First 3 cent piece

Tried the river bottoms again today for 2 hours and man it is rough going. Saw a few snakes and only had 3 hits, but 2 were coins. I found a 1927 mercury dime and another dime size coin I did not recognize til I got home...1870 3 cent nickel and it is in pretty good shape. Hard work getting at these old coins, but it is so quiet and peaceful so I will keep trying! Went up into park area and found 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 2 nickels in an hour.....more action but boring compared to old stuff. Today's total...$1.38.......YTD...$10.37 HH~ANDY~

No real excitement today except for the fact that it hit 60 here and we have a couple more days til the weatherman says.....snow again so off I went! Went to park today for 2 hours and found $2.97 (9 quarters, 6 dimes, 2 nickels, and 2 pennies) year to date $8.99......I have been ignoring pennies unless they show 3" or deeper to increase my totals and save my legs. I have a friend with an old house with 2 old barns from early 1800's and hope to nail this soon! HH~ANDY~

2nd time out today

Spent a couple hours in some lowland below a park along the river today with only 1 coin found but it was one of the oldest I have ever found...1852 liberty seated dime in bad shape but cleaned it up with warm water and date is visible! Says in good condition worth $12. Also found a couple old shotgun shells and an old key, then went up to park for an hour and found 8 Quarters, 6 dimes, 1 nickel, and 5 pennies...all newer clad! Total found today $2.8o Year to date $6.o2

Finally springlike

Well, I finally got out on Friday, March 12 to detect! First time since Nov. 5, 2009! Weather has been in 50's for a week now and just large snowpiles remain. Went out in yard and tested soil.....yup lets go dig! First place that came to mind is where I got booted out in Nov. I had found a 1902-s barber dime there and had another hit when I got kicked out! Weighed heavy on my mind for 4 months, and I said what the heck! Was there 10 minutes and found the spot and started digging and sure enough I found that other dime....1898 barber....Yay! Nice start to year, but I was not done. Small area but I checked for 15 more minutes and got another hit at 7" showing possible nickel? Yup it was a nickel alright...1882 shield in good condition....OMG this is the best start I have had in 25 years! I left after finishing this site and went to a park on other side of town that was built in 60's and it was nice. One and a half hours produced a half dollar, 8 quarters, 4 dimes, 2 nickels, and 7 pennies. All were recent except a 1955-d penny. Not a bad start tho for 2 hours.......$3.22 year to date. I want to get out again as soon as my aching thighs heal, Dang I need to have a winter excersize program for this old frame! HH~ANDY~

scolded today but worth it

Went past an old pumping station today that was real old brick and said what the heck. 20 minites and I got a real light hit reading dime. the deeper coins are real hard to find and this was no exception. 10 minutes and a large stack of dirt later out pops my silver dime. 1902-S barber is my first one in 5 years. Not in great condition but I am happy. Moved on and got another dime hit at 7 inches and dug for 10 min. again and a city truck pulled in and told me I was tresspassing and told me to fill hole and leave or he would call cops! Dang that other dime is bothering me big time now. So went down to coin roll park and mustered up another $1.56 in clad. To date now stands at $104.51HH~Andy~

tried coin roll park again today for 2 hours before cold caught up to me! Found $2.84 with 6 quarters, 12 dimes, 1 nickel, and 9 pennies. Nothing real old but 1 quarter was a 1965 and 2 dimes were 1966 and 1968, so close! To date now at $102.85HH~Andy~

lmao

went to newer park today thinking it might be 1 of my last for year and what a treat I received! Got loud 80 reading and thought aluminum can and dug anyway! I have found a couple of rolls in my life but never 2 in 1 hole! Rolls were rotted but coins were there and some looked like new except edges. 2 full rolls of dimes which I had to dig and dig for until all 100 were recovered! I figure they were lost in 96 because all dates were from 67-96 and most were 95! Never think twice about digging as I almost did! Also found 5 newer quarters,1 nickel and 7 pennies before stopping in 2 hours. $11.37 in 2 hours is like minimum wage! hehe! OMG brought my total to $100.01 for year. I cant possibly quit yet, I'm still laughing!