My 2013 Finds

[floodplaindetector]

Just wanted to share my 2013 finds. I have been in this great hobby for about 10 years and have been a Minelab Etrac user since 2009.
I ended the year with 363 silver coins with the oldest silver being 1853.
This year I also found well over 100 Indian head pennies, well over 100 buffalo nickels, dozens of V nickels, silver rings, pins, merchant tokens and hundreds of wheat pennies.
I only hit 2 private yards this year so 99% of my finds came from public city parks and fairgrounds.
I briefly switched to the CTX 3030 in 2012 but decided to stick with my Etrac as I believe it is an excellent machine and is right for me.
A couple coins that are still alluding me that I would like to find are a silver dollar and an American large cent. Maybe next year!

 

[oneguy]

I sure hope you don't live in my area.....there'd be nothing left for the rest of us! Good job!!!!!!!!!

 

[roadapple]

That Sir, is absolutely impressive !!!!! Your comments about sticking and staying with the E-Trac over the CTX 3030 is apparently justified with the pile of loot you are able to recover. Incredible !!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Goes4ever]

incredible yr end totals, and THAT is why when I found 94 silver this yr, I said I ONLY found 94...........guys like you are blowing me OUT of the water!

 

[Dale(Ia)]

Holy Toledo !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome totals........

 

[Rolladex]

That's bunch of good stuff!! Nice finds

 

[looknforgold]

Are you kidding me? Geez, you make my finds seem so..... little (86), LOL. CONGRATS, on s dream like kind of year, WOW.

Man, that is so freaking Impressive...I like-e, a lot

 

[Tired Rooster]

That is jaw dropping to most of us! I also am glad you don't live any where near me.......I'd sell my detectors!! Awesome PILE of finds....WOW!!!

 

[Jim D]

Fantastic Finds! Incredible bunch of silver Congrats!

 

[moonshine]

wow, id be happy to find that in my lifetime let alone one season.

 

[NebTrac]

Very, very nice year! Congratulations and thanks for the update and picture!

NebTrac

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

That's off the charts fantastic - a huge congrats on all the great finds !

 

[mudpuppy]

Wonderful group shot! Is that two gold rings in there I see? That there is one stinky huge haul my man! Congratulations!
Mud

 

[floodplaindetector]

Yes, there are 2 gold rings that I pulled in a couple of parks this year. One of my favorite finds this year has to be that large 1893 world's fair souvenir coin.

 

[mudpuppy]

Any key dates in there? Those ones you sleeved huh? I know this next question may not be cricket, but what do you reckon the cash value of your haul is for this year?...well over a grand in just silver melt alone...nearly 150 on the gold, any idea?
Purely a mercenary question I know, but thats the kind of pile we show to the wife to get the go ahead for a new machine! Hell! help a brother out with just a guesstimate! I bet you got a good idea...
Mud

 

[floodplaindetector]

There a few semi key dates ; 1896 o barber dime, 1911 s wheat penny (graded out at $62), 1914 s wheat penny. xf 1917 standing liberty quarter /variety 1 to name a few. A couple more in the coin cases are an xf-au 1907 barber quarter and xf 1888, 1891 seated liberty dimes. I also have the 1853 seated liberty dime (arrows variety) in the coin case as it is my oldest silver this year.
In over 10 years of metal detecting I haven't sold one item so I don't keep a close tab on every value.

There is no need to get a new machine. Ive got an Etrac

 

[ArnieTX]

Unbelievable - And I bet you cleaned out a lot of trash too which is a + we never get credit for.

That's a lot of work right there.

Great Job!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Incredible totals for one year! It looks like you have some very productive sites and a lot of time invested in pulling out a lot of great treasures! How did this year compare to others? What is the most silver you have found in one day? Very impressive and I hope you have a killer year in 2014!

 

[floodplaindetector]

In 2012 I pulled 186 silver and the year before that I got 102 so I definitely put more effort into metal detecting this year.
21 silver is the most silver I have ever pulled in one day from a junky fairgrounds. A combination of the stock coil, sunray x-8 and sunray stealth x-5 works
great as a 1-2-3 punch on those junkier sites along with going super slow and being very patient.

 

[ironsight]

That spread of silver coins has got to be a season's record haul!

My arms hurt just thinking about digging all those targets not to mention the accompanying junk dug up.