Saturday, August 21, 2010

Another wheat

I hit the school that I currently hunt and found another wheat penny 1942.  So the wheat pennies are still there and the silver is there -  just have to find it.  This brings my wheat penny total to 36. I should get my new machine Wed.  - I'm really looking forward to try it out.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Lunch hunt yields to silver

Been hunting at lunch not really finding anything until today I found a silver quarter 1959 -d washington.  I thought I also found my first gold - a necklace but it wasn't to be.  So I'm still looking in that dept.  My hunt yesterday brought in a buck 74 - 4-q, 6-d, 1-n and 9 pennies. I'm waiting for my new detector and give it a try.

                                 2010 coin count
                                     Q-403
                               1 -  53,59-d washington
                                     D-440                              
                               3 - 1923,39-d,41 merc
                               2 - 1964,64d Rosie
                                    N -182
                               1 - V nickel - 1899
                               1 - buffalo - 1924   
                                    P - 744                            
                               1 - Indian head - 1864
                               35 - wheats  - 1910,34,37,38(2),39,41-d,44(7),45(3),46(2),48,49(2),50,52,52-d,53,53-d(2),55,56d,(2),57-d,58,58-d
                               2 - Dol
                               1 - Half
                               3 - Foreign 
                                    1798 coins
                                $163.86 total
                                9 - silver rings
                              26 - total rings

New detector

 I just purchased a new -for me- whites IDX pro detector and should receive it next week. Looking forward to it. My prizm has done me well but it's time that I get something a little bit better to help me find some older coins.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Seated Liberty dimes (1837–1891)

Christian Gobrecht completed the design of this dime.  There were several minor varieties during the Seated Liberty's run
Variety 2: 1838 - 1853, stars on obverse, no drapery from elbow, tilted shield.
Variety 3: 1853 - 1855, arrows at date.
Variety 4: 1860 - 1873, legend on obverse.
Variety 5: 1873 - 1874, arrows at date.
 Variety 4 resumed 1875 - 1891. The most valuable EF40 being an 1872cc.

Still looking for my first

Obverse of 1838-O Dime     Reverse of 1838-O Dime

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Last few hunts

I've been hunting just not finding a lot so here is a picture on my last 3 hunts. Hopefully this week will be better as the weather will be a little cooler and we got some much needed rain. My take was 9-q, 12-d, 5-n and 13 pennies for a total of $3.82 along with ring #26 - I think junk.

                                    2010 coin count
                                     Q-399
                               1 -  53 washington
                                     D-434
                               3 - 1923,39-d,41 merc
                               2 - 1964,64d Rosie
                                    N -181
                               1 - V nickel - 1899
                               1 - buffalo - 1924   
                                    P - 735
                               1 - Indian head - 1864
                               35 - wheats  - 1910,34,37,38(2),39,41-d,44(7),45(3),46(2),48,49(2),50,52,52-d,53,53-d(2),55,56d,(2),57-d,58,58-d
                               2 - Dol
                               1 - Half
                               3 - Foreign 
                                    1778 coins
                                $162.12 total
                                9 - silver rings
                              26 - total rings