Back to the farmstead

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

Finally finished a project at work and should have a few weeks before I need to get busy again so it's detecting time again.

Went back to the place I hit a week or two ago. Last time I hit it with the stock 10.5 and the 4.5X7 excellerator. This time I popped on the WOT. First hit was a big silver hit, but with some iron mixed in. Dug up the Walker. Second one from this site.

Got a couple more multiples from this site. Had an IH/zinc hit and dug up a 1919 wheat, said "That's not right", and sure enough there was an IH in the same hole.

Later got just a perfect textbook silver quarter/half hit. No trash around so it hit perfect from every direction. This would have been a good one for GOLDDIGGER et al's training session. Kind of rare to get a textbook hits in most places. Anyways, located the coin with my periscope and dug up a 1900-S barber dime. I again said "That's not right", that was a bigger than dime hit. Swept the dirt with the periscope and when it went off saw the rims of two dimes stacked on top of each other in the dirt by the hole. 1906-S Barber and 1918-S Merc. That would explain the quarter/half hit.

Had one more multiple, 1912 wheat with 1916-S Merc.

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The Mercs are pretty sweet, thought they warranted their own photo. The 1918-S merc is EF or better; I was surprised by how worn the two barbers in the same hole were. Assuming that the merc was dropped soon after it was made would mean the Barbers had been in circulation for 15 and 20 years respectively and were already worn down to good condition. Thought it took longer than that, I suppose there is a chance that they were all dropped later.

Got permission at another local house that had a fraternity house on it years ago. Could be good.

Chris

 

[James N.D.]

There sure is a lot of multiple Coin stashes for some reason. This site of yours must hold some Larger Cache's somewhere. I don't think having as many of multiple Coins in one area is something that just happened. I can almost bet all of it was buried by one of the previouse owners. Hope you hit it big yet and Good Luck and HH. P.S. I may have asked you this before but how far are you from Fargo, N.D.? Ground is froze solid here and sure wished I could get out myself.

 

[jimb]

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[Chris(SoCenWI)]

It's eight nine hours to our cabin, which is about 30 miles from Fergus Falls. I don't think the coin spills mean anything, don't think anyone would bury a couple of pennies or three dimes. They were all in an area in front of the house where I think they had picnics and sat on the ground. Just a guess.

Well, if the ground is still frozen up there I think I'll hold off on heading up.

Chris

 

[James N.D.]

But the ground was really saturated due to almost a full week of on and off rain showers. Made for some muddy digging. Hope to get together again with you when you do come up and Good Luck and HH to you until then.

 

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

It's pretty gol durn flat

Chris

 

[dm]

Chris what part of Wisconsin u in gonna be in your home state the week of April 16-20

 

[James N.D.]

I have yet to be able to pull the date out a Shield Nickel. I think that the date is too small and it just blends in with the rest of the Nickel but if you don't try, you will never know. So I say if you have some Nic-A-Date, go for it. It isn't going to hurt the value any. I take it that it didn't have the Rays on the back? Then you would know that it was one of the early type. Good Luck and HH Chris.

 

[swingman]

Try it. Unfortunately the design was poor re. where they put the date - it's often worn down too far to 'retrieve' it.

 

[James N.D.]

I gave it a test at just how well the Nic-A-Date works in retrieving a worn Nickels Date. So I took a 1964 Jefferson Nickel that I had in pocket change and took my Dremel Tool with a grinder and ground the date off. I had a good divot in the coin where the date was, I would say about 1/4 the way thru the thickness of the coin. I then applied the Acid onto the Nickel and too my surprise, after the Acid turned black and had been on the Nickel for about 15 Minutes, the date reappeared. So what I think is the problem due to the Shield Nickels is that the Date is so small that it is virtually eaten away also along with the surface of the Coin. For any other Nickels except the War Nickels, this Acid works great no matter how smooth it is. Good Luck and HH.

 

[savage]

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