Brad (Big Digger), Dave-IL and I hunted a new spot this afternoon thanks to Brad.
He was able to obtain permission from a nice feller' who had a couple of vacant lots.
The lots were adjacent and one used to have a bank on it while the other was a little general store.
Within 30 minutes I had my first silver so I was hoping for a nice couple of hours. It is rare that I ever get to swing my coil over turf that I haven't hit 1000+ times over the last 30 years...and this was one of those times.
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As we were hunting...the guy who owns the lots and granted Brad permission... pulled up and started talking to us. He was a super nice fellow and told us what he knew about the spots since the buildings had been torn down long ago.
The news he had was good...because he told us that back in the early 50's when he was a kid... the now vacant lot was used to show outdoor movies.
People would gather here and sit on blankets or lawn chairs...and watch the movie on a big screen set up in the center of the lot.
BINGO!!
As Brad and Dave were standing there talking to the fellow....I exited stage left...and began swinging the coil in the general area the guy pointed out to us.
I popped out a couple of wheaties in the nearly 30 minutes Brad and Dave were talking to the fellow.
I then got a sweet, deep, high pitch warble that put a smile on my face...so I glanced over at Dave and nodded my head to get his attention.
As soon as he saw the smile on my face...he came over to give it a listen and his face lit up too.
We cut a plug in the very soft moist ground and out popped another merc.
It was strange though because I kept getting another warble from much deeper
. I dug out another 3" of mud and was shocked to see a second silver come out.
...and it was a little bigger
From 3" deeper than the Merc
...about 10" ...came the Washington quarter??
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Not sure how the bigger Washington quarter ended up sinking deeper than the Merc???...but hey...I'm not complainin'.
Before I could get the hole filled back in...Dave took off his coat and was firing up his SE to start hunting
. After seeing two silver come from one hole...he decided he would leave the talking to Brad
.
It started to get dark on us by now...and poor Brad and Dave had spent the better part of our hunt time talking.
Not me though...cause' I made a smooth exit from the conversation and added 2 more silver to my pouch before Brad and Dave even got started. Hey...what are friends for?
About 30 minutes passed and I glanced over at Brad and Dave floundering around in the dark like I was.
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I was now in an area that was like a swamp...but I was hoping for one more nice hit before I gave up.
Thank goodness I got one a short time later. When I tried digging a plug though...the hole would fill in with water faster than I could scrape the muck out.
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After sifting and straining through the watery muck...another Merc came into view. A perfect way to end the hunt...one last silver coin...from a watery hole...as darkness took over.
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We had a great time and it was awesome to swing my coil over ground that I haven't hammered 1000 times before like lmost all my other sites.
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If all hunts ended with a silver to wheat ratio like this one...I'd be a happy feller'
He was able to obtain permission from a nice feller' who had a couple of vacant lots.
The lots were adjacent and one used to have a bank on it while the other was a little general store.
Within 30 minutes I had my first silver so I was hoping for a nice couple of hours. It is rare that I ever get to swing my coil over turf that I haven't hit 1000+ times over the last 30 years...and this was one of those times.
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As we were hunting...the guy who owns the lots and granted Brad permission... pulled up and started talking to us. He was a super nice fellow and told us what he knew about the spots since the buildings had been torn down long ago.
The news he had was good...because he told us that back in the early 50's when he was a kid... the now vacant lot was used to show outdoor movies.
People would gather here and sit on blankets or lawn chairs...and watch the movie on a big screen set up in the center of the lot.
BINGO!!As Brad and Dave were standing there talking to the fellow....I exited stage left
...and began swinging the coil in the general area the guy pointed out to us.I popped out a couple of wheaties in the nearly 30 minutes Brad and Dave were talking to the fellow.
I then got a sweet, deep, high pitch warble that put a smile on my face
...so I glanced over at Dave and nodded my head to get his attention. As soon as he saw the smile on my face...he came over to give it a listen and his face lit up too.
We cut a plug in the very soft moist ground and out popped another merc.
It was strange though because I kept getting another warble from much deeper
. I dug out another 3" of mud and was shocked to see a second silver come out....and it was a little bigger From 3" deeper than the Merc
...about 10" ...came the Washington quarter??[attachment 187819 sshunt5.jpg]
Not sure how the bigger Washington quarter ended up sinking deeper than the Merc???...but hey...I'm not complainin'.
Before I could get the hole filled back in...Dave took off his coat and was firing up his SE to start hunting
. After seeing two silver come from one hole...he decided he would leave the talking to Brad. It started to get dark on us by now...and poor Brad and Dave had spent the better part of our hunt time talking
.Not me though...cause' I made a smooth exit from the conversation
and added 2 more silver to my pouch before Brad and Dave even got started. Hey...what are friends for? About 30 minutes passed and I glanced over at Brad and Dave floundering around in the dark like I was
.[attachment 187823 sshunt9.jpg]
I was now in an area that was like a swamp
...but I was hoping for one more nice hit before I gave up.Thank goodness I got one a short time later. When I tried digging a plug though...the hole would fill in with water faster than I could scrape the muck out.
[attachment 187821 sshunt7.jpg]
After sifting and straining through the watery muck...another Merc came into view. A perfect way to end the hunt...one last silver coin...from a watery hole...as darkness took over.
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We had a great time and it was awesome to swing my coil over ground that I haven't hammered 1000 times before like lmost all my other sites.
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If all hunts ended with a silver to wheat ratio like this one...I'd be a happy feller'
Looks like you guys had fun. Nice finds too!