With the thermometer reading 24 degrees this morning, I was reminded that winter is just around the corner. My brother had told me Tuesday night that the corn had been picked at one of our "spots". And I had confirmed that with a trip there yesterday afternoon. Now when I say I had driven up there, I don't mean I simply drove by and looked at it. Being a die hard detectorholic, you know I had to stop and make a couple passes with the X-70. I only walked a couple rows, as I had other things I needed to do. But, in the short 30 minutes I was there, I managed to pull out an 1886 Seated Liberty dime. Becoming way too overconfident with the number of coins we might find in a full day of detecting, we made plans to go back there bright and early this morning.
As I said, it was cold this morning. But as long as the ground is not too hard to dig, I'll give it a go! My brother arranged to have the day off, and met me onsite about 8:45. By 3:00, I was beginning to wonder if there were any coins left in here??? We took a short break and discussed our disappointment, and strategy for hunting this 40 acre plot of corn stubble. We decided that, based on the number of coins we have taken out of here over the years, and the random locations they were found, there was no strategy. We simply had to put the coils over them and dig them up! Well, about an hour later, I finally found my one and only coin for the day. Another seated dime. And this one was an 1876 CC. During the whole day, I only dug 5 targets. This dime, two shotgun shell casings, a rifle slug and the whatchamacallit you see in the picture. At first I thought it was going to be part of an old pocketwatch. But I have no idea as to what it might be.
The day ended about 5:00. 8 hours of swinging the detectors for each of us. That is 16 man-hours, for you folks keeping score at home! Bill found two old Shield Nickels and I found one dime. Ten cents each!!! Not very good wages, if you figure an hourly rate of pay! But it is always fun hunting with my brother, whether we find much or not. HH Randy
As I said, it was cold this morning. But as long as the ground is not too hard to dig, I'll give it a go! My brother arranged to have the day off, and met me onsite about 8:45. By 3:00, I was beginning to wonder if there were any coins left in here??? We took a short break and discussed our disappointment, and strategy for hunting this 40 acre plot of corn stubble. We decided that, based on the number of coins we have taken out of here over the years, and the random locations they were found, there was no strategy. We simply had to put the coils over them and dig them up! Well, about an hour later, I finally found my one and only coin for the day. Another seated dime. And this one was an 1876 CC. During the whole day, I only dug 5 targets. This dime, two shotgun shell casings, a rifle slug and the whatchamacallit you see in the picture. At first I thought it was going to be part of an old pocketwatch. But I have no idea as to what it might be.
The day ended about 5:00. 8 hours of swinging the detectors for each of us. That is 16 man-hours, for you folks keeping score at home! Bill found two old Shield Nickels and I found one dime. Ten cents each!!! Not very good wages, if you figure an hourly rate of pay! But it is always fun hunting with my brother, whether we find much or not. HH Randy