LovestheShiny!
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I was able to head up to Missoula today, Saturday, where I met my friend from Helena (Nox 800) and we had a great time detecting for about 5 hours. Good weather with temps in the mid 40's and partly sunny skies made for decent conditions to chase coins!
We started in on a curb strip near where I had found the 4 Silver War nickels on Friday. My first coin was a wheat penny, and the next was a War Nickel! I was surprised and happy to have found 5 War Nickels as my last found silver coins! My friend found a 1898 "V" Nickel in the curb strip. I happened to catch the owner on the nearby corner lot, a beautiful 1920's home with a good sized yard, and received permission to detect the yard. My friend scored first with a 1920's Merc Dime, followed by a few wheaties. I got on board with an early Merc, my friend answered with another Merc, I got a weak but nice high tone and came up with another Merc, and my friend found another Merc Dime about a foot away from his previous one... we did back to back to back to back Silver dimes!
Crossing the street where I saw some people around, my friend got permission at a home with a small front yard, and we found a single wheat penny there. I got the OK a couple of doors to the east, and this yard had a 1907 Barber Dime for my friend, and a 1907 "V" Nickel for me.
The neighbors next door to the west were home, along with their young children, and we got the OK to detect that yard, with some help from the kids!
This small yard produced a Missoula Montana trade token from HIPSHER & GAYNOR / 106 W. SPRUCE ST. (they were in business 1910-1911 near the NPRR tracks), and a 1910 wheat penny for me. Out in the nearby curb strip my friend found a cool Boy Scouts Good Luck token coin.
Our last permission was next door at a corner lot, and my buddy and I did back to back to back silvers again! He started it out with a 1908 Barber Dime, I scored the early Silver Rosie, and he found another 1908 Barber Dime about 8" away from his previous find. I did get a cool clock winding key. We both found some wheat pennies, and the usual modern clad, but not much clad this time compared to past hunts, most of the coins were older.
We had a fun time detecting and hope to get a few more hunts in this coming week. First pics show my better finds, the last pic shows my friend's excellent finds for the day. Thank you for your interest!
We started in on a curb strip near where I had found the 4 Silver War nickels on Friday. My first coin was a wheat penny, and the next was a War Nickel! I was surprised and happy to have found 5 War Nickels as my last found silver coins! My friend found a 1898 "V" Nickel in the curb strip. I happened to catch the owner on the nearby corner lot, a beautiful 1920's home with a good sized yard, and received permission to detect the yard. My friend scored first with a 1920's Merc Dime, followed by a few wheaties. I got on board with an early Merc, my friend answered with another Merc, I got a weak but nice high tone and came up with another Merc, and my friend found another Merc Dime about a foot away from his previous one... we did back to back to back to back Silver dimes!
Crossing the street where I saw some people around, my friend got permission at a home with a small front yard, and we found a single wheat penny there. I got the OK a couple of doors to the east, and this yard had a 1907 Barber Dime for my friend, and a 1907 "V" Nickel for me.
The neighbors next door to the west were home, along with their young children, and we got the OK to detect that yard, with some help from the kids!
This small yard produced a Missoula Montana trade token from HIPSHER & GAYNOR / 106 W. SPRUCE ST. (they were in business 1910-1911 near the NPRR tracks), and a 1910 wheat penny for me. Out in the nearby curb strip my friend found a cool Boy Scouts Good Luck token coin.Our last permission was next door at a corner lot, and my buddy and I did back to back to back silvers again! He started it out with a 1908 Barber Dime, I scored the early Silver Rosie, and he found another 1908 Barber Dime about 8" away from his previous find. I did get a cool clock winding key. We both found some wheat pennies, and the usual modern clad, but not much clad this time compared to past hunts, most of the coins were older.
We had a fun time detecting and hope to get a few more hunts in this coming week. First pics show my better finds, the last pic shows my friend's excellent finds for the day. Thank you for your interest!
Seriously huge congrats....I still have to figure out a way to link up with you for a hunt
