markinswpa
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Last year I started with multiple silvers in the hole and the trend continued 5 or 6 times through April. Sorry to say that is not the case this year. How ever it seems the trend this year is hard to find silvers. Other than 2 common Rosies the others range from not too common to downright bucketlisters for some. Started the year with a crusty Rosie, then came the SLQ, then a war nickel, a Rosie, then a Walker then another war nickel, the last 2 just have me smiling and shaking my head. I've been stood up, sat down, walked on, war nickeled and tiny shinyed and its still January.
Snow and rain has kept me from hunting as much as I would like but I was able to make it out twice this week. Tuesday I went back to the yard where I dug a war nickel & Rosie and a SLQ and Ihp in the surrounding woods line of that yard. I stuck to the part of the yard near the treeline where I had found older coins and knew the dirt to be original. The only coin I found was about 20 minutes into the hunt I got a quick 81 then a drop to 66-67 on the 900. Thinking a wheat cent I dug a plug, target still in the hole, a couple handfuls of dirt and it was out. I thought man that looks small. My first thought was one of those 10 cent play coins but when I rubbed it I saw it was tarnished silver. I said please be a trime ( a bucketlister for me ) but when I saw the back I knew what it was. I remembered Bobac posting one last year. It was a Canadian 5 Cent silver coin. Just a tiny little thing, no wonder people lost them. And I thought to myself there is another hard to find coin. I slipped into the yard next door, which I had had hunted on several occasions last year. Apparently picked that yard pretty clean too, I did dig my first Buff fty and one other nickel. But coinwise that was it for about a 4 hour hunt. I did pick up what I think is a bicycle badge in the tree line on my way in.
So today, sunshine, temps in the mid 40s I was at it by 11 am. The yard I was going back over today was just a few doors down from these last 2. I had did this yard in Dec.of 21 and a couple follow ups in Jan. of 22. This was the yard that gave up my # 1 bucklister, then it was a seated silver and I dug a beautiful 1888 quarter. Also dug a couple really nice Ihps, an LC and at least 4 other silvers. The lady lost the place to taxes. It sold and the new owner told me I was welcome back. So today my first and only door knock was a no so I headed back over to the place. Heres another yard I picked pretty good. I was in Beach 1 with sensitivity cranked up pretty high. The 900 ran stable and quiet for most of the backyard. Looking for deep targets all I dug was iron. After about 2 1/2 hours I finally get a 77-78 and the first coin on the day was a 4 in. memorial. Not 15min. later I get pretty much the same signal and was expecting the same. This one was deeper and when I got it out I saw silver on the rim and with a wipe I saw it was a seated dime. An 1886, my new oldest silver coin. I had to chuckle, heres another hard one to get. This is only my second ever seated and it was no more than 20 ft. from where I dug the seated quarter in Dec.of 21. After I dug that quarter I was over that whole area at least a half dozen times with different coils and modes. Can't believe I missed it then and glad I didn't miss it again. After that I dug a Jeff nickel and tht was it for that yard. I moved back up the street to the front yard of the place where I dug the Buff on Tuesday. I picked up 4 crudded up nickels and a pretty cool small toy car. Moved over to the next yard and dug about a buck or so in clad. It was dark so I headed home. On clean up I was surprised to see one of the nickels was a Buff. A 27 and it cleaned up pretty nice. So the trend continues, I have to wonder what will my next silver be ? I may have to wait, looks like we are running out of decent weather. In the pic is the my second Ihp that came from the yard where I dug the Walker. The token was from another hunt that only netted me 3 wheaties to go with it.
Also included a pic of a shadow box I gave to one of the property owners. Got the idea and particulars from Cpackjr. Thanks Charles, they were ecstatic. Thanks for looking in. Mark
Snow and rain has kept me from hunting as much as I would like but I was able to make it out twice this week. Tuesday I went back to the yard where I dug a war nickel & Rosie and a SLQ and Ihp in the surrounding woods line of that yard. I stuck to the part of the yard near the treeline where I had found older coins and knew the dirt to be original. The only coin I found was about 20 minutes into the hunt I got a quick 81 then a drop to 66-67 on the 900. Thinking a wheat cent I dug a plug, target still in the hole, a couple handfuls of dirt and it was out. I thought man that looks small. My first thought was one of those 10 cent play coins but when I rubbed it I saw it was tarnished silver. I said please be a trime ( a bucketlister for me ) but when I saw the back I knew what it was. I remembered Bobac posting one last year. It was a Canadian 5 Cent silver coin. Just a tiny little thing, no wonder people lost them. And I thought to myself there is another hard to find coin. I slipped into the yard next door, which I had had hunted on several occasions last year. Apparently picked that yard pretty clean too, I did dig my first Buff fty and one other nickel. But coinwise that was it for about a 4 hour hunt. I did pick up what I think is a bicycle badge in the tree line on my way in.
So today, sunshine, temps in the mid 40s I was at it by 11 am. The yard I was going back over today was just a few doors down from these last 2. I had did this yard in Dec.of 21 and a couple follow ups in Jan. of 22. This was the yard that gave up my # 1 bucklister, then it was a seated silver and I dug a beautiful 1888 quarter. Also dug a couple really nice Ihps, an LC and at least 4 other silvers. The lady lost the place to taxes. It sold and the new owner told me I was welcome back. So today my first and only door knock was a no so I headed back over to the place. Heres another yard I picked pretty good. I was in Beach 1 with sensitivity cranked up pretty high. The 900 ran stable and quiet for most of the backyard. Looking for deep targets all I dug was iron. After about 2 1/2 hours I finally get a 77-78 and the first coin on the day was a 4 in. memorial. Not 15min. later I get pretty much the same signal and was expecting the same. This one was deeper and when I got it out I saw silver on the rim and with a wipe I saw it was a seated dime. An 1886, my new oldest silver coin. I had to chuckle, heres another hard one to get. This is only my second ever seated and it was no more than 20 ft. from where I dug the seated quarter in Dec.of 21. After I dug that quarter I was over that whole area at least a half dozen times with different coils and modes. Can't believe I missed it then and glad I didn't miss it again. After that I dug a Jeff nickel and tht was it for that yard. I moved back up the street to the front yard of the place where I dug the Buff on Tuesday. I picked up 4 crudded up nickels and a pretty cool small toy car. Moved over to the next yard and dug about a buck or so in clad. It was dark so I headed home. On clean up I was surprised to see one of the nickels was a Buff. A 27 and it cleaned up pretty nice. So the trend continues, I have to wonder what will my next silver be ? I may have to wait, looks like we are running out of decent weather. In the pic is the my second Ihp that came from the yard where I dug the Walker. The token was from another hunt that only netted me 3 wheaties to go with it.
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Call it luck, karma or good fortune, since Nov. last I have been doing really well. I hope you're able to get out before the deep freeze comes. Good luck. Mark
I had to take two caffeine breaks just to finish reading and digesting it all. 
You are going to need a bushel basket if you keep that pace, just make sure it has a sturdy bottom!
