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Incredible weekend of detecting!

5/25/2014

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After doing my testing the other nite with my SEF 6x8 coil and using manual I decided to go an entire weekend using ONLY my small coil in yards. I'd say I was pretty successful. This is my finds from friday, saturday and sunday. Hunted some old houses, an empty lot, and a small sidewalk tearout, found the following:

bunch wheats
2 indians 1888, 1908
2 buffalos 1926, 1928
1943 war nickel
6 silver dimes, 1913, 1917, 1935, 1937, 1940 and 1953
3 tokens, palmolive, Good luck token, and 5 cents at the bar
Anheuser Busch metal beer bottle, date 1897 on bottle
Buckle, looks to have been silver plated
Plated junker ring
1950 play dime
small cross
little bird button
Military collar button

I think I will be using the small coil in yards a lot more from now on, now sure why I never did as I have owned it for way over 2 years, been basically just using it in fields. It gets incredible depth, especially when using manual.
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Pretty UNreale find!

5/16/2014

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Hunted two old yards after work tonite. First one I got the 1890 V nickel and wheats. Trust me I was happy to get just the V nickel, I LOVE old nickels and deep ones are hard to come by, the signals on nickels are very jumpy and I chase a lot of signals to get the ones I have found

Second house I got the silver quarter, happy again, anyday with silver AND an old nickel I am pumped..........then I got a solid signal, screaming is more like it, came in around 06-46,...07-46 area........Cut the plug and put the pinpointer in the hole it was still a few inches deeper, I reached the loose dirt out and saw the big silver rim, at first I thought I had another silver half. But was I way OFF, it was a 8 reale...........and 1739!!!!! My new OLDEST ever coin. Before this it was a 1746 KG copper. You can say I am more than pleased. I included a freshly dug dirty pic and you can see the details I saw as it came out of the hole, that is an UNreale find, especially for NW Ohio!!!!
Also I never saw a coin with notches all around the edges, so I googled it and apparently that is how they were made....pretty unique!
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BIG silver..V nickel..indian

5/12/2014

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Took the day off work to do some digging. Hit an old ballfield and of course the grass was 7-8 inches tall. Made getting deep signals very difficult. Managed couple wheats, 1906 Indian, $4.54 in clad and bunch of pull tabs trying for gold lol. Need to go back when they mow it. Saw an old house across the street, knocked and got permission. Scored a 1943 walker and 1911 V nickel and couple more wheats, pretty good day!
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5 silver sunday! Amazing seated!

5/4/2014

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Had a GREAT day door knocking in town. First 5 silver day this season. I had 5 wheats but gave 3 to the homeowner for her grandson so my silver to wheat ratio was 1 for 1. I'd call that pretty awesome. Buff is 1919, Indian is 1880 and find of the day is the superb shape 1877 seated dime heck even got a dime trifecta...lol!
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Couple more for the pile!

5/1/2014

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Today I gridded the grass lot I found the Franklin half last week and didn't get any BIG silver I did get a couple more small ones to add to the pile, nothing super, but hey silver is silver!
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Nice tribe of injuns!

5/1/2014

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Last nite after work I hunted a really old house on a corner lot, small yard, lots of junk....but did manage to catch a few indians. 3 of them were nice shape, and one was EXTREMELY CRUSTY, I did not even think I would get a date off of it to be honest. It had a thick green crust on both sides, after I cleaned it with soap and water I could see the date of 1864........and I could see in spots it had amazing detail. So I gave it two long peroxide baths, each time till it stopped fizzing completely, then I picked at the crust with a toothpick, and to my surprise it came out exceptionally well, I was very pleased at the outcome. The 1906 is superb shape too and it has an unusal golden patina, doesn't show well in the photo but it looks gold in person. I have dug wheats like this before but never an indian.
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