I don't like hunting parks, except for days like today!

[hotrod53]

I just replied yesterday to a post that parks aren't my favorite spots, maybe I was too hasty?

Today I went to hunt an old homesite that I hit maybe 6 years ago with my old machine, thought that maybe this 705 could show me something new. After arriving and finding that the county had turned that property into a water drainage project, there was nothing left to hunt. Disappointed, I headed back home, I only had about 2 hours to hunt anyway. I decided to hit this little community park a few miles from home that I can never seem to get in. This time of year the gate was locked, but it is near a parking lot where I launch my boat in the summer. I parked there and walked in, I had the whole place to myself!

There are 2 sets of swings, I started there at the first set. I found quarter after quarter, dime after dime, and then finally, a silver ring! The ring appears to be a ladies wedding band and is pretty heavy, it is either silver or white gold. The markings do not appear to be that of silver, I'll have Mapper65 take a look. I wondered over to the other set of swings, again, quarter after quarter, dime after dime, even a pocket dump with 3 dimes, a quarter, a nickel, and 2 pennies. Then I got a nice 40-42 hit and dug up at 1889 seated dime! I would have never in my wildest dreams expected to find that in this park!

I have only hit about 30% of the grounds, looking forward to hitting it again.

Grand total: 18 dimes, 15 quarters, 1 nickel, 9 pennies, 1 ring, all in 2 hours!

I guess parks aren't that bad after all!

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Not with finds like that they aren't! lol

 

[Old Longhair]

That Seated is in nice shape!

If I had stuff like that in parks near here, you wouldn't be able to pry me out of them.

 

[Jack Beam]

Nice looking seated! I'm like you parks aren't my favorite place to hunt. But as you found out they can surprise you! Congrats!!

 

[mapper65]

And to think, he asked me to go with him and I didn't go.

I would have been a little surprised to find a merc in that park........but a seated!!

There must be some history there that we haven't taken into consideration.

 

[MT_VertCaver]

NICE!! Congratulations!

Which state are you guys in?

 

[hotrod53]

PA, near Pittsburgh.

BTW, it was confirmeed by the markings inside that the ring is silver, nicest quality that I have found in a while.

This park warrants more research and another hunt.

 

[hotrod53]

Hunt #2 today, Mapper 65 and I went back to give it another going over. I now have to think that the seated dime was a fluke, we didn't find any other signs of an old homesite. We hunted for about 2 hours off an on until the skies opened up and rained us out.

Today's haul for me was 6 quarters, 6 dimes, 6 pennies, 2 Cub Scout slides. Mapper 65 had a handful of coins as well, but neither of us had a big payoff.

 

[7centsworth]

Congratulations on the seated coin. I have only found one seated coin ever and it was a 1877 quarter.

 

[fwcrawford]

That is a very good find there.. you never know what you may find in a park or schoolyard for that matter.
Too bad the house site was removed... wonder what goodies were still there?
Congradulations!!

 

[Digger]

That is an excellent little seated lady. Congrats on recovering one of what I think is the most beautiful coins out there! HH Randy

 

[RickIowa2009]

Sweet find

 

[silvernail]

Kids bring the darnedest things to playgrounds. You might find a Roman copper next.

 

[teviotlad]

i found a virgin totlot yesterday. in 2 hrs i dug over 150 coins from an area no bigger than 4 sq m. total was 56 pound equiv to 80 dollars. so many targets i couldnt dig them all. my thighs and back are sore today not used to it. i never dug many low signals so guarenteed theres bling there. only done about a quarter the area. doin rest tomorrow. might need a wheelbarrow!