FINAL TALLY FOR 2012

It was a good year for finding 1800's coins and tokens, new hunting grounds and 3 off the wish list - a peace dollar, a walker half and a 2 cent coin.   The clad total was down and the wheat count though I did manage to find over a 100 again.  Silver was one less than last year - so overall not too bad of a year.  The lasts few months I got away from the school/park hunts and hunted mostly woods. I will begin 2013 the same way - hopefully my research will pay off come spring time.


                                                               2012 COIN TOTAL

                                                             Q - 294  = 73.25
                                                                   7 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s(2),54
                                                             D - 379 =  37.90
                                                                   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                              N - 120   =  6.00                    
                                                                   2-  war nickel - 1943-P,45-P 
                                                                   1 - buffalo - no date 
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50  
                                                              P - 515  =  5.15
                                                                    3 - large copper - 1834,1837,1854
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
                                                                    3 - Indian - 1865,1899,1906
                                                                    1 - Canadian - 185?  
                                                                120  - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(3)?,20,25,26(2), 
                                                                                        30(3),34(2),35,35-d 
                                                                                        36(3),37,38(2),39(2),40(6), 
                                                                                        40-d,41(4),42(6),42-d, 

                                                                                        44(11),45(7),46(9), 47(3), 

                                                                                        48(6),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

                                                                                        52,52-d(4),54-d,55-d,56(3),

                                                                                        56-d(5),57(2),58(4),58-d,??(2)                                                                     3 - Canadian - 1944,46(2)

                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 5
                                                                          1 - Walking - 1918 ??
                                                             FOREIGN - 22
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  1326
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1514
                                                             TOTAL $ - 122.50
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 13   7-silver                                                                                                                              TOKENS - 2 - 1863, 1837 

2012 SEASON IS OVER

With over a foot of snow yesterday I think it's pretty safe to say that the 2012 metal detecting season is over.  What a difference from last year.  I don't think I'll be hunting anytime soon in January either.  The snow is here to stay a while.  So I guess it's time to do some research and get permission to hunt some properties for future hunts. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

      
                   MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND HAPPY HUNTING

GAVE IT A SHOT

I met T and we tried to do a hunt in the woods.  It wasn't fun - snow is about 4 inches deep we lose about 5 inches when we swing the detector.  Got some hits but it was just junk big enough to read.  I think the 2012 season is over unless it decides to warm up within the next week but that doesn't look likely.  Overall it was a good year for the older coins - not much on clad total.   Will post my goals for 2013 soon.

THE SNOW IS HERE

Well it had to come sometime but the snow has finally arrived.  Along with the wind it will be a lousy day and even a more lousy of a day to hunt.  But I will keep an eye out for an opening and hopefully get a chance to metal detect.  This could be the end of the hunts this year. 

NOT 1800'S SILVER BUT IT'S BIG

I started out by trying a new spot which ended up not too promising.  Then I went to try another location then it started to rain.  So on my way home the rain had stopped and I was by a area I've hit before finding wheat pennies - figured why not.  Glad I did.  I found a wheat and a couple memorials which surprised me because they were a few inches down.  Then I got a high hit  - 88 or .50 cents - another piece of metal, but I had to dig it - then I saw a round silver thing then realized it was a coin.  My first walker half about 5 inches down.  Not sure of the date - it's really worn.  Then I really hit the area hard - I did manage a ring - heavy but no marking inside.  So it turned out to be a good hunt after all. 

VERY QUIET DAY

I met T in the morning and we tried the woods where I found the token and IH.  Nothing doing yesterday - just a bunch of swinging and no hits.  T had leave so I tried some different woods - did find some clad .60 cents and junk.  I'm not keeping track of the clad total for the rest of the year - my goal of $300 is well short anyway.  I plan to keep hitting the woods and hopefully find some 1800 silver( I know it's out there, just got to find it) - now that I've got the taste of finding the older coins - I'll stick to the woods until the spring and when it gets too bad to hunt them  it's back to the schools and parks. I plan on some road trips too.

FOUND AN INDIAN

I went back to the spot where I found the token and possible 1700 coin hoping to for another old coin or silver.  No silver but did manage an Indian head penny - 1906.  A nice range of dates in this area.  Hope to go back and see what else is in the ground.

MAYBE A 1700 COIN??

                                                                   I think this is it



I went out into the woods Saturday to the same spot I found my 1837 token.  I was hoping for silver but no luck there but did find an interesting coin.  I wasn't sure what it was when I found it and it looked really worn.  I cleaned it when I got home and at first I thought it was a British coin.  But after some research on line I find it to be an Irish coin - I think a half penny by the pictures and the information on the coin.  I not sure how long these coins were made - I'm hoping just in the 1700's.  Would have love to have a date but  I'll have to settle for what it is.    I found a picture that looks like what I had found. 

OUT FOR THE WEEKEND

    The weather was nice for December and I manage some hunts this past weekend.  Saturday I hit an area that had some history - was in the woods and only found clad - got to be the kids that go and party - found lots of cans deep. 
     Sunday I tried some different woods - again with some history and found a token - a 1837 hard luck one - I thought it was a large cent because it's the same size and came up as a penny on the detector.  I will post a picture later as I'm soaking it to hopefully bring out some features. Would have stayed out longer but the rains came and ended that.  Still trying to find silver - mainly a seated liberty - finding the right dates - just not finding the coin.  I hope there is one out there with my name on it.

LOOKS LIKE - WEEKENDS ONLY

I met T on Tuesday to try the woods where I found my latest large cent - by the time we got there and started to hunt it was time to get out of the woods and leave.  It just got dark - FAST!  Needless to say we didn't have a lot of time to metal detect.  My hunting now is going to have to be on the weekends.  Can't stand this time of year - then soon enough it's back to maps and research.  I don't want a ton of snow but enough to get the tall weeds to lie flat so come spring I can hit some different areas and swing the detector.

