Metal Detecting

Friday, November 16, 2012

VETERAN'S DAY HUNT

I met up with my friend T on Monday and he wanted to try a new area to hunt. It looked promising - the area had some good history to it but it wasn't what we expected. I did manage a clad quarter there then we tried a place that I knew where a old church had been - the foundation is still there but the weeds were too high - couldn't swing the detectors so we tried a park where I've had luck with silver. We found no silver but I did find a wheat penny and .76 cents. We may give it another shot this weekend.

Monday finds
          4 - q =    1.00
            0 - d =      .00
          0 - n =      .00
      1 - p = .01
           5 coins - $1.01
         1 - wheat penny - 1941
         6 total coins

   2012 COIN COUNT

   Q - 288 = 72.00
   6 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s,54
   D - 366 = 36.60
   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                            N - 114 = 5.70
   1- war nickel - 1945-P
   1 - buffalo - no date
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50
                                                              P - 502 = 5.02
2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
2 - Indian - 1865,1899
1 - Canadian - 185?
110 - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(2)?,20,26,

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

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

40-d,41(3),42(6),42-d,

44(10),45(7),46(9), 47(3),

48(4),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

52,52-d(2),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 - 20
   # OF COINS(clad) - 1289
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1464
   TOTAL $ - 119.33
   GOLD -
                                                             RINGS - 12 6-silver    TOKENS - 1 - 1863

Monday, November 12, 2012

LAST FEW HUNTS

I hunted with a friend on Tuesday at a new location - he did some research and we found an old foundation in the woods. We gave it a shot only finding a wheat penny each along with some junk - signs of life but no older coins.
This past weekend I went back to my home town and did very little hunting - time just slipped by - did manage a hour hunt finding over a buck in clad Saturday and just .60 cents on Sunday hunting a 1800's built house - haven't had luck hunting the older houses - maybe one day. So overall just one wheat penny to speak of.

Past finds
          6 - q =    1.50
            2 - d =      .20
          0 - n =      .00
      6 - p = .06
        14 coins - $1.76
         1 - wheat pennies - 1946
           1 - canadian penny
16 total coins

   2012 COIN COUNT

   Q - 284 = 71.00
   6 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s,54
   D - 366 = 36.60
   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                            N - 114 = 5.70
   1- war nickel - 1945-P
   1 - buffalo - no date
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50
                                                              P - 501 = 5.01
2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
2 - Indian - 1865,1899

1 - Canadian - 185?

109 - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(2)?,20,26,

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

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

40-d,41(2),42(6),42-d,

44(10),45(7),46(9), 47(3),

48(4),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

52,52-d(2),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 - 20
   # OF COINS(clad) - 1284
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1458
   TOTAL $ - 118.32
   GOLD -
                                                             RINGS - 12 6-silver    TOKENS - 1 - 1863

Sunday, November 4, 2012

NOT A BAD SUNDAY

I tried a new area for me - some friends have been hunting this place a while. I knew of this park but never hunted it. Should have cause my friends were finding lots of silver there. So I gave it a shot today and did manage a Rosie, Indian penny, buffalo nickel and 4 wheat pennies plus some clad and a token. Not a bad day at all finding more old coins than clad.

Sunday finds
          1 - q =     .25
            0 - d =      .00
          0 - n =      .00
      1 - p = .01
        2 coins - $0.26
           1 - Rosie - 1957
         4- wheat pennies - 1913,18,51,52-d
           1 - Indian penny - 1899
           1 - buffalo nickel - no date
   9 total coins

   2012 COIN COUNT

   Q - 278 = 69.50
   6 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s,54
   D - 364 = 36.40
   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   4 - Rosie - 1947,57(2),59                                                            N - 114 = 5.70
   1- war nickel - 1945-P

   1 - buffalo - no date
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50
                                                              P - 495 = 4.95
2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869
1 - Indian - 1865

1 - Canadian - 185?

