Went to a ball park thats just a few minutes from my house to do some detecting, even though this park gets hammered weekly I hadn't been in a while and just wanted to give it a try.
The park isn't old at all (late 1960s),but an old timer told me that a kind of Farmers market use to be set up on the park site during summer months in the 30s and 40s.
I got there just about dark and after a couple of hours of digging nothing but clad about 90 cents worth and most of it was less than 3 inchs deep I got frustrated and started for the truck.
Not more than 100 feet from the parking lot I got a good signal at 8-10 inchs that bounced between iron and 50 cents .being so deep I decided to dig this one last hole since it was 11:15 pm and I was tired.At the bottom of the plug about 5 inchs I found a frameing nail. Checked the hole again and got a 50 cent to dollar signal.
Thinking this was probably a beer can top (thats what it usually is on 50- 100 signal) I just hastily jabbed my shovel in the hole deep to get it.
To my surprise a 1943 50 cent walking liberty poped out of the 8 inch hole,I was elated since this was mt first half silver.
But after I got it home and cleaned it I had mangled and scratched it bad with the shovel.
From now on I will treat every good signal with care and dig it like its a buried egg.
Another lesson learned was the Etracs don't get everyhing. Dano505.
The park isn't old at all (late 1960s),but an old timer told me that a kind of Farmers market use to be set up on the park site during summer months in the 30s and 40s.
I got there just about dark and after a couple of hours of digging nothing but clad about 90 cents worth and most of it was less than 3 inchs deep I got frustrated and started for the truck.
Not more than 100 feet from the parking lot I got a good signal at 8-10 inchs that bounced between iron and 50 cents .being so deep I decided to dig this one last hole since it was 11:15 pm and I was tired.At the bottom of the plug about 5 inchs I found a frameing nail. Checked the hole again and got a 50 cent to dollar signal.
Thinking this was probably a beer can top (thats what it usually is on 50- 100 signal) I just hastily jabbed my shovel in the hole deep to get it.
To my surprise a 1943 50 cent walking liberty poped out of the 8 inch hole,I was elated since this was mt first half silver.
But after I got it home and cleaned it I had mangled and scratched it bad with the shovel.
From now on I will treat every good signal with care and dig it like its a buried egg.
Another lesson learned was the Etracs don't get everyhing. Dano505.
