Back to the Abandoned House...More Silver

[Blind Squirrel]

Howdy --

We went back to that home site that yielded that last Walking Liberty half and other silver coins. We were under the impression that it had been mowed since our last hunt. Well, it hadn't been mowed. Darn it! I wiggled my coil in the open spots and kicked down some of the weeds and was rewarded with 3 silver dimes: a 1944-D Merc, a 1952 Roosevelt and a 1958-D Roosevelt. I also dug some kind of brass embellishment for perhaps a belt and an unfired .45 A.C.P. round. It's always nice to find usable ammo! I also dug 1 wheat cent - a 1944-D and a little over $3 in clad. My buddy, Kenneth, dug a 1941 Merc and some clad. I know that there has to be more silver there so the next time we go there I WILL load my lawn mower! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[DELETED USER (Emmitt)]

Way to go Blind! Keep it up! HH

Emmett

 

[Explorer.se]

Nice finds Blind Squirrel, I like the unspent bullet. I have never found one. Way to go!

 

[sddavid]

Nice digs

 

[Mcdetect]

Congrats on the new additions to your silver collection!

 

[Töginger]

Hi Blind Squirrel, I like your findings and your hunting story too. How do you clean your silver coins?

Best wishes, Jürgen

 

[mcb613]

Squirrel, what kind of soil you have there? Kinda rough on silver. Almost looks like beach silver.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks WoodsWalker. I'll try to get back to that site again next week - WITH a lawn mower. The site is not as bad, with respect to overgrowth as a site that I hunted 30 years ago which was an El Paso oil camp. For those who don't know, an oil camp is a small community built by an oil company near or on an oil field. They can have up to 50 or more foundations. Most of them, in this area, date from the 1930's to the early 1960's. This particular camp had weeds up to my waist. I cut them with a yo-yo weed whacker. It was hard work in 100 degree heat but it sure paid off in silver and other goodies! I didn't worry too much about the rattle snakes - it was too hot for them hahah. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Explorer.se. Unspent bullets are not rare finds here in west Texas. At one site, a burnt to the ground house, which was the home of an avid fire arms enthusiast, I picked up or dug over 125 unfired .223 rounds and several nice .45 A.C.P. rounds. Aside from the ammo, that site yielded quite a bit of silver and wheat cents. Just for fun, here are a few other rounds that I have dug. They are : .22 Long Rifle, .50 cal. and a 20 MM. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks sddavid. How have you been doing with your V3i? Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Mcdetect. I hope to continue adding to it from that site! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Jurgen. I usually don't bother to clean them any further than to rinse the surface dirt off of them. The staining and corrosion on them cause them to look even worse if harshly cleaned. Plus, I like the authentic appearance of a dug coin. If by some good fortune I should dig a RARE coin I would have it professionally cleaned and certified. How do you clean your silver? Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Mcb613, the soil here in west Texas is BAD on Silver and copper coins. It's sandy soil that has been contaminated by nearly 100 years of oil and gas production. Plus most of the sites that I hunt are old home sites that have been heavily fertilized. I often use the Beach Mode here in the desert hahah. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[mcb613]

But that soil foes produce nice Whitetails. I gradly trade you a whitetail hunt for a 1800s or colonial site with easy soil. Silver cones out almost like new. I bet you dontvuse a beach scoop in that sand though??? He He He!

 

[Töginger]

Thanks Jurgen. I usually don't bother to clean them any further than to rinse the surface dirt off of them. The staining and corrosion on them cause them to look even worse if harshly cleaned. Plus, I like the authentic appearance of a dug coin. If by some good fortune I should dig a RARE coin I would have it professionally cleaned and certified. How do you clean your silver? Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

Hi Blind Squirrel, thanks for your answer! I clean my silver coins with soft soda powder. Mix the soda with some water and rub the coin between my fingers with it.

Best wishes, Jürgen

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Mcb613, you would loose that bet! Here is a 30 year old picture of me with my Eagle2, at an old oil-camp, shaking my sand scoop looking for a merc! And I WAS using the Beach Mode on that hunt (with a few changes). hahahah You are correct about the nice white tails in this area! There are some dandies here. Show us some of those colonials and old silver? I love seeing those kinds of finds! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Jurgen! I'll give that a try on some of my silver Roosevelt's. Your coins, with your method of cleaning , look very nice! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Explorer.se]

Thanks Explorer.se. Unspent bullets are not rare finds here in west Texas. At one site, a burnt to the ground house, which was the home of an avid fire arms enthusiast, I picked up or dug over 125 unfired .223 rounds and several nice .45 A.C.P. rounds. Aside from the ammo, that site yielded quite a bit of silver and wheat cents. Just for fun, here are a few other rounds that I have dug. They are : .22 Long Rifle, .50 cal. and a 20 MM. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

Oh wow thanks for sharing Blind squirrel I like the pics! I love the unspent bullets especially the .50 caliber. I would also keep them if I found any. Nice pics and thanks for sharing! HH! and hope you find some more cool stuff over the weekend.