More found money to add to economy!

Went to a friends house yesterday which didn't take but an hour, and for a 50's house I was kinda disappointed. 19 cents total and a lot of junk. I did find 1 1956-d dime and 2 wheatbacks from the 40's. Went back to my 50's school and hoped to find more rings but alas, no such luck! Did manage to scrounge up $3.71 with one 1929 wheatie. For a couple hours I guess I can't complain(8 quarters, 14 dimes, 3 nickels and 16 pennies). I guess after finding 2 rings on monday my hopes were set higher!HH~Andy~

Silver and Gold!!!!!

Best day this year as it started with dig I started before rain yesterday. I dug the plug out and found a .925 solid silver ring, mini happy dance and moved on. Working around the playground produced $1.79 in clad(4 quarters,6 dimes, 1 nickel, and 14 pennies). I was at it about 2 hours and started to work my way back to car digging 5 straight pull tabs and 1 more beep giving me a VDI of 14 and I said what the heck, 1 more dig and I bent down on my sore knee and dug 3" and to my surprise, out pops a gold ring. 14K with 3 small diamonds, Now comes the major happy dance! Year to date totals are $55.01 in coins(28 wheat backs, 1 buffalo nickel, 1 V-nickel, 3 war- nickels, 2 mercury dimes, 5 rosies, 5 washington silvers, 1 silver kennedy half, and 1 Liberty half). Other notables are 8 rings(2 gold with diamonds and 2 silver), 7 tokens, 1918 Canadian penny, 200 lire, 2 Groschen, 15 hotwheels, 1 brooch(silver), 1 earring(silver), 1 dollar coin, 1 money clip, 5 dollar bill, 2 dog tags, and a partridge which I still believe fell out of a pear tree! HH
~Andy~

lotta rain

Rained hard last night and this morning and when sun broke thru I saw a 1 hour window to go back to school. .53 cents was all I could muster(1 quarter,2 dimes,8 pennies). A couple interesting finds included a 1925 Groschen 2 which I believe is German for 2 cents that was only 1" down, guessing someone lost their show and tell item. Also found what appeared to be a tiny phonograph player made of metal, after taking it home I discovered it was a pencil sharpener! Unique if nothing else! I also found a spot that showed dime at 6 " and as I started to dig the sky opened up and I raced to my SUV. I'll dig that one first thing tomorrow! Came home and watched 2-3 more inches of rain fall, guess the drought is over...YAY!HH~Andy~

First real rain in 6 weeks

After 2" of rain last night and this morning I thought I'd have a go at another school built in 50's and for 2 hours in ungodly heat and humidity I did all right. Found $2.74 including 7 quarters, 7 dimes, 3 nickels, and 14 pennies. One silver quarter (1964-D) which was my second one with this date. The other $2.49 was clad, but I'll go back again. Seems like it hasn't been hit in awhile as anytime I can find a couple bucks in 2 hours I feel blessed.HH~Andy~

After itty-bitty rain today, I could not stand it anymore and went out for 1 hour to another school. Someone was already here as I noticed plenty of plugs that have not healed! I still managed to scoop up $1.32(3 quarters,4 dimes, 3 nickels and 2 pennies). All newer except one 1964-D dime which ironically was three inches deeper than the newer penny I found at 1". It really pays to recheck those holes! Started to evaluate it and figured someone had passed that penny for other treasures as my VDI was showing penny all the way, until I took it out and rescanned, then it showed solid dime. For some reason the silver are always a louder and more positive beep! That is silver coin # 14 this year! This year total on coins is at $49.64!HH~Andy~

1 more try!

Half an hour before rain, decided to do neighbors 1 last time and it was the last time, as I dug everything else that beeped. Couple of items to note though, a 1951 quarter and a silver owl brooch along with 2 recent pennies, 4 pulltabs,1 large nail and an old tapper I assume from beer keg. Oh well, more silver.....Let it rain!HH~Andy~

Collection building

Went back to my sisters yesterday to redo the ground I'd already swept with Minelab and was impressed with the results of two hours. Found $1.12 including 2 silver (1964 kennedy half and a 1954-D rosy). I also found 5 wheaties from 40's and 50's, a silver Rogers spoon, another chuck e cheese token dated 1986(In pizza we trust), and the most interesting find was a 1981: 200 lire Italian coin. Sized like a quarter and bronze-looking. Anyone know the exchange rate? HH
~Andy~