Saturday's Silver and a Wheat with nails through it.

[bgscofield6]

Got out on Saturday with Mark. I think he is getting tired of me yelling out silver, indian, or wheatie, when we are out on a hunt.

One of the wheats I dig has two pieces of iron piercing it, so I guess that is about you really need to prove how well the explorer can separate iron from a coin signal. It was about 7-8" deep. In this particular park I dug two silver, 17 wheats, and two indian heads and only one of the wheats was a signal that I think a new Explorer would dig.

I think between driving around, etc., we got in a good 4 hours worth of digging.

Totals for the day:

1943 P Silver War Nickel
2 Mercury Dimes (1937, 1943 FSB )
Sterling Silver Indianapolis Manual Pin
3 Indian Heads (1901, 1907, 1909)
22 Wheats
Girl Scout Pin
Marble

All of my sites seem to be cherry picked from past detectorists for the silver, so I have to go in and try to get their scraps and hope that some of the iffy signals turn into silver.

 

[bgscofield6]

I mean to say new Explorer user, not new explorer up above. Sorry about that.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Nice job - the sterling pin is a nice find. The wheatie with the nails through it is also a very interesting find - it looks like it was very carefully done with two brads driven through it symetrically - I know that woodworkers will sometimes attach a penny to a finished piece to signify the year in which it was made. Looks like this is what was done here - not just some random prank by kids to mess with a penny. It either fell off (maybe a wooden toy) or the wood rotted and this is what was left. I would save that one as is and keep it in a special place - it tells a story.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Yes, I was wondering what you meant there! BTW did you know that you can edit your posts after they have been made? See the "Edit" link at the bottom of the post when viewed?

 

[sangamon]

All of my sites seem to be cherry picked from past detectorists for the silver, so I have to go in and try to get their scraps and hope that some of the iffy signals turn into silver.

the Explorer is very, very good at finding what others have missed! nice work, Brian!

 

[bgscofield6]

Yes, I was wondering what you meant there! BTW did you know that you can edit your posts after they have been made? See the "Edit" link at the bottom of the post when viewed?

I can't find the edit button anywhere. That's why I had to reply. All I get at the bottom of my post is


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Or am I just looking in the wrong place here?

 

[bgscofield6]

Nice job - the sterling pin is a nice find. The wheatie with the nails through it is also a very interesting find - it looks like it was very carefully done with two brads driven through it symetrically - I know that woodworkers will sometimes attach a penny to a finished piece to signify the year in which it was made. Looks like this is what was done here - not just some random prank by kids to mess with a penny. It either fell off (maybe a wooden toy) or the wood rotted and this is what was left. I would save that one as is and keep it in a special place - it tells a story.

Yeah, I was going to put the penny in a 2x2 since it was pretty unique.

 

[sangamon]

n/t

 

[Erik in NJ]

I think it's only there for a while after you post - then it goes away - if I remember correctly......

 

[lazyaussie]

looks like you had a good hunt.

 

[Great Republic]

like someone used that penny as a mending plate.