LovestheShiny!
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I had some family to meet over on the Camas Prairie (Grangeville, Cottonwood, Nez Perce, Kamiah) Idaho area, and packed the AT Pro as I thought I may have an afternoon to get out and detect. Snuck over Lolo Pass and down the Lochsa and Clearwater Rivers without detection!
When I was able to get out for an afternoon, I ended up in a 1930s neighborhood with a few scattered older homes. The first three permissions were at really good looking yards, and I didn't even find a wheat cent! Nice corner lots, large yards, all either previously detected or, more likely, re-done yards with newer soil. I did get some copper memorials and clad, but nothing old at all.
While detecting the 3rd yard, I noticed some folks coming home across the street, and this home looked like ca 1900 with old stone foundation. I did get the OK to detect, though the owner told me that the yard had been detected a couple of years ago by two guys, and that he had detected it and did find a few wheat cents. I love a challenge to see if I can sniff out something good left behind! My first and second coins were wheat cents, so I knew I had a good chance. When I find wheaties, I slow down and carefully grid the yard, and soon got a nice Sterling Silver ring, ok.... game on! On another grid line I got a smooth deep mid 80s on the AT Pro, which might mean a worn silver quarter, and this was the case with a 1903 Barber Quarter. Another smooth deep 84-85 produced a beautiful Standing Liberty Quarter w/ partial date and "S" mint. Also pulled a Silver War Nickel and a few more wheats from this first checked side of the front yard. The other side produced a couple more wheaties, then I got an Indian Head cent, my favorite small cent copper coin. It was covered in dirt so I just tucked it into my pocket to check later. As I got home today, I toothpicked up the Indian, and it turned out to be the rarest, least amount minted 1909-S! My second 09-S IHP as I had found one a few years ago in my hometown of Hamilton Montana, in a ca 1905 front yard. The Catholic medallion turned out to be aluminum, not sure which saint is on this one.
The other three silvers... GW, Rosie, and Merc, came from my last hunt up in Missoula a few days ago, so thought I'd include them in the pics. Anyway, nice to recover some good finds from a previously detected yard, thankful for what I found, thank you for your interest!
When I was able to get out for an afternoon, I ended up in a 1930s neighborhood with a few scattered older homes. The first three permissions were at really good looking yards, and I didn't even find a wheat cent! Nice corner lots, large yards, all either previously detected or, more likely, re-done yards with newer soil. I did get some copper memorials and clad, but nothing old at all.
While detecting the 3rd yard, I noticed some folks coming home across the street, and this home looked like ca 1900 with old stone foundation. I did get the OK to detect, though the owner told me that the yard had been detected a couple of years ago by two guys, and that he had detected it and did find a few wheat cents. I love a challenge to see if I can sniff out something good left behind! My first and second coins were wheat cents, so I knew I had a good chance. When I find wheaties, I slow down and carefully grid the yard, and soon got a nice Sterling Silver ring, ok.... game on! On another grid line I got a smooth deep mid 80s on the AT Pro, which might mean a worn silver quarter, and this was the case with a 1903 Barber Quarter. Another smooth deep 84-85 produced a beautiful Standing Liberty Quarter w/ partial date and "S" mint. Also pulled a Silver War Nickel and a few more wheats from this first checked side of the front yard. The other side produced a couple more wheaties, then I got an Indian Head cent, my favorite small cent copper coin. It was covered in dirt so I just tucked it into my pocket to check later. As I got home today, I toothpicked up the Indian, and it turned out to be the rarest, least amount minted 1909-S! My second 09-S IHP as I had found one a few years ago in my hometown of Hamilton Montana, in a ca 1905 front yard. The Catholic medallion turned out to be aluminum, not sure which saint is on this one.
The other three silvers... GW, Rosie, and Merc, came from my last hunt up in Missoula a few days ago, so thought I'd include them in the pics. Anyway, nice to recover some good finds from a previously detected yard, thankful for what I found, thank you for your interest!
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