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Guess That Coin! More find from the spot
HKnJ
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Went back again to the spot. This time I packed the camera.
The camera brought some really good luck.
This hunt is my best ever finishing the day with
one "Guess That Coin" with picture below, one 1914-D Barber dime (second found),
one 1926 Merc, one 1941-S Merc, one 1907 IHC, and some Wheaties.
Here are some action shots:
1926 Merc in the hole
1914-D Barber dime out of the hole
Guess this coin
And here is the group shot without the mysterious piece:
Thanks for checking!
The camera brought some really good luck.
This hunt is my best ever finishing the day with
one "Guess That Coin" with picture below, one 1914-D Barber dime (second found),
one 1926 Merc, one 1941-S Merc, one 1907 IHC, and some Wheaties.
Here are some action shots:
1926 Merc in the hole
1914-D Barber dime out of the hole
Guess this coin
And here is the group shot without the mysterious piece:
Thanks for checking!
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Exciting action shots! Thrills! Chills! Adventure! silver!!!! Yay!
<< <i>Exciting action shots! Thrills! Chills! Adventure! silver!!!! Yay! >>
Indeed. Sir. It was quite cold this morning but the excitement was overwhelming.
Well, Your guesses are good, here is the picture of the piece. It's a 1902 Barber half.
<< <i>There goes the November silver award. >>
Maybe.
I found quite a few silver pieces in October but did not enter the contest. This year has been huge for me as far as silver count is concerned.
<< <i>Dang HKnJ those are some awesome dig's and WTG on the barber half!!HH,Tom >>
Thanks, Tom. Your digs aren't too shabby either. This half is the only second Barber half I ever found.
Color me green with envy.
The pics are great!
Thanks for sharing,
Ray
<< <i>What do you use to dig those holes with? >>
Just regular gardening trowels. I bought these tools from Menards. They are cheap and durable. I usually use the plastic one.
The metal trowel is used in hard soil where the plastic one can't hack.
Thanks again, guys for the comments.
That's a lot of great stuff for one hunt! Congrats on the Barber half!
I have to comment onyour picture with the Merc out of the hole (on the plastic): One of my favorite detecting moments:
1) The target is at least four inches deep, preferably 6" or more
2) Do some digging, scan the hole and find that the target is out
3) Looking at the dirt on the plastic... there's no sign of a large junk target
4) There's a large pile of dirt.. so a quick scan with the detector first. The signal is red hot
5) Prolonging the excitement... scanning with the pinpointer... it gives a strong signal...but you still can't see the target. It's probably a heavy coin that's dropped down flat against the plastic through the loose soil
5) You reach for it and can feel the edge of a coin
It could well be a keeper....
I like how you put the steps in sequence. That is EXACTLY what I'd do 90% of the time.
The excitement indeed comes when you KNOW "it's" out of the hole and when you scan
your 'tector over the loose dirt and she bangs like a gong.
BTW, that is the 1914-D Barber dime on top of the dirt.
You gotta love that "peekaboo" moment. That first glimpse of the Barber half in the picture above is like that.
Man, I had to come back to this thread again for a little vicarious excitement. It's been too dang long for me.
Ryan