Six Silver - Six Coppers - 14 Indian Head Cents

[angellionel]

I was able to get in three hunts these three days. Friday was a good start. I picked up four Indian Head cents, a 1923 buffalo nickel and two mercury dimes.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/indianheadandsilver_040811.jpg


On Saturday I met up with John (midas) to hit an old site we initially thought we would have access to, but once there we were disappointed to find that the place was being used for an all day event. Bummer! :bangshead02: We then settled on hitting a few nearby locations, but the finds were sparse. :crying02: We had a good lunch though. :cheesysmile:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/indianheadcents_040911.jpg


Today was a different story. I took a very long drive - over a hundred miles - to detect at one park I had on my list from last year. It paid off, as I made up for Saturday's lack of silver, scoring with a total of six - a 1893 Barber quarter, two Barber dimes, dated 1901-O and 1906, a 1920 mercury dime, a 1952-D Roosevelt, and a beautiful 1877-CC seated dime. :drool:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/6_silvercoins_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/1877CC_seateddime_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/1893_barberquarter_041011.jpg

But silver was not the only sweetness the park yielded. :happydance01: I also picked up six large coppers. One is a Draped Bust large cent, but I haven't attempted to remove the soil from the obverse to try and make out a date. The reverse looks fine though. One of the coppers is a Canadian large cent, though details are lacking. The other four coppers are dated 1848, 1848, 1851, and 1853.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/6largecoppers_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/drapedbustlargecent_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/1848_largecent_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/1851_largecent_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/1853_largecent_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/canadianlargecent_041011.jpg

The park was even more giving, yielding fourteen Indian Head cents and nineteen old wheat cents. :smitten:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/14_indianheadcents_041011.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/19_wheatcents_041011.jpg

I do not know what this one is. :confused: I can make out 'Edward' around the edge. :thinkingabout:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/unknown_041011.jpg

Some of the other finds. :cheesysmile: The ring is silver. :yes:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/miscfinds_041011.jpg

HH!

[coinnut]

Nice haul Angel :clapping: Love the '06 Barber and the Seated of course lol Great condition on them. A good haul of coppers too. There is an overdate on the 1851, but I can't tell if you have it or not :confused: That copper disc with the iron inside of it looks like a campaign token I found before. I believe it may have had a picture of the candidate to be, inside the ring.

[angellionel]

Nice haul Angel :clapping: Love the '06 Barber and the Seated of course lol Great condition on them. A good haul of coppers too. There is an overdate on the 1851, but I can't tell if you have it or not :confused: That copper disc with the iron inside of it looks like a campaign token I found before. I believe it may have had a picture of the candidate to be, inside the ring.


Ah! So that's what it may be. :happydance01: It is about the size of a quarter. :yes:

I will have to take a closer look at the 1851 large cent. :cheesysmile:

[CyberSage]

Fantastic Angel. That drive was well worth it. Those are beautiful coins, and the feeling of unearthing them must have been very rewarding feeling. Thanks for sharing your hunts. This is truly going to be a great year.

Jack

[Viking]

An awesome weekend of hunting! Great job!

Hey, a new avatar. Don't mind if I do, your hunt deserves it!... :perfect10:

[jkress]

An incredible three days of hunting Angel. <: Look at all of those fantastic keepers. :drool:
Many of us would be excited at finding those in one whole season... I am definitely on that list. :yes:
Love that 1877CC. :smitten:
On average... when you hit these targets in park settings, how long do you take to decide to dig the signal?
Is it instant, or is it a situation where you circle the hole taking readings (like I do) and finally deciding it's something to dig?
Do you even circle the target or just decide from the original direction you are heading?
This year I am working on trying to figure out the broken, less than perfect/ideal signals and your input would be helpful.
Congrats on a great three days. :clapping:

[Cheap Thrills]

Nice going Angel great goodies as always !! thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[dave in iowa]

another great hunt , going to be a good year , thesky is the limit.

