Saturday, July 23, 2011

QUICK LUNCH HUNT

I did a quick lunch hunt Friday - it was warm but nothing like Thursday.  Only found 55 cents and the ground is hard as a rock again - going to need some rain.  This weekend it's still going to be hot so I will have to venture out early.

The day's finds
       0 -  q  =       .00
       5 -  d  =       .50
       0 -  n  =       .00
       5 -  p  =       .05
      10 coins     $0.55
    
                                                             2011 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 353  = 88.25
                                                                 6 -  Washington - 1935(2), 41, 44, 44-d, 57-d
                                                             D - 381  = 38.10
                                                                 5 -  Mercury 1937,41-d, 42(2), 45
                                                                 6 -  Roosevelt - 1947(2),50-d,58-d(2),60
                                                             N - 86  =  4.30
                                                                 2 - Buffalo - 1920, no date
                                                                 6 - (pre 1950)1939(2),41,43 -p,47, 49
                                                             P - 579  =  5.79
                                                                 2 -  Large cent - 1818,1820
                                                                 1 - Indian - 1908
                                                             81- wheat  - 1911,17,18,19,24,25,26,30,
                                                                                 37(3),39(2) 40(4), 41(6),42(4),
                                                                                 42-d,44(13),45(6),46(4), 46d,
                                                                                 47,48,50,50-d,51, 52(2), 
                                                                                 52-d(3),53(2),53-d,53-s,
                                                                                 54,55(4),55-d,56,56-d(2)
                                                                                 57,57-d(3),58(3),58-d
                                                             DOL -2
                                                             HALF - 1
                                                             FOREIGN - 21
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) - 1399
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1531
                                                             TOTAL $ - 136.49
                                                             GOLD - 14k cross
                                                             RINGS - 11
                                                             zinc pennies -246

Thursday, July 21, 2011

HOW TO BEAT THE HEAT - WITH NICE COOL SILVER


I found a way to beat the heat - grab your detector and find some silver.  Yep I found a merc during my lunch hunt yesterday - wasn't expecting it but really appreciate the find.  I found it on the opposite side of the fields where I have found other silver coins.  It was about 8 inches down - now I will have to hunt this side a little harder.  My clad count was 13 cents but finding silver made the day.

The day's finds
       0 -  q  =       .00
       1 -  d  =       .10
       0 -  n  =       .00
       3 -  p  =       .03
      4 coins     $0.13
      1 Mercury dime 1941-d
      5 total coins
       
                                                             2011 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 353  = 88.25
                                                                 6 -  Washington - 1935(2), 41, 44, 44-d, 57-d
                                                             D - 376  = 37.60
                                                                 5 -  Mercury 1937,41-d, 42(2), 45
                                                                 6 -  Roosevelt - 1947(2),50-d,58-d(2),60
                                                             N - 86  =  4.30
                                                                 2 - Buffalo - 1920, no date
                                                                 6 - (pre 1950)1939(2),41,43 -p,47, 49
                                                             P - 574  =  5.74
                                                                 2 -  Large cent - 1818,1820
                                                                 1 - Indian - 1908
                                                             81- wheat  - 1911,17,18,19,24,25,26,30,
                                                                                 37(3),39(2) 40(4), 41(6),42(4),
                                                                                 42-d,44(13),45(6),46(4), 46d,
                                                                                 47,48,50,50-d,51, 52(2), 
                                                                                 52-d(3),53(2),53-d,53-s,
                                                                                 54,55(4),55-d,56,56-d(2)
                                                                                 57,57-d(3),58(3),58-d
                                                             DOL -2
                                                             HALF - 1
                                                             FOREIGN - 21
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) - 1390
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1521
                                                             TOTAL $ - 135.94
                                                             GOLD - 14k cross
                                                             RINGS - 11
                                                             zinc pennies -242

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

3 WHEATS FOUND ON EVENING HUNT


I hit a new area last night - on old church that I got permission to hunt and found 3 wheat pennies #'s79 -81 and some clad.  L met up with me there - There is not a lot of ground -  we both were finding a lot of metal.  Then we went over to a ball park that was used by a school built back in the late 1800's - only found some clad - the take was 91 cents and the wheats.
I've had some good lunch hunts finding decent clad totals - over 2 bucks on Mon. and over a buck yesterday. The next couple of days are going to be hot and humid so I may not be getting out. 

