Chris(SoCenWI)
Well-known member
Hello All,
It's been another dry summer until the last couple of days. I've pretty much limited my detecting to construction sites, with less than spectacular results. They are doing the street in front of my house; tearing out the old interurban tracks. I've been waiting for this all year but haven't found diddly squat.
But the good thing is I've asked for and gained permission at a few houses along the construction areas. Said I would be back to detect when we got some rain. Yesterday I checked out one of the places. Always strange to come back to a house where you have permission- never knowing if the spouse communicated to the other spouse/kids etc. or even remembers giving permission. Thought I saw some curtains moving and then a cop car showed but turned out to be unrelated and later the owner came out and we talked abit.
House was built in the 1920s and finds were age appropriate. Only dug one clad quarter and two Lincoln memorials. The first clad quarter I almost didn't dig was the Frankin half- first half of the year, the second clad quarter was a clad, and the third I almost didn't dig was the 1948 quarter. They were so shallow almost gave them a miss. The pretty 1927 merc was in a hole with the 1923 buffalo. The dime hit was a bit weird, the nickel was jumping all over and would not have dug it if I hadn't just dug the merc. Deep nickels mixed with trash sure don't hit consistently. I should have alot more shields than I do, think I'll start digging more junky iffy signals and see if it is worth it.
Other Buffalo is a 1924-S. Got a couple of dozen wheats also.
Hit another construction site across town and only worthwhile find was the wheat. 1910-S in VF condition.
Going to head up north soon. Hopefully will see The North Dakota crew.
Chris[attachment 33920 2006-08-26e.JPG]
It's been another dry summer until the last couple of days. I've pretty much limited my detecting to construction sites, with less than spectacular results. They are doing the street in front of my house; tearing out the old interurban tracks. I've been waiting for this all year but haven't found diddly squat.
But the good thing is I've asked for and gained permission at a few houses along the construction areas. Said I would be back to detect when we got some rain. Yesterday I checked out one of the places. Always strange to come back to a house where you have permission- never knowing if the spouse communicated to the other spouse/kids etc. or even remembers giving permission. Thought I saw some curtains moving and then a cop car showed but turned out to be unrelated and later the owner came out and we talked abit.
House was built in the 1920s and finds were age appropriate. Only dug one clad quarter and two Lincoln memorials. The first clad quarter I almost didn't dig was the Frankin half- first half of the year, the second clad quarter was a clad, and the third I almost didn't dig was the 1948 quarter. They were so shallow almost gave them a miss. The pretty 1927 merc was in a hole with the 1923 buffalo. The dime hit was a bit weird, the nickel was jumping all over and would not have dug it if I hadn't just dug the merc. Deep nickels mixed with trash sure don't hit consistently. I should have alot more shields than I do, think I'll start digging more junky iffy signals and see if it is worth it.
Other Buffalo is a 1924-S. Got a couple of dozen wheats also.
Hit another construction site across town and only worthwhile find was the wheat. 1910-S in VF condition.
Going to head up north soon. Hopefully will see The North Dakota crew.
Chris[attachment 33920 2006-08-26e.JPG]
WTG!! Can't complain about a nice day of digging like that. HH.