[angellionel]

On average... when you hit these targets in park settings, how long do you take to decide to dig the signal?
Is it instant, or is it a situation where you circle the hole taking readings (like I do) and finally deciding it's something to dig?
Do you even circle the target or just decide from the original direction you are heading?


It actually depends on the location. :yes: At certain parks I am Quick Draw McGraw. lol I am quite familiar with the E-Trac's response, so I tend to make quick judgement to dig. However, when working sites where coins are deeper than average, or where iron and/or trash are a challenge, I do take my time, checking the target from various angles and circling around it in an attempt to separate it from the adjacent trash and other targets. Today was one of those times. The ground was difficult, so even coins at 8 inches were not hitting as solidly as I would expect. I inspected every deep sounding signal, and dug even if it was broken and uneven. Three of the large cents I picked up today emerged from those types of signals. The iron and mineralized soil were troublesome for sure. :yes:

[jkress]

It actually depends on the location. :yes: At certain parks I am Quick Draw McGraw. lol I am quite familiar with the E-Trac's response, so I tend to make quick judgement to dig. However, when working sites where coins are deeper than average, or where iron and/or trash are a challenge, I do take my time, checking the target from various angles and circling around it in an attempt to separate it from the adjacent trash and other targets. Today was one of those times. The ground was difficult, so even coins at 8 inches were not hitting as solidly as I would expect. I inspected every deep sounding signal, and dug even if it was broken and uneven. Three of the large cents I picked up today emerged from those types of signals. The iron and mineralized soil were troublesome for sure. :yes:


very interesting. :thinkingabout: Thank you for the input... it is extremely helpful. thumbsup01 I have been experimenting/noting with broken signals this year and quite a few of them are revealing some nice targets.

[odave]

Outstanding finds Angel :perfect10: I dream of finds like that !!
Congrats on 3 great hunts thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01 :clapping: :clapping:

[Poker Jim]

That is a great weekend of hunting, nice work. Sure would like to have a park around here that gave out like that. Keep up the good work, love the silver.

Poker Jim

[Ill Digger]

:omg: Wow you pulled some goodin's!! :drool: :yes: |:confused:)
Of course all the coins are outstanding especially the CC dime, Barber quarter and ALL THOSE LC's :shocked04: :omg:
But that little skeleton key is just way cool in my book!! 8) Thats a really cool find ! :yes:
You sure are making up for some lost time :yes:
Great 3 day !
Congrats :grin:

[Jeff (or)]

Terrific finds!!!!! happydance02 happydance02 happydance02 :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy:

[pulltabsteve]

100 mile drive and no clad to help pay for gas :dontknow: rofl :poke: Great bunch of saves Angel :perfect10: I think George is right on the campaign token :yes:

[wild willy]

100 miles heh! sounds like your draining are mass parks. :crying02: awesome hunt!. willy

[del]

wow does this post make me sick :barf: here i am just dying for a copper ready to bargain my very soul for one and you pull up six Angel ?? :mad: :ticked: uh hold on on moment :barf: :barf: your amazing ... lol lol lol great three days :yes: and congrats on the silver too. that 1906 is a sharp looking coin :drool: . great i.d. on the campaign token George but the great picture to confirm was Steve so he gets the points . :teasing:

Dan

[randy]

Wow, that's an amazing hunt Angel :clapping: :clapping:. Go for 1000 coppers as well :poke:

[Evan/tn]

Wow Angel your finds just blow me away :stretcher:
just an awesome hunt with great finds :perfect10:
You da man!

[aloldstuff]

super super hunt. that would make my year

[Epi-hunter]

Just incredible :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10:

I still can't believe the finds that you manage to pull from public parks :omg: That really is a dream hunt. Congratulations!

And six large coppers?!? The copper war is on! lol

It's too bad that token is not in better shape. That would have been worth some bucks I am sure :yes:

[angellionel]

Thanks everyone! :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy:



Fantastic Angel. |:confused:) That drive was well worth it. Those are beautiful coins, and the feeling of unearthing them must have been very rewarding feeling. Thanks for sharing your hunts. This is truly going to be a great year.