BACK TO THE WOODS

Even with the snow and cold I haven't given up yet - I'll be hunting till the ground is rock hard and it's way too cold to go out.  Glad I am because I went into the woods yesterday and found my 3rd large cent coin.  The only find for the day but I'll take it.  This is my 7th 1800 coin this year - a new record for me.  I was hoping to find a silver along with the LC but no luck.  Will have to go back and try it again this weekend.

FRIDAY HUNT

With the day off I got a chance to hunt before the snow and cold weekend - but the rain came which ended my detecting short.  I was going to met T at a park that has some history to it but he got called in to work.  I could only manage clad then had to quit with the downpour.  We will give it another shot some other time. 

Wednesday finds
            2  - q  =      .50
            5  - d  =      .50
            0 -  n  =      .00
            3 -  p  =      .01
          10    coins - $1.03
           

                                                                   2012 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 291  = 72.75
                                                                   7 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s(2),54
                                                             D - 377 =  37.70
                                                                   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                              N - 119   =  5.95                    
                                                                   2-  war nickel - 1943-P,45-P 
                                                                   1 - buffalo - no date 
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50  
                                                              P - 510  =  5.10
                                                                    2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
                                                                    2 - Indian - 1865,1899
                                                                    1 - Canadian - 185?  
                                                                119  - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(3)?,20,25,26(2), 
                                                                                        30(3),34(2),35,35-d 
                                                                                        36(3),37,38(2),39(2),40(6), 

                                                                                        40-d,41(4),42(6),42-d, 

                                                                                        44(11),45(7),46(9), 47(3), 

                                                                                        48(5),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

                                                                                        52,52-d(4),54-d,55-d,56(3),

                                                                                        56-d(5),57(2),58(4),58-d,??(2)                                                                     3 - Canadian - 1944,46(2)

                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 4
                                                             FOREIGN - 22
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  1315
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1502
                                                             TOTAL $ - 121.50
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 12  6-silver                                                                                                            TOKENS - 1 - 1863

SHORT HUNT AFTER WORK

I met my friend T at a place where I've had luck in the past.  We didn't have a lot of time since it's gets dark much earlier now.  My friend managed some wheat pennies and I found a war nickel and a couple of wheats.
This weekend it's supposed to be cold - I hope I can get out one of the days.  Winter is coming.

Wednesday finds
            0  - q  =      .00
            2  - d  =      .20
            4 -  n  =      .20
            1 -  p  =      .01
           7   coins - $0.41
            1 - War nickel 1943-P
            2 - wheat pennies - 1941,52-d
          10  total coins

                                                                   2012 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 289  = 72.25
                                                                   7 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s(2),54
                                                             D - 372 =  37.20
                                                                   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                              N - 119   =  5.95                    
                                                                   2-  war nickel - 1943-P,45-P 
                                                                   1 - buffalo - no date 
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50  
                                                              P - 507  =  5.07
                                                                    2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
                                                                    2 - Indian - 1865,1899
                                                                    1 - Canadian - 185?  
                                                                119  - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(3)?,20,25,26(2), 
                                                                                        30(3),34(2),35,35-d 
                                                                                        36(3),37,38(2),39(2),40(6), 

                                                                                        40-d,41(4),42(6),42-d, 

                                                                                        44(11),45(7),46(9), 47(3), 

                                                                                        48(5),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

                                                                                        52,52-d(4),54-d,55-d,56(3),

                                                                                        56-d(5),57(2),58(4),58-d,??(2)                                                                     3 - Canadian - 1944,46(2)

                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 4
                                                             FOREIGN - 22
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  1306
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1493
                                                             TOTAL $ - 120.47
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 12  6-silver                                                                                                            TOKENS - 1 - 1863

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

                                                        Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

A NICE WEEKEND

It was a nice weekend both weather wise and metal detecting.  It was nice and sunny - not too cold - the metal detecting I found silver and wheat pennies.  I tried the woods on Saturday - finding 2 wheat pennies and some clad.  Sunday I found a silver quarter and 5 wheat pennies along with some clad.
I  work only 3 days next week with the Thanksgiving holidays so I plan on taking advantage of the time off.  The snow is around the corner - just don't know when -  got to get out when you can.

Weekend finds
            1  - q  =      .25
            4  - d  =      .40
            1 -  n  =      .05
            4 -  p  =      .04
          10   coins -  $0.74
            1 - Washington quarter - 1948-s
           7 - wheat penny - 1918,25,26,41,44,48,52-d
           1 - Canadian penny
          19  total coins

                                                                   2012 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 289  = 72.25
                                                                   7 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s(2),54
                                                             D - 370 =  37.00
                                                                   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                              N - 115   =  5.75                    
                                                                   1-  war nickel - 1945-P 
                                                                   1 - buffalo - no date 
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50  
                                                              P - 506  =  5.06
                                                                    2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
                                                                    2 - Indian - 1865,1899
                                                                    1 - Canadian - 185?  
                                                                117  - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(3)?,20,25,26(2),

                                                                                         30(3),34(2),35,35-d 

                                                                                         36(3),37,38(2),39(2),40(6), 

                                                                                         40-d,41(4),42(6),42-d, 

                                                                                         44(11),45(7),46(9), 47(3), 

                                                                                         48(5),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

                                                                                         52,52-d(3),54-d,55-d,56(3),

                                                                                         56-d(5),57(2),58(4),58-d,??(2)                                                                     3 - Canadian - 1944,46(2)

                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 4
                                                             FOREIGN - 22
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  1299
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1483
                                                             TOTAL $ - 120.06
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 12  6-silver                                                                                                            TOKENS - 1 - 1863