The past day's finds
     14 -  q  =     3.50
     10 -  d  =     1.00
       0 -  n  =       .00
     19 -  p  =       .19
     43 coins    $4.69
       3 wheat pennies - 1918, 39, 58
     46 total coins
       
                                                             2011 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 353  = 88.25
                                                                 6 -  Washington - 1935(2), 41, 44, 44-d, 57-d
                                                             D - 375  = 37.50
                                                                 4 -  Mercury 1937, 42(2), 45
                                                                 6 -  Roosevelt - 1947(2),50-d,58-d(2),60
                                                             N - 86  =  4.30
                                                                 2 - Buffalo - 1920, no date
                                                                 6 - (pre 1950)1939(2),41,43 -p,47, 49
                                                             P - 571  =  5.71
                                                                 2 -  Large cent - 1818,1820
                                                                 1 - Indian - 1908
                                                             81- wheat  - 1911,17,18,19,24,25,26,30,
                                                                                 37(3),39(2) 40(4), 41(6),42(4),
                                                                                 42-d,44(13),45(6),46(4), 46d,
                                                                                 47,48,50,50-d,51, 52(2), 
                                                                                 52-d(3),53(2),53-d,53-s,
                                                                                 54,55(4),55-d,56,56-d(2)
                                                                                 57,57-d(3),58(3),58-d
                                                             DOL -2
                                                             HALF - 1
                                                             FOREIGN - 21
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) - 1386
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1516
                                                             TOTAL $ - 135.81
                                                             GOLD - 14k cross
                                                             RINGS - 11
                                                             zinc pennies -240

Monday, July 18, 2011

ROUGH WEEKEND BUT DID FIND A WHEAT


The hunt started up north at my Uncle's camp at the local high school.  It was hot and the ground was like a rock.  I couldn't dig very deep and with the heat I gave up early only find 38 cents - but did have a good time with the family.  Sunday morning I hit the beach then went to my new park finding a wheat but digging deep for my coins.  Again the ground was so hard digging takes a lot out of you.  My take for the day was over a buck.  It's supposed to rain today - hope it does to soften the ground a bit.  Not a productive weekend but getting out is half the battle.

The weekend finds
       4 -  q  =     1.00
       5 -  d  =       .50
       2-  n  =        .10
     20 -  p  =       .20
     31 coins    $1.80
       1 wheat penny - 1945
     32 total coins
       
                                                             2011 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 339  = 84.75
                                                                 6 -  Washington - 1935(2), 41, 44, 44-d, 57-d
                                                             D - 365  = 36.50
                                                                 4 -  Mercury 1937, 42(2), 45
                                                                 6 -  Roosevelt - 1947(2),50-d,58-d(2),60
                                                             N - 86  =  4.30
                                                                 2 - Buffalo - 1920, no date
                                                                 6 - (pre 1950)1939(2),41,43 -p,47, 49
                                                             P - 552  =  5.52
                                                                 2 -  Large cent - 1818,1820
                                                                 1 - Indian - 1908
                                                             78- wheat  - 1911,17,19,24,25,26,30,37(3),39,
                                                                                 40(4), 41(6), 42(4),42-d,44(13),
                                                                                 45(6),46(4), 46d,47,48,50,50-d,51, 
                                                                                 52(2), 52-d(3),53(2),53-d,53-s,
                                                                                 54,55(4),55-d,56,56-d(2)
                                                                                 57,57-d(3),58(2),58-d
                                                             DOL -2
                                                             HALF - 1
                                                             FOREIGN - 21
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) - 1343
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1470
                                                             TOTAL $ - 131.12
                                                             GOLD - 14k cross
                                                             RINGS - 11
                                                             zinc pennies -230