Relic hunt turned into a coin shoot.:garrett:

[jim tn]

My buddy and I decided to check out one of our relic woods spots this morning and quickly determined we were probably still a good month away for the woods being good to hunt. Everything is still thick and green down here. Consequently, we opted to hunt the woods edge for a bit which ran along a field that gets a good bit of use and has for decades. Not to long into the hunt I dug a Memorial and then a wheat cent. About two minutes later I got a good high tone reading 90-92 with 4 inches of depth. Dug and flipped over the clod and was seeing a piece of big silver. As I usually carry my camera when relic hunting, I got a couple of shots of the Barber half fresh from the ground. Its a 1902. About ten minutes later my friend dug a 1912d Barber dime. Shortly there after grounds keepers arrived in force and we decided to leave for another old park. We've got all winter to work that spot. Upon arriving at the park I spotted a little league grounds keeper unloading lawn mowers to mow the infield of a baseball field. Which, the gate is kept locked. I asked him if he minded us hunting the outfield. He said no, go ahead, but do me a favor if you can. He said there is a water hookup in the grass behind the pitchers mound that has become buried and lost do to a good bit of fill being put there. I found the hookup within a couple minutes about 10" deep. I dug around it for him and off to the outfield we went. My buddy ended up with a dime trifecta, Barber, Mercury and a Rosie, a silver Washington quarter and 2 buffalo nickels. I dug 4 more wheats, the 39 Mercury dime and 2 V nickels. The V's were both in the same hole. An 1899 and a 1907. The glove, ball and bat pendent has no makings and I must admit it got the old ticker pumping when I hit it. It read 90-92. All in all, a fun and productive outing for us. HH jim tn

 

[William-NM]

A Barber Half day is a great day!! Those are some nice old V's, too. I'm also a tad envious of that baseball medallion - you guys sho' got yer mo-jo workin; !

 

[tabman]

Good Lord! That's knocking out the park.

It's a little too early for that site. Need to wait until it's cold and windy and the grounds keepers are hunkered down in a warm building somewhere.

I'd hate to get thrown out of that site.

tabman

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[mudpuppy]

Are you boys living in some sort of time warp area? Like is it still 1961 there or what? Is Barry Goldwater running for office? How can you guys consistently find that big old silver and old coins in the same little places all the time? Is there only 3 of you that have ever hunted that whole town?uke:

Hey Tab, I bet Jim told them his name is "Gerald" so if he ever gets thrown out, it is actually YOU who cant hunt there anymore!
Mud

 

[BarryL]

Nice finds Jim that Barber is exceptional too Also thanks for tip on the Compadre got it and will see what it will do for me

 

[M_d_in_guy]

Nice hunting Jim on the silvers and the V's, would you by chance be going there on weekends only now lol, congrats on the finds. HH

Jon

 

[tabman]

Are you boys living in some sort of time warp area? Like is it still 1961 there or what? Is Barry Goldwater running for office? How can you guys consistently find that big old silver and old coins in the same little places all the time? Is there only 3 of you that have ever hunted that whole town?uke:

Hey Tab, I bet Jim told them his name is "Gerald" so if he ever gets thrown out, it is actually YOU who cant hunt there anymore!
Mud

Heck, I always tell them that my name is Jim. Especially, when I give them a good piece of my mind.

tabman

 

[jim tn]

No sir, I would never do that to the tabman. However, I suggest he no longer drive that big white luxury SUV to any of these good old sites. HH jim tn

 

[John-Edmonton]

Nice! What do you do with all your silver coins Jim? I save all mine.

 

[Beale]

Congrats on the Sweet Silver!! I also like the V Nickles!! You had a Great hunt!! Beale.

 

[fongu]

You guys had a great day and made some great finds. I've yet to find any half-dollars and a Barber would be nice. Your helping the man find the pipe goes a long way with getting permission to hunt these spots. I helped a man find a property marker and he gave me permission to metal detect his property and even gave the lock combination on the front gate to me. A little kindness goes a long way.
HH.

 

[upnorth]

Wow great finds ! I love it when a coin first peeks out of the soil, as in your pics. Quite exciting.

 

[JimNCNY]

Nice to see that your still at finding the big ones Jim Keep up the good hunting JimNCNY