Silver & Wheat's

[Blind Squirrel]

Howdy--

My friend, Kenneth hunted a vacant home and dug a nice Franklin half, a merc and several wheat cents. Due to his age (he is 86 years young) and a disability from a 1950's oil field accident, he is only able to swing the 4x6 coil on his VX3. After he was satisfied that he had pulled the majority of the goodies from the site he invited me to take a shot at it.

I used the 9" spider coil on my V3i to get the depth that Kenneth couldn't reach. He already dug most of the goodies but I was able to squeeze a few keepers out of the site. Aside from the 1943-P silver Jefferson which was only 3" deep, the 2 silver dimes and wheat cents were between 6 and 8 inches. The jumping Jacks item was about 10 inches deep. I had a bouncy 60's reading on that and was really expecting junk. I'm glad that I dug it. I believe that the small coin beneath the silver is a play coin although I have never seen anything quite like it. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[billpa]

That's some nice finds you dug there.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Nice....

 

[fwcrawford]

Nice finds... as the old saying goes, not site is hunted out.. here's the proof.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Billpa. It's always nice to dig a little silver. Plus I dug a few coins older than I am -and THAT'S getting harder and harder to do hahah. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks bootyhoundpa. And congratulations on winning the contest! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks fwcrawford. I agree - no site is ever completely hunted out. There are sites that I have hunted since the 1980's and I don't hesitate to return with new equipment. We never get it ALL! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Brian Smith]

I had a chap tell me a place was hunted out and then discovered he was using a $59 dollar unit from walmart... Smile. Brian

 

[F_27stryker1]

Really like the jumpin jacks pin/thing. Very cool find. Must have been some rough ground as the silvers aint so shiny, but hey it's silver

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Howdy Brian Smith--

I imagine that you cleaned up at that "hunted out" site hahahha! Good for you. Those are the sites that we remember for a loooong time! best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Howdy F_27stryker1--

Thanks. I like that Jumping Jack thing too. It's one of those unusual finds that made my day. Silver here in West Texas always comes out dark. Some have said that it is because of the oil and gas industry here. I don't know if that is true or not. But like you say: At least it's silver! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Sataro]

Congrats on the nice finds! Doesn’t matter if the silver is dirty silver or shiny silver, it’s great to find it... Very nice jumpin jack pin. That is a unique item. Where are you from in West Texas? Another fellow Texan here...Corsicana, TX....

 

[Brierfield]

Nice hunt! Just proves that a site is rarely "hunted out."

It's a good idea not only to return to the same site multiple times, but to also hit it with multiple detectors.

That's what I tend to do, with some success.

 

[Mark kus]

Nice finds sounds like my dad 86 to found a walker last week and a franklin half last spring

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Sataro. I'm in Midland. You have some good hunting sites in your area. I've swung a coil in
Weatherford, Burlesson and Cleburne. I've been hunting vacant lots in about an 80 mile radius now. Sometimes I re-visit an old oil camp. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks, Brierfield. I agree completely! No place is ever hunted out. You have a good hunting strategy which I also employ. Aside from using a different detector, a change of search coils is also often productive. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Mkus, good for your Dad! Detecting will keep him young!! I'm sure that you have given him a few pointers because you do VERY well! Best of luck to you and your Dad and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Gamma_Joe]

Well done!

It's true that no site is completely "hunted out".

I went to a park that I had already hunted in half a dozen times. This time, came up with a 1928 Mercury dime just two inches down, right next to a sidewalk.

It's a spot I must have gone through before. Also it's a prime place where other detectors would have been, naturally. Along with being happy to find it, I'm still shaking my head and wondering how I could have missed it before then.

It really makes a guy think about his detecting technique, one of the best things of this hobby.

Cheers,

Joe

 

[JoeVal]

Nice finds. Post that coin to a couple of the relic forums and Facebook forums. They might help,identify what it is.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Thanks Gamma_Joe!

It's hard to say how you missed that 1928 Merc. Maybe there was another piece of metal in close proximity to that Merc and THIS time you hit it from a different angle and got the good signal? Did you change detectors, settings or coil selection? Did the surface conditions change at all? I remember an old "oil-camp that I detected in the 1980's with my first real detector - a Fisher 1260-X and thought that I had it cleaned out. Then a few years later I revisited that site and in an area 60' by 60' using my new Whit's XLT over 40 wheat cents and several silver dimes. I attribute that to new technology and experience. But who knows? Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel