BACKYARD HUNTS

I received my 950 stock coil for my DFX this morning so I decided to try it out in my backyard.  I wasn't expecting to find anything since I've hunted it with my prizm II and IDX pro.  I got a hit around 71 -72 and I thought another piece of siding.  So I used a shovel to dig and check the pile - the object was there.  I looked for it and then saw some silver - I picked it up and it was a mercury dime.  I couldn't believe it. I probably went over it with the other detectors thinking it was junk since I found plenty of siding.  Part 2 I was at my niece's house where I had found a silver Washington before.  Her neighborhood was a having a garage sale and as always we put some things in it and I hunted her back yard with my "new" coil.  Found 3 wheat pennies and clad quarter I know I missed with the IDX.  These coins were deep. I hope I can get out tomorrow and try the coil some more.  I hunted my yard again and found a clad dime. 

Saturday finds
            1 -  q  =        .25
            1 -  d  =        .10
            0 -  n  =        .00
            0 -  p  =        .00
           2 coins  -   $0.35

           1 - mercury dime - 1936-d

           3 wheat pennies - 1944, 46, 56

           7 total coins

         

        

                                                           2012 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 165  = 41.25

                                                                   1 - Washington -1942
                                                             D - 188  =  18.80
                                                                   5 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,43(2)

                                                                   1 - Rosie - 1947
                                                             N - 58   =  2.90 

                                                                  (pre) - 1950  1 - 1948  
                                                             P - 275  =  2.75
                                                                    2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                  48  - wheat - 1916,17,30(2),34(2),36(2),
                                                                                       38,40(2),41,42(3),42-d,44(5), 
                                                                                       45(2),46(5), 47(2),48(4),49, 

                                                                                       51(3),51-d,55-d, 56(2),

                                                                                       56-d(2),??,58,58-d

                                                                    1 - Canadian - 1946
                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 4
                                                             FOREIGN -8
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  686
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 767
                                                             TOTAL $ - 65.50
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 5  2-silver                                                                                                              TOKENS - 1 - 1863

HOT SUNDAY SCHOOL HUNT - SILVER RING

I met Gopher and we went to a high school baseball/soccer field.  No old coins but did manage a couple of rings - 1 silver and 1 junk.  Did have a decent clad day finding over 3 bucks.  It got hot in a hurry and we quit by noon. A preview of the summer??   Will post the pics later as I need to clean the coins. My oldest coin was a 1948 nickel - those have been slow finds.

Sunday finds
          11 -  q  =      2.75
            3 -  d  =        .30
            0 -  n  =        .00
            5 -  p  =        .05
         19 coins  -   $3.10

           1 - nickel  - 1948

         20 total coins

         

        

                                                           2012 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 164  = 41.00

                                                                   1 - Washington -1942
                                                             D - 187  =  18.70
                                                                   4 - Merc - 1916,39,43(2)

                                                                   1 - Rosie - 1947
                                                             N - 58   =  2.90 

                                                                  (pre) - 1950  1 - 1948  
                                                             P - 275  =  2.75
                                                                    2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                  45  - wheat - 1916,17,30(2),34(2),36(2),
                                                                                       38,40(2),41,42(3),42-d,44(4), 
                                                                                       45(2),46(4), 47(2),48(4),49,51(3),
                                                                                       51-d,55-d, 56,56-d(2),??,58,58-d

                                                                    1 - Canadian - 1946
                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 4
                                                             FOREIGN -8
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  684
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 760
                                                             TOTAL $ - 65.15
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 5  2-silver                                                                                                              TOKENS - 1 - 1863

A PARK AND SCHOOL HUNT

Finally had some great weather - I went to a park to start the day - L met me there.  Of course with the nice weather and a late start the park wasn't too crowded but still had enough people.  We didn't find much - just some clad so we decided to try a school.  Well no one was around so better in that respect - found nothing old for me -  more clad and L found little but did manage a wheat penny - I think the first for her this year.   Going to give it another try today - got very warm by mid afternoon but I'll take it.

Saturday finds
            5 -  q  =      1.25
            8 -  d  =        .80
            2-  n  =         .10
          10  -  p  =       .10
         25 coins  -   $2.25

         

        

                                                           2012 COIN COUNT

                                                             Q - 153  = 38.25

                                                                   1 - Washington -1942
                                                             D - 184  =  18.40
                                                                   4 - Merc - 1916,39,43(2)

                                                                   1 - Rosie - 1947
                                                             N - 58   =  2.90   
                                                             P - 270  =  2.70
                                                                    2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                  45  - wheat - 1916,17,30(2),34(2),36(2),
                                                                                       38,40(2),41,42(3),42-d,44(4), 
                                                                                       45(2),46(4), 47(2),48(4),49,51(3),
                                                                                       51-d,55-d, 56,56-d(2),??,58,58-d

                                                                    1 - Canadian - 1946
                                                             DOL -  2
                                                                          1 -  Peace - 1924
                                                             HALF - 4
                                                             FOREIGN -8
                                                             # OF COINS(clad) -  665
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 740
                                                             TOTAL $ - 62.05
                                                             GOLD -   
                                                             RINGS - 3  1-silver                                                                                                              TOKENS - 1 - 1863