Wednesday, August 21, 2013

QUICK HUNT AT HOT SPOT


I'm on vacation for the rest of the week - so I tried my hot spot this morning.  The only thing hot was the sun but I did manage to find 6 wheat pennies, a king george and a dime.  Hunted for about an hour - had enough and called it quits. 

Wednesday finds
               0  - q  =  0.00
               1 - d   =  0.10
               0 -  n  =  0.00
               0 -  p  =  0.00
              1 coin - $0.10
              6 - wheat pennies - 1920,30,45,48,56,57d
              1 - king george penny - 1940
              8  total coins
             
                             
                                   2013 COIN TOTAL

                                     Q - 177   =  44.25
                                           4 - washington -
                                     D - 242   =  24.20
                                           2 - barber - 
                                         18  - merc -
                                         10  - rosie -
                                           1 - King george -
                                     N - 51   =     2.55
                                           2 - buffalo - 1938d, no date
                                           1 - 1947 (pre - 1950)
                                     P - 355     =   355
                                            1 - large cent - 1849  
                                            1 - Indian - 1906
                                           194  - wheat - 1915,17,18,20(2)23,26(2),29,30(2),35,36,40(7),
                                                                  41(7),42(3),42-d,44(11)45(9),46(5),47(3),48(3),48-d,                                                                        49,50(2)50-d,50-s,51(6),51-d(5),52(2),52-d,                                                                   53-d,(3),54d,55(6),56(6),56-d(3),57(4),57-d(2),58,58-d(2)
                                                                  ??(10)  
                                     DOL -
                                     HALF - 2 - 1927s walker
                                                         1952 - Franklin
                                     FOREIGN - 11
                                     # OF COINS(clad) - 838
                                     # OF COINS(total) - 1077
                                     TOTAL$ - 74.65  
                                     GOLD - 
                                     RINGS - 8     

Monday, August 19, 2013

BACK TO A PARK - NOT A BAD DAY



I went back to a city park with D -  managed to find a buffalo nickel and 2 wheat pennies in the same hole - found 1 more wheat and clad.  D managed wheat pennies from the teens and twenties.  Spots are becoming harder to find - too many TH's around that I've run into and a lot more that don't say who they are.  It may be time to start knocking on doors - or travel.  I still hope to make a trip with K to New Hampshire - he had great luck there.

Weekend finds
             10  - q  =  2.50
             10 - d   =  1.00
               2 -  n  =  0.10
             11 -  p  =  0.22
            33 coins - $3.71
           1 - buffalo - 1938d
           4 - wheat pennies - 1946,50d,53d,57d
           38  total coins
             
                             
                                   2013 COIN TOTAL

                                     Q - 177   =  44.25
                                           4 - washington -
                                     D - 241   =  24.10
                                           2 - barber - 
                                         18  - merc -
                                         10  - rosie -
                                           1 - King george -
                                     N - 51   =     2.55
                                           2 - buffalo - 1938d, no date
                                           1 - 1947 (pre - 1950)
                                     P - 355     =   355
                                            1 - large cent - 1849  
                                            1 - Indian - 1906
                                           188  - wheat - 1915,17,18,20(2)23,26(2),29,30(2),35,36,40(7),
                                                                  41(7),42(3),42-d,44(11)45(9),46(5),47(3),48(3),48-d,                                                                        49,50(2)50-d,50-s,51(6),51-d(5),52(2),52-d,                                                                   53-d,(3),54d,55(6),56(6),56-d(3),57(4),57-d(2),58,58-d(2)
                                                                  ??(10)  
                                     DOL -
                                     HALF - 2 - 1927s walker
                                                         1952 - Franklin
                                     FOREIGN - 10
                                     # OF COINS(clad) - 837
                                     # OF COINS(total) - 1069
                                     TOTAL$ - 74.55  
                                     GOLD - 
                                     RINGS - 8     

Sunday, August 18, 2013

ON THE ROAD - STILL TRYING TO FIND SITES


J and I hit the road and tried some areas that I had found on some old maps.  The first location was over grown and a ton of woods - the locals have heard of the park we wanted to hunt but we will have to wait until the fall to get to it.  We hit the local school and only found clad.  We tried a couple of other areas and J found a couple of wheat pennies and I found just one.  We then tried another park I had found but it was right smack in the middle of town and we just weren't sure if we could hunt it.  We came upon a couple of more sites - one looked too new and the other had a concert going on so we decided to call it quits.  Even on the road it's still hard to find a good place to detect.  My take for the day was a wheat penny and about 2 bucks in clad.  I still have to clean the coins before I get some pics.