Total clad

[John1 S]

Been hunting for 17 years and clad 173,705 coin and $10,544.50. Most coin have been found with a Fisher of some kind. Have had others detector but for not a long time. And silver coin some where about 9000.

 

[mudpuppy]

Man! You should hang out here a little more, theres a lot we can learn from you! Give us a little write up on one of your memorable hunts. Thanks for the post!
Mud

 

[rick in mi]

That's very impresive.I agree with mud,share with us some insight of your accomplishment....hh rick in mi.

 

[John1 S]

The best hunt was in 1997. I went to a place where a bulldozer dug out about 3' ( feet)deep spot to put a house there and to put new dirt in the hole. The old dirt they pushed up in a big pill . It started raining in they had to stop working for about 3 weeks. The man said I could hunt the ground there. Well at the time I had a cz 20 with a 8 " coil . The first day 23 seated half came out of the pill of dirt. So over the next 2 week I moved all the dirt and hunted it and ending up with 108 seated half, 18 seated quarters, 1 seated dime , 7 =8 reals, and a few barber coins. I put it in the west & east treasure on the year book on page 26 about half was trough the 2 weeks on hunting. The next best hunt was a few years later went to a old school that they bulldozer took off about 4 " of dirt about a square block and they were going to make a new school. The said I could hunt for 3 days and then they were going to fence it up and no one could go in then. Well in the 3 days I got $296.00 face value of silver coin dime , quarters, and half were every where. I could not move but about two feet with getting hit. I did get some clad and a lot of wheat and some indian heads. The coin dates were from 1900 to 1958?? I have had a lot of good hunt on other days too. Most of the time I hunt old house. Got a 1949 quarter yesterday with the f75 and the 3x7" coil and a few wheat. The photos are just some of the half.

 

[John1 S]

the back of 3 of them

 

[mudpuppy]

John, what a great followup! Absolutely great post of how and where and what the circumstances were...Amazing! Thanks!
Mud

 

[jim tn]

John, you have had some great digging. My hats off to you. HH jim tn

 

[John1 S]

This is one more I think it is cool go 4 of them. A 1861-0 CSA die crack. All the seated coin have a lot of errors in them.

 

[jmaryt]

outrageous finds john!
tremendous accomplishment!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[blade310]

WOW!! some fantastic hunts!!!

 

[Todd.]

WOW! I'll bet you were as excited as a kid in a candy shop!

 

[John1 S]

Thanks all , but don't let anyone tell you that Fisher detectors are no good. And I'm am not a dealer. The CZ's & f75 are as good as you can get. Digger a lot and have fun.