108 - wheat - 1913,16,17,18(2)?,20,26,

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

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

40-d,41(2),42(6),42-d,

44(10),45(7),46(8), 47(3),

48(4),49(2),50,51(6),51-d(2),

52,52-d(2),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 - 19
   # OF COINS(clad) - 1270
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1442
   TOTAL $ - 116.76
   GOLD -
                                                             RINGS - 12 6-silver    TOKENS - 1 - 1863

Friday, November 2, 2012

RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN

So far this week it's been nothing but rain - thanks to hurricane Sandy. Hopefully I can get out this weekend - Sunday so far is looking like the day - keeping my fingers crossed.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

SILVER AND WHEAT WEEKEND

I had a short time to hunt Saturday morning before taking a trip to visit a college my daughter wants to attend. I did manage a wheat penny and other pennies at a local school before I had to go. Got back late afternoon and tried the woods only finding a clad dime.
Sunday it was not raining but had a mist in the air. I wanted to try an area I've had luck before with the minelab just to see if I could find anything deep. I had some luck finding a Washington quarter and a silver ring. My only finds but I'll take it. Hurricane Sandy is moving up the coast - the rain is supposed to start tonight and last until Friday. At least the ground will be soft.

Weekend finds
          0 - q =     .00
            1 - d =      .10
          0 - n =      .00
      6 - p = .06
        7 coins - $0.16
           1 - Washington - 1937
         1 wheat penny - 1951
   9 total coins

                                                         2012 COIN COUNT

   Q - 277 = 69.25
   6 - Washington -1942,37,43,44,48-s,54
   D - 364 = 36.40
   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   3 - Rosie - 1947,57,59                                                            N - 114 = 5.70
   1- war nickel - 1945-P
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50
                                                              P - 495 = 4.95
2 - large copper - 1834, 1837
                                                                    1 - 2 cent piece - 1869

1 - Canadian - 185?

1 - Indian - 1865
104 - wheat - 1916,17,18?,20,26,30(3),34(2),

35,35-d36(3),37,38(2),

39(2),40(6),40-d,41(2),

42(6),42-d, 44(10),45(7),

46(8), 47(3),48(4),49(2),50,

51(5),51-d(2),52,52-d,53,53-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 - 19
   # OF COINS(clad) - 1268
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1433
   TOTAL $ - 116.50
   GOLD -
                                                             RINGS - 12 6-silver    TOKENS - 1 - 1863

Friday, October 26, 2012

CAN'T WIN THEM ALL

I met my friend after work yesterday and we tried a different part of the woods. We didn't have a lot of time to hunt since it now gets dark by 6:00. Needless to say we didn't find much of anything - I found a memorial penny and my friend found nothing. This late in the season I'm interested in the home runs and not singles. Maybe the next hunt will bring something - I hope.

Monday, October 22, 2012

WEEKEND HUNT FINDS SILVER

I went to a new place to hunt - another wooded area hoping to find some older coins. No such luck - I did find a quarter and penny - clad of course and some poison ivy. Got to watch where I'm hunting.
Sunday morning I went back to the old school that has been hot for finding silver. The ground is now nice and moist and the detector is going deep. I managed clad - 3 wheat pennies and a silver quarter - about 8 inches down. Most of the coins were deep.
In the afternoon I went to a friend's house that was built back in the 1800's. I found a silver washington there before but no such luck again. Just some pennies and a clad dime. Maybe next time.

Weekend finds
          3 - q =     .75
            5 - d =      .50
          2 - n =      .10
   11 - p = .11
        21 coins - $1.46
           1 - Washington - 1944
         3 wheat penny - 1918?,51,56
25 total coins

                                                         2012 COIN COUNT

   Q - 277 = 69.25
   5 - Washington -1942,43,44,48-s,54
   D - 363 = 36.30
   9 - Merc - 1916,36-d,39,41(2),43(3),44
                                                                   3 - Rosie - 1947,57,59                                                            N - 114 = 5.70
   1- war nickel - 1945-P
                                                                   4 - (pre) - 1942,47,48,50
                                                              P - 489 = 4.89
2 - large copper - 1834, 1837

1 - 2 cent piece - 1869

1 - Canadian - 185?

1 - Indian - 1865
103 - wheat - 1916,17,18?,20,26,30(3),34(2),

35,35-d36(3),37,38(2),

39(2),40(6),40-d,41(2),

42(6),42-d, 44(10),45(7),

46(8), 47(3),48(4),49(2),50,

51(4),51-d(2),52,52-d,53,53-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 - 19
   # OF COINS(clad) - 1261
                                                             # OF COINS(total) - 1424
   TOTAL $ - 116.34
   GOLD -
                                                             RINGS - 11 5-silver    TOKENS - 1 - 1863