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.