Jack


Thanks Jack. I had a great time out there. It didn't all go smooth though. About three hours into the hunt my Killer B Headphones died on me right after digging up an Indian Head cent. I had a panic attack for a few a seconds before I remembered that I had a broken but duct-taped Gray Ghost headphones in my car trunk. lol The fit was uncomfortable, but they came through for me. :happydance01:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/April/brokenheadphones.jpg



:omg: Wow you pulled some goodin's!! :drool: :yes: |:confused:)
Of course all the coins are outstanding especially the CC dime, Barber quarter and ALL THOSE LC's :shocked04: :omg:
But that little skeleton key is just way cool in my book!! 8) Thats a really cool find ! :yes:
You sure are making up for some lost time :yes:
Great 3 day !
Congrats :grin:


I like the skeleton key too. :yes: I don't remember finding one like it before. :thinkingabout:



100 mile drive and no clad to help pay for gas :dontknow: rofl :poke: Great bunch of saves Angel :perfect10: I think George is right on the campaign token :yes:


Clad coins were very few at this park. Apparently it gets hit often and so most clad is removed - except the zincolns. :bangshead02: I saw several telltale signs of plugs and rotted zincolns that had been tossed aside after being dug up. 8/ Why can't they just place them in their trash pouch? :bop:

Thanks for the photo of the campaign button! :happydance01:



100 miles heh! sounds like your draining are mass parks. :crying02: awesome hunt!. willy


I'm just doing my part to rescue Lady Liberty. :cheesysmile: :happydance01:



wow does this post make me sick :barf: here i am just dying for a copper ready to bargain my very soul for one and you pull up six Angel ?? :mad: :ticked: uh hold on on moment :barf: :barf: your amazing ... lol lol lol great three days :yes: and congrats on the silver too. that 1906 is a sharp looking coin :drool: . great i.d. on the campaign token George but the great picture to confirm was Steve so he gets the points . :teasing:

Dan


lol lol Hey, on a few of those coppers the Fe/Co numbers were hitting 11-47 and 11-48 when using the probe, so I thought for sure I had an old silver quarter. I had images of Seated or Capped Bust quarters dancing in my head. :drool: But I'll take coppers too, especially when they are in decent condition. :smitten: Thanks Dan! thumbsup01



Wow, that's an amazing hunt Angel :clapping: :clapping:. Go for 1000 coppers as well :poke:


lol Maybe after a lifetime. lol



Just incredible :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10:

I still can't believe the finds that you manage to pull from public parks :omg: That really is a dream hunt. Congratulations!

And six large coppers?!? The copper war is on! lol

It's too bad that token is not in better shape. That would have been worth some bucks I am sure :yes:


Yeah, it would have been great if the token had been in better shape. But it's still a neat find though. :happydance01: Thanks Angie! thumbsup01

[RobW]

:shocked04: That's what dreams are made of...awsome as always Angel :envious:

[exsquid]

I would say that is what dreams are made of but I don't even have dreams that big... :confused:

Incredible finds....just incredible.... :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

[silver star]

WOW that is a great hunt. Big congrats on all of your finds |:confused:) You dig 6 coppers over the weekend that is impresive :peace: HH Mike

[hockeyguy]

Yup, unbelievable. I hope to match my year with your weekend hunt! :white:usaflag:: :perfect10: :cheering: |:confused:)

[staydetuned]

8/ Man. Wow.

I couldn't imagine detecting a park that gives up large cents. That would be... nice :smitten:

Hey Angel, awesome hunt. Incredible. I would have been freaking out too if I'd pulled a couple goodies from a park like that and then heard my headphones go quiet.

As a matter of fact, I use Killer B's too, and they can be funky at times, going quiet and choppy randomly.


Ahh, great post :)

[Toadman]

Nice barber and key ! great hunts for sure.... :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[Carver]

That was definitely worth a 100 mile drive!!!! Awesome finds Angel,,,,love the oldies :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10:

[milco]

Very nice indeed!

[mike l]

Man I would do anything to have a hunt like that. <: :peace: :clapping: Nice ID on the campaign token Steve thumbsup01