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Got back to the old neighborhood and obtained permission to hunt one of the older homes built in 1947. It was supposed to be a sunny day but clouds built in and pretty much put a lid on that thought! Dad and I had about 6 hours of swing time before it got dark as we arrived around 10:00am. Both of us found Wheats right off the bat, and this house didn't have much trash until I found the backyard!!!
About an hour into the hunt I got a rocksteady "94" in 12 khz and decided to check it in 4 khz, which indicated "86"...dead ringer for a silver quarter! Got that one on video but forgot to play the audio! Most of the coins found today were less than 6 inches deep and the ground was about perfect for digging. Walked out onto the curb strip while in 4 khz and got another rocksteady target indicating "88". I filmed the initial signal but the glasses had other plans and shut off right before it became visible in the hole. Darnit! Wasn't expecting a Walker half and I even made a comment about a Ben Franklin half but it wasn't recorded - oh well...
Not too far away I got a "penny target" which is 86-87 in 12 khz, and 69-72 in 4 khz. Don't remember the exact numbers but was surprised to see a nice 1953 Rosie staring back at me!!!
Went to lunch with pockets bulging - some folks in McDonald's looked at us funny, but I was ready to get back and dig more silver!!! We wolfed down what passes for food there and got back to the rental around 2:30. The sun had a little better time showing itself by now, so Dad and I stayed in the sunlight as best we could to finish out the hunt. Dad found a Merc, but didn't say anything until we got into the car to come home! He also found 4 Wheats for the day along with about $1.00 in clad.
Near the sidewalk I got another solid "85-86" target while in 4 khz, this one indicated about halfway down the right side of the horseshoe. At 5" deep I saw a greyish rim, and the 4th silver of the day would come to light, a worn 1942 quarter! Today's hunt was the first time in my life where I've found over a dollar's worth of face value silver in one hunt - it will be a day to remember for a long time.
Close to the end of the hunt the sun was getting low but was still trying to shine...I hit a solid "92" in 12 khz which was a Scouting medal for the Shiloh Military Trail according to dad. He remembered walking the trail when he was a youth in the early 1960s and having to pay for the same medal AFTER seeing all the monuments - $3.50 was a lot of money to a teenager back then!!! The last coin found for the day was a zincoln laying in a hole next to an iron rod - just an eyeball find but a fitting end nonetheless!
About an hour into the hunt I got a rocksteady "94" in 12 khz and decided to check it in 4 khz, which indicated "86"...dead ringer for a silver quarter! Got that one on video but forgot to play the audio! Most of the coins found today were less than 6 inches deep and the ground was about perfect for digging. Walked out onto the curb strip while in 4 khz and got another rocksteady target indicating "88". I filmed the initial signal but the glasses had other plans and shut off right before it became visible in the hole. Darnit! Wasn't expecting a Walker half and I even made a comment about a Ben Franklin half but it wasn't recorded - oh well...
Not too far away I got a "penny target" which is 86-87 in 12 khz, and 69-72 in 4 khz. Don't remember the exact numbers but was surprised to see a nice 1953 Rosie staring back at me!!!
Went to lunch with pockets bulging - some folks in McDonald's looked at us funny, but I was ready to get back and dig more silver!!! We wolfed down what passes for food there and got back to the rental around 2:30. The sun had a little better time showing itself by now, so Dad and I stayed in the sunlight as best we could to finish out the hunt. Dad found a Merc, but didn't say anything until we got into the car to come home! He also found 4 Wheats for the day along with about $1.00 in clad.
Near the sidewalk I got another solid "85-86" target while in 4 khz, this one indicated about halfway down the right side of the horseshoe. At 5" deep I saw a greyish rim, and the 4th silver of the day would come to light, a worn 1942 quarter! Today's hunt was the first time in my life where I've found over a dollar's worth of face value silver in one hunt - it will be a day to remember for a long time.
Close to the end of the hunt the sun was getting low but was still trying to shine...I hit a solid "92" in 12 khz which was a Scouting medal for the Shiloh Military Trail according to dad. He remembered walking the trail when he was a youth in the early 1960s and having to pay for the same medal AFTER seeing all the monuments - $3.50 was a lot of money to a teenager back then!!! The last coin found for the day was a zincoln laying in a hole next to an iron rod - just an eyeball find but a fitting end nonetheless!
Thanks for sharing!
