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Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 4:35 pm
by bman
I went out both days this weekend. :D

Sat:
26 quarters
54 dimes
13 nickels
59 cents
$13.14 total
plus a junk ring & a few trinkets.

Sun:
1 quarter
9 dimes
0 nickels
22 cents
$1.37 total
plus 4 wheats & a 1942 silver quarter.

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 5:38 pm
by uthminsta
The 8-year-old and I went over to watch a baseball game tonight. I walked, she rode her bicycle. On the road over, she found a quarter. On the way back, I found a penny and a dime. Our metal detectors were a pretty popular model: our eyes. So... 0.36, plus a free high school game, plus a fun little daddy-daughter date. Good day.

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 3:59 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
Silver ring #4, lots of change, a doggie tag, junk earring, and a ???? you'll see......very heavy and kinda cool!

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Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:55 pm
by baggerman
4 quarters
3 dimes
1 nickel
11 zinc pennies
3 copper pennies

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:45 pm
by baggerman
Got out for about a hour today.
2 quarters
5 dimes
1 nickel
7 zinc pennies
and a 63 Rosie! Man I love the look of silver when it comes out of the ground :D

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 8:40 pm
by bman
Jonas is that bird head thing a cane handle? pretty neat whatever it is! 8-)

I went back to my favorite spot today and had an awesome day!

3 clad quarters
14 clad dimes
1 nickel
51 pennies
$2.71 total

PLUS:
23 wheaties
a small silver ring
and 5 silver dimes :mrgreen:


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Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:10 am
by TheJonasCollegeFund
bman wrote:Jonas is that bird head thing a cane handle? pretty neat whatever it is! 8-)

I went back to my favorite spot today and had an awesome day!

3 clad quarters
14 clad dimes
1 nickel
51 pennies
$2.71 total

PLUS:
23 wheaties
a small silver ring
and 5 silver dimes :mrgreen:


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Nice job on the silver. I have no clue about the bird head. It's very heavy and has a hole on top of it's head. Under the head there seems to be a hinge so the head can move up and down as in giving a yes nod.

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:05 pm
by baggerman
Very nice score on the silver Bman!!

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:22 pm
by bman
After work today I went back to the same place the silver dimes came from, no silver today. :cry:

I did find:
2 quarters
5 dimes
25 pennies
$1.25 total
plus 5 more wheaties and a 25 cent token from the Atlanis casino in Atlantic city, NJ.

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:33 pm
by bman
I met my friends at the same park for about 2 1/2 hours this evening and I found:

4 quarters
6 dimes
0 nickels
20 pennies
$1.80 totalPlus, a 1946 silver quarter and 4 more wheaties :D

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 3:10 pm
by baggerman
Not raining so I got to do a little digging.
4 quarters
10 dimes
2 nickles
29 zinc pennies
12 copper pennies
1 Canadian dollar
1 Canadian dime and the bling in the picture. The nursing pin is gold filled, online calculator says it is worth about $10. I think the pin with the arrow must be some kind of scout pin.

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:18 pm
by baggerman
Out for about an hour last night
3 quarters
6 dimes
1 nickel
6 copper pennies
29 zinc pennies
1 hello Kitty pendant
1 old kids cap gun in very poor condition

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:38 pm
by baggerman
Tonight's finds
2 quarters
4 dimes
2 nickles
1 copper penny
3 zinc pennies
Nice little sterling ring

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:09 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
I got out today after a big hot and dry spell here. I found the digging in soft sod/dirt very relaxing even though I didn't find much.

Still 0-for this year on silver coins even though I have 7 silver jewelry finds!

My last two hunts got me 98 coins for $6.63.

I've been keeping better stats then last year. So far I'm at 1,980 coins for $120.20..of which 7 coins were wheats and 1 was an indian head.

Nothing worth taking pictures of. I haven't touched the coin finds yet either. My rainy day etrac fund is at $120.20! I better start digging more pennies!

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:39 pm
by baggerman
When it dries up here the ground gets so hard (clay) that is is really tough to dig. Not sure how much I have found so far this year but I will keep logging it here and add it all up at the end of the year. 7 silver jewelry finds is awesome, I have only found 2 but have also found the silver half and a silver dime so it's all good. Get out and dig them pennies!

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:54 pm
by baggerman
Went out for about an hour today
1 $1 coin\
1 quarter
3 dimes
3 nickels
2 copper pennies
5 zinc pennies
1 united way pin

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:32 pm
by bman
I went to a few different schools and a park today. Found a bunch of clad, junk jewelry and one small heart shaped silver earring.
My favorite find of the day is the Junior NRA medal 8-)

clad count for today:
22 quarters
51 dimes
24 nickels
60 pennies
$12.40 total

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Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:00 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
bman wrote:I went to a few different schools and a park today. Found a bunch of clad, junk jewelry and one small heart shaped silver earring.
My favorite find of the day is the Junior NRA medal 8-)

clad count for today:
22 quarters
51 dimes
24 nickels
60 pennies
$12.40 total

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A roll of dimes!!!! AWESOME!

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:08 pm
by bman
I went out this evening and found:

2 quarters
6 dimes
6 pennies (1 zinc 4 copper & 1 wheat)
$1.16 total

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:17 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
Found cell phone #2 ever! :D

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:06 pm
by baggerman
Today's haul:
6 quarters
16 dimes
2 nickles
8 copper pennies
10 zinc pennies

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:32 pm
by bman
One of my hunting buddies intited me to an old farmhouse today. He found a flat button and we each found a few clad coins and shotgun shells but nothing good really. We need to go back after the wheat is harvested.

My take:
3 quarters
1 dime
4 nickels
5 pennies
$1.10 total

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:07 pm
by bman
I spent a few more hours at my old faithful park today.

I found:
2 quarters
7dimes
25 pennies
$1.45 total

plus 13 wheaties and 2 silver dimes, a 1942 Mercury & 1946-S Roosevelt. :mrgreen:

I must have forgot to post my finds from Tuesday, I only found 2 coins....a copper cent and a 1945 Philipines 20 centavos (.750 silver)

Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:44 am
by TheJonasCollegeFund
I hit a couple of schools since they are out now.

50 coins for $4.08 including 1 wheat!

A cool back to a pocket watch that i was wishing as gold...but it's flaking off so it's cool but REALLY cool! :roll:

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Re: 2012 Metal Detecting Thread

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:53 pm
by baggerman
Got out last night for a bit. No gold, silver or bling.
7 quarters
9 dimes
2 nickels
20 zinc pennies
3 copper pennies
1 metal finger guitar pick