Thursday, November 24, 2011

THANKSGIVING HUNT YIELDS V NICKEL


Went back to the school where I found seven wheat pennies taking advantage of the warm weather and hoping to find some silver or old nickels.  Well I didn't find any silver but did manage to find an old nickel - a 1904 V - my first this year and second overall.    Plus I found 2 more wheat pennies. I hope there is some silver there after finding all wheat pennies and the V. Also found over a buck in clad and ring #21 - junk.

Thanksgiving day finds
            2 -  q  =      .50
            6 -  d  =      .60
            6 -  n  =      .30
            4 -  p  =      .04
         18  coin      $1.44
           2 wheat pennies - 1930,38
           1 V nickel - 1904
         21 total coins
           1 ring - Junk                                                                       
                                                            2011 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 700  = 175.00
                                                                 8 -  Washington - 1935(2), 41, 44, 44-d,45,
                                                                                              57-d,58-d
                                                             D - 764  = 76.40
                                                                 6 -  Mercury 1937,41-d, 42(2),44,45
                                                                 9 -  Roosevelt - 1947(2),50-d,51-d,52,
                                                                                           58-d(2),60,63
                                                             N - 145  =  7.25
                                                                   3 - Buffalo - 1920,1921, no date
                                                                   1 - V - 1904
                                                                 10 - (pre 1950)1939(2),40,41,42, 
                                                                      43 -p,46(2),47, 49
                                                             P - 1066  =  10.66
                                                                 2 -  Large cent - 1818,1820
                                                                 1 - Indian - 1908
                                                            141- wheat  - 1911,17(2)18,19(2),20,21(2)24,25,
                                                                                 26(2),27,29,30(3),35,37(5),38,
                                                                                 39(4),40(4), 41(9),42(4),42-d,
                                                                                 44(17),45(9), 46(7), 46d,47(2),
                                                                                 47-d,48(8),49,50,50-d(2),51, 52(4),
                                                                                 52-d(4),53(3),53-d(3),53-s, 
                                                                                 54,54-d,55(5),55-d, 56(5),56-d(4)
                                                                                 57,57-d(5),58(5),58-d(2),??(3)
                                                             DOL -2
                                                             HALF - 2
                                                             FOREIGN - 35
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) - 2675
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 2891
                                                             TOTAL $ - 269.51
                                                             GOLD - 14k cross  
                                                             RINGS - 21 

Sunday, November 20, 2011

ONE OF MY BETTER WEEKENDS - NEW WHEAT RECORD


Started the weekend hitting a school where I've had luck in the past with silver and wheat pennies.  Well today I didn't find any but did find over a buck 60 in clad.  The ground was very damp due to the heavy rains on Wednesday.
Sunday morning I hit another school where I've luck with the wheat pennies and still hoping to find silver.  I did not find silver but I did manage to find 7 wheat pennies - my personal best. Most were in the 20's and 30's with one being in the 50's.  Got to go back - finding this many wheats in a small area there has got to be silver.


The clad count was good finding over $2.80 excluding the zincs.  Found 5 nickels as I set the discrimination down since I was finding the wheat pennies - maybe hoping to caught a buffalo but no dice.  Also found a canadian penny plus some junk keys, kiddie badge and a drum.

Weekend finds
          12 -  q  =     3.00
          10 -  d  =     1.00
           6 -  n  =        .30
          16 -  p  =       .16
         44  coin        $4.46
           7 wheat pennies - 1921(2),30,35,39(2),57-d
           1 Canadian penny
         52 total coins
                                                                          
                                                            2011 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 698  = 174.50
                                                                 8 -  Washington - 1935(2), 41, 44, 44-d,45,
                                                                                              57-d,58-d
                                                             D - 758  = 75.80
                                                                 6 -  Mercury 1937,41-d, 42(2),44,45
                                                                 9 -  Roosevelt - 1947(2),50-d,51-d,52,
                                                                                           58-d(2),60,63
                                                             N - 139  =  6.95
                                                                   3 - Buffalo - 1920,1921, no date
                                                                 10 - (pre 1950)1939(2),40,41,42, 
                                                                      43 -p,46(2),47, 49
                                                             P - 1062  =  10.62
                                                                 2 -  Large cent - 1818,1820
                                                                 1 - Indian - 1908
                                                            139- wheat  - 1911,17(2)18,19(2),20,21(2)24,25,
                                                                                 26(2),27,29,30,35,37(5),39(4) 40(4), 
                                                                                 41(9),42(4),42-d,44(17),45(9),
                                                                                 46(7), 46d,47(2),47-d,48(8),
                                                                                 49,50,50-d(2),  51, 52(4),
                                                                                 52-d(4),53(3),53-d(3),53-s, 
                                                                                 54,54-d,55(5),55-d, 56(5),56-d(4)
                                                                                 57,57-d(5),58(5),58-d(2),??(3)
                                                             DOL -2
                                                             HALF - 2
                                                             FOREIGN - 35
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) - 2657
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 2870
                                                             TOTAL $ - 267.87
                                                             GOLD - 14k cross  
                                                             RINGS - 20