09-14-2013, 05:07 PM
All I can say is WOW 
What a strange, wacky & awesome day!
Met up with my buddies from that detecting club this morning. Had a bad start and I arrived 10 minutes late...I hate that. Then, while I'm getting geared up, I notice I forgot my belt
Besides my pants being way too loose, I lug around a finds pouch, a lesche & my propointer. No belt = problems. Luckily, one of my buds had a spare web belt. Got suited up and we walk several hunted yards to a spot in the woods. I then notice I dropped my pinpointer somewhere from the car to where we were, so, had to walk aaaaalllllllll the way back to find it. Was laying next to my car in the lot. Yes, it was one of those mornings, lol. Add to all this, the web belt wasn't latching correctly, so, I kept having to take it off & put it back on every 15 minutes 
Now, we've hit this spot a few times already. Aside from an Indian & a sterling fork, I've never gotten anything from here. Signals are SPARSE. I just don't like this spot. I wound up taking a wrong turn to get to this place this morning, and passed by what appeared to be an OLD picnic grove. It was almost calling out to me as I drove by. But, we were hunting this woods spot I don't like, instead, lol. After a few hours of nothing in the woods, I told my buddies about the spot I eyed. I said why should we stay here all day to get maybe 10 signals between us & hope for something old. The guys reluctantly agreed & we decided to hit the grove spot. We drove there & I could see the guys salivating as we pulled up. I just knew there was silver there. I said if there wasn't, one of my buddies had to strip naked and walk home
Anyways...
All my buddies ran to a sledding hill across the street from this grove, but, I was on the grove itself like white on rice. I believe in intuition, and this place was screaming at me. First few signals were clad. Then more clad. I walked over to one of my buds who sauntered over to where I was and I said, I think this placed is filled in. I can't see the roots of the trees & the dirt is brown, not black, but, I just got this feeling there's silver. He said, well let's keep working it then. Not 5 minutes later...
I get a good silver tone, but, it was a bit choppy. Definitely a signal to get excited over though. Depth said 5 or 6", but, down maybe 3" TOPS, out pops a seated dime! Unfortunately, grazed the reverse with my digger, as you 'll see in the pics. 1883. Glad it wasn't deeper, as the ground here was like asphalt! Rocks, tough dirt, etc. Maybe 5 minutes later, get a perfect signal, but, it was a bit too shallow. Was hoping for a merc or Rosie, but, to my surprise, down maybe 2 or 3" a largie. Appears to be an 1851, but, it's pretty toasted and my eyes are shot. About 20 minutes later, one of my buds pulls a cut reale! Wow. After all this, things quieted down & we only got some doodads for the next hour or so.
My buddies had to leave at 1:30, but, no WAY was I going home
I decided to stay another hour and try the sledding hill. First 45 minutes nothing much aside from clad and a wheat or two. Then, at the top of the hill, right next to an old tree, I get a GREAT 38 signal. Depth 7 or 8". I knew it was silver from the tone, but, it was loud. A deep coin should be quieter, or fainter sounding. I said to myself, this might be a silver quarter....or a beer can, lol. Dig the plug & lots of roots. Good sign. Then, right underneath a big, thick root, my pinpointer picks the target up. I dig underneath the root, stick my hand in and pull up a clod of dirt & see big silver An 1883 Italian 2 Lire! Never found one of these before! Same size as a large cent. Beautiful condition aside from some brown stainage. Weird, but, both the seated & 2 Lire are both 1883's.
Jeepers, I was just bitching about not finding a seated the other day. It's been more than 2 years I think. And finally, a decent big silver. I've been in a bit of a funk lately. This hunt has revived me! Re-energized me! I feel like getting nude and running around my neighborhood while waving my detector in the air & yelling "Hi Ho Silllllllllver!" Sorry for the encyclopedic post guys, but, best hunt in a loooong while & I'm stoked!
Joe
What a strange, wacky & awesome day!Met up with my buddies from that detecting club this morning. Had a bad start and I arrived 10 minutes late...I hate that. Then, while I'm getting geared up, I notice I forgot my belt
Besides my pants being way too loose, I lug around a finds pouch, a lesche & my propointer. No belt = problems. Luckily, one of my buds had a spare web belt. Got suited up and we walk several hunted yards to a spot in the woods. I then notice I dropped my pinpointer somewhere from the car to where we were, so, had to walk aaaaalllllllll the way back to find it. Was laying next to my car in the lot. Yes, it was one of those mornings, lol. Add to all this, the web belt wasn't latching correctly, so, I kept having to take it off & put it back on every 15 minutes Now, we've hit this spot a few times already. Aside from an Indian & a sterling fork, I've never gotten anything from here. Signals are SPARSE. I just don't like this spot. I wound up taking a wrong turn to get to this place this morning, and passed by what appeared to be an OLD picnic grove. It was almost calling out to me as I drove by. But, we were hunting this woods spot I don't like, instead, lol. After a few hours of nothing in the woods, I told my buddies about the spot I eyed. I said why should we stay here all day to get maybe 10 signals between us & hope for something old. The guys reluctantly agreed & we decided to hit the grove spot. We drove there & I could see the guys salivating as we pulled up. I just knew there was silver there. I said if there wasn't, one of my buddies had to strip naked and walk home
Anyways...All my buddies ran to a sledding hill across the street from this grove, but, I was on the grove itself like white on rice. I believe in intuition, and this place was screaming at me. First few signals were clad. Then more clad. I walked over to one of my buds who sauntered over to where I was and I said, I think this placed is filled in. I can't see the roots of the trees & the dirt is brown, not black, but, I just got this feeling there's silver. He said, well let's keep working it then. Not 5 minutes later...
I get a good silver tone, but, it was a bit choppy. Definitely a signal to get excited over though. Depth said 5 or 6", but, down maybe 3" TOPS, out pops a seated dime! Unfortunately, grazed the reverse with my digger, as you 'll see in the pics. 1883. Glad it wasn't deeper, as the ground here was like asphalt! Rocks, tough dirt, etc. Maybe 5 minutes later, get a perfect signal, but, it was a bit too shallow. Was hoping for a merc or Rosie, but, to my surprise, down maybe 2 or 3" a largie. Appears to be an 1851, but, it's pretty toasted and my eyes are shot. About 20 minutes later, one of my buds pulls a cut reale! Wow. After all this, things quieted down & we only got some doodads for the next hour or so.
My buddies had to leave at 1:30, but, no WAY was I going home
I decided to stay another hour and try the sledding hill. First 45 minutes nothing much aside from clad and a wheat or two. Then, at the top of the hill, right next to an old tree, I get a GREAT 38 signal. Depth 7 or 8". I knew it was silver from the tone, but, it was loud. A deep coin should be quieter, or fainter sounding. I said to myself, this might be a silver quarter....or a beer can, lol. Dig the plug & lots of roots. Good sign. Then, right underneath a big, thick root, my pinpointer picks the target up. I dig underneath the root, stick my hand in and pull up a clod of dirt & see big silver An 1883 Italian 2 Lire! Never found one of these before! Same size as a large cent. Beautiful condition aside from some brown stainage. Weird, but, both the seated & 2 Lire are both 1883's.Jeepers, I was just bitching about not finding a seated the other day. It's been more than 2 years I think. And finally, a decent big silver. I've been in a bit of a funk lately. This hunt has revived me! Re-energized me! I feel like getting nude and running around my neighborhood while waving my detector in the air & yelling "Hi Ho Silllllllllver!"
Sorry for the encyclopedic post guys, but, best hunt in a loooong while & I'm stoked!Joe
