CyberSage
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One week after finding the Seated Liberty Quarter, I found myself watching the sunrise as I headed back across the high plains of Colorado to the same little parks for another hunt. The skies were overcast to the west, and the majestic view of the Rocky mountains that has spoiled me so much in previous trips was hidden from my view. The low lying clouds would taunt me every now and then with a brief glimpse of the massive range of mountains.
This trip I would not be alone in my hunt. I would be meeting my friend Sarge for a day of detecting. Sarge and I have had several hunts together, and they were always a lot of fun. I pulled up to the first park, and the only activity was from a few Fox Squirrels searching the yellowed grass for nuts buried last fall. I sipped my coffee, and started to drift in my thoughts as I looked out over the old park. Stepping from my car I once again paused, and fixated on an old Victorian aged house on the corner across the street. I couldn't help but wonder what lay just beneath the surface of the front yard. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a car pulling right up behind me. I turned to see Sarge smiling from the driver's seat of his vehicle. After shaking hands, and exchanging a few stories we pulled out the detectors from he cars and went about the business of listening for the sound of coins as our coils passed over them. Twenty minutes into the hunt I had a good hit. There was some iron in the hole along with it, but the E-Trac still let me know Silver was waiting. I cut a plug, and felt rain drops start to fall on my shoulders. As I cut through the earth once again, the glint of Silver caught my eye...
A Semi-Key date 1913 S Barber Dime. It was slightly worn, and had one small flaw on the tail side. Still a very exciting find for me.
I have found many nice coins in this area of the park. I believe it is the combination of deep iron , and modern day trash that lets this area continue to produce finds.
The Indian head Penny was also hidden in a trashy area at the very edge of the park. The E-Trac is very adept at signaling on these bronze coins. I knew what I had before I dug on this one.
I dug a lot of nails, and bits of iron on this hunt as I worked the trashy areas. Still being relatively inexperienced with the E-Trac this helped me understand what the machine was trying to tell me. These parks have been hit hard, so the coins were far and few, but What I found this trip was worth the effort. I guess in reality it's always worth the effort if you think about it. There is no downside to a walk in the park on a nice Spring day.
Keep Swing'in
Jack
This trip I would not be alone in my hunt. I would be meeting my friend Sarge for a day of detecting. Sarge and I have had several hunts together, and they were always a lot of fun. I pulled up to the first park, and the only activity was from a few Fox Squirrels searching the yellowed grass for nuts buried last fall. I sipped my coffee, and started to drift in my thoughts as I looked out over the old park. Stepping from my car I once again paused, and fixated on an old Victorian aged house on the corner across the street. I couldn't help but wonder what lay just beneath the surface of the front yard. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a car pulling right up behind me. I turned to see Sarge smiling from the driver's seat of his vehicle. After shaking hands, and exchanging a few stories we pulled out the detectors from he cars and went about the business of listening for the sound of coins as our coils passed over them. Twenty minutes into the hunt I had a good hit. There was some iron in the hole along with it, but the E-Trac still let me know Silver was waiting. I cut a plug, and felt rain drops start to fall on my shoulders. As I cut through the earth once again, the glint of Silver caught my eye...
A Semi-Key date 1913 S Barber Dime. It was slightly worn, and had one small flaw on the tail side. Still a very exciting find for me.
I have found many nice coins in this area of the park. I believe it is the combination of deep iron , and modern day trash that lets this area continue to produce finds.
The Indian head Penny was also hidden in a trashy area at the very edge of the park. The E-Trac is very adept at signaling on these bronze coins. I knew what I had before I dug on this one.
I dug a lot of nails, and bits of iron on this hunt as I worked the trashy areas. Still being relatively inexperienced with the E-Trac this helped me understand what the machine was trying to tell me. These parks have been hit hard, so the coins were far and few, but What I found this trip was worth the effort. I guess in reality it's always worth the effort if you think about it. There is no downside to a walk in the park on a nice Spring day.
Keep Swing'in
Jack
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erfect10: Love those Barbers! :loveit: Congrats on the IH also |:cheering: Great hunt thumbsup01
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