Tony Two-Cent
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We had a high temp of 35 today but the sun was shining and there wasn't much wind, so I decided to give it one more shot for the year. I went back to the park I hunted a couple of weeks ago where I found the 1898-O Barber Dime. Today was only my second hunt at this site.
The finds were a little more sparse today. The second target I dug was a green disc a little larger than a nickel. It made my heart skip a beat at first, as I thought it was another two-cent piece. Alas, when I got some of the dirt rubbed off I could tell that it was a foreign coin of some sort, holed too. Pretty neat find, even if I didn't know what it was! :dontknow: lol
A little later I got a perfect 12-35 Indian Head signal at 6 deep. Unfortunately, right where the target was centered there was a hopeless web of large tree roots. However, I was so sure that it was an Indian Head that I was bound and determined to retrieve the target! After about ten minutes of sawing with my Lesche I finally popped the coin out from under a large root and it was a nice 1888 Indian Head. I can't believe that I got it out from under the roots without scratching it! :happydance01:
When the sun got low on the horizon the temperature dropped noticeably and I called it a day. I ended up hunting for about 3 hours.
Here are my finds for the day:
Here is the foreign coin I found at the beginning of my hunt. It's a little bit bigger than a nickel. One side of the coin is fairly clear, but the details are almost totally worn off on the other side. It says, BRODRAFOLKENS VAL on the nicer side. On the worn side I can see the numeral 2 with a crown on each side. A quick internet search tells me that it's a 2 Ore coin from Sweden probably minted between 1874 and 1907. Pretty neat, even though the date is illegible.
Here is the 1888 Indian Head that was hiding under the tangled web of tree roots. :hairpulling:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:
The finds were a little more sparse today. The second target I dug was a green disc a little larger than a nickel. It made my heart skip a beat at first, as I thought it was another two-cent piece. Alas, when I got some of the dirt rubbed off I could tell that it was a foreign coin of some sort, holed too. Pretty neat find, even if I didn't know what it was! :dontknow: lol
A little later I got a perfect 12-35 Indian Head signal at 6 deep. Unfortunately, right where the target was centered there was a hopeless web of large tree roots. However, I was so sure that it was an Indian Head that I was bound and determined to retrieve the target! After about ten minutes of sawing with my Lesche I finally popped the coin out from under a large root and it was a nice 1888 Indian Head. I can't believe that I got it out from under the roots without scratching it! :happydance01:
When the sun got low on the horizon the temperature dropped noticeably and I called it a day. I ended up hunting for about 3 hours.
Here are my finds for the day:
Here is the foreign coin I found at the beginning of my hunt. It's a little bit bigger than a nickel. One side of the coin is fairly clear, but the details are almost totally worn off on the other side. It says, BRODRAFOLKENS VAL on the nicer side. On the worn side I can see the numeral 2 with a crown on each side. A quick internet search tells me that it's a 2 Ore coin from Sweden probably minted between 1874 and 1907. Pretty neat, even though the date is illegible.
Here is the 1888 Indian Head that was hiding under the tangled web of tree roots. :hairpulling:
Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:
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I was wanting to go out too. :envious:
