z118
06-23-2013, 07:38 PM
It was a hot weekend in Upstate NY and I only had limited time for detecting but I had some real nice hunts regardless.
Saturday I had to head a ways south to pick up a sheep from my farmer. While I was in the area I hit an old school in a small town. Things started slow before I realized that the contours of the property were clearly artificial and seemingly modern. So I moved to an edge of the property that looked to be untouched. Right away I hit a wheat penny, and a few swings later a nice '39 Merc that was nestled between pulltabs. I figured I might be on to something but several more hours of hunting resulted in 6 old Jeffersons, a Buffalo, and 14 more wheat pennies and no more silver! 21 old coins to 1 silver didn't seem like a good ratio. Regardless it was a very enjoyable hunt and I'm very happy that I have a new spot on my list to head back to at some point.
Sunday morning I was up early and headed to a small local spot I have never hunted before. My first target was a 1912 wheat, followed by a another wheat, a '47 nickel, and two more wheats in that order. At that point I was thinking I was on virgin ground and that silver was a near certainty. But I hunted for another two hours and other than two more wheats, and old hinge, an odd corroded Elks Lodge item, I got absolutely nothing.
I left a bit disappointed and headed to another new spot for me. Things started very slow and I thought about heading home. But I kept swinging, scoring sparse targets here and there, and then finally a '59 Rosie. It's not much but it made my day. I kept digging, getting an increasing number of tagerts including a few wheats and a decent amount of clad. At one point I got a signal that didn't seem like anything special only to find a big old worn silver disk at the bottom of the hole. It was a Walking Liberty Half! It is by far the most worn of the few that I've dug... no date even. But my oh my do I love her all the same. This shiny sweetheart will make my whole week.
Happy hunting!
Saturday I had to head a ways south to pick up a sheep from my farmer. While I was in the area I hit an old school in a small town. Things started slow before I realized that the contours of the property were clearly artificial and seemingly modern. So I moved to an edge of the property that looked to be untouched. Right away I hit a wheat penny, and a few swings later a nice '39 Merc that was nestled between pulltabs. I figured I might be on to something but several more hours of hunting resulted in 6 old Jeffersons, a Buffalo, and 14 more wheat pennies and no more silver! 21 old coins to 1 silver didn't seem like a good ratio. Regardless it was a very enjoyable hunt and I'm very happy that I have a new spot on my list to head back to at some point.
Sunday morning I was up early and headed to a small local spot I have never hunted before. My first target was a 1912 wheat, followed by a another wheat, a '47 nickel, and two more wheats in that order. At that point I was thinking I was on virgin ground and that silver was a near certainty. But I hunted for another two hours and other than two more wheats, and old hinge, an odd corroded Elks Lodge item, I got absolutely nothing.
I left a bit disappointed and headed to another new spot for me. Things started very slow and I thought about heading home. But I kept swinging, scoring sparse targets here and there, and then finally a '59 Rosie. It's not much but it made my day. I kept digging, getting an increasing number of tagerts including a few wheats and a decent amount of clad. At one point I got a signal that didn't seem like anything special only to find a big old worn silver disk at the bottom of the hole. It was a Walking Liberty Half! It is by far the most worn of the few that I've dug... no date even. But my oh my do I love her all the same. This shiny sweetheart will make my whole week.
Happy hunting!