Today was the first day our permission started at the old coal mining townsite we hunted last year, unfortunately the weeds had a different plan as you can see looking north from the south edge of the townsite location.
Most of the field was thick with grass and broadleaf weeds. The grass by itself would have been OK, but with the broadleaf weeds mixed in made swinging a chore. I could only get about 3 to 5 inches off the ground with the coil, and after swinging a bit my arm got tired. I did bring my 6" coil, but I never set it up because I could swing easily along some of the edges, and in the hills above the townsite. I found part of the field on the other side of the road where the edge had about 10' of no weeds, so I decided to hunt there.
It wasnt long before I found my 1st IHP, then another, and another, until I found 4 within a 15' area, further along I found the 1938D buff and the #1 tool tag. As I headed back to the truck, I found the 5th IHP and a 1918 wheat on the hillside above the townsite. 1901, 1907, 1889, and I cant make out the dates on the other two....yet.
The last few days I hunted some other permissions. I found the butterfly and the crushed Wielands beer thimble from San Francisco (Late 1800's to early 1900s) at one site, the two junker rings at another, and the 1912 Canadian large cent at a 3rd.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
Most of the field was thick with grass and broadleaf weeds. The grass by itself would have been OK, but with the broadleaf weeds mixed in made swinging a chore. I could only get about 3 to 5 inches off the ground with the coil, and after swinging a bit my arm got tired. I did bring my 6" coil, but I never set it up because I could swing easily along some of the edges, and in the hills above the townsite. I found part of the field on the other side of the road where the edge had about 10' of no weeds, so I decided to hunt there.
It wasnt long before I found my 1st IHP, then another, and another, until I found 4 within a 15' area, further along I found the 1938D buff and the #1 tool tag. As I headed back to the truck, I found the 5th IHP and a 1918 wheat on the hillside above the townsite. 1901, 1907, 1889, and I cant make out the dates on the other two....yet.
The last few days I hunted some other permissions. I found the butterfly and the crushed Wielands beer thimble from San Francisco (Late 1800's to early 1900s) at one site, the two junker rings at another, and the 1912 Canadian large cent at a 3rd.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
