GRAND SLAM!!

I don't even know where to start. 8/ The last few days Theola and I have been making plans to do a road trip south to find some frost free ground. We had 5 parks picked out in 3 towns. Late last night before leaving I was checking our route and noticed a couple of parks along the way. I figured we could do a drive by on our way through town. After driving by the parks we decided to check them out before driving any farther. Boy am I glad we did! :yes: The third hole at the first park was a 1902 IH! thumbsup01 In the next hour I was only able to coax one lone wheatie from park#1. Ted was only able to find some clad. So we decided to go give park #2 a try . 10 minutes into park #2 I hear Theola from across the park say High O' silver! oke: He got a really nice 1941 Merc. Soon I found my first silver a 1946 Rosie. Then Ted said &quot:beerbuddy:uff! It was getting warm about this time so I started walking to my truck and as I was crossing the gravel road in the park I got a slight high pitched chirp :huh: After digging the hole in the gravel I see a silver edge sitting on the edge of the hole! :shocked04:stretcher: I could just make out ONE DIME on the back. I said This could be a.... :lipssealed: Wiping off the front revealed my first seated dime of 2012!! <: In January on top of it! lol Later on, right next to a big maple tree, I found my first 2 center!! :happydance01: A 1866!! happydance02 Around the other side of the tree I found silver #3 of the day! Another Rosie, a 1948. About 10 minutes later I found a 1921 Merc! I told Ted I hit the Tri-fecta !! Finally!! This is the first time for me!! :yes: I told Ted Now all I need is a Barber for the Grand Slam. lol yeah right. A little while later along the sidewalk I started digging a bunch of wheaties from the 20's and late teens in one small are. About 6 or 7 of them lol On the 4th time digging the same area up I see a flash of silver :shocked04: I was completely surprised when I seen ONE DIME on the back! :shocked03: I said NO WAY!! Gently wiping the dirt off the front I seen the face of a beautiful 1914D Barber dime!!! <: :happydance01: Ted!..... I hit the GRAND SLAM !!! :happydance01: happydance02

Here's my very first dime GRAND SLAM!!



All the keepers lined up :cheesysmile: :cheesysmile: :cheesysmile: :cheesysmile: :cheesysmile:




The 19 wheaties and a 1917 DOG TAX!! I love those dog TAXES! :smitten:


This has just been crazy! :crazy: I'm just in awe !! 8/ lol
Thanks for lookin' & HH :grin:

If you don't find another thing for the rest of the year you will have done well . Huge congrats !!

Oh baby! <: <: <:

Fantastic hunt Tim. eace: What a fun way to spend the last day of January in the midwest. :daydream:

You drove home with an awesome pocketful of keepers. Seated, Mercs, Barbers, Rosies, IH's and a beautiful Two Center. :smitten: Very well worth the effort buddy. I'll bet you scoured the gravel after that Seated popped out. :yes: Find anything else in it?

Congratulations on a great day of hunting. Tell Ted I said the same. thumbsup01

I'm guessing you guys already have plans to head back to that park. :yes: lol

By the way... thanks for upping my itch to detect by 5 or 6 notches. lol

erfect10: erfect10: :clapping: :clapping:! What an Awesome bunch of treasures |:cheering: Congrats on a fantastic hunt! |:cheering:

erfect10: Sweet Sweet finds. Can't do much better than that. |:cheering: Congrats to you!

Well, I knew you were going on a hunt yesterday so I was expecting a post from you last night. But I wasn't expecting THAT! :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04:

That is a GRAND SLAM with the bases loaded! SPECTACULAR HUNT!!!! |) |)

Congrats on your first Two-Cent Piece! :clapping:

And that 1875 Seated Liberty Dime is awesome too! :cheering:

Man, that hunt is one for the books! I would be smiling for a week after that! Way to start the year off right, Tim! thumbsup01

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Woooo Hooooo! You did great Tim!!! |:cheering: :happydance01: happydance02 :clapping: eace:

Big time congrats buddy

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Tim, Holy Moly,...... erfect10: erfect10: erfect10:. What a hunt. One of those hunts that most of us just dream about. |) |)

Wow, that's awesome mg:. Congrats on some awesome firsts erfect10:

Tony Two-Cent link=topic=8763.msg98837#msg98837 date=1328097663 said:

That is a GRAND SLAM with the bases loaded!

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Oh geez! 8/ :embarrassed:

I guess I shouldn't post before my morning coffee! lol :blush:

I'm curious how the two-cent piece rang up on your E-Trac, Tim. Around 12-40? Did you think it was a wheat cent?

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[move]AWESOME!!!!!![/move]

Tony Two-Cent link=topic=8763.msg98852#msg98852 date=1328109548 said:

I'm curious how the two-cent piece rang up on your E-Trac, Tim. Around 12-40? Did you think it was a wheat cent?

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No, actually the highest the Co. number I seen was 37 or 38. But I could hear it was next to a trash target. I was getting a mixed sound that was just high enough to make me curious :thinkingabout: When I dug it up and seen it's size I was like Whats this? A token? :dontknow: But when I wiped off the back and seen the shield I was like. :shocked03: :shocked04: <: After I backfilled my hole I rescanned the hole and got nothin' but pulltab numbers , abunch of 20's Co.#'s :tongue:

jkress link=topic=8763.msg98824#msg98824 date=1328073476 said:

I'll bet you scoured the gravel after that Seated popped out. :yes: Find anything else in it?

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I did check it for quite a while afterwards but only came up with some clad and junk. Then I commenced to wondering lol
But we're planning a return trip for sure :yes: thumbsup01

Holy Crap! |) You're on FIRE man!! Congrats on the great hunt!!!

:wow: a GRAND SLAM!! That is fantastic Tim and a two center |:cheering: That's a great hunt. At this pace I'm never going to catch you this year.

Ill Digger link=topic=8763.msg98854#msg98854 date=1328111017 said:

After I backfilled my hole I rescanned the hole and got nothin' but pulltab numbers , abunch of 20's Co.#'s :tongue:

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Probably just a couple of small gold coins that were dropped with the Two Cent piece... Captain Coin Spill. :thinkingabout: :yes:

Holy Moly what a hunt!!!

Come on Tim! You didn't find them all in one hole? lol you are slipping friend. oke: lol Just teasing. Great hunt buddy.

everybody has said everything I was going to say so I will say very good days hunt and hope you will have a better day next time,wtg,Tim.

i am in total awe! what a hunt for you ! i can only dream and wish i could find stuff like that here, WTG and big congrats to you! wow!! erfect10:

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