ALREADY BEHIND

What a difference a year makes.  By the first Saturday of Jan. 2012 - I had already found a silver coin, large cent copper and had 3 hunts in.   This year I'm not even in the starting gate.  It looks like I'll be doing a lot of research - which is good but - it will be a while before I can even think of getting out. At least there's the football playoffs - and trips to the library.

count up to Jan 7 2012


                 2012 COIN COUNT                                 2013 COIN COUNT

                 Q - 10  = 2.50                                                Q -
                 D - 14  = 1.40                                                D -
                        1 - merc - 1943                                       N -                           
                 N - 2  = .10                                                    P -
                 P - 14 = .14                                                   DOL -
                       1 - large copper - 1834                           HALF -               
                       1 - wheat - 1955-d                                   FOREIGN -
                 DOL -                                                            # OF COINS(clad) -             
                 HALF -                                                          # OF COINS(total) - 
                 FOREIGN - 1                                               TOTAL $ -                 
                 # OF COINS(clad) -  40                                GOLD -           
                 # OF COINS(total) - 44                                RINGS -      
                 TOTAL $ - 4.14                                      
                 GOLD -                                                     
                 RINGS - 1                                               

GOALS AND WISH LIST FOR 2013

2012 wasn't a good year for clad and money totals.  I found about half of what I found the last 2 years in both.  I did however have my best year for 1800's coins my best silver day finding 4.
I don't expect my clad and cash to increase this year as  (1)it is getting harder to find spots that haven't been hunted, (2)I plan on doing more hunts in the woods and areas that may produce older coins and (3)the weather has to cooperate - last summer just got too hot and the ground to hard.
     Still my goal this year is to find at least 2000 coins and about $150 in change(way down from the last couple of years) - over 100 wheat pennies and 25 silver coins. Plus do some traveling to find new spots.
     On the wish list is of course is everyone's favorite - a seated liberty - I'm finding the right years with the pennies but would love to find some silver.  Also a shield nickel which is in the same era. I've only found 1 barber silver - a dime so a quarter makes the list.  I was fortunate enough to find a 2 cent piece so a 3 cent piece would be awesome.  Gold is always on the list  - any kind or shape.
I plan on doing a ton of research this winter since the snow looks like it's going to be on the ground for a while.  Last year I was hunting in January but that's last year.  By the way things are looking it probably won't be until March when I can swing the detector again - hopefully.  
I hope everyone has a happy new year and achieves what goals they have set for themselves.  Good luck and HH.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

                                                  HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HH  
                                             

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.