markinswpa
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Unless you want talk about all the craziness we have all witnessed and had to endure. Plenty of that for sure.
I have to admit coming of my best year ever in 2019 I was spoiled and it continued up until March 14th. Then came the lock down. I was riding high on the silver train. Doing great on the wheats, Ihps and a bunch of tokens and other cool finds. My first sterling fty was an awesome Tiffany &Co. 1908 Pitt Athletic cufflink. I found a new honey hole in an old city park and spanked it for 17 silvers, at least 50 older wheats, a few of Ihps a bunch of Buffs, Vs and even a nickel trifecta, the only trifecta fty. It seemed I could do no wrong. I even got a Walker and a Rosie from the coinstar in Jan. In January I also found my one and only civil war find and my avatar, a union navy cuff button. In Feb, right around Presidents day I found a couple of GW. tokens and probably my coolest find of the year, a Pittsburgh Press newsboy pin. On my last hunt (3-14) my most memorable find was a 1979 Pitt Fiesta Bowl championship ring and subsequent return. By that time I had 31 hunts in with 26 silver, 85 wheats and so on.
After that I didn't get out for a public hunt till the second week of June. I did one little foray in a neighbors yard in May which netted me an Ihp. The first outing was at the local park, some clad and my first sterling ring fty. The next outing was back to my honey hole at the old park. No silver but I did dig my one and only gold ring fty. A very dry summer brought things to a halt and the one and only permission I got gave up a little clad and two sterling rings. I would not dig another silver coin (56 Rosie) till the second week of Nov and then my last a knarly 47 Rosie at the local park. On that hunt I also found a cool Pittsburgh Railways button. Overall totals for 2020 were down by two thirds or more compared to 2019- hunts 131 2020-50 silvers 104--28 and wheats in 19 were at 434. I finished 20 with 115. Hopefully 2021 will be better in all respects and especially for Mding. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and good luck to all as I see many of you are off to a strong start already. Mark
I have to admit coming of my best year ever in 2019 I was spoiled and it continued up until March 14th. Then came the lock down. I was riding high on the silver train. Doing great on the wheats, Ihps and a bunch of tokens and other cool finds. My first sterling fty was an awesome Tiffany &Co. 1908 Pitt Athletic cufflink. I found a new honey hole in an old city park and spanked it for 17 silvers, at least 50 older wheats, a few of Ihps a bunch of Buffs, Vs and even a nickel trifecta, the only trifecta fty. It seemed I could do no wrong. I even got a Walker and a Rosie from the coinstar in Jan. In January I also found my one and only civil war find and my avatar, a union navy cuff button. In Feb, right around Presidents day I found a couple of GW. tokens and probably my coolest find of the year, a Pittsburgh Press newsboy pin. On my last hunt (3-14) my most memorable find was a 1979 Pitt Fiesta Bowl championship ring and subsequent return. By that time I had 31 hunts in with 26 silver, 85 wheats and so on.
After that I didn't get out for a public hunt till the second week of June. I did one little foray in a neighbors yard in May which netted me an Ihp. The first outing was at the local park, some clad and my first sterling ring fty. The next outing was back to my honey hole at the old park. No silver but I did dig my one and only gold ring fty. A very dry summer brought things to a halt and the one and only permission I got gave up a little clad and two sterling rings. I would not dig another silver coin (56 Rosie) till the second week of Nov and then my last a knarly 47 Rosie at the local park. On that hunt I also found a cool Pittsburgh Railways button. Overall totals for 2020 were down by two thirds or more compared to 2019- hunts 131 2020-50 silvers 104--28 and wheats in 19 were at 434. I finished 20 with 115. Hopefully 2021 will be better in all respects and especially for Mding. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and good luck to all as I see many of you are off to a strong start already. Mark
