I have made it my mission, recently, to pound a certain area of the local high school into submission. I have hunted all over this school during the last 20 years and have seen many changes. In that time, though, I have never really concentrated on this section. I don't know why, to be honest. It is gently sloping ground, under a canopy of pines. It is shady in the summer and protected in the winter - nice conditions.
It is just a five minute drive from my house and, as it turns out, is the oldest section of the school, built originally in 1952.
This means there is the chance for a wayward bit of still undiscovered silver to show up, and I have found 4 Wheat Ear cents so far in this area. One was a 1918-D. Hey, stranger things have happened.
It's becoming my little "go to spot," when nothing much else is going on. Except that it's not really all that little, I might add. It covers an area roughly the size of two football fields!
On top of everything else good about this spot, the chance for a bit of jewelry also exists. So far a small silver earring has surfaced. I just know that, somewhere in this vast expanse, a nice class ring lies in wait.
The only downside is it can only be hunted on weekends and when school is out. This means I could be hitting it for many seasons to come. Oh Sweet Joy!
Here are the gleanings from a two hour hunt, fresh out of the screen wash. This stuff came from one small grid, about 50 feet square:
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And of course no hunt would be complete without the Nasty Meanies we all contend with:
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Take note of the shotshells. These are from before the school was erected. Shotshells are my constant companions here in S. Carolina, and I rarely fail to find at least a few of them in any given week.
A couple hours a week are on my schedule from now on, Hammering the High School!
It is just a five minute drive from my house and, as it turns out, is the oldest section of the school, built originally in 1952.
This means there is the chance for a wayward bit of still undiscovered silver to show up, and I have found 4 Wheat Ear cents so far in this area. One was a 1918-D. Hey, stranger things have happened.
It's becoming my little "go to spot," when nothing much else is going on. Except that it's not really all that little, I might add. It covers an area roughly the size of two football fields!
On top of everything else good about this spot, the chance for a bit of jewelry also exists. So far a small silver earring has surfaced. I just know that, somewhere in this vast expanse, a nice class ring lies in wait.
The only downside is it can only be hunted on weekends and when school is out. This means I could be hitting it for many seasons to come. Oh Sweet Joy!
Here are the gleanings from a two hour hunt, fresh out of the screen wash. This stuff came from one small grid, about 50 feet square:
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And of course no hunt would be complete without the Nasty Meanies we all contend with:
[attachment 113819 DSCF0020.JPG]
Take note of the shotshells. These are from before the school was erected. Shotshells are my constant companions here in S. Carolina, and I rarely fail to find at least a few of them in any given week.
A couple hours a week are on my schedule from now on, Hammering the High School!