouch!
The first picture attached shows the goodies from this hunt.
The next night, with the exception of the GOLD, this hunt was even MORE productive. I focused this time on a very old section of town, but hunted for a couple of hours before digging my first good target (a 1945-S Merc.) After that, things picked up...and after digging a large men's junk ring, I pulled two more Mercs ('17-S and '41), a Rosie ('61-D), and a '37 Washington quarter. This handful of silvers represents my best hunt ever in terms of number of silver coins. Joining the silver were three wheats (including one from the teens), a bunch of clad, and a most UNUSUAL coin, for central Oklahoma -- a 1970 10 kurus Turkish coin (bronze, as far as I can tell)! I'm attaching a somewhat out-of-focus picture of the goodies from this hunt as well, minus the Turkish coin (which I inadvertently left off but will try to add later).
Thanks for reading and looking!
Steve
On the first (short) hunt, I managed four wheats and a Merc...I was glad to hit the first silver of the year by Jan. 3! Fortunately, the weather cooperated to allow it, as frozen ground and cold temperatures would have been just as possible -- and thus no shot at silver this early in the year!
The second hunt was memorable, in that I dug my first two Oklahoma IH pennies (an 1888, and an 1889; my only other three were dug in PA last summer); it was also memorable in that I dug my first gold ring! The funny thing is, it is broken...the band is missing about a 1/2" segment in the back, but the front of the ring (and ruby) remain intact, as well as the most IMPORTANT part of the band -- the part that says "10K"!
Also on the hunt, I dug a small sterling silver ring with stone, a '27 Merc and '64 Rosie, and a couple of wheats from the teens, plus an old thimble, some clad, and the normal assortment of washers, bent/rusty nails, and other debris that inevitably collects in the junk pouch!
The first picture attached shows the goodies from this hunt.The next night, with the exception of the GOLD, this hunt was even MORE productive. I focused this time on a very old section of town, but hunted for a couple of hours before digging my first good target (a 1945-S Merc.) After that, things picked up...and after digging a large men's junk ring, I pulled two more Mercs ('17-S and '41), a Rosie ('61-D), and a '37 Washington quarter. This handful of silvers represents my best hunt ever in terms of number of silver coins. Joining the silver were three wheats (including one from the teens), a bunch of clad, and a most UNUSUAL coin, for central Oklahoma -- a 1970 10 kurus Turkish coin (bronze, as far as I can tell)! I'm attaching a somewhat out-of-focus picture
of the goodies from this hunt as well, minus the Turkish coin (which I inadvertently left off but will try to add later).Thanks for reading and looking!
Steve
