The 1350 opens the penny bank a bit....

[DavHut]

...The little patch of woods Ive been hitting lately gave up a bit more today. This is still the old airbase/jail site that Ive been working after well, work! As I've said before, it seems to be a big penny bank and that's what Ive been calling it. Today was no different. I found 8 cents and a lone clad dime in about 50 minutes of sampling - I say sampling as I'm still getting a feel for the site.

While 8 cents doesn't sound like much when compared to, say, Johns finds, 3 of the cents were keepers:

1- 1905 IH
1- 1909 Lincoln (not an "S" VDB )
1- 1913 Lincoln

SO far, that is an even half dozen older cents, which puts me smack dab in line for some silver, as the average ratio is about 6:1. Headin back tomorrow!

 

[jackinaustin]

Good going Dave. Silver around the corner. HH

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Dave,I've found that the old penny to silver ratio all most always works.Silver coming up for the next hunt? Ron

 

[Dick from IA]

6:1 ??? Got an area where I've found 5 Wheats and an IH; does that mean if I go back the next Oldie will be Silver??

If so, this one's for you, David

 

[DavHut]

6:1 ??? Got an area where I've found 5 Wheats and an IH; does that mean if I go back the next Oldie will be Silver??

Essentially, that is indeed what it means. Are there exceptions? Of course. I have found 20-25 wheaties in one spot and NEVER found silver, but that really was an exception.

But over the averages, this is a number that has been shown to hold up over time. Besides, this hobby is about HOPE and I refuse to give that up!

 

[awhitster]

n/t

 

[Uncle Willy]

Bound to be better stuff lurking there. Nice finds. I haven'tfound an old cent in a month of Sundays.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

If there's old cents there's old silver. They go together like a horse and carriage.

Bill