Was going to beat my 1-day Wheat Cent record, but THESE GOT IN THE WAY! wink, wink
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My one-day record for wheats is 13... I knew I was close to that today after my 4 hour hunt...These are some of the things that KEPT ME FROM GETTING A NEW WHEAT CENT RECORD, :-)
1894-O Barber Quarter and 1958D roosevelt dime. The barber quarter was quite the surprise. Before digging it I was surprised how loud the beep was and thought it was some "canslaw" since it was deeper than the initial plug. Ended up being about 6 inches down.
Yup, 9 old New Hampshire highway tokens. Someone must've been angry a few years ago when they stopped accepting them at tolls. Must've tossed them out the car window, haha. Most are bent or nicked...angry man, or lawn mower?
Uh huh, even Santa tried getting in the way of my record Wheat Cent day. Both are dated 1995.
Hot Wheels made an appearance. date on this one is 1968
Not shown are the 1949 Candadian cent, which also took away from my efforts for a record wheat cent day!
The ones that really got in the way were the 3 Indian Head Cents! 1878, 1899 and I think the other is 1873, but I'm not certain. Didn't know I had a single IHC until I got home and inspected everything more closely. A nice little surprise. I'm soaking them now. The soil here is horrible on copper.
Finally, after all the "clutter" above, I only ended up with 11 wheats! Shown below are the 11 wheats and 3 IHCs.
Seemed to find a little bit of everything today, which is fine with me. Never know what will pop up next.
1894-O Barber Quarter and 1958D roosevelt dime. The barber quarter was quite the surprise. Before digging it I was surprised how loud the beep was and thought it was some "canslaw" since it was deeper than the initial plug. Ended up being about 6 inches down.
Yup, 9 old New Hampshire highway tokens. Someone must've been angry a few years ago when they stopped accepting them at tolls. Must've tossed them out the car window, haha. Most are bent or nicked...angry man, or lawn mower?
Uh huh, even Santa tried getting in the way of my record Wheat Cent day. Both are dated 1995.
Hot Wheels made an appearance. date on this one is 1968
Not shown are the 1949 Candadian cent, which also took away from my efforts for a record wheat cent day!
The ones that really got in the way were the 3 Indian Head Cents! 1878, 1899 and I think the other is 1873, but I'm not certain. Didn't know I had a single IHC until I got home and inspected everything more closely. A nice little surprise. I'm soaking them now. The soil here is horrible on copper.
Finally, after all the "clutter" above, I only ended up with 11 wheats! Shown below are the 11 wheats and 3 IHCs.
Seemed to find a little bit of everything today, which is fine with me. Never know what will pop up next.
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<< <i>That is one super hunt.... wheats, IHC's, Barber and a Rosie... That ground sure is tough on copper.. where are you located?? Cheers, RickO >>
Well... based on the 9 New Hampshire highway tokens and 2 New Hampshire Christmas tree ornaments... I live in Florida, haha. Just kidding, I really do live in New Hampshire.
I'm sure you know but be careful when cleaning the green coins. They can be brittle and crumble if you are too rough with them.
1. 7-17-81 Warrenton GC Driver 310 yards 7th Hole (Par 4)
2. 5-22-99 Warrenton GC 6 iron 189 yards 10th Hole
3. 7-23-99 Oak Meadow CC 5 iron 180 yards 17th Hole
4. 9-19-99 Country Lake GC 6 iron 164 yards 15th Hole
5. 8-30-09 Country Lake GC Driver 258 yards 17th Hole (Par 4)
Collector of Barber Halves, Commems, MS64FBL Frankies, Full Step Jeffersons & Mint state Washington Quarters
i think i need to ask you for advice on where to go around Manchester/Nashua/Amherst areas! help please.
<< <i>Where were you hunting? Park, old school, old house, where? >>
I guess you could call it a park-ish area. I think the key is finding a spot where people go (duh! of course)... but to metal detect out of the direct path of where most detectorists would go. Start there, then work your way towards the most obvious places. This strategy has worked very well for me at several places. Or, if starting in the most obvious place, dig the iffy/very weak signals. If someone before you got the top stuff, there's always some deeper stuff they missed.
Even so...you might want to have it restored...good luck with that!
<< <i>If that Hot Wheels Custom El Camino was in better condition, that would be a $200-$300 item, or more. It's one of the rarer issues, and while the chassis is dated 68, it was issued in 71. (If my memory on Hot Wheels History is correct) It's also, obviously, not complete, it is from the rare stunt set and at one point held a small plane on a missing bed cover. With the plane it would be, probably, the best MD Hot Wheels find in history, and it's probably in the Top 10 as is. When I get home and have access to my books, I might be able to tell you how many are known, and how many in red. (At least...I think it was red once!)
Even so...you might want to have it restored...good luck with that! >>
Whoa, thanks for the info! I had to check to make sure I didn't toss it, haha. But I found it in my toy car bin. It does look to have been red in its former state. I actually never washed it out after I found it, so it's still caked with dirt. I'd be interested to see what else you can find out about it!