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Broke the Wheatie barrier

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g8r4evr

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I was off yesterday and driving around after hitting a couple of tot lots with little to no luck (1 - 2001 Dime). With just a short time to hunt before picking my daughter up from school, I remembered that the city/county I live in had closed an old section of a highway running south into N.C. to make into a city park and walking trail. So I decided to venture out there, when I remembered that there was an old road side pull off with park about 3/4 of a mile from the start of the walking trail. I had stopped there a few years back and thought that I remembered that the old picnic table had a written in date of 1950 on it. I got alot of hits in the 20 mins or so that I walked around but I only dug on one, due to time. To my surprise about 2 inches down under the ground moss and pine needles was my very first Wheat Penny (1940). I had to get back to the car after that but when I did I took and drew a map of the wayside park and marked all the hits that I got. I will be going back when the weather clears up. Will let you all know if it was worth a second trip.

G8r4evr
 
If you only dug one target and it was a wheatie, I would definitely get back there real quick.
 
Nice job! Good looking wheatie. I too would be going back to look for more.
 
Nice going on the wheatie ! Yes, I believe a second trip is definitely in order.
I would grid off small sections and detect very carefully. Act as if this will be
your last chance to detect there. No telling what else you might find.
I would do it before someone else might stumble on to it with
their detector. Best of luck to you on your return trip !
 
Congrats !!! :cheers:
I tell my friends who are still looking for their first wheatie, " its like kinda like looking for mushrooms, once you find that first one, they seem to be everywhere" . :thumbup:

Now, it's on to the first SILVER.

GOOD LUCK !!!
 
The second thing I dug when I started detecting about 2 months ago was a wheatie in my back yard. I haven't found any more since.
 
Nice one, i found probably around 50 with my sharpshooterII . Those bounty hunters sound sweet on them. I would hit that place again ,where there is one there is bound to be more.
 
Went back yesterday, even though it was cold and wet here. I found a couple of dimes and got one 1959 Lincoln. Though, I got one booming hit around noon and was able to get down about a foot through all the layers of thin bricks and bound an old canvas bag. Man did my heart start racing before I opened it, but all that was in there was some old beer cans, darn the luck. Have found a couple of more wayside parks along the same trail and will keep you all updated on the finds.

G8r4evr